Dell XPS 13 9380 vs. 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD): Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell XPS 13 9380 and 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD), including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

About 44% lighter

Dell XPS 13 9380 weighed 2.7 pounds, 44% lighter than the 4.8 pounds 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD).

WeightDell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Pound
2.7 lbs.
4.8 lbs.
Kilogram
1.22 kg
2.18 kg

2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Pros

Reasons that 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-4800H inside 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) has a 176% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell XPS 13 9380.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H
6,440
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H
4,908
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
Supports larger memory

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) 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
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
32 GB
Dell XPS 13 9380
16 GB
Supports faster memory

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Memory type and speed
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Dell XPS 13 9380 - DDR3
2,133 MHz
Upgradable memory

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) 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 9380 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryDell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeDDR3DDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

17% larger display

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9380.

Display size
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
15.6-inch
Dell XPS 13 9380
13.3-inch
Has one more port and slot

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It has seven versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

PortsDell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
HDMINoYes
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotYesNo
microSD card slotYesNo
power portNoYes
RJ-45NoYes
Thunderbolt 3Yes x2No
USB-ANoYes x2
USB-CYesYes
Total67
More versatile connectivity

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It has six versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

PortsDell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
headphone jackYesYes
USB-CYesYes
HDMINoYes
microSD card slotYesNo
power portNoYes
RJ-45NoYes
Thunderbolt 3YesNo
USB-ANoYes

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)
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
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)
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
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)
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
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 4800H Price
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15.6" Gaming Laptop 120Hz Ryzen 7-4800H 8GB RAM 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti 4GB - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H Octa-core - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 - 120Hz Refresh Rate - in-pl
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15.6" Gaming Laptop 120Hz Ryzen 7-4800H 8GB RAM 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti 4GB - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H Octa-core - NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 - 120Hz Refresh Rate - in-pl
By Lenovo
$878.90
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15.6" FHD IPS 120Hz Gaming Laptop, Ryzen Core 7-4800H, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, USB-C, HDMI, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, 32GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15.6" FHD IPS 120Hz Gaming Laptop, Ryzen Core 7-4800H, Webcam, Backlit Keyboard, USB-C, HDMI, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, 32GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Windows 10 Home
By Lenovo
$979.00
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop, 15.6" FHD IPS 120Hz, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (6 cores), up to 4.55GHz, GeForce RTX 2050, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, HDMI, Windows 11, EAT Mouse pad
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 Laptop, 15.6" FHD IPS 120Hz, AMD Ryzen 5 7535HS (6 cores), up to 4.55GHz, GeForce RTX 2050, 16GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, HDMI, Windows 11, EAT Mouse pad
By Lenovo
$639.99

Availability

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced: CES - January 2019
Announced in April 2020
Pricing-Starting at $869.99
Applicable Models-
  • Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15ARH05
  • Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 AMD Ryzen 4000 Series
  • 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Generations

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Dimensions11.88 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)
14.13" x 9.83" x 0.98" / 359mm x 249.6mm x 24.9mm
Weight2.7 lbs - 2.81 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.27 kg)Starting at 4.8lbs / 2.2kg
Colors
  • Frost with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
Onyx Black
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
    • 1.5mm full key travel
    • Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • Touchpad
    • One-piece trackpad with Windows Precision Drivers.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Size13.3 Inches15.6 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.
  • 15.6" FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits, 60Hz.
  • 15.6" FHD 120Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits, 120Hz.

Ports

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Dell XPS 13 9380 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
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Ports
Image Source: Lenovo
Left (6)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), data transfer only
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (1)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB 16GB
    2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 3200MHz
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with 4GB GDDR6 VRAM
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
    PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD
    • 1 TB/2 TB HDD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Wi-Fi
  • Killer 1435-S WiFi
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
WiFi 5 802.11AC (2 x 2)
WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
45Wh
Integrated Li-Polymer battery
Supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 80% in 1hr).
Battery Life
  • Up to Up to 21 hours
* Tested on FHD panel
Up to 6.7 hours
supports Rapid Charge
Power Supply45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.
135W
AC power adapter
Lenovo proprietary 3-pin AC adapter.

Software

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
  •  Lenovo Antivirus Plus
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • Lenovo Utility
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • LinkedIn
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Microsoft Office

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
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 with Privacy Shutter
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total)
  • 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable
  • 2 x 1.5W Speakers with Dolby Audio™
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button​​
  • Ambient light sensor
-
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
  • Noble lock slot
Security Chip
  • Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated chipset
BIOS Security
  • Supervisor password
  • Power-on password
  • Hard disk password
Other Security
  • Camera privacy shutter
In the box-
  • Legion IdeaPad Gaming 3 15" AMD
  • AC Adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick start guide
Warranty-1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD)
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
Dell XPS 13 9380 Ports
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 120Hz
Weight
4.8 lb
2.18 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7-4800H
8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,078
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,440
Multi-Core
With integrated
AMD Radeon™ Graphics
7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 (AMD) Ports
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6

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