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Dell XPS 13 9380 vs. Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 13 9380 and Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

Dell XPS 13 9380 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320. It has six versus two amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
headphone jack	Yes	No
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
USB-C	Yes	No
Total	6	2

Dell XPS 13 9380 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320. It has four versus one commonly used port and slot on the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
headphone jack	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes
USB-C	Yes	No

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

2022 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-1280P inside Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 has a 342% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell XPS 13 9380.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i7-1280P

10,304

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i7-1270P

9,328

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i7-1260P

9,170

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i5-1240P

7,240

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320

32 GB

Dell XPS 13 9380

16 GB

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 5200MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - LPDDR5

5,200 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9380 - DDR3

2,133 MHz

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9380 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9380, 13.3" 4K UHD (3840X2160) Multi-Touch IPS Display, Intel Core i7-8565U, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Fingerprint Reader, Silver (Renewed) By Dell $620.11	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9380, Core i7-8565U, 16GB RAM, 256GB M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD, 13.3 4K UHD (3840x2160) Touch Screen Windows 10 Pro 64bit (Renewed) By Dell $1,095.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9380 Laptop 13.3 - Intel Core i5 8th Gen - i5-8365U - Quad Core 4.1Ghz - 256GB SSD - 16GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $414.67	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Price
	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 13.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1260P Dodeca-core (12 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - Total RAM - 16 GB On-Board Memory - By Dell $1,399.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9000 9320 13.4" Touchscreen Notebook - 3.5K - 3456 x 2160 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-1360P Dodeca-core (12 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 16 GB On-Board Memory - 512 By Dell $1,599.00 $1,692.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9320 Plus 13.4" Laptop Intel Core i7-1260P (12-Core) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB RAM 3.5K OLED (3456X2160) InfinityEdge Touch Win 11 PRO (Renewed) (Black) By Dell $2,099.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Released	2019	2022
Release Date	Announced: CES - January 2019	Announced on January 4, 2022 (CES 2022). Available worldwide in Spring 2022.
Applicable Models	-	Dell XPS 13 9320 Dell XPS 13 Plus 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus
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	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 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Dimensions	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.30 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63 mm) Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm) Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63 mm)	11.63” x 7.84” x 0.60” (295.3 x 199.04 x 15.28 mm)
Weight	2.7 lbs - 2.81 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.27 kg)	Starting at 2.73 lbs (1.24 kg)
Colors	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.	Platinum Graphite
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard Full-size zero-lattice keyboard with backlit key. 1.0 mm key travel. Capacitive touch function. Touchpad Seamless glass touchpad with haptic ForcePad that responds to the touch. Supports multi-touch gestures.
Chasis Information	-	CNC machined aluminum with glass palm rest in graphite CNC machined aluminum with glass palm rest in platinum

Display	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Size	13.3 Inches	13.4 Inches
Info	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 FHD non-touchscreen 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 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+ 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 2000:1, 500 nits, 100% sRGB, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.4” FHD+ Touch 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 2000:1, 500 nits, 100% sRGB, 0.3% anti-reflective, anti-smudge, touch support. 13.4” 3.5K OLED Touch 3456 x 2160, 304 PPI, 60 Hz, 100,000:1, 400 nits, 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR™ 500, 0.5% anti-reflective, anti-smudge, touch support, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 7. 13.4” 4K UHD+ Touch 3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1650:1, 400 nits, 90% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR™ 400, 0.3% anti-reflective, anti-smudge, touch support. All panels InfinityEdge, Dolby Vision™, Eyesafe® technology, 178° wide viewing angle +/- 89° / 89° / 89° / 89°

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
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	Image Source: Dell Left (1) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (1) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P 12 cores, 16 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.10 → 4.70 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 4.80 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1280P 14 cores, 20 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 28W
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	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1280P Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 5200MHz LPDDR5 128-bit dual-channel memory. Onboard memory.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.	256GB PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSD 512GB 1TB 2TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Wi-Fi	Killer 1435-S WiFi Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6E 1675 (AX211) 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)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh	55 Wh
Battery Life	Up to Up to 21 hours * Tested on FHD panel	-
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.	60 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Express Charge 2.0 that gets your laptop to about 80% battery life in less than an hour.

Software	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 11 Home Pro Ubuntu 20.04 On Developer Edition models.
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.9 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.	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)
Audio	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio 4 x Speakers (8W 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 – Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello Facial Recognition Noble lock slot	Windows Hello Facial Recognition Fingerprint reader
Warranty	-	1 year warranty

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9380	Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
At Glance	Released in Early 2019 16:9 4K UHD 13.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 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 16GB 2133 MHz DDR3	Released in Early 2022 16:10 3.5K 13.4” 2160p OLED Weight 2.73 lb 1.24 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1280P 14C/20T, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,538 Single Core Geekbench 5 10,304 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5