MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo vs Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (2-in-1)

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Display 1920 x 1200
Battery 70 Wh
CPU
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo and Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (2-in-1) important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
35.3
(Mediocre)
Value Index
83.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Summit 13 AI+ Evo
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 550 grams less (around 1.21 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 61-83% higher FPS
  • Around 16% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 70 against 64 watt-hours
  • Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (103.4 vs 138.6 square inches)
  • 20% sharper screen – 170 versus 142 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (2-in-1)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs)
Dimensions 300.2 x 222.25 x 15.9-16.2 mm
11.82 x 8.75 x 0.63-0.64 inches
356.78 x 250.6 x 16.70-19.75 mm
14.05 x 9.87 x 0.66-0.78 inches
Area 667 cm2 (103.4 inches2) 894 cm2 (138.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~76.9% ~83%
Side bezels 6.8 mm 6.1 mm
Colors Black Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 13.3 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 170 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 16 Plus 7640 (2-in-1)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Summit 13 AI+ Evo
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~44% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast - 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 15.2 V
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 / 100 W
Cable length - 1 meters

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.3 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 12 (2P + 10E)
Threads 8 14
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 140V Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Fabrication process 3 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 30 W 14 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 600 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1950 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 4 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 512
Texture mapping units (TMUs) - 32
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) - 16
GPU performance 4 TFLOPS 1.9 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 528 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3254
Speakers 2.0 4.0
Power 2x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No Yes
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 1.4
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Optional
Touchpad
Size - 13.2 x 8.9 cm
Surface - Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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