Dell XPS 13 7390 vs. Razer Book 13 (2020): Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 13 7390 and Razer Book 13 (2020) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 13 7390 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 7390 is better than Razer Book 13 (2020).

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10710U inside Dell XPS 13 7390 has a 6% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Razer Book 13 (2020).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i7-10710U
4,786
Razer Book 13 (2020) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Razer Book 13 (2020) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i3-10110U
1,866
About 9% lighter

Dell XPS 13 7390 weighed 2.7 pounds, 9% lighter than the 2.95 pounds Razer Book 13 (2020).

WeightDell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Pound
2.7 lbs.
2.95 lbs.
Kilogram
1.22 kg
1.34 kg

Razer Book 13 (2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Book 13 (2020) is better than Dell XPS 13 7390.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

Razer Book 13 (2020) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 7390. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 7390.

Memory type and speed
Razer Book 13 (2020) - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Dell XPS 13 7390 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 13 7390 and Razer Book 13 (2020).

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 13 7390
16 GB
Razer Book 13 (2020)
16 GB

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 7390 Price
Dell XPS 7390 Laptop PC 13.4 inch FHD Non-Touch Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-10710U 10th Gen Processor, 16GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
Dell XPS 7390 Laptop PC 13.4 inch FHD Non-Touch Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-10710U 10th Gen Processor, 16GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$440.99
Dell XPS 13 7390 Laptop 13.3 inch, 4K UHD InfinityEdge Touch, 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10710U, Intel UHD Graphics, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, XPS7390-7121SLV-PUS (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 7390 Laptop 13.3 inch, 4K UHD InfinityEdge Touch, 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10710U, Intel UHD Graphics, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, XPS7390-7121SLV-PUS (Renewed)
By Dell
$515.76
Dell XPS 13 7390 Laptop Computer, 13.3 inch 4K(3840x2160) Touchscreen, 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10710U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 7390 Laptop Computer, 13.3 inch 4K(3840x2160) Touchscreen, 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10710U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed)
By Dell
$559.00
Razer Book 13 (2020) Price
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD+ Touch (1920 x1200), 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe M.2, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4, Intel Evo Certified, Mercury White
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD+ Touch (1920 x1200), 16GB RAM, 256GB PCIe M.2, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4, Intel Evo Certified, Mercury White
By Razer
$849.00
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD 60Hz (1920x1200), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD PCIe M.2 - Windows 11 - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 4 - Mercury White
Razer Book 13 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, Intel Iris Xe, 13.4" FHD 60Hz (1920x1200), 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD PCIe M.2 - Windows 11 - CNC Aluminum - Chroma RGB - Thunderbolt 4 - Mercury White
By Razer
$2,099.00
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
By Razer
$1,599.99
$1,799.99 11% OFF

Availability

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced at IFA 2019
  • Available on August 27, 2019
Announced on November 5th, 2020
Pricing-
  • $1,199.99
    Intel Core i5-1135G7 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD | FHD+ Non-Touch
  • $1,599.99
    Intel Core i7-1165G7 | 16GB RAM | 256GB SSD | FHD+ Touch
  • $1,999.99
    Intel Core i7-1135G7 | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | UHD+ Touch
Generations-

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Dimensions11.88 x 7.84 x 0.31 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63mm)
Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm)
Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm)
Height: 0.31 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63mm)
11.6” x 7.8” x 0.60” (295.6 mm x 198.5 mm x 15.15 mm)
Weight2.7 lbs - 2.84 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.29 kg)
  • 2.95 lbs (1.34 kg)
    Razer Book 13 with FHD+ Non-Touch Panel.
  • 3.09 lbs (1.40 kg)
    Razer Book 13 with FHD+ or UHD+ Touch Panel.
Colors
  • Frost with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
Mercury White
Made from CNC Anodized Aluminum with tone-on-tone Razer logo.
Keyboard and Trackpad
  •  Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Full-size backlit keyboard.
    • Per-Key RGB, powered by Razer Chroma™
    • Anti-Ghosting
  • Precise Glass Touchpad
    • A large, clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.

Display

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Size13.3 Inches13.4 Inches
Info
  • 13.3-inch FHD
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support.
  • 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
  • 13.3-inch 4K UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
  • 13.4” FHD+ Non-Touch
    1920 x 1200, matte, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, non-touch display.
  • 13.4” FHD+ Touch
    1920 x 1200, matte, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, Gorilla Glass 6, touch display, anti-reflective coating.
  • 13.4” UHD+ Touch
    3840 x 2400, 100% sRGB, 4-sided thin bezels, Gorilla Glass 6, touch display, anti-reflective coating.

Ports

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Dell XPS 13 7390 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
  • 1 x lock slot
    Wedge-shaped lock slot
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps)
Right (3)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort
  • 1 x headphone jack
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 4.
    Supports power delivery up to 100W, 4 lanes of PCI Express.
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1.
    Support data transfers 5Gbps.
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Slot.
  • 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack.

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U
    6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8 GB 16 GB
    2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SDRAM
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard dual-channel memory
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 16GB
    • Memory Type: DDR4x RAM
    • Memory Speed: 4267MHz
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB
    M.2 2230 PCIe® 3x2 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 256GB, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer AX1650W
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)
Intel® Wireless-AX201
(IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Bluetooth
  • Rivet Killer AX1650W › Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.1

Battery

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
55Wh lithium-ion polymer
Battery Life
  • Up to 21 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 14 hours of battery life
    Razer Book 13 with FHD+ Touch/Non-Touch models.
  • Up to 11 hours of battery life
    Razer Book 13 with UHD+ models.
Power Supply45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A
65W USB-C Power Adapter

Software

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
Razer Synapse

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD).
  • Windows® Hello built-in IR camera
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak)
  •  4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable
  • Stereo, 2 Speakers + Smart Amp
  • 4 Array microphone
  • THX® Spatial Audio
  • 3.5mm Combo-Jack

Misc

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • IR Camera Sensor
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded, TMP 2.0
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.7 lb
1.22 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10710U
6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,051
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,786
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Dell XPS 13 7390 Ports
Released in Late
2020
16:10 4K UHD+
13.4”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
2.95 lb
1.34 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 13 7390 vs. Razer Book 13 (2020)

Dell has released the XPS 13 7390, a 13.3-inch machine, in mid-2019. It is powered by up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-10710U with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 13.4-inch Book 13 was introduced by Razer about a year later in late-2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1165G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.70 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell XPS 13 73901
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U89765.28%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U94468.70%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U95769.65%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U1,05176.49%
Razer Book 13 (2020)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19586.97%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G71,374100.00%
01,374

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 13 73901
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U1,86638.99%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U2,93361.28%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,94261.47%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U4,786100.00%
Razer Book 13 (2020)1
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98083.16%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G74,48793.75%
04,786

The Dell XPS 13 7390 has a 13.3-inch display which is quite similar size to the 13.4-inch Razer Book 13 (2020). In addition, The Dell XPS 13 7390 weighs 2.7 lbs. about 9% lighter than the 2.95 lbs. Razer Book 13 (2020). Moreover, measured at 11.88” x 7.84” x 0.46”, the Dell XPS 13 7390 is considerably more portable than the Razer Book 13 (2020) at 11.6” x 7.8” x 0.6”.

Dell XPS 13 7390Razer Book 13 (2020)

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 13 7390 supports up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Razer Book 13 (2020), it supports up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Dell XPS 13 7390, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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