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Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024) vs Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)

60 out of 100
Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
VS
61 out of 100
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
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CPU
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Review

Evaluation of Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024) and Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) 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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47.7
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Value Index
86.7
(Very good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 84% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Features a much bigger (~39%) battery – 69.5 against 49.9 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
  • MacBook with the Apple M1 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • 46% sharper screen – 227 versus 156 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (100.1 vs 107.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
XPS 14 9440 (2024)
vs
MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)

Case

Weight 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs) 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs)
Dimensions 320 x 215.98 x 6.7-18.03 mm
12.6 x 8.5 x 0.26-0.71 inches		 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm
11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches
Area 691 cm2 (107.1 inches2) 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~88.2% ~79.4%
Side bezels 3.8 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Silver, Gold, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 130°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Passive
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 -
Noise level (max. load) 43.3 dB -

Display

Size 14.5 inches 13.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) No
PPI 156 ppi 227 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, HDR10
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
XPS 14 9440 (2024)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~18% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 2000:1 1069:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.8%
Adobe RGB profile - 85.9%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 98.6%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.7 V 11.4 V
Full charging time 1:45 hr 2:23 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Left, Right Left
Charge power 60 / 100 W 30 W
Cable length 1 meters 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 263 / 357 grams 172 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz -
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 22 8
L3 Cache 24 MB -
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Apple M1 GPU
Fabrication process 7 nm 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 30-40 W 15 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 1140 MHz 450 MHz
GPU boost clock 1605 MHz 1278 MHz
FLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR4X
Memory bus 96 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 32
GPU performance 8.2 TFLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1848 235
Solar Bay 26055 6004
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 4266 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 2x128 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip CirrusLogic CS42L43 -
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~82.8 dB ~79.6 dB
Microphones 2 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No No
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.1
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 3
HDMI No No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 14.9 x 7.4 cm 12.1 x 8.1 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes No
Further details
Notes on XPS 14 9440 (2024):
    - The RAM operates at 7467 MHz only in configurations with the RTX 4070 graphics card. Other configurations run at 6400 MHz.
    - Included are two adapters: one from USB-C to USB-A and another from USB-C to HDMI 2.0.
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