Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024) vs Latitude 3450
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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 9345 (2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Around 3.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Easier to carry: weighs 330 grams less (around 0.73 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Thinner bezels and 16% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a much bigger (~31%) battery – 55 against 42 watt-hours
- Provides 127% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 220 nits
- 51% sharper screen – 169 versus 112 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (91.1 vs 109.6 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Latitude 3450
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 32-44% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 295.3 x 199.1 x 14.8-15.3 mm 11.63 x 7.84 x 0.58-0.6 inches |
322.17 x 219.43 x 17.68-19.34 mm 12.68 x 8.64 x 0.7-0.76 inches |
| Area | 588 cm2 (91.2 inches2) | 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.6% | ~76.4% |
| Side bezels | 3.3 mm | 6.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (30-120 Hz) | - |
| PPI | 169 ppi | 112 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Latitude 3450
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
XPS 13 9345 (2024)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~3% more screen space
| Contrast | 2000:1 | 400:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 97.8% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.55 V | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:35 hr | 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 | 60 W | 60 / 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 287 grams | 325 / 340 / 385 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 4 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 | 30 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1155 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1477 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS | 6 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 486 |
| Solar Bay | 8477 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Qualcomm WSA8845 | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~82.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
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 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Latitude 3450:
- A laptop with 13th gen CPU comes with HDMI 1.4 and DDR5 5200 MHz memory, while with 14th processors it has HDMI 2.0 and 5600 MHz.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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