Dell Inspiron 14 5430 vs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 5430
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.6x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 38-52% higher FPS
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (UM3402)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~83%) battery – 75 against 41 watt-hours
- Around 48% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 140% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 250 nits
- 50% sharper screen – 243 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.53 kg (3.37 lbs) | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314 x 226.6 x 15.74-17.67 mm 12.36 x 8.92 x 0.62-0.7 inches |
313.6 x 220.6 x 16.9 mm 12.35 x 8.69 x 0.67 inches |
| Area | 712 cm2 (110.3 inches2) | 692 cm2 (107.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.9% | ~82.2% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue | Black |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 52.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 243 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 600:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | - |
| Full charging time | 1:45 hr | 1:50 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 285 grams | 221 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 6 (2P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | AMD Radeon Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | - | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1320 MHz | 1800 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 2.7 TFLOPS | 1.6 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 228 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2.5W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~81.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | 13.0 x 7.4 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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