Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) vs HP Pavilion Aero 13 (Early 2022)

Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
HP Pavilion Aero 13 (Early 2022) $550
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$550
CPU
Core i5-13420H
CPU
Ryzen 5 5625U
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
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13.3" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
Ryzen 5 5625U
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
Radeon Vega 7 1800MHz
448 Shaders
1800MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
1080p 12 FPS
10%
FP32 1.61 TFLOPS
3%
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
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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400 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
170 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
1.20mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
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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
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
DC 4.5x3mm
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
45W
12.00V
3.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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USB-PD
2.00A 5V (10W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
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USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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43.3Wh
3749mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Magnesium
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
5.0mm
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
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
297.7 mm (11.7 in)
Depth
209 mm (8.2 in)
Volume
1.06 L
Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 lb)
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Weight
998 g (35.2 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.31 kg (2.9 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Change Comparison