Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs HP EliteBook X G1i 14”

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to HP EliteBook X G1i 14” (53/100), offering superior measured performance and technical specifications.

Benchmark Performance Comparison

Normalized Lab Scores
Benchmark measurements and scores across compared devices
Benchmark Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 16.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 53.0 Below Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 56.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Po
Cable length 1 meters
Charge power 65 / 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Voltage 11.58 V
Weight of AC adapter 276 / 480 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Adaptive refresh rate No
Adobe RGB profile 64%
Ambient light sensor Yes
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Matte
Contrast 2013:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 62.6%
HDR support No
PPI 162 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 43 ms
Size 14 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 100%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
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) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Base frequency 2.1 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E)
Fabrication process 3 nm
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 130V
L3 Cache 8 MB
Threads 8
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Area 690 cm2(107 inches2)
Colors Black, Silver, Blue
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 313.9 x 219.9 x 10.5-14.9 mm12.36 x 8.66 x 0.41-0.59 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 40.4 dB
Number of fans 2
Opening angle 177°
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.3%
Side bezels 6.2 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.4
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint Optional
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port No
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
USB-A 1x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 2560 x 1440
Wi-Fi standard v7

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Blender GPU 521
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 600 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz
GPU performance 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5X
Shading units (cores) 896
TGP 30 W

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 8533 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Audio chip Realtek ALC3315
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~90.3 dB
Microphones 4
Power 2x1W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) HP EliteBook X G1i 14”
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 1

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