Gigabyte Aorus Elite 16 (2025) vs Dell Alienware X16
Performance Scores
Metric
Gigabyte Aorus Elite 16 (2025)
Dell Alienware X16
Battery Life
61.00
62.00
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
38100.00
15808.00
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
2322.00
1846.00
Connectivity
73.00
81.00
Display
66.00
54.00
GPU performance
18.00
13.00
Gaming
59.00
48.00
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
21944.00
12672.00
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
3187.00
2531.00
Max. brightness
400.00
300.00
NanoReview Score
70.00
60.00
Performance
94.00
77.00
Portability
63.00
50.00
Specifications
Specification
Gigabyte Aorus Elite 16 (2025)
Dell Alienware X16
Adaptive refresh rate
No
N/A
Adobe RGB profile
72.6%
N/A
Ambient light sensor
No
No
Area
907 cm2 (140.6 inches2)
1057 cm2 (163.8 inches2)
Aspect ratio
16:10
16:10
Audio chip
N/A
Realtek ALC3281
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Yes
Yes
Base frequency
2.7 GHz
2.4 GHz
Battery type
Li-Po
Li-Ion
Bluetooth
v5.4
v5.3
Bus
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Cable length
N/A
1 meters
Channels
1x512 GB
1x256 GB
Charge power
240 W
240 / 330 W
Charging port position
Left, Right
Bottom
Charging via USB (Power Delivery)
Yes
Yes
Clock
5600 MHz
6400 MHz
Coating
Matte
Matte
Colors
Black
Black, Silver
Contrast
1055:1
-
Cooling system
Active
Active
Cores
24 (8P + 16E)
10 (6P + 4E)
DCI-P3 color gamut
100%
99%
Dimensions
357 x 254 x 20-26 mm 14.06 x 10 x 0.79-1.02 inches
364.74 x 289.81 x 18.57 mm 14.36 x 11.41 x 0.73 inches
Display
2560 x 1600
-
1920 x 12002560 x 1600 (165Hz)2560 x 1600 (240Hz)
DisplayPort
1x v2.1
1x v1.4
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Yes
Ethernet (RJ45)
Yes
No
FLOPS
18.4 TFLOPS
13.4 TFLOPS
Fabrication process
4 nm
5 nm
Fast charging
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint
No
No
Full charging time
N/A
2:00 hr
GPU
GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop 8GBGeForce RTX 5070 Laptop 12GB
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GBGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 4080 Mobile 12GBGeForce RTX 4090 Mobile 16GB
GPU base clock
N/A
2070 MHz
GPU boost clock
N/A
2370 MHz
HDMI
1x HDMI 2.1
1x HDMI 2.1
HDR support
Yes, Dolby Vision
Yes, Dolby Vision
Infrared sensor
Yes
Yes
Integrated GPU
Arc Graphics (4-Cores)
Intel UHD Graphics (64EU)
Key travel
1.7 mm
1.8 mm
Keyboard type
Island
Island
L3 Cache
36 MB
24 MB
Liquid metal
No
Optional
Loudness
~87 dB
~87.3 dB
Material
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic
Aluminum
Max. ram size
64 GB
N/A
Memory bus
128 bit
96 bit
Memory size
8 GB
6 GB
Memory speed
~24 Gbps
~16 Gbps
Memory type
GDDR7
GDDR6
Microphones
2
2
NVMe
Yes
Yes
Noise level (max. load)
61 dB
54.8 dB
Number of fans
2
4
Numpad
No
No
Nvidia Optimus
Yes, Advanced Optimus
Yes, Advanced Optimus
Opening angle
130°
120°
Optical drive
No
No
PPI
189 ppi
142 ppi
Power
2x2W
2x2W, 4x3W
Proprietary charging port
Yes
Yes
RAM
-
16GB32GB64GB
-
16GB32GB
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
48
32
Refresh rate
165 Hz
480 Hz
Replaceable
No
No
Resolution
2560 x 1600 pixels
1920 x 1200 pixels
Response time
3 ms
3 ms
SD card reader
Yes
Yes
Screen-to-body ratio
~81.9%
~70.2%
Shading units (cores)
3328
2560
Side bezels
6.2 mm
10.1 mm
Size
13.4 x 9.0 cm
11.2 x 6.5 cm
Speakers
2.0
2.4 (2 tweeters and 4 woofers)
Storage
-
512GB1024GB2048GB4096GB
-
256GB512GB1024GB2048GB4096GB
Storage type
SSD (M2)
SSD (M2)
Surface
Plastic
Glass
Sync technology
Adaptive Sync
G-Sync
TGP
115 W
140 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
104
80
Threads
24
16
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 5
Thunderbolt 4
Total slots
2
2
Touchscreen
No
No
Transformer
No
No
Turbo frequency
5.4 GHz
4.9 GHz
Type
DDR5
LPDDR5
USB Type-C
2x USB 4.0
3x USB 3.2
USB-A
2x USB 3.2
2x USB 3.2
Upgradable
Yes
Yes
VGA
No
No
Vapor chamber
Yes
Yes
Voltage
N/A
-
Webcam
Above the display
Above the display
Webcam resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Weight
2.3 kg (5.07 lbs)
2.72 kg (6 lbs)
Weight of AC adapter
697 grams
750 / 991 grams
Wi-Fi standard
v7
v6E
Windows Precision
Yes
Yes
sRGB color space
99.8%
99%