Dell XPS 15 9510 (2021) vs Asus Vivobook Pro 14X OLED (N7400)
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9510 (2021)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Around 76% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 14X OLED (N7400)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 360 grams less (around 0.79 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 63 against 56 watt-hours
- 68% sharper screen – 243 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (111 vs 122.9 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.81 kg (3.99 lbs) | 1.45 kg (3.2 lbs) |
Dimensions | 344.7 x 230 x 18 mm 13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
317.4 x 225.5 x 17.9 mm 12.5 x 8.88 x 0.7 inches |
Area | 793 cm2 (122.9 inches2) | 716 cm2 (111 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~89% | ~79.4% |
Side bezels | 4.3 mm | 7.9 mm |
Colors | Black, Silver | Black, Silver, Gray |
Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level | 38.2 dB | - |
Display
Size | 15.6 inches | 14 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
PPI | 145 ppi | 243 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2880 x 1800 pixels |
HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Glossy |
Contrast | 1650:1 | 1000000:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 99.9% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.6% |
Response time | 35 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left, Right | Right |
Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 65 / 120 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 473 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.2-2.7 GHz | 2.6-3.1 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
Cores | 6 | 4 |
Threads | 12 | 8 |
L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
TGP | 45 W | 35-40 W |
Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
GPU base clock | 1065 MHz | 938 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1343 MHz | 1223 MHz |
FLOPS | 5.5 TFLOPS | 5.01 TFLOPS |
Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 3200 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
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 | - |
Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2W, 2x1.5W | - |
Dolby Atmos | No | No |
Loudness | 88.8 dB | - |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | No | 3x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
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 | - | 1.35 mm |
Size | 15.1 x 9.1 cm | - |
Surface | Glass | - |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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