Dell XPS 13 9350 (2024) vs Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407)

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Review

Evaluation of Dell XPS 13 9350 (2024) and Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407) important characteristics
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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38.7
(Mediocre)
Value Index
43.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9350 (2024)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
  • Easier to carry: weighs 210 grams less (around 0.46 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
  • Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (91.1 vs 109.1 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook S14 (S3407)
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 70 against 55 watt-hours

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.18 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs)
Dimensions 295.3 x 199.1 x 14.8-15.3 mm
11.63 x 7.84 x 0.58-0.6 inches
315.2 x 223.4 x 15.9-17.9 mm
12.41 x 8.8 x 0.63-0.7 inches
Area 588 cm2 (91.2 inches2) 704 cm2 (109.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~88.6% ~80.7%
Side bezels 3.3 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 1
Noise level (max. load) 45.2 dB -

Display

Size 13.4 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
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 No
Coating Matte Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Screen space comparison
Vivobook S14 (S3407)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS 13 9350 (2024)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 2000:1 -
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 68.6% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 67.3% -
Response time 35 ms -
Max. brightness
500 nits

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 Left
Charge power 60 W 65 W
Cable length 1 meters -
Weight of AC adapter 291 grams 216 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.1 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 12
L3 Cache 8 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Arc Graphics 130V Intel UHD Graphics (48EU)
Fabrication process 3 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 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 600 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 1850 MHz 1400 MHz
FLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS 1.1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) - 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) - 12
GPU performance 3.3 TFLOPS 1.1 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 551 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 8448 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

Audio chip Realtek ALC1318 -
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 2x2W, 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~82.6 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes No
Infrared sensor Optional Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1.7 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.2 x 6.4 cm -
Surface Glass -
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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