Dell XPS 13 9315 vs Acer Swift X (SFX14-51G)
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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 XPS 13 9315
- Easier to carry: weighs 230 grams less (around 0.51 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 52% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 330 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (91.3 vs 103.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Swift X (SFX14-51G)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 140-191% higher FPS
- Around 69% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 58.7 against 51 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 295.4 x 199.4 x 13.99 mm 11.63 x 7.85 x 0.55 inches |
312.9 x 214 x 17.9 mm 12.32 x 8.43 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 589 cm2 (91.3 inches2) | 670 cm2 (103.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.4% | ~84.9% |
| Side bezels | 3.4 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Blue, Burgundy | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 130° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 39.6 dB | 49.7 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 169 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2240 x 1400 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1165:1 | 1638:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71% | 72.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69% | 70.2% |
| Response time | 31 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 100 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 200 grams | 360 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1 GHz | 1.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 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 | 40 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 938 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1223 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 5.01 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 4800 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
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 | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC1319D | Realtek ALC256 |
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | 81.8 dB | 86 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | 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 6.2 cm | - |
| Surface | 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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