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Dell Inspiron 13 5390 vs. Intel MacBook Air: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 and Intel MacBook Air models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is better than Intel MacBook Air.

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighed 2.16 pounds, 23% lighter than the 2.8 pounds Intel MacBook Air.

Weight	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Pound	2.16 lbs.	2.8 lbs.
Kilogram	0.98 kg	1.27 kg

Intel MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that Intel MacBook Air is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-1060NG7 inside Intel MacBook Air has a 29% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i7-1060NG7

3,018

Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i5-1030NG7

2,818

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Intel MacBook Air - Intel Core i3-1000NG4

1,942

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

Intel MacBook Air supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Max system memory size

Intel MacBook Air

16 GB

Dell Inspiron 13 5390

8 GB

Intel MacBook Air supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.

Memory type and speed

Intel MacBook Air - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Price
	New Genuine Inspiron 11 13 14 15 Laptop Charger 45W(watt) Slim AC Power Adapter(LA45NM140/0KXTTW/0285K) for Dell Inspiron 3000 5000 7000 Series Charger �� By Dell $22.49 $24.95 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 15 3530 Business Laptop 15.6" FHD Anti-Glare Touchscreen Intel 10-Core i5-1335U Processor (>i7-1255u) 16GB RAM 512GB SSD FHD Webcam ExpressCharge Long Battery Life Win11 By Dell $472.88 $496.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Inspiron 7430 14" FHD+ (1920x1200) IPS Touch 2-in-1 Laptop \| Intel i7-1355U 10-Core \| Iris Xe Graphics \| Backlit Keyboard \| Fingerprint \| Thunderbolt 4 \| WiFi 6E \| 16GB LPDDR5 1TB SSD \| Win11 Pro By Dell $749.99 $814.40 8% OFF	See at Amazon
Intel MacBook Air Price
	Apple MacBook Air (13-inch Retina display, 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, 128GB) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $378.98	See at Amazon
	2017 Apple Macbook Air with 1.8GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $234.99 $249.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Early 2020 Apple MacBook Air with 1.1GHz Intel Core i3 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Gold (Renewed) By Apple $459.95	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019	Announced on March 18th, 2020 Available on March 18th, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $579.99 (non-WWAN) Starting at $729.99 (WWAN)	$999 - Intel Core i3 \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,299 - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013

Exterior	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Dimensions	Non-WWAN Models Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.59 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 14.90 mm) Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.65 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.50 mm) WWAN Models Front: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.66 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 16.80 mm) Back: 12.11 x 8.05 x 0.73 in (307.60 x 204.50 x 18.50 mm)	Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
Weight	Non-WWAN Models 2.16 lb (1.18 kg) WWAN Models 2.65 lb (1.20 kg)	Starting at 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)
Colors	Platinum Silver with dark gray bezel and keyboard (available on configurations without a backlit keyboard) Platinum Silver with light gray bezel and silver keyboard (available on configurations with a backlit keyboard) Ice Lilac	Gold Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Optional backlit full-size, spill-resistant keyboard Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad with integrated scrolling	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Size	13.3 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio True Tone technology

Ports	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Image Source: Dell 1 x HDMI 1.4b 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C™ (DP/PowerDelivery) 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x Micro SD card reader 1 x Headphone & Microphone Audio Jack 1 x AC Power	Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 9W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 10W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 10W
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1000NG4 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 48 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1030NG7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1060NG7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM.	8GB Configurable to 16GB 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive.	256GB 512GB Configurable to 1TB and 2TB SSD

Connectivity	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Wi-Fi	Intel 9560 Up to 1730 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac) Intel 9462 Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac)	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
More	Optional Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN) Intel 7360 (DW5820e) Up to 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9) Frequency bands supported (LTE FDD: 450 Mbps DL/50 Mbps UL (Cat 9), LTE TDD: B347 Mbps DL/30 Mbps UL (Cat 9), UMTS/HSPA+: UMTS 384 Kbps DL/384 Kbps UL) Wireless standards (LTE Category 16, UMTS/HSPA+) Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) (Supports GPS, BDS, and GLONASS)	-

Battery	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Size	4-Cell Battery, 45 Whr (Integrated) 4-Cell Battery, 52 Whr (Integrated)	49.9 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Non-WWAN Models Up to 13 hours 06 minutes WWAN Models Up to 13 hours 44 minutes * Tested on the Mobile Mark 2014 benchmark test.	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 12 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	65 Watt AC Adapter	30W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30 Trial McAfee LiveSafe Foxit Phantom Standard PDF SupportAssist Dell Mobile Connect Dell Color Profiles SmartByte Wave MaxxAudio® Pro	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Camera	Integrated Widescreen HD (720p) Webcam	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	2 x tuned speakers, audio processing by Waves MaxxAudio® Pro 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack Dual Digital Microphone Array	Stereo speakers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
Sensors	Fingerprint reader sensor (Optional)	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor
Security	Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional)	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	MacBook Air 30W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Air comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One external 6K display with 6016-by-3384 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or One external 5K display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors, or Up to two external 4K displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Dell Inspiron 13 5390	Intel MacBook Air
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.16 lb 0.98 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8565U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 804 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,327 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5	Released in Early 2020 16:10 QHD+ 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.8 lb 1.27 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1060NG7 4C/8T, 1.20 → 3.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,119 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,018 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X