Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) 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 Strix G17 (2023) (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 40.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 53.0 Below Average 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 74.0 Good 89.0 Very Good WINNER
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 240 / 280 / 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 810 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 3.0 GHz
Cores 12
Fabrication process 5 nm
Integrated GPU Radeon 610M
L3 Cache 64 MB
Threads 24
Turbo frequency 5.2 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 1114 cm2(172.6 inches2)
Colors Black, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 395 x 282 x 23.4-30.8 mm15.55 x 11.1 x 0.92-1.21 inches
Liquid metal Yes
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 49 dB
Number of fans 2
Screen-to-body ratio ~74.1%
Side bezels 6 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.3
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 No
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 Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
Contrast 1000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 127 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 3 ms
Size 17.3 inches
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 2883
Solar Bay 41289

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 13.4 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 2070 MHz
GPU boost clock 2370 MHz
GPU performance 13.4 TFLOPS
Memory bus 96 bit
Memory size 6 GB
Memory speed ~16 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
Shading units (cores) 2560
TGP 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.9 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Microphones 2
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 2.8 kg (6.17 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G17 (2023) 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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