Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10) (52/100), 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) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 28.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 52.0 Below Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 58.0 Below Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Po
Charge power 65 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Full charging time 2:05 hr
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 321 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2 kg (4.41 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Adaptive refresh rate No
Adobe RGB profile 42.5%
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:10
Coating Glossy
Contrast 800:1
DCI-P3 color gamut 40.9%
HDR support No
PPI 142 ppi
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time 20 ms
Size 16 inches
Sync technology No
Touchscreen Yes
Type IPS LCD
sRGB color space 60.4%

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
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) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Base frequency 1.5 GHz
Cores 12 (2P + 10E)
Fabrication process 3 nm
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
L3 Cache 12 MB
Threads 14
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Area 908 cm2(140.8 inches2)
Colors Gray, Blue
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 356 x 255 x 18.4 mm14.02 x 10.04 x 0.72 inches
Liquid metal No
Material Top: AluminumMiddle: PlasticBottom: Plastic
Noise level (max. load) 41.8 dB
Number of fans 1
Opening angle 360°
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.8%
Side bezels 5.7 mm
Transformer Yes
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2 kg (4.41 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.4
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) No
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4
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 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Wi-Fi standard v7

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
FLOPS 2 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2000 MHz
GPU performance 2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory speed 8 Gbps
Memory type LPDDR5X
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16
Shading units (cores) 512
TGP 14 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm
Keyboard type Island
Numpad Yes
Surface Plastic
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 8000 MHz
Upgradable No

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Audio chip Realtek ALC3287
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~78.8 dB
Microphones 2
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) Lenovo IdeaPad 5i 2-in-1 Gen 10 16 (16IAL10)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)
Total slots 1

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