Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14", Gen 9) vs Dell Inspiron 13 5330
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i (14", Gen 9)
- Can run popular games at about 110-150% higher FPS
- Around 2.8x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 65 against 54 watt-hours
- Provides 60% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 250 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 13 5330
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 130 grams less (around 0.29 lbs)
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (98.1 vs 106.9 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) | 1.26 kg (2.78 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312 x 221 x 14.9 mm 12.28 x 8.7 x 0.59 inches |
296.68 x 213.5 x 14.35-15.65 mm 11.68 x 8.41 x 0.56-0.62 inches |
| Area | 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) | 633 cm2 (98.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~81% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 5.1 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 42.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 170 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | - | No |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Slim 7i (14", Gen 9)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Inspiron 13 5330
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 15 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 169 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 6 (2P + 4E) |
| Threads | 18 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 10 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Intel UHD Graphics (64EU) |
| Fabrication process | 7 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 | 28 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 1.3 TFLOPS |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 6400 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 ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~79.6 dB | - |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.5 cm | 10.5 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Inspiron 13 5330:
- 13th generation processors use 4800 MHz LPDDR5 memory, while 14th generation – faster 6400 MHz LPDDR5X.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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