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Dell XPS 13 9300 vs. MSI Modern 15 (A11X): Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 13 9300 and MSI Modern 15 (A11X) models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9300 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9300 is better than MSI Modern 15 (A11X).

Dell XPS 13 9300 supports a faster memory speed than the MSI Modern 15 (A11X). It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the MSI Modern 15 (A11X).

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 13 9300 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9300 weighed 2.65 pounds, 25% lighter than the 3.53 pounds MSI Modern 15 (A11X).

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Pound	2.65 lbs.	3.53 lbs.
Kilogram	1.20 kg	1.60 kg

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Modern 15 (A11X) is better than Dell XPS 13 9300.

Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside MSI Modern 15 (A11X) has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9300.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i5-1035G1

2,878

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i3-1005G1

2,027

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9300. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9300.

Max system memory size

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)

64 GB

Dell XPS 13 9300

32 GB

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell XPS 13 9300 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR4X	DDR4

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

MSI Modern 15 (A11X) has a 15.6-inch screen size 16% larger than the 13.4-inch Dell XPS 13 9300.

Display size

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 13 9300

13.4-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9300 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9300 Laptop, 13.4 UHD (3840 x 2400) Touchscreen, Intel Core 10th Gen i7-1065G7, 32GB LPRAMX, 1TB Class 35 SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,129.00	See at Amazon
	Dell New XPS 13 9300 13.4-inch FHD InfinityEdge Touchscreen Laptop (Silver), Intel Core i7-1065G7 10th Gen, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (XPS 9300-7524SLV-PUS) By Dell $814.58	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 13.4-inch FHD InfinityEdge Touchscreen Laptop (Silver), Intel Core i7-1065G7 10th Gen, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $814.58	See at Amazon
MSI Modern 15 (A11X) Price
	MSI Modern 15H, 15.6" FHD Ultra Thin Laptop, Intel Core i7-13620H 2.40 GHz, 10 cores, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Classic Black, EAT Cloth By MSI $765.00	See at Amazon
	MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Ryzen 7 7730U, UMA AMD Radeon Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 16GB DDR4, 1TB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black B7M-223US By MSI $799.99	See at Amazon
	MSI Modern 15 Laptop: Intel Core i3-1215U, UHD Graphics, 15.6" FHD, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Home: Classic Black B12M-433US By MSI $379.99 $519.00 27% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Announced at CES 2020) Available on January 7, 2020 Developer Edition available on February 4, 2020	-
Applicable Models	Dell XPS 13 Dell XPS 13 (early 2020) Dell XPS 13 9300 Dell XPS 13 with 10th Gen Intel G-Series processors	-
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333	-

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Size Comparison	Dell XPS 13 9300MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Dimensions	11.64 x 7.82 x 0.27 - 0.38 in (295.65 x 198.68 x 6.75 - 9.58mm) Width: 11.64” (295.65 mm) Depth: 7.82” (198.68 mm) Height: 0.27 - 0.38” (6.75 - 9.58 mm)	14.05” x 9.20” x 0.67” (356.8 x 233.75 x 16.9 mm)
Weight	2.65 lbs - 2.8 lbs (1.2 kg - 1.27 kg)	3.53 lbs (1.6 kg)
Colors	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.	Urban Silver Carbon Gray
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.42 x 2.53 in (112.30 mm x 64.15 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White) 1.5mm key travel Touchpad Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Size	13.4 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	13.4-inch FHD+ touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.4-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen 3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits luminance, 6.6 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.	15.6" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level, Wide View Angle, Thin Bezel.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Image Source: Dell Left (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) 1 x microSD card slot Right (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack	1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 4. Supports USB 4, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging. 2 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1 1 x MicroSD Card Reader 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz) 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.00 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	4 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4 Memory On-board 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x Memory On-board	Up to DDR4-3200 Memory Type 2 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot Max 64GB Max Capacity
Discrete Graphics	-	MSI Modern 15 A11SB NVIDIA® Geforce® MX450 Video memory: 2GB GDDR6 VRAM. MSI Modern 15 A11M No discrete graphics
Storage	256 GB 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3) 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer 1650s 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) Rivet Killer 500s DBS Up to 1800 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)	802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer 1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer 500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery

Dell XPS 13 9300

MSI Modern 15 (A11X)

Size

4-cell smart lithium-ion
Battery Capacity: 52 Wh

52 Wh (3-cell Li-Polymer battery)

Power Supply

45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter

20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A

MSI Modern 15 A11M

65W compact power adapter
Output: [email protected].

MSI Modern 15 A11SB

90W compact power adapter
Output: [email protected].

Software	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	MSI Center for Business & Productivity

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio	Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak) 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack with 360-degree Waves NX 3D virtual surround with head-tracking via headphones Dual microphone array powered by Waves MaxxVoice Pro supporting VoIP – Cortana Farfield capable	2 x 2W Speaker Nahimic 3 High-Resolution Audio ready

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	-
Security	Windows Hello Facial Recognition Wedge-shaped lock	-
Warranty	-	1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9300	MSI Modern 15 (A11X)
At Glance	Released in Early 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 13.4” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.65 lb 1.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.53 lb 1.60 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 Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6