Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420 vs Inspiron 14 7420 Intel (2-in-1)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 Plus 7420
- Around 2.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Performs significantly better (up to 2.2x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 63-86% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~32%) battery – 54 against 41 watt-hours
- 17% sharper screen – 189 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 7420 Intel (2-in-1)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Display has support for touch input
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs) | 1.57 kg (3.46 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314 x 227.5 x 16.15-18.87 mm 12.36 x 8.96 x 0.64-0.74 inches |
314 x 227.5 x 15.7-17.86 mm 12.36 x 8.96 x 0.62-0.7 inches |
| Area | 714 cm2 (110.7 inches2) | 714 cm2 (110.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.6% | ~79.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Green | Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 140° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 51.6 dB | 45 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 189 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2240 x 1400 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
| Contrast | 1142:1 | 657:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.3% | 56.2% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 69.5% | 38.6% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 68.8% | 38.6% |
| Response time | 28 ms | 24 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 15 V | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:45 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 398 / 496 grams | 276 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 50 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1185 MHz | 1065 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1417 MHz | 1320 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 5.8 TFLOPS | 2.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 962 | 218 |
| Solar Bay | 17611 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 40 GB | 32 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (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-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~84.7 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| 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 |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.0 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 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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