Dell XPS 13 9315 vs Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304)
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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
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (91.3 vs 99.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 40-55% higher FPS
- Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 63 against 51 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- 51% sharper screen – 255 versus 169 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 10% higher max. screen brightness: 550 vs 500 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) | 1 kg (2.21 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 295.4 x 199.4 x 13.99 mm 11.63 x 7.85 x 0.55 inches |
296.2 x 216.3 x 10.9-11.8 mm 11.66 x 8.52 x 0.43-0.46 inches |
| Area | 589 cm2 (91.3 inches2) | 641 cm2 (99.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.4% | ~80% |
| Side bezels | 3.4 mm | 4.8 mm |
| Colors | Blue, Burgundy | Gray, Blue |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 39.6 dB | 40.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 169 ppi | 255 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1165:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71% | 96.1% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69% | 100% |
| Response time | 31 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | - |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 45 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 200 grams | 228 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 12 (2P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 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 | 14 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 850 MHz | 1850 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.1 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.1 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| 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 | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC1319D | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.8 dB | ~83 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| 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 | 1x 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 | 1.1 mm |
| Size | 11.2 x 6.2 cm | 13.0 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Zenbook S 13 OLED (UX5304):
- The SSD can be either PCIe 4.0 or 3.0 version.
- The 13th generation laptop model features LPDDR5 memory with a frequency of 5200 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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