Dell XPS 13 (9320, Mid 2023) vs Dell Alienware X17 (R2, Early 2022)

Dell XPS 13 (9320, Mid 2023) $1,300
Dell Alienware X17 (R2, Early 2022) $2,250
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,250
CPU
Core i5-1340P
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1450MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.4" LCD IPS 1920x1200 Touch
Display
17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i5-1340P
12 Cores
16 Threads
1.9GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1450MHz
640 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
1702MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 1.86 TFLOPS
4%
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
16GB
LPDDR5-6000
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.4"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
169 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Facial
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 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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700 Series P+
600 Series P+
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Network
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.4
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
60W
20.00V
3.00A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
3.00A 20V (60W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
55Wh
4762mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion
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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 4 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
3.8mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
8.0mm
Height
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Width
295.3 mm (11.6 in)
Depth
199 mm (7.8 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
20.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
399.2 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
299.6 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.50 L
Weight
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.41 kg (3.1 lb)
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Weight
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.98 kg (8.8 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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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