Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) 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 Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) (65/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Gaming 11.0 Poor 84.0 Very Good WINNER
NanoReview Score 65.0 Average 88.0 Very Good WINNER
Performance 64.0 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 Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Battery type Li-Po
Charge power 65 / 68 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 188 grams
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Base frequency 2.0 GHz
Cores 6 (3P + 3E)
Fabrication process 4 nm
Integrated GPU Radeon 840M
L3 Cache 16 MB
Threads 12
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Area 859 cm2(133.2 inches2)
Colors White, Gray
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 353.6 x 243 x 11.9-12.9 mm13.92 x 9.57 x 0.47-0.51 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 36 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 135°
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.4%
Side bezels 4.5 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber Yes
Weight 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.4
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
USB-A 1x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v7

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Adobe RGB profile 94%
Ambient light sensor Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy
Contrast 1000000:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 100%
HDR support Yes, HDR10
PPI 212 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels
Response time 1 ms
Size 16 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type OLED
sRGB color space 100%
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Blender GPU 119
Solar Bay 6501

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 2900 MHz
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 9.6 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8
Shading units (cores) 256
TGP 15 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 16

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Backlight Optional
Key travel 1.1 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 9600 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Audio chip Realtek ALC294
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~81 dB
Microphones 2
Speakers 2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 1

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Weight 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Asus Zenbook S 16 (UM5606) 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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