Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW (69/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

[ WINNER ]
Dell XPS 16 (9640)
Dell

Dell XPS 16 (9640)

88/100
· $1899
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MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
MSI

MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW

69/100
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Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good —
Display 96.0 Excellent —
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 62.0 Average
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 69.0 Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good 93.0 Excellent WINNER

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh —
Battery type — Li-Po
Charge power — 330 W
Charging port position — Right, Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) — Yes, 140 W
Fast charging — Yes
Replaceable — No
Weight of AC adapter — 995 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400) —
Adaptive refresh rate — No
Ambient light sensor — No
Aspect ratio — 16:10
Coating — Matte
HDR support — No
PPI — 142 ppi
Refresh rate — 144 Hz
Resolution — 1920 x 1200 pixels
Size — 16 inches
Sync technology — No
Touchscreen — No
Type — IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
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) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Base frequency — 2.4 GHz
Cores — 20 (8P + 12E)
Fabrication process — 3 nm
Integrated GPU — Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache — 30 MB
Threads — 20
Turbo frequency — 5.2 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Area — 1014 cm2(157.2 inches2)
Colors — Gray
Cooling system — Active
Dimensions — 357 x 284 x 22.20-28.55 mm14.06 x 11.18 x 0.87-1.12 inches
Liquid metal — No
Material — Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) — 49 dB
Number of fans — 2
Opening angle — 130°
Screen-to-body ratio — ~73.2%
Side bezels — 6.2 mm
Transformer — No
Vapor chamber — No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.7 kg (5.95 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Audio jack (3.5 mm) — Yes
Bluetooth — v5.4
DisplayPort — No
Ethernet (RJ45) — Yes
Fingerprint — No
HDMI — 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor — Optional
Optical drive — No
Proprietary charging port — Yes
SD card reader — Yes
Thunderbolt — Thunderbolt 5
USB Type-C — 2x USB 4.0
USB-A — 2x USB 3.2
VGA — No
Webcam — Above the display
Webcam resolution — 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard — v7

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Blender GPU — 4475
Solar Bay — 67569

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
FLOPS — 31.3 TFLOPS
GPU performance — 31.3 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) — 4608
TGP — 140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) — 144

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Backlight — Yes
Keyboard type — Island
Numpad — Yes
Surface — Plastic
Windows Precision — Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Channels — 2x16 GB
Clock — 6400 MHz
Max. ram size — 96 GB
Total slots — 2
Upgradable — Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Dolby Atmos — No
Loudness — ~86 dB
Microphones — 2
Power — 2x2W
Speakers — 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Vector 16 HX AI (2025) A2XW
Bus — PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x)
NVMe — Yes
Storage type — SSD (M2)

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