HP OMEN 45L (Late 2024) vs Dell XPS (XD8950, Late 2021)

HP OMEN 45L (Late 2024) $1,800

Dell XPS (XD8950, Late 2021) $750

Base Price (MSRP) $1,800	Base Price (MSRP) $750
CPU Core Ultra 7 265K	CPU Core i5-12400
GPU GeForce RTX 4070 Super	GPU UHD 770 1450MHz
Memory 16GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 1TB	Storage 256GB
Display - - -	Display - - -

Highlights

Geekbench 6

GB6 Single-Core


49% faster vs XPS (XD8950, Late 2021)	33% slower vs OMEN 45L (Late 2024)

OMEN 45L (Late 2024) - GB6S 3,275

x1.49

XPS (XD8950, Late 2021) - GB6S 2,200

GB6 Multi-Core


2.5x faster vs XPS (XD8950, Late 2021)	60% slower vs OMEN 45L (Late 2024)

OMEN 45L (Late 2024) - GB6M 22,030

x2.5

XPS (XD8950, Late 2021) - GB6M 8,810

Theoretical Performance

FP32


47.82x faster vs XPS (XD8950, Late 2021)	98% slower vs OMEN 45L (Late 2024)

OMEN 45L (Late 2024) - 35.48 TFLOPS FP32

x47.82

XPS (XD8950, Late 2021) - 742 GFLOPS FP32

Tech Specs

CPU


Core Ultra 7 265K 20 Cores 20 Threads 3.9GHz Clock	Core i5-12400 6 Cores 12 Threads 2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 3,275 81% GB6M 22,030 83%	GB6S 2,200 54% GB6M 8,810 33%

Core Ultra 7 265K vs Core i5-12400 Full Specs Comparison

GPU


GeForce RTX 4070 Super 7168 Shaders 2475MHz 12GB GDDR6X 504GB/s Bandwidth	UHD 770 1450MHz 256 Shaders 1450MHz Shared Memory
N/A 0% 35.48 TFLOPS FP32 71%	10 FPS 1080p 8% 742 GFLOPS FP32 1%

GeForce RTX 4070 Super vs UHD 770 1450MHz Full Specs Comparison

Memory


16GB DDR5-6000	8GB DDR5-4400
56 Tabs 11%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


1TB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 4.0 x4 Up to 7GB/s Read	256GB M.2-2280-M-S3 PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.4GB/s Read
1,930 min 4K Video 48%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive

Display




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Size Resolution

Cameras

Keyboard

Not Included

Dell Multimedia Keyboard - KB216 Black

Mouse

Not Included

Dell Optical Mouse - MS116 Black

Controller

Stylus

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Speakers

No Speakers

Microphones

No Microphones

Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3	Bluetooth 5.2

Sensors

Chipset

Z890

Z690

Ports


Data 6x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 4x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) - 1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)	Data 2x USB 2.0 (480Mbps) 5x USB 3.0 (5Gbps) 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) 1x USB-C 3.2 (20Gbps) -
Network - 1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)	Network 1x Ethernet (1Gbps) -
- -	Video 1x DisplayPort 1.4
Audio 5x Audio Jack	Audio 7x Audio Jack
- -	Card 1x SDXC Card



GPU Ports 3x DisplayPort 1.4 1x HDMI 2.1	GPU Ports

Power Supply


850W 1000W	460W 750W 1000W

Charger

Battery

Operating System

Windows	Windows

Enclosure


Build Material Steel, Glass	Build Material Steel, Plastic
-	Air CPU Cooler


Height 555 mm (21.9 in) Width 204 mm (8 in) Depth 470 mm (18.5 in) Volume 53.19 L	Height 373 mm (14.7 in) Width 173 mm (6.8 in) Depth 427 mm (16.8 in) Volume 27.53 L
Weight 22.598 kg (49.8 lb)	Weight 7.42 kg (16.4 lb)

Upgradability

CPU Upgradable	CPU Upgradable
GPU Upgradable	GPU Upgradable
Memory Upgradable	Memory Upgradable
Storage Upgradable	Storage Upgradable
Wi-Fi Upgradable	Wi-Fi Upgradable
Motherboard Upgradable	Motherboard Not Upgradable
Power Supply Upgradable	Power Supply Not Upgradable
Storage Slots 2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 - 2x 2.5" Bay 2x 2.5"/3.5" Bay	Storage Slots 2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 2x 3.5" Bay - -
Memory Slots 4x DIMM	Memory Slots 4x DIMM
Expansion Slots 1x PCIe 3.0 x4 - 1x PCIe 5.0 x16	Expansion Slots 2x PCIe 3.0 x4 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 -