Dell XPS 13 (9345, Mid 2024) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2015)

Dell XPS 13 (9345, Mid 2024) $900
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
Adreno X1 1.7T
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
No Display
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,290
56%
GB6M 11,030
41%
GB6S 745
18%
GB6M 1,460
5%
Adreno X1 1.7T
1280 Shaders
667MHz
Shared Memory
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.71 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
No Biometrics
4
Qualcomm Hexagon Audio DSP
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 4.0
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9 Series Y+
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
60W
20.00V
3.00A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
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-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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55Wh
4762mAh
11.55V
Lithium-Ion
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur (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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Display Side Boarder Size
3.8mm
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Height
15.3 mm (0.6 in)
Width
295.3 mm (11.6 in)
Depth
199.1 mm (7.8 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.17 kg (2.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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9345
A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
Change Comparison