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MagyarThe Dell Surface Pro 8: XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 convertible review
Dell unveiled three distinct XPS 13 models at CES 2022: the XPS 13 9320 Plus clamshell, XPS 13 9315 clamshell, and XPS 13 9315 2-in-1. After reviewing the two clamshell models, we're now ready to tackle the 2-in-1 model which just so happens to be the first detachable XPS model in almost a decade.
Our configuration in review comes equipped with the 12th gen Alder Lake Core i5-1230U CPU, 16 GB LPDDR4x RAM, and 512 GB NVMe SSD for approximately $1400 USD. Other SKUs with the Core i7-1250U CPU, 5G eSIM, and various RAM/SSD capacities are also available, but all options otherwise come with the same 3:2 2880 x 1920 IPS touchscreen.
Direct competitors in this space include other Windows tablets or detachables most notably the Microsoft Surface Pro 8 and the more expensive HP Elite x2 series to a lesser extent.
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Potential Competitors in Comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Best Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90.1 % | 11/2022 | Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U i5-1230U, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 764 g | 7.4 mm | 13.00" | 2880x1920 | |
| 87.3 % | 09/2022 | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED i7-1280P, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.3 kg | 15.28 mm | 13.40" | 3456x2160 | |
| 89.1 % | 11/2021 | Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 891 g | 8.5 mm | 13.00" | 2880x1920 | |
| 90.3 % | 08/2022 | HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 i7-1255U, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 17 mm | 13.50" | 3000x2000 | |
| 86.1 % | 10/2021 | Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 i5-1130G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.2 kg | 13.9 mm | 13.30" | 2560x1600 | |
| 92.3 % | 07/2022 | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry M2, M2 8-Core GPU | 1.2 kg | 11.3 mm | 13.60" | 2560x1664 |
Case — Lighter Than A Surface Pro 8
The skeleton is aluminum on the back and edges while the front is edge-to-edge Gorilla Glass. It's a sturdy, high quality matte finish as one would expect with a color and texture similar to the outer lids of the XPS 13 9300 or XPS 15 series. There is very slight warping when attempting to twist the unit, but it's not enough to be on any concern.
Applying pressure on the center of the back results in slight depressions and audible noises. This is likely due to the small air gap between the outer shell and inner components which is again nothing to worry about.
The magnetic keyboard dock (or folio) is a soft-touch material not unlike the Alcantara surfaces of the Surface Pro 8 keyboard dock. However, the Dell solution differs significantly from the Microsoft version because it includes a back cover whereas the Surface Pro Type Cover is only a keyboard and touchpad. This backside offers additional protection against scuffs and scratches at the cost of added weight.
To anchor the Dell tablet in laptop mode, the backside of the folio can be adjusted to 100, 115, and 125 degrees only whereas the hinge on the Surface Pro 8 can move more freely. In other words, the XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 requires the optional folio dock to prop itself up whereas the Surface Pro 8 has a more convenient built-in stand.
The tablet by itself is very light at just 764 g compared to almost 900 g for the Surface Pro 8. Much of the weight savings can be attributed to the fanless design of the Dell whereas the Microsoft model incorporates a fan for better cooling. The combined weight between the tablet and case is 1305 g which is close to many 13.5-inch clamshells like the HP Spectre x360 13.5.
The 5G configurations of the XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 are slightly thicker by 4/10th of a millimeter (7.8 vs. 7.4 mm). All options are still thinner than the Surface Pro 8 by just a hair while being almost identical in length and width.
Connectivity — No Audio Jack
There are only two USB-C ports along the left edge each compatible with Thunderbolt 4 devices. Users are expected to have docking stations and adapters ready to better exploit the two ports. Keep in mind that there is not even a 3.5 mm audio jack whereas the Surface Pro 8 includes one.
Communication
An Intel 1675 AX211 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 compatibility. Transfer rates are fast and steady when paired to our 6 GHz network, but average receive rates a bit slower than expected.
| Networking | |
| iperf3 transmit AX12 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| iperf3 receive AX12 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| iperf3 receive AXE11000 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
Webcam
The rear camera is 11 MP which, perhaps not by coincidence, is 1 MP more than the camera on the Surface Pro 8. Image quality is significantly sharper than anything on a laptop webcam even if color accuracy still has a long way to go.
IR is present for Windows Hello support. There is unfortunately no webcam shutter for privacy concerns.
Accessories and Warranty
The retail box includes two handy USB-C adapters for converting to USB-A and 3.5 mm audio. Much like Microsoft and its Surface Pro tablet series, however, the detachable keyboard base and magnetic active stylus are sold separately for an additional $100 USD each. In other words, you'll have to add $200 on top of the initial price if you want both the keyboard base and pen.
The standard one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.
Input Devices — One Of The Most Comfortable Detachable Keyboards
Keyboard
The keyboard is modeled after the keyboard on the XPS 13 Plus 9320 and so they feel nearly the same when it comes to travel and feedback. Some may find the 1.0 mm key travel to be too shallow, but the overall feel is still much better than expected for a detachable base as many in the category are notorious for their poor key feedback, cheap feel, and spongy keys. The XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 keyboard comes closest thus far to an actual Ultrabook keyboard.
With that said, the keyboard layout is not one-to-one with the XPS 13 Plus 9320. The latter keyboard is slightly wider while incorporating both the Power button and the capacitive row of function commands. The font styling and white backlight are otherwise essentially identical.
Touchpad
The clickpad is larger than the one on the Surface Pro series (11.4 x 7.5 vs. 10.2 x 5.3 cm) for an easier time scrolling and performing multi-touch inputs. Its surface is completely smooth and with very little sticking even when gliding at shower speeds. Feedback when clicking is much shallower than on most laptops, however, and so it isn't as satisfying to use as the clickpad on the more traditional XPS 13 9315 clamshell.
Display — 60 Hz Only
Dell advertises a 500-nit display with full sRGB coverage which we can confirm with our own independent measurements. Contrast ratio is also very good for an IPS panel at about 1500:1 and there is no PWM on lower brightness levels unlike on the Microsoft equivalent. The visual experience is appropriate for a high-end Windows tablet at least at first glance.
There are two notable drawbacks worth mentioning. Firstly, black-white and gray-gray response times are relatively slow for noticeable ghosting when moving the cursor or scrolling through web pages. Secondly, brightness uniformity could have been better as the top left of the screen is about 50 nits brighter than the bottom right. It's nothing major, but an OLED option could have easily addressed both of these disadvantages.
We would like to see higher refresh rate panels and perhaps full P3 colors on future SKUs. The Surface Pro 8, for example, has 120 Hz refresh rate options to boost UI responsiveness. Meanwhile, users will have to consider clamshell laptops like the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 or Asus VivoBook to find OLED features at the moment.
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Brightness Distribution: 87 %
Center on Battery: 507 cd/m²
Contrast: 1491:1 (Black: 0.34 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2.04 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.95, calibrated: 0.86
ΔE Greyscale 1.8 | 0.5-98 Ø5.2
72.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.8% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
70.7% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.12
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U BOE NE13A1M, IPS, 2880x1920, 13" | Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED Samsung 134XK04, OLED, 3456x2160, 13.4" | Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 LP129WT212166, IPS, 2880x1920, 13" | HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 SDC4160, OLED, 3000x2000, 13.5" | Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 CSOT T3 MND307DA1-5 (LCD), IPS, E-Ink, 2560x1600, 13.3" | Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry IPS, 2560x1664, 13.6" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 26% | 6% | 22% | -1% | 20% | |
| Display P3 Coverage | 70.7 | 99.5 41% | 78.2 11% | 99.9 41% | 70.1 -1% | 98.4 39% |
| sRGB Coverage | 99.8 | 100 0% | 100 0% | 100 0% | 98 -2% | 99.9 0% |
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 72.6 | 98.4 36% | 77.6 7% | 90.8 25% | 72.2 -1% | 87.6 21% |
| Response Times | 93% | 1% | 94% | -5% | 13% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 44 ? | 2.6 ? 94% | 46.4 ? -5% | 1.9 ? 96% | 42.8 ? 3% | 32.9 ? 25% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 24.8 ? | 2.1 ? 92% | 23.2 ? 6% | 2.16 ? 91% | 28 ? -13% | 24.9 ? -0% |
| PWM Frequency | 59.5 | 29760 ? | 60.2 ? | |||
| Screen | -27% | -19% | -29% | -36% | 5% | |
| Brightness middle | 507 | 371.8 -27% | 444 -12% | 351.7 -31% | 404 -20% | 526 4% |
| Brightness | 486 | 374 -23% | 451 -7% | 351 -28% | 388 -20% | 486 0% |
| Brightness Distribution | 87 | 98 13% | 91 5% | 87 0% | 94 8% | 87 0% |
| Black Level * | 0.34 | 0.43 -26% | 0.24 29% | 0.38 -12% | ||
| Contrast | 1491 | 1033 -31% | 1683 13% | 1384 -7% | ||
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2.04 | 2.37 -16% | 2 2% | 1.78 13% | 3.1 -52% | 1.3 36% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 3.1 | 6.1 -97% | 3.2 -3% | 6.14 -98% | 6.9 -123% | 2.7 13% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.86 | 1.7 -98% | 1.3 -51% | 0.7 19% | ||
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 1.8 | 2 -11% | 1.8 -0% | 2.3 -28% | 3.7 -106% | 2 -11% |
| Gamma | 2.12 104% | 2.29 96% | 2.11 104% | 2.11 104% | 2.26 97% | 2.25 98% |
| CCT | 6561 99% | 6261 104% | 6417 101% | 6683 97% | 5936 110% | 6858 95% |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 31% /
9% | -4% /
-11% | 29% /
7% | -14% /
-24% | 13% /
9% |
* ... smaller is better
The display is already well-calibrated out of the box with average grayscale and color DeltaE values of only 1.8 and 2.04, respectively. Calibrating the display even further ourselves with an X-Rite colorimeter would improve the averages down to just 1.3 and 0.86, but end-user calibration won't be necessary for most.
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 24.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 11.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 13.2 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 54 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.1 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 44 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 23.6 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 20.4 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 70 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (33.1 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| Screen flickering / PWM not detected |  | ||
In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 17263 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured. | |||
Glare is ever-present and essentially unavoidable on the glossy touchscreen. The display is fortunately bright enough to keep glare at a minimum when working outdoors under shade. If under brighter conditions, however, the colors and viewing experience degrade quickly. Certain HP Elite x2 models have 1000-nit display options which would make it 2x brighter than the Dell for easier readability outdoors.
Performance — Good CPU Performance, Meh GPU Performance
Testing Conditions
We set our unit to 'Ultra performance mode' and 'Best performance' mode via Dell Power Manager and Windows, respectively, prior to running any benchmarks below. Owners should become familiar with the My Dell software as it is the control hub for adjusting charging behavior, system performance, notifications, and more as shown by the screenshots below.
Processor
The XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 shares the same Core i5-1230U CPU as found on the XPS 13 9315 clamshell. One might expect the clamshell model to perform a little faster than the 2-in-1 model, but the opposite is true. Our results below show the XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 consistently ahead of the XPS 13 9315 clamshell by significant margins of about 70 percent in multi-threaded workloads. The results are wide enough to pull out ahead of even the Core i7-1185G7 in the Surface Pro 8.
Upgrading to the Core i7-1250U SKU is only expected to boost performance by about 5 percent based on our experience with the latest HP Envy x360 13. For much faster performance, you'll want to consider the XPS 13 Plus 9320 and its P-series CPU options instead.
Performance sustainability is limited on the XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 since it is a fanless design. When running CineBench R15 xT in a loop, for example, the initial score of 1252 points would steadily drop to 750 points over time to represent a performance loss of 40 percent. Nonetheless, performance is still faster than the same CPU in the XPS 13 9315 clamshell by about 50 percent even after accounting for throttling on both machines.
Cinebench R15 Multi Loop
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (2344 - 6360, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (11867 - 31714, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (772 - 1711, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (30824 - 52533, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (2269 - 3947, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (6379 - 15896, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (229 - 495, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (1328 - 3305, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (17516 - 37042, n=3) | |
System Performance
PCMark 10 results are comparable to the Surface Pro 8 except in the Digital Content Creation subtest where graphics performance matters most. This aligns with our GPU test results below where the XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 would exhibit slower-than-average graphics performance for the category.
CrossMark: Overall | Productivity | Creativity | Responsiveness
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (4001 - 4943, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (8348 - 10139, n=3) | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (5735 - 6692, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (3632 - 4833, n=3) | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| CrossMark / Overall | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1117 - 1383, n=3) | |
| CrossMark / Productivity | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1187 - 1356, n=3) | |
| CrossMark / Creativity | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (1095 - 1469, n=3) | |
| CrossMark / Responsiveness | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (990 - 1224, n=3) | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Apple MacBook Air M2 Entry | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 4943 points | |
Help | ||
| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (32539 - 60944, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (31342 - 60435, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (33224 - 65665, n=3) | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1230U (104.3 - 105.3, n=3) | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC Latency
LatencyMon reveals DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs of our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise perfect with no dropped frames.
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Dell XPS 13 9315 2-in-1 Core i5-1230U | |
| Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen2 Core i5 | |
| HP Spectre x360 13.5 14t-ef000 | |
| Microsoft Surface Pro 8, i7-1185G7 | |
| Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 i7-1280P OLED | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Devices — PCIe4 at PCIe3 Speeds
Dell offers 256 GB, 512 GB, and 1 TB PCIe4 x4 storage options. Unfortunately, performance is closer to most PCIe3 x4 drives than PCIe4 x4. Benchmarks such as CrystalDiskMark and DiskSpd are showing maximum read and write rates of only 3300 MB/s and 2200 MB/s, respectively, compared to 7000 MB/s or faster on the Samsung 980 Pro PCIe4 x4 series. Even so, the 3000 MB/s range is more than enough considering the form factor and Core U-series CPU.
* ... smaller is better
Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
GPU Performance
While CPU performance is better than expected, graphics performance is not as good. 3DMark results are about 10 to 20 percent slower than the average laptop in our database with the same integrated Iris Xe 80 EUs to be comparable to last year's ThinkBook Plus Gen 2. Gaming is still possible if on the lowest settings only.
Upgrading to the Core i7-1250U SKU with the Iris Xe 96 EUs is expected to boost graphics performance by about 36 percent based on our experience with the HP Envy x360 13. There are configurations with just 8 GB of RAM instead of 16 GB which we don't recommend or else graphics performance would suffer even more.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 4331 points | |
| 3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score | 15910 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 3077 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1055 points | |
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