LG Gram 14 (2023) vs Dell XPS 13 9315
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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 LG Gram 14 (2023)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a much bigger (~41%) battery – 72 against 51 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
- Better webcam recording quality
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9315
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 43% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 350 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (91.3 vs 103.4 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.99 kg (2.18 lbs) | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312 x 213.9 x 16.8 mm 12.28 x 8.42 x 0.66 inches |
295.4 x 199.4 x 13.99 mm 11.63 x 7.85 x 0.55 inches |
| Area | 667 cm2 (103.4 inches2) | 589 cm2 (91.3 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~88.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.3 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Blue, Burgundy |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | - |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 169 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 230 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.2 GHz | 1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 16 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 6 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 6000 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC1319D |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | 2x1.5W | 4x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| 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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