Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16") vs Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 570 grams less (around 1.26 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
- 53% sharper screen – 212 versus 139 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
- Can run popular games at about 53-72% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 99.5 against 76 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.56 kg (3.44 lbs) | 2.13 kg (4.7 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 355.4 x 250.4 x 12.5 mm 13.99 x 9.86 x 0.49 inches |
358.1 x 240 x 18.7 mm 14.1 x 9.45 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 890 cm2 (137.9 inches2) | 859 cm2 (133.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.4% | ~89.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 3.5 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 125° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40 dB | 50.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 16 inches | 16.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 212 ppi | 139 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
XPS 16 9640 (2024)
16.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 119.4 in2
Galaxy Book 4 Pro (16")
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 97.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:40 hr | 2:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 130 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 162 grams | 410 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 22 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | 50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | MUX |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1455 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 1755 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 6 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 96 bit |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 2035 |
| Solar Bay | - | 30891 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 7467 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 | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x3W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.4 dB | ~83.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 15.1 x 10.8 cm | 14.8 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on XPS 16 9640 (2024):
- The RAM operates at 7467 MHz only in configurations with the RTX 4070 graphics card. Other configurations run at 6400 MHz.
- Included are two adapters: one from USB-C to USB-A and another from USB-C to HDMI 2.0.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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