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HP Pavilion Aero 13 vs Dell XPS 13 9310

44 out of 100
HP Pavilion Aero 13
VS
45 out of 100
Dell XPS 13 9310
HP Pavilion Aero 13
Dell XPS 13 9310
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Review

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Performance
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Gaming
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Battery Life
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Connectivity
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49.6
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Value Index
38.6
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP Pavilion Aero 13
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Around 2.8x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Easier to carry: weighs 200 grams less (around 0.44 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 33-45% higher FPS
  • High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Dell XPS 13 9310
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Features a bigger (~21%) battery – 52 against 43 watt-hours
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Pavilion Aero 13
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XPS 13 9310

Case

Weight 1 kg (2.21 lbs) 1.2 kg (2.65 lbs)
Dimensions 297 x 209 x 16.9 mm
11.69 x 8.23 x 0.67 inches		 296 x 199 x 15 mm
11.65 x 7.83 x 0.59 inches
Area 621 cm2 (96.2 inches2) 589 cm2 (91.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.6% ~88.4%
Side bezels 5.3 mm 3.7 mm
Colors White, Silver, Gold, Pink White, Black
Material Aluminum Top: Aluminum
Middle: Carbon fiber
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 35 dB 36.6 dB

Display

Size 13.3 inches 13.4 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 170 ppi 169 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1316:1 1200:1
sRGB color space 99.8% 99.5%
Adobe RGB profile 74.8% 66%
DCI-P3 color gamut 73.4% -
Response time 37 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness
Pavilion Aero 13
400 nits
XPS 13 9310 +25%
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 7.6 V
Full charging time 1:55 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left, Right Left, Right
Charge power 45 / 65 W 45 W
Cable length - 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 220 / 312 grams 218 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1.7-3.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.2 GHz 4.1 GHz
Cores 6 2
Threads 12 4
L3 Cache 16 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Radeon RX Vega 7 Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Pavilion Aero 13 +88%
6068
XPS 13 9310
3235
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 400 MHz
GPU boost clock 1800 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 4.27 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 448 384
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 28 24
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 12
GPU performance 1.6 TFLOPS 1 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 4x2 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 4267 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (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 Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3281-CG
Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power - 2x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~76.5 dB ~84.6 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.3 v5.1
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.1
Thunderbolt No Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.0 x 6.5 cm 11.2 x 6.4 cm
Surface Plastic 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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31 (83.8%)
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Total votes: 37

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I Cohen June 13, 2024 at 05:52 PM
Had both units; the Dell had more quality issues, including failing keys on the keyboard. Otherwise, OK. The HP has been almost flawless after two years. Got a far better deal with 3-year support...so far a no-brainer, so I vote HP Aero over the XPS 9310.
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