Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 vs Dell XPS 16 (9640)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Dell XPS 16 (9640) (88/100)

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 (66/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 49.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 66.0 Average 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 79.0 Good 89.0 Very Good WINNER
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 330 W
Charging port position Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 950 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Cores 20 (8P + 12E)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
L3 Cache 33 MB
Threads 28
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 993 cm2(154 inches2)
Colors Black
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 357.8 x 277.6 x 24.9-26.9 mm14.09 x 10.93 x 0.98-1.06 inches
Liquid metal Yes
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 59.4 dB
Number of fans 2
Screen-to-body ratio ~74.7%
Side bezels 6.6 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.4
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Adaptive refresh rate No
Adobe RGB profile 94.1%
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Matte
Contrast 6990000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.8%
HDR support No
PPI 189 ppi
Refresh rate 250 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 38 ms
Size 16 inches
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Type Mini LED
sRGB color space 100%
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 3593
Solar Bay 52478

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 15.1 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1830 MHz
GPU boost clock 2460 MHz
GPU performance 15.1 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory size 8 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 3072
TGP 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.8 mm
Keyboard type Mechanical
Numpad Yes
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~81.9 dB
Microphones 3
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 2.6 kg (5.73 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 16 (PH16-72) 2024 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Cpu Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (16 cores, up to 4.8 GHz, Intel AI Boost)
Gpu NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop (8 GB GDDR6, 60W)
Ram 32 GB LPDDR5X-7467 MHz
Storage 1 TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSD

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