Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (14") vs Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)

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Display 2944 x 1840
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite (X1E-78-100)
GPU Adreno X1-85
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (14") and Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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77.4
(Good)
Value Index
30.4
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (14")
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 580 grams less (around 1.28 lbs)
  • Around 12% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Display has support for touch input
  • 65% sharper screen – 239 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (113.5 vs 122.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 86 against 70 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 6-8% higher FPS
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs)
Dimensions 325 x 225.15 x 12.9 mm
12.8 x 8.86 x 0.51 inches
344.72 x 230.14 x 18 mm
13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches
Area 732 cm2 (113.4 inches2) 793 cm2 (122.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.3% ~88.9%
Side bezels 6.3 mm 4.4 mm
Colors Blue Black, Silver
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Carbon fiber
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 165° 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) 40.5 dB 44.6 dB

Display

Size 14.5 inches 15.6 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 90 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 239 ppi 145 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2944 x 1840 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Glossy Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
XPS 15 9530 (2023)
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
Yoga Slim 7x (14")
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
~15% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1650:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile 90.8% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:05 hr 2:30 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, Right Left, Right
Charge power 65 W 130 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 324 grams 463 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 2.6 GHz
Turbo frequency - 4.7 GHz
Cores 12 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 6 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 4 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 30 W 50 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes, Advanced Optimus
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 4 nm 6 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz -
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS 4.2 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5X GDDR6
Memory bus - 64 bit
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1536 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 3.8 TFLOPS 4.2 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 349
Solar Bay 8722 11534
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x8 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5X DDR5
Upgradable No Yes
Total slots - 2
Max. ram size - 64 GB

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 2
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x2W 2x2W, 2x3W
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Loudness ~81.3 dB ~83.4 dB
Microphones 4 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.3
Fingerprint No Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
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 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) No Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.5 x 8.0 cm 15.0 x 9.0 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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