Dell XPS 15 (9530, Early 2023) vs MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020)

Dell XPS 15 (9530, Early 2023)
MacBook Air 13 (M1, Late 2020) $999
Base Price (MSRP)
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Base Price (MSRP)
$999
CPU
Core i5-13500H
CPU
M1 (8C7G-FL)
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1450MHz
GPU
7-Core M1-FL
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
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Core i5-13500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
M1 (8C7G-FL)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1450MHz
640 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
7-Core M1-FL
896 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 1.86 TFLOPS
4%
1080p 19 FPS
16%
FP32 2.29 TFLOPS
5%
16GB
DDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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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
145 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 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
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Fingerprint
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Realtek ALC3281
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.0
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
30W
20.00V
1.50A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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2.00A 15V (30W)
1.50A 20V (30W)
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USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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49.9Wh
4377mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8.5 Hours
Up to 16 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 160 min
Windows
macOS 11 Big Sur
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
9.0mm
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
344.7 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
230.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.43 L
Height
16.1 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.87 L
Weight
1.86 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.34 kg (5.2 lb)
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Weight
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.39 kg (3.1 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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9530
A2337
EMC 3598
MacBookAir10,1
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