Dell XPS 16 2026, NVIDIA RTX Spark N1X, 32GB, 512GB SSD, Graphite
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong ram (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong port selection (86th percentile) 86th
Cons
- Below average affordability (4th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average portability (18th percentile)
- Below average reliability (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 18 |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA Blackwell RTX |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 16" |
| Resolution | 3200x2000 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 1000 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 3 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 2.0 kg / 4.4 lbs |
| Battery | 99 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Dell XPS 16 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | RTX Spark N1X | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 16" 3200x2000 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | NVIDIA Blackwell RTX | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 99 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dell XPS 16 | 90.9 | 6.3 | 94.6 | 85.5 | 98.6 | 18.2 | 35.8 | 33.4 | 4.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.6 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.5 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.3 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.3 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
Usage Scores
- Overall54.5
- AI/LLM24
- Gaming14.5
- Portability42.6
- Creator30.7
- Student50.6
- Business51.5
- Developer73.6
- Entertainment59.9
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