Inspiron 14 Plus (7420) vs MacBook Pro 14" (M3)

Inspiron 14 Plus (7420) $1,000
MacBook Pro 14" (M3) $1,599
Base Price
$1,000
Base Price
$1,599
CPU
Core i7-12700H
CPU
M3 8C10G
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
GPU
10-Core M3
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2240x1400 -
Display
14.2" LCD IPS 3024x1964 -
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
M3 8C10G
8 Cores
8 Threads
4.05GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
61%
GB6M 10,000
42%
GB6S 3,140
83%
GB6M 11,890
50%
Iris Xe 96EU 1400MHz
768 Shaders
Shared Memory
1400MHz
10-Core M3
1280 Shaders
Shared Memory
1398MHz
1080p 29 FPS
24%
FP32 2.15 TFLOPS
4%
N/A
0%
FP32 3.58 TFLOPS
7%
16GB
DDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR5-6400
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 4.6GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14"
LCD IPS
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14.2"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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1,000 Nits
1,600 Nits Peak
60Hz
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Variable
2240x1400
3.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
3024x1964
5.9 Million Pixels
254 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
Mini-LED Backlight
2,010 Zones
1,000,000:1 Contrast
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White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
DC - 7.4 x 5mm
Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
130W
19.50V
6.70A
70W
20.00V
3.50A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.50A 20V (70W)
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DC - 7.4 x 5mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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64Wh
5614mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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70Wh
6110mAh
11.46V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 13.5 Hours
Charge Time
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Up to 80% in 60 min
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 30 min
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Windows
macOS 14 Sonoma
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.5mm
Height
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
227.5 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.35 L
Height
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
312.6 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
221.2 mm (8.7 in)
Volume
1.07 L
Weight
1.68 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.16 kg (4.8 lb)
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Weight
1.55 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.76 kg (3.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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