Samsung Galaxy Book 4 vs Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)

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Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy Book 4 and Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024) 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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47.1
(Average)
Value Index
31.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 580 grams less (around 1.28 lbs)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
  • Can run popular games at about 326-444% higher FPS
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 2.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Features a much bigger (~84%) battery – 99.5 against 54 watt-hours
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) 2.13 kg (4.7 lbs)
Dimensions 356.6 x 229.1 x 15.4 mm
14.04 x 9.02 x 0.61 inches
358.1 x 240 x 18.7 mm
14.1 x 9.45 x 0.74 inches
Area 817 cm2 (126.6 inches2) 859 cm2 (133.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.1% ~89.6%
Side bezels 5.6 mm 3.5 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 130° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No Yes
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 42 dB 50.5 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches 16.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (30-120 Hz)
PPI 141 ppi 139 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:9 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Screen space comparison
XPS 16 9640 (2024)
16.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 119.4 in2
Galaxy Book 4
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~14% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast - 2000:1
sRGB color space 65% 100%
Max. brightness
300 nits
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 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 45 W 130 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 160 grams 410 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.4 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 6 (2P + 4E) 16 (6P + 10E)
Threads 8 22
L3 Cache 10 MB 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (64 EU) Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 10 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 15 W 50 W
Nvidia Optimus - MUX
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 10 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 1455 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 1755 MHz
FLOPS 1.3 TFLOPS 9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X GDDR6
Memory bus - 96 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps ~16 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 32
GPU performance 1.3 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 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR4X 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 1x512 GB 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W 2x2W, 2x3W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~83.4 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v7
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size - 14.8 x 9.0 cm
Surface Plastic 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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