Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14") vs Dell XPS 13 9340 (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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Samsung Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 33% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- Features a bigger (~15%) battery – 63 against 55 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 44% sharper screen – 243 versus 169 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9340 (2024)
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (91.1 vs 108.3 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) | 1.17 kg (2.58 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.3 x 223.8 x 11.6 mm 12.3 x 8.81 x 0.46 inches |
295.3 x 199 x 14.8-15.3 mm 11.63 x 7.83 x 0.58-0.6 inches |
| Area | 699 cm2 (108.4 inches2) | 588 cm2 (91.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.3% | ~88.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.4 mm | 3.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 130° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.7 dB | 42.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (30-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 243 ppi | 169 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1800 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Galaxy Book 4 Pro (14")
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
XPS 13 9340 (2024)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | 2000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.2% | 71.7% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | 69.4% |
| Response time | 1 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.55 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:50 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 | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 60 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 163 grams | 256 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 16 (6P + 10E) | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 22 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 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 | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2250 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 4.6 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 7.47 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 4.6 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 7467 MHz | 6400 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 | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x5W, 2x2W | 2x2W, 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~80.4 dB | ~83.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | 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) | 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 | 1 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 8.3 cm | 11.2 x 6.4 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on XPS 13 9340 (2024):
- The 8 GB model comes with LPDDR5 memory, not LPDDR5X.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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