Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 vs. 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 and 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 is better than 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500.

Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 supports a faster memory speed than the 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
About 67% lighter

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 weighed 2.9 pounds, 67% lighter than the 8.60 pounds 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500.

WeightDell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Pound
2.9 lbs.
8.60 lbs.
Kilogram
1.32 kg
3.90 kg

2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 Pros

Reasons that 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 is better than Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-11980HK inside 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 has a 115% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 - Intel Core i9-11980HK
9,677
2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 - Intel Core i7-11800H
7,908
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 - Intel Core i3-1115G4
2,445
Supports larger memory

The 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1.

Max system memory size
2021 Acer Predator Helios 500
64 GB
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1
32 GB
Upgradable memory

The 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 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 9310 2-in-1 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryDell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

29% larger display

The 2021 Acer Predator Helios 500 has a 17.3-inch screen size 29% larger than the 13.4-inch Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1.

Display size
2021 Acer Predator Helios 500
17.3-inch
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1
13.4-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Price
Dell XPS 13 9310 13.4" 4K OLED Touchscreen (Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4X RAM, 1TB SSD) Thin & Light Business Laptop, Backlit KB, Fingerprint Reader, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Win 11 Pro
Dell XPS 13 9310 13.4" 4K OLED Touchscreen (Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4X RAM, 1TB SSD) Thin & Light Business Laptop, Backlit KB, Fingerprint Reader, Wi-Fi 6E, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Win 11 Pro
By Dell
$1,299.99
Dell XPS 9310 Laptop PC 13.4 inch FHD+ 1920 x 1200 Touchscreen 2 in 1 Laptop Tablet PC, Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor, 8GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
Dell XPS 9310 Laptop PC 13.4 inch FHD+ 1920 x 1200 Touchscreen 2 in 1 Laptop Tablet PC, Intel Core i7-1165G7 Processor, 8GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$519.99
DELL 2023 XPS 13 13.4" FHD+ (Intel 10-Core i7-1250U, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD) Thin & Light Business Laptop, 12-Hr Battery Life, Thunderbolt 4, IR Webcam, Backlit, Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro
DELL 2023 XPS 13 13.4" FHD+ (Intel 10-Core i7-1250U, 16GB LPDDR5 RAM, 512GB SSD) Thin & Light Business Laptop, 12-Hr Battery Life, Thunderbolt 4, IR Webcam, Backlit, Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro
By DELL
$1,083.00
Acer Predator Helios 500 17.3 11800H Price
Acer Predator Helios Triton 500 SE (16" QHD 165Hz, Intel 8-Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB) 3-Zone RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop, Webcam, Fingerprint, Win11 Home, Steel Gray
Acer Predator Helios Triton 500 SE (16" QHD 165Hz, Intel 8-Core i7-11800H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3060 6GB) 3-Zone RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop, Webcam, Fingerprint, Win11 Home, Steel Gray
By ist computers
$1,199.99
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop | Intel i7-11800H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU | 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Killer WiFi 6 | RGB Keyboard
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop | Intel i7-11800H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU | 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Killer WiFi 6 | RGB Keyboard
By acer
$1,088.99
$1,299.99 16% OFF
acer Predator Helios Triton 500 SE Gaming Laptop (16 inches QHD+ 165Hz, Intel 8-Core i7-11800H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, RTX 3060 6GB), 3-Zone RGB Backlit, IST Cable, Win 10 Home / 11 Home - Steel Gray
acer Predator Helios Triton 500 SE Gaming Laptop (16 inches QHD+ 165Hz, Intel 8-Core i7-11800H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, RTX 3060 6GB), 3-Zone RGB Backlit, IST Cable, Win 10 Home / 11 Home - Steel Gray
By acer
$1,399.99

Availability

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Released20202021
Pricing
  • 1,099.99$ - Intel Core i3 | 8GB | 256 GB | FHD+ Touch
  • 1,299.99$ - Intel Core i5 | 8GB | 256 GB | FHD+ Touch
  • 1,949.99$ - Intel Core i7 | 16GB | 512 GB | UHD+ Touch
  • $2,499.99
    i7-11800H | 16GB | 1TB | RTX 3070 | QHD
  • $4,449.99
    i7-11900HK | 64GB | 2TB | RTX 3080 | UHD
Applicable Models-
  • PH517-52-78A9
  • PH517-52-98X1
Generations-

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Dimensions11.69” x 8.15” x 0.56” (297 x 207 x 14.35 mm)15.7” x 12.6” x 1.39” (398.78 x 320 x 35.3 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.9 lbs (1.32 kg)8.60 lbs (3.9 kg)
Colors
  • Platinum silver exterior, black interior
  • Frost exterior, arctic white interior
Abyss Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Black English Backlit Keyboard with Fingerprint Reader
  • Touchpad
    • 4.41 x 2.63 in (112 mm x 66.70 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
Keyboard
  • Full-size backlit keyboard with full Numpad.
  • Mechanical MagTek Switches.
  • 0.8 mm key travel.
  • WASD keycaps.
  • Per-key RGB customized keyboard.
Touchpad
  • Large trackpad with Windows precision drivers.

Display

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Size13.4 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 13.4-inch FHD+ touchscreen
    1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 100% sRGB, 450 nits, 2.89 W, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
  • 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen
    3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 90% DCI-P3, 100% sRGB, 450 nits, 6.18 W, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
  • 17.3" QHD 165Hz
    2560 x 1440, 16:9, IPS-Level, 165 Hz, 3ms response time.
  • 17.3" 4K UHD 120Hz Mini LED
    3840 x 2160, 16:9, IPS-Level, 120 Hz, 3ms response time, 512 zones dynamic backlight, DisplayHDR 1000.

Ports

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 2 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™ 4
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 1 x headset jack
  • 1 x microSD card reader
  • 2 x USB-C
    Supports Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, USB charging 5V/3A.
  • 3 x USB-A
    1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps).
    2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x RJ45
    2.5 Gigabit Ethernet.
  • 1 x HDMI 2.1
    Supports 4K at 120Hz.
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4
  • 1 x Headphone jack
  • 1 x Microphone jack
  • 2 x DC-in

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 65W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    4267 MHz LPDDR4x Memory On-board
4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB 32GB 64GB
3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM.
  • Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots
  • Memory Type: DDR4-SDRAM
  • Memory Speed: 3200 MHz
  • Memory Per Slot:
    4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
Discrete Graphics-Nvidia® GeForce RTX™
  • 3070 - 8GB GDDR6
    Max Power: 140W, Max Speed: 1560 MHz.
  • 3080 - 16GB GDDR6
    Max Power: 165W, Max Speed: 1545 MHz.
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
512GB 1TB 2TB
PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
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).
  • Intel AX201
    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)
Killer Wireless-AX 1650i 2x2
Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet-Killer E3100G Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Transfer rate: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Size51 Wh (4-cell smart lithium-ion)74 Wh
4-cell Lithium-Ion battery.
Battery Life-Up to 4 hours of battery life
Power Supply45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A
330W
barrel-type power adapter.

Software

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home | Pro
  • Windows 11 Home | Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
Acer Predator Sense

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
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
  • Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • 2W x 2 = 4W total
  • Dual microphone array
  • Stereo Speakers
  • 2 speakers
  • DTS:X® Ultra
  • Built-in microphone

Misc

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
-
Security
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Wedge-shaped lock
  • Firmware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) solution
  • Kensington lock slot
  • BIOS Passwords:
    • User
    • Supervisor
In the box-
  • Predator Helios 300 Gaming Notebook
  • Lithium-Ion Battery
  • AC Adapter
  • Power Cord

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-12021 Acer Predator Helios 500
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:10 4K UHD+
13.4”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
2.9 lb
1.32 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
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Dell XPS 13 9310 2-in-1 Ports
Released in
2021
16:9
17.3”
2160p 120Hz
Weight
8.60 lb
3.90 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-11980HK
8C/16T, 3.30 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,646
Single Core
Geekbench 5
9,677
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3080
16GB GDDR6

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