Mark Coppock / Digital Trends
There are a mickle of greatlarge - screen laptopstoday , with the 16 - column inch simple machine taking over as the most democratic selection for creators and productivity power users . It ’s no longer necessary to grab agaming laptopif you want to churn through video editing .
TheDell XPS 16is that company ’s late mainstream offer , and it ’s a mixed bag . That gives theAsus ProArt P16an curtain raising in get ahead over Windows users . Can the Asus compete ?
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Specs and configurations
The base model of the ProArt P16 is $ 1,900 for an AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 ( the only choice ) , 32 GB of RAM , a 1 TB SSD , an Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060 , and a 16 - inch 4K+ OLED display . The XPS 16 base model is less expensive , at $ 1,500 , but that nets a less configuration of an Intel Core Ultra 7 155H , 16 GB of RAM , a 512 GB SSD , integrated Intel Arc graphics , and a Full HD+ informatics show . When configured with 32 GB of RAM , a 1 TB SSD , a ( slower ) RTX 4050 GPU , a 4K+ OLED display , the XPS 16 is a great deal more expensive at $ 2,700 .
Then , the ProArt P16 ’s $ 2,700 eminent - final stage shape has 64 GB of RAM , a 2 TB SSD , and an RTX 4070 . The XPS 16 costs $ 3,300 with the same conformation .
The bottom furrow is that the ProArt P16 is considerably more affordable .
Design
The XPS 16 is a sleek laptop on the exterior , with a sleek aesthetic that remains unaltered for several generation . Open it up , and it ’s full of ultramodern touches — a zero - lattice keyboard , a hidden tactile touchpad , and a run-in of conduct sense of touch function keys . It also has the sparse display bezels on a 16 - in laptop computer . The ProArt P16 ’s purpose is less of a standout . Its outside phone line are more minimalist , and when open up , it ’s a lot more traditional . If you ’re choose by look alone , the XPS 16 will be a lot more attractive ( no pun intended ) .
In term of their build quality , both bask all - Al twist . However , the XPS 16 is a lot sozzled and , by virtue of being substantially with child , it feels denser and more rigid . The ProArt P16 is reasonably solid in its form and keyboard deck , but its lid bend under imperativeness . Again , the XPS 16 gets a design profits . That combines with the XPS 16 managing to fit a slightly larger display into a slightly pocket-size frame , although the ProArt P16 is substantially thinner and , again , a lot lighter .
As you dig into the details a little more , the XPS 16 ’s most modern features become a little less competitive . The zero - lattice keyboard that has large keycaps and almost no key spacing is n’t demonstrably better in practice session than the ProArt P16 ’s more traditional layout . The switches are roughly equal in feel , as well . The XPS 16 ’s haptic touchpad is more precise than the ProArt P16 ’s mechanical version , but its hidden nature can be toilsome to get used to . Finally , the XPS 16 ’s LED touch function keys are undeniably poor choices , with no haptic feedback to indicate when they ’ve been engage and no way to feel a function paint when you ’re not looking at the keyboard . The ProArt P16 ’s more traditional pattern get the profits in terms of actual usability .
Connectivity is also a winnings for Asus . The ProArt P16 is carry with a motley of port , although more than just one USB4 port would have been a good idea . But the full - sizing SD card reader and overall power to touch base legacy devices without dongles is a clear winnings . Both laptops have the late in wireless connectivity .
Both also have similar webcam with infrared cameras for Windows 11 Hello facial recognition . The XPS 16 also has a fingerprint reader embedded in the business leader push . AI support theoretically favor the ProArt P16 with is faster neural processing unit ( NPU , see below ) , but actual AI support remains an heart-to-heart question .
Performance
We reviewed the XPS 16 with the 28 - W Intel Core Ultra 7 155H , a 16 - core/22 - thread chipset running at up to 4.8GHz . The ProArt P16 uses the 28 - watt AMD Ryzen AI 9 370 HX , a 12 - core/24 - thread chipset running at up to 5.1GHz . The Ryzen AI 9 has an NPU equal to of 50 Pidlimdi operations per second ( TOPS ) , compared to the Core Ultra 7 ’s 10 top . As mention above , it ’s confutative at this stop whether the quicker NPU matters — but theoretically , it may one day enable faster , more efficient on - gimmick AI . The XPS 16 can also be configured with the faster 45 - W Core Ultra 9 185H with the same core reckoning as the Core Ultra 7 but with a faster clock speed .
The XPS 16 ’s performance stick out in that not a lot of mogul is distribute to the CPU and GPU . So , even the quick chipset would n’t make a difference . When compared to the ProArt P16 , we see that the Asus is quicker across all of our benchmarks . That includes the Pugetbench Premiere Pro benchmark , which can apply the GPU to speed up various chore , and in gaming benchmarks where the ProArt P16 is also significantly quicker .
Simply put , the ProArt P16 is faster for productivity users , Divine , and gamers .
Display
We reviewed both laptop computer with their high - last 4K+ OLED show , which are both first-class . The XPS 16 ’s panel has a quick 90Hz refresh charge per unit , which is a plus .
accord to our colorimeter , the XPS 16 ’s display is bright , while the ProArt P16 ’s display has wider colour in the AdobeRGB color gamut . Both are about equally exact and both have the common OLED inky blacks .
You ’ll be well-chosen with either of these show . you may prefer a Full HD+ IPS panel with the XPS 16 , but it would n’t be nearly sharp enough and , while it would give better battery sprightliness , it would n’t meet the needs of the creators most likely to buy the laptop .
Portability
Both laptops are enceinte and comparatively heavy . The ProArt P16 is flimsy and lighter , which is a serious affair . But you ’ll feel both as you lug them around .
Despite have a larger electric battery , the XPS 16 did n’t last as long on a burster . It managed just 5.5 hour in both our web browse and video looping battery tests , compared to the ProArt P16 at 8.5 hours and 11 hours , severally .
If you ’re editing video , neither laptop computer will last very long when unplugged . But for productivity tasks , the ProArt P16 will last a lot longer .
The ProArt P16 is a better creators laptop, and a better laptop, period
The XPS 16 is a well - built laptop computer with modern appeal . But it ’s also held back in its functioning , it ’s not the thinnest or the lightest 16 - inch laptop , and it ’s very expensive . That differs from retiring XPS machines that have been a course leader .
The ProArt P16 , therefore , did n’t have to meet that high a bar . But it did , offer up with child performance in a slight and light package along with a spectacular exhibit . It ’s not as rigid , but it ’s also a lot less expensive . It ’s the more attractive machine , by a lot .
