Dell XPS 15 9500 vs Inspiron 14 7400
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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 15 9500
- Performs significantly better (up to 5.5x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 83-113% higher FPS
- Around 56% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 56 against 52 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 14 7400
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 580 grams less (around 1.28 lbs)
- 43% sharper screen – 208 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (111.9 vs 122.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) | 1.25 kg (2.76 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344 x 230 x 18 mm 13.54 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
321.6 x 224.5 x 14.2-16.7 mm 12.66 x 8.84 x 0.56-0.66 inches |
| Area | 791 cm2 (122.7 inches2) | 722 cm2 (111.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~89.2% | ~84.4% |
| Side bezels | 4 mm | 4.7 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 160° |
| Kensington lock | Yes | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 5000 RPM | - |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46 dB | 43.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 14.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 208 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | G-Sync | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
XPS 15 9500
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
Inspiron 14 7400
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
~15% more screen space
| Contrast | 1650:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.5% | 67.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 94% | 65.8% |
| Response time | 43 ms | 22 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | 7.6 V |
| Full charging time | 3:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes (80% in 60 min) |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 481 grams | 290 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 0.8-1.8 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 14 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 | 55 W | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1350 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1485 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 3 TFLOPS | 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 3 TFLOPS | 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 439 | 62 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 4267 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281-CG | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~84.2 dB | ~70.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| 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 | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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