Dell XPS 13 (9315, Mid 2022) vs MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2012)

Dell XPS 13 (9315, Mid 2022) $849
MacBook Air 13 (Mid 2012) $1,199
Base Price (MSRP)
$849
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,199
CPU
Core i5-1230U
CPU
Core i5-3427U
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
GPU
HD 4000 1150MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Display
13.3" LCD TN 1440x900 -
Core i5-1230U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1GHz Clock
Core i5-3427U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.8GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 900MHz
640 Shaders
900MHz
Shared Memory
HD 4000 1150MHz
128 Shaders
1150MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 15 FPS
13%
FP32 1.15 TFLOPS
2%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.29 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
4GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 4.0 x2
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
128GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.4"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD TN
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
1440x900
1.3 Million Pixels
128 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
No Biometrics
2
Realtek ALC1319D
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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600 Series P+
QS77
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
45W
20.00V
2.25A
45W
14.85V
3.05A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
2.25A 20V (45W)
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
51Wh
4416mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion
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50Wh
6849mAh
7.30V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 14 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.8mm
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Height
14 mm (0.6 in)
Width
295.4 mm (11.6 in)
Depth
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
Volume
0.82 L
Height
17 mm (0.7 in)
Width
325 mm (12.8 in)
Depth
227 mm (8.9 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Weight
1.17 kg (2.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 lb)
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1.35 kg (3 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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9315
A1466
EMC 2559
MacBookAir5,2
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