MSI Prestige 14 AI Evo C1M vs Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 14 AI Evo C1M
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher screen refresh rate: 144 versus 120 Hz
- Features a much bigger (~64%) battery – 90 against 55 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9345 (2024)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 530 grams less (around 1.17 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 20% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 26% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (91.1 vs 119.8 square inches)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.7 kg (3.75 lbs) | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313.4 x 246.5 x 18.95 mm 12.34 x 9.7 x 0.75 inches |
295.3 x 199.1 x 14.8-15.3 mm 11.63 x 7.84 x 0.58-0.6 inches |
| Area | 773 cm2 (119.7 inches2) | 588 cm2 (91.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~73.6% | ~88.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.9 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 40.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 144 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 169 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | - | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Prestige 14 AI Evo C1M
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS 13 9345 (2024)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1233:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65.7% | 71.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 67.7% | 97.8% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.55 V |
| Full charging time | - | 1:35 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes, 100 W | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 100 W | 60 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 287 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 12 |
| Threads | 18 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 4 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 | 30 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 5.6 Gbps | 8.45 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 896 | 1536 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 56 | 96 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | - | 8477 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5600 MHz | 8448 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 32 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 | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Qualcomm WSA8845 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~82.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | Yes | 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 mm |
| Size | - | 11.2 x 6.4 cm |
| 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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