Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) 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 300 (PH315-54) (42/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 26.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 42.0 Poor 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 51.0 Below Average 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 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 230 W
Charging port position Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 805 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 2.2-2.7 GHz
Cores 6
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
L3 Cache 12 MB
Threads 12
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 926 cm2(143.5 inches2)
Colors Black
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 363 x 255 x 22.9 mm14.29 x 10.04 x 0.9 inches
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 54.7 dB
Number of fans 2
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.5%
Side bezels 8.8 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.2
DisplayPort 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Adobe RGB profile 38.1%
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
Contrast 1255:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 39.1%
HDR support No
PPI 141 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 19 ms
Size 15.6 inches
Sync technology G-Sync (configurable)
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 55%
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 1372
Solar Bay 24191

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 8.7 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1463 MHz
GPU boost clock 1695 MHz
GPU performance 8.7 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory size 4 GB
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 2560
TGP 85 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 1x16 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~74 dB
Microphones 2
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) 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 300 (PH315-54) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 2.3 kg (5.07 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Acer Predator Helios 300 (PH315-54) 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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