Dell XPS 16 (9640, Early 2024) vs Dell Alienware X16 (R1, Early 2023)

Dell XPS 16 (9640, Early 2024) $1,700
Dell Alienware X16 (R1, Early 2023) $2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,700
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
Core i7-13620H
GPU
Arc 8C 2250MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
1TB
Display
16.3" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
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Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i7-13620H
10 Cores
16 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Arc 8C 2250MHz
1024 Shaders
2250MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 115W
2560 Shaders
2370MHz
6GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
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0%
FP32 4.61 TFLOPS
9%
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0%
FP32 12.13 TFLOPS
24%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7467
16GB
LPDDR5-5200
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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240Hz
Variable
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
139 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Facial
4
6
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-C
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DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
99.5Wh
8504mAh
11.70V
Lithium-Ion
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90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.2 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
240.1 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.61 L
Height
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Width
364.8 mm (14.4 in)
Depth
290 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Weight
2.13 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.61 kg (5.8 lb)
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Weight
2.66 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.44 kg (7.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Change Comparison