Dell XPS 13 9305 vs ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9305
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
Advantages of the ASUS ZenBook 13 OLED UM325
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Can run popular games at about 18-24% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~29%) battery – 67 against 52 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.16 kg (2.56 lbs) | 1.14 kg (2.51 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 302 x 199 x 15.8 mm 11.89 x 7.83 x 0.62 inches |
304.2 x 203 x 13.9 mm 11.98 x 7.99 x 0.55 inches |
| Area | 601 cm2 (93.1 inches2) | 618 cm2 (95.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.1% | ~78.9% |
| Side bezels | 3.8 mm | 4.9 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver, Pink |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 39 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 166 ppi | 166 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | - | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 7400:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 99.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.5% |
| Response time | 30 ms | 4 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 7.6 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 45 / 65 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 216 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 10-45 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS | 1.108 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 7 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 4x2 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4267 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (2x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | No |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3271-CG | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | 65.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 10.5 x 6.5 cm | 13.0 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| 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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