Dell XPS 14 (9440, Early 2024) vs Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023)

Dell XPS 14 (9440, Early 2024) $1,500
Dell Inspiron 15 (3530, Early 2023) $480
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$480
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
N100
GPU
Arc 8C 2250MHz
GPU
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
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Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
N100
4 Cores
4 Threads
0.8GHz Clock
Arc 8C 2250MHz
1024 Shaders
2250MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 24EU 750MHz Gen 12
192 Shaders
750MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 4.61 TFLOPS
9%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.29 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7467
4GB
DDR4-2666
56 Tabs
11%
8 Tabs
2%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD TN
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
156 PPI
1366x768
1 Million Pixels
100 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
99 Keys
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
Number Pad
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
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Not Included
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Fingerprint
Facial
No Biometrics
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CirrusLogic CS42L43
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Realtek ALC3204
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1
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
1 Stream
Up to 433Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
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1x USB 2.0 (480Mbps)
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 UHS-II
Card
1x SDXC Card
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External
External
100W
20.00V
4.50A
65W
19.50V
3.33A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
5.00A 20V (100W)
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
DC 4.5x2.9mm
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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
69.5Wh
6096mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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41Wh
3644mAh
11.25V
Lithium-Ion
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Charge Time
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Windows
Windows
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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Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
320 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
216 mm (8.5 in)
Volume
1.24 L
Height
17.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.5 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
234.9 mm (9.2 in)
Volume
1.47 L
Weight
1.68 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.05 kg (4.5 lb)
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Weight
1.651 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.94 kg (4.3 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
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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