Razer Book 13 (2020) vs Dell XPS 13 9310 (2-in-1)
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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 Razer Book 13 (2020)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 37-51% higher FPS
- Around 59% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 55 against 51 watt-hours
- Provides 11% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 450 nits
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9310 (2-in-1)
- Display has support for touch input
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) | 1.32 kg (2.91 lbs) |
Dimensions | 295 x 198.5 x 15.1 mm 11.61 x 7.81 x 0.59 inches |
297 x 207 x 14.3 mm 11.69 x 8.15 x 0.56 inches |
Area | 586 cm2 (90.7 inches2) | 615 cm2 (95.3 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~88.9% | ~84.7% |
Side bezels | 3.2 mm | 4.2 mm |
Colors | Silver | Black |
Transformer | No | Yes |
Opening angle | 140° | 360° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | Yes | Yes |
Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Noise level | 44.8 dB | 41.5 dB |
Display
Size | 13.4 inches | 13.4 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 169 ppi | 169 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Touchscreen | No | Yes |
Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
Contrast | 1759:1 | 1200:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 99% |
Adobe RGB profile | 65.9% | 71.7% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | 80% | 69.7% |
Response time | 47 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | - | 7.6 V |
Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
Charge power | 65 W | 45 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 285 grams | 214 grams |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
Cores | 4 | 2 |
Threads | 8 | 4 |
L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
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 | 1100 MHz |
FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 0.84 TFLOPS |
Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
Shading units (cores) | 640 | 384 |
Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 24 |
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 4267 MHz | 4267 MHz |
Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
Upgradable | No | No |
Total slots | 2 | - |
Storage
Storage size
Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 1 | 1 |
NVMe | No | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
Power | - | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Loudness | 78.7 dB | 80.7 dB |
Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
Fingerprint | No | Yes |
Optical drive | No | No |
Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 4.0 |
Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | No |
DisplayPort | No | No |
VGA | No | No |
Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | No |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | - | 1 mm |
Size | 11.1 x 7.0 cm | 11.2 x 6.6 cm |
Surface | Glass | Glass |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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