Dell XPS 17 (9730, Early 2023) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2015)

Dell XPS 17 (9730, Early 2023) $1,849
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,849
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i7-13700H
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
17" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
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12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Core i7-13700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
768 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 2.3 TFLOPS
5%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
DDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.6GB/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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17"
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
133 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
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9 Series Y+
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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
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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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
Vapour Chamber
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Height
19.5 mm (0.8 in)
Width
374.5 mm (14.7 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.81 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
2.31 kg (5.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.79 kg (6.2 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
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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9730
A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
Change Comparison