Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 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 G18 (2026) G815 (68/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 58.0 Below Average 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 68.0 Average 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 93.0 Excellent WINNER 89.0 Very Good
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 280 / 380 / 450 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 1004 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 2.7 GHz
Cores 24 (8P + 16E)
Fabrication process 3 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 36 MB
Threads 24
Turbo frequency 5.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 1173 cm2(181.8 inches2)
Colors Gray, Green
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 399 x 294 x 23.1-32 mm15.71 x 11.57 x 0.91-1.26 inches
Liquid metal Yes
Material Plastic
Number of fans 3
Opening angle 130°
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.1%
Side bezels 5.7 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber Yes
Weight 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 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 Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 5
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 Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Matte
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
PPI 168 ppi
Refresh rate 300 Hz
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time 3 ms
Size 18 inches
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100%
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 3917
Solar Bay 63742

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 18.4 TFLOPS
GPU performance 18.4 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory size 8 GB
Memory speed ~24 Gbps
Memory type GDDR7
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 3328
TGP 115 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 104

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.7 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 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 Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Microphones 2
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 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 G18 (2026) G815 Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 3.5 kg (7.72 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Asus ROG Strix G18 (2026) G815 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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