Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) 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 Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) (64/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 28.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 64.0 Average 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 57.0 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 Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 240 / 330 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 1:30 hr
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 740 / 980 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Cores 8
Fabrication process 6 nm
Integrated GPU AMD Radeon 680M
L3 Cache 16 MB
Threads 16
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 863 cm2(133.8 inches2)
Colors Black, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 355 x 243 x 19.4 mm13.98 x 9.57 x 0.76 inches
Liquid metal Yes
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 55 dB
Number of fans 3
Opening angle 360°
Screen-to-body ratio ~86%
Side bezels 5.2 mm
Transformer Yes
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2 kg (4.41 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt No
USB Type-C 2x USB 3.2
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6E

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Adobe RGB profile 85.1%
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy
Contrast 1118:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
HDR support Yes, HDR10
PPI 189 ppi
Refresh rate 165 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 3 ms
Size 16 inches
Sync technology FreeSync
Touchscreen Yes
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 99.8%
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 1381
Solar Bay 23861

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 12 TFLOPS
GPU performance 12 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory size 4 GB
Memory speed ~12 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 2560
TGP 125 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio chip Realtek ALC285
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~80.7 dB
Microphones 2
Power 4x2W
Speakers 4.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 2 kg (4.41 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Flow X16 (2022) 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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