Dell XPS 13 9310 vs Latitude 7430
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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 XPS 13 9310
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 52 against 41 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (91.3 vs 104 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 7430
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 28-38% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs) | 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 296 x 199 x 15 mm 11.65 x 7.83 x 0.59 inches |
321.35 x 208.69 x 16.9-18.47 mm 12.65 x 8.22 x 0.67-0.73 inches |
| Area | 589 cm2 (91.2 inches2) | 671 cm2 (104 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.4% | ~80.5% |
| Side bezels | 3.7 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | White, Black | Black, Silver, Gray |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT VA |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 169 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Latitude 7430
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
XPS 13 9310
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.5% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 66% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 7.6 V | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 45 W | 60 / 65 / 90 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 218 grams | 349 / 380 / 430 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 4 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 4x2 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4267 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (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 ALC3281-CG | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~84.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | - |
| Size | 11.2 x 6.4 cm | 11.5 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Latitude 7430:
- The different body material options vary in weight, with Carbon Fiber (U15) weighing 2.69 lb (1.22 kg), Carbon Fiber (P28) weighing 2.73 lb (1.24 kg), and Aluminum Titan Grey weighing 2.79 lb (1.27 kg)
- Models with U-series CPUs come with DDR4 memory, while P-series come with LPDDR5 memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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