Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024) vs XPS 13 9310

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Evaluation of Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024) and XPS 13 9310 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
49.4
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell XPS 14 9440 (2024)
  • Can run popular games at about 396-540% higher FPS
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 5.7x 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 (~34%) battery – 69.5 against 52 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9310
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 480 grams less (around 1.06 lbs)
  • Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (91.3 vs 107.1 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs) 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs)
Dimensions 320 x 215.98 x 6.7-18.03 mm
12.6 x 8.5 x 0.26-0.71 inches
296 x 199 x 15 mm
11.65 x 7.83 x 0.59 inches
Area 691 cm2 (107.1 inches2) 589 cm2 (91.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~88.2% ~88.4%
Side bezels 3.8 mm 3.7 mm
Colors Silver, Gray White, Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Carbon fiber
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 43.3 dB 36.6 dB

Display

Size 14.5 inches 13.4 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (30-120 Hz) -
PPI 156 ppi 169 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
XPS 14 9440 (2024)
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
XPS 13 9310
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~17% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 2000:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 100% 99.5%
Adobe RGB profile - 66%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.7 V 7.6 V
Full charging time 1:45 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, Right
Charge power 60 / 100 W 45 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 263 / 357 grams 218 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.4 GHz 1.7-3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores 16 (6P + 10E) 2
Threads 22 4
L3 Cache 24 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (8-Cores) Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
12172
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 30-40 W 15 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 1140 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 1605 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 8.2 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS
Memory size 6 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR4X
Memory bus 96 bit -
Memory speed ~16 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 12
GPU performance 8.2 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 1848 -
Solar Bay 26055 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 4x2 GB
Clock 7467 MHz 4267 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip CirrusLogic CS42L43 Realtek ALC3281-CG
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.0
Power 4x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~82.8 dB ~84.6 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.1
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 4
HDMI No No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes Yes
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 11.2 x 6.4 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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