Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) vs Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (7420, Mid 2022)

Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
Dell Inspiron 14 Plus (7420, Mid 2022) $1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
CPU
Core i5-13420H
CPU
Core i5-12500H
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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14" LCD IPS 2240x1400 -
Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
768 Shaders
1400MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
1080p 29 FPS
24%
FP32 2.15 TFLOPS
4%
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
8GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
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14"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 PPI
2240x1400
3.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
1.20mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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2
Waves MaxxAudio Pro
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
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
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600 Series P+
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
130W
19.50V
6.70A
USB-PD
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
DC 7.4x5mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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54Wh
3600mAh
15.00V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Up to 80% in 60 min
Up to 100% in 135 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.1 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.21 L
Height
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
227.5 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.35 L
Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 lb)
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Weight
1.68 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.16 kg (4.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
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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Memory Slots
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Change Comparison