Dell Inspiron 14 5440 vs Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
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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
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Portability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 5440
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB) and an SSD
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
- Around 2.9x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- MacBook with the Apple M3 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Features a bigger (~28%) battery – 52.6 against 41 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 250 nits
- 39% sharper screen – 225 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (101.4 vs 110 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.63 kg (3.59 lbs) | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314 x 226.15 x 15.86-17.31 mm 12.36 x 8.9 x 0.62-0.68 inches |
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches |
| Area | 710 cm2 (110 inches2) | 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Black, Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | No | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 14 5440
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
13.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 83.1 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 600:1 | 1250:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 99.9% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 87.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 98.4% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 30 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.25 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 70 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 30 / 35 / 70 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 184 / 208 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.6 GHz | 4.05 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 5 (1P + 4E) | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 6 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 10 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) | Apple M3 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 3 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 |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1155 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1477 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| FLOPS | 6 TFLOPS | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 2 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 64 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 6 TFLOPS | 3.5 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 452 | 145 |
| Solar Bay | - | 12078 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3254 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~83.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 1.4 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on Inspiron 14 5440:
- A plastic variant with dimensions 226.15 x 314 x 16.90-18.07 mm is also available.
- The model with Intel 13th-gen CPU has a lower memory frequency (4400 MHz) compared to the 14th-gen's 5200 MHz and lacks USB-C Power Delivery.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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