Dell XPS 16 (9640) vs MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)

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

Dell XPS 16 (9640) leads overall with a score of 88/100 compared to MSI Stealth GS66 (2022) (51/100), 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) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Battery Life 82.0 Very Good
Display 96.0 Excellent
Gaming 84.0 Very Good WINNER 36.0 Poor
NanoReview Score 88.0 Very Good WINNER 51.0 Below Average
Performance 89.0 Very Good WINNER 61.0 Average

Detailed Technical Specifications

Battery

Battery specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Battery Wh 99.5 Wh
Battery type Li-Po
Charge power 240 W
Charging port position Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Fast charging Yes
Replaceable No
Weight of AC adapter 578 grams

Design

Design specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)

Display

Display specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Screen Size 16.3 inches 4K+ OLED Touch (3840 x 2400)
Ambient light sensor No
Aspect ratio 16:9
Coating Matte
PPI 141 ppi
Refresh rate 360 Hz
Resolution 1920 x 1080 pixels
Size 15.6 inches
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Type IPS LCD

Performance

Performance specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
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 Stealth GS66 (2022)
Base frequency 2.3 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU)
L3 Cache 24 MB
Threads 20
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz

Case

Case specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Area 889 cm2(137.7 inches2)
Colors Black
Cooling system Active
Dimensions 358.3 x 248 x 18.3-19.8 mm14.11 x 9.76 x 0.72-0.78 inches
Material Aluminum
Noise level (max. load) 50 dB
Number of fans 3
Opening angle 180°
Screen-to-body ratio ~75.5%
Side bezels 6.5 mm
Transformer No
Vapor chamber No
Weight 2.20 kg (4.85 lbs) CNC Aluminum 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)

Connectivity

Connectivity specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Bluetooth v5.2
DisplayPort No
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes
Fingerprint No
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Proprietary charging port Yes
SD card reader No
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
USB Type-C 3x USB 3.2
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
VGA No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Wi-Fi standard v6E

GPU Benchmarks

GPU Benchmarks specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Blender GPU 2333
Solar Bay 34000

Graphics Card

Graphics Card specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
FLOPS 12.6 TFLOPS
GPU base clock 1305 MHz
GPU boost clock 1642 MHz
GPU performance 12.6 TFLOPS
Memory bus 192 bit
Memory size 6 GB
Memory speed 14 Gbps
Memory type GDDR6
Nvidia Optimus MUX
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
Shading units (cores) 3840
TGP 105 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 120

Input

Input specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Backlight Yes
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Windows Precision Yes

RAM

RAM specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Channels 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Max. ram size 64 GB
Total slots 2
Upgradable Yes

Sound

Sound specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~86 dB
Microphones 2
Power 2x2W
Speakers 2.0

Storage

Storage specifications comparison
Specification Dell XPS 16 (9640) MSI Stealth GS66 (2022)
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
NVMe Yes
Storage type SSD (M2)

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