Dell XPS 13 9380 vs. 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 13 9380 and 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i.

About 44% lighter

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

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

2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i Pros

Reasons that 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10750H inside 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i has a 132% 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 3i - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
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 3i 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 3i
32 GB
Dell XPS 13 9380
16 GB
Supports faster memory

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9380. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9380.

Memory type and speed
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - DDR4
2,933 MHz
Dell XPS 13 9380 - DDR3
2,133 MHz
Upgradable memory

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

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

The 2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i 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 3i
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 3i 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 3i
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
$575.00
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
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i Price
Lenovo Ideapad 3i 15.6 FHD Touchscreen Laptop | Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor | Intel UHD Graphics | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD | Windows 11 Home | Bundle with Stylus Pen
Lenovo Ideapad 3i 15.6 FHD Touchscreen Laptop | Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor | Intel UHD Graphics | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD | Windows 11 Home | Bundle with Stylus Pen
By Lenovo
$357.27
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - 2022 - Everyday Gaming Laptop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti Graphics - 15.6" FHD Display - 8GB Memory - 512GB Storage - Intel i7 12th Gen - Onyx Grey
Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i - 2022 - Everyday Gaming Laptop - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050Ti Graphics - 15.6" FHD Display - 8GB Memory - 512GB Storage - Intel i7 12th Gen - Onyx Grey
By Lenovo
$921.70
Lenovo 2023 Newest Ideapad 3i Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touchscreen, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, HDMI, Webcam, Wi-Fi6, Bluetooth, Win11, Arctic Grey, W/GaLiMu
Lenovo 2023 Newest Ideapad 3i Laptop, 15.6" FHD Touchscreen, 11th Gen Intel Core i3-1115G4 Processor, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, HDMI, Webcam, Wi-Fi6, Bluetooth, Win11, Arctic Grey, W/GaLiMu
By Lenovo
$353.00

Availability

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Announced: CES - January 2019
  • Announced in April 2020
  • Available in May 2020
Pricing-Starting at $729.99
Generations-

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
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 3i
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 3i
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 3i Ports
Image Source: Lenovo
Left (6)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 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 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 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. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 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: 2933MHz
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR5)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6)
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 3i
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 6 802.11AX (2 x 2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
45 Wh (3 Cell)
Battery Life
  • Up to Up to 21 hours
* Tested on FHD panel
Up to 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 charging port.

Software

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
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 3i
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 3i
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
-
In the box-
  • Legion IdeaPad Gaming 3i 15"
  • AC Adapter
  • Internal Battery
  • Quick start guide
Warranty-1 Year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 93802020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i
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
Intel Core i7-10750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,134
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,412
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
2020 Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3i Ports
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6

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