Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Gigabyte G5 (2021)

[ VERDICT ] Winner: Dell XPS 16 (9640) (88/100)

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Gigabyte G5 (2021) (40/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dell

Dell XPS 16 (9640)

88/100
· $1899
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 23.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 40.0 Poor
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 46.0 Poor

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Ion
Charge power 150 W
Charging port position Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 439 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Adobe RGB profile 43.2%
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
Contrast 1374:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 41.8%
HDR support No
PPI 141 ppi
Refresh rate 144 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Response time 29 ms
Size 15.6 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 62.3%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
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

CPU

CPU specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
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 Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Area 931 cm2(144.4 inches2)
Colors Black
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 361 x 258 x 24.9 mm14.21 x 10.16 x 0.98 inches
Material Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 54 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 150°
Screen-to-body ratio ~72.1%
Side bezels 7.8 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.2 kg (4.85 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.2
DisplayPort 1x v1.4
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader Yes
Thunderbolt No
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2
USB-A 3x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Below the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Blender GPU 1218
Solar Bay 20875

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
FLOPS 6.7 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1403 MHz
GPU boost clock 1635 MHz
GPU performance 6.7 TFLOPS
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory size 4 GB
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
Shading units (cores) 2048
TGP 75 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~80 dB
Microphones 2
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Gigabyte G5 (2021)
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

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