Dell XPS 13 9340 (2024) vs Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425)
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Performance
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Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9340 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (91.1 vs 106.6 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~36%) battery – 75 against 55 watt-hours
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- Display has support for touch input
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 295.3 x 199 x 14.8-15.3 mm 11.63 x 7.83 x 0.58-0.6 inches |
312.4 x 220.1 x 14.9 mm 12.3 x 8.67 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 588 cm2 (91.1 inches2) | 688 cm2 (106.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.6% | ~82.7% |
| Side bezels | 3.3 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Gray |
| 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 | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.5 dB | 51.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | - |
| PPI | 169 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Zenbook 14 OLED (Q425)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS 13 9340 (2024)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 2000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.7% | 99% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.4% | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | - |
| Full charging time | 1:50 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 | Right |
| Charge power | 60 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 256 grams | 217 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 16 (6P + 10E) |
| Threads | 18 | 22 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 2250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 6.4 Gbps | 7.47 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6400 MHz | 7467 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | 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 | 1x512 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~83.2 dB | ~79.4 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 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 | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 11.2 x 6.4 cm | 12.9 x 7.3 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on XPS 13 9340 (2024):
- The 8 GB model comes with LPDDR5 memory, not LPDDR5X.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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