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MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A3M) vs Dell Pro 13 Plus

65 out of 100
MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A3M)
VS
51 out of 100
Dell Pro 13 Plus
MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A3M)
Dell Pro 13 Plus
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Review

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Performance
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Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
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Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 13 AI+ (A3M)
  • Easier to carry: weighs 340 grams less (around 0.75 lbs)
  • Around 45% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 53.8 against 45 watt-hours
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 300 nits
  • 50% sharper screen – 255 versus 170 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Pro 13 Plus
  • Can run popular games at about 15-20% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Prestige 13 AI+ (A3M)
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Pro 13 Plus

Case

Weight 0.89 kg (1.96 lbs) 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs)
Dimensions 299 x 210 x 15.9 mm
11.77 x 8.27 x 0.63 inches		 300 x 215 x 19.78-19.95 mm
11.81 x 8.46 x 0.78-0.79 inches
Area 628 cm2 (97.3 inches2) 645 cm2 (99.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.7% ~79.5%
Side bezels 6.3 mm 6.8 mm
Colors Gray Silver
Material Aluminum Magnesium alloy
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° -
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 -
Noise level (max. load) 42 dB 42 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 13.3 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 255 ppi 170 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes -
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 800:1
sRGB color space 100% -
Adobe RGB profile 99.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% -
Response time 1 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
Prestige 13 AI+ (A3M) +100%
600 nits
Pro 13 Plus
300 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.25 V
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, Right
Charge power 65 W 60 / 65 / 100 W
Weight of AC adapter 166 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 2.1 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 8 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Xe3 Graphics Intel Arc Graphics 130V
Fabrication process 2 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 25 W 30 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 3 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 600 MHz
GPU boost clock 2500 MHz 1850 MHz
FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.53 Gbps 8.53 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 896
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 -
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 16 -
GPU performance 2.6 TFLOPS 3.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU - 562
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 1x16 GB
Clock 8533 MHz 8533 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Cirrus CS42L43
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~79 dB ~87 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v6.0 v5.4
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader Yes No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Optional
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm 12.5 x 7.1 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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