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M2 MacBook Air vs. Dell XPS 15 9570: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the M2 MacBook Air and Dell XPS 15 9570 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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M2 MacBook Air Pros

Reasons that M2 MacBook Air is better than Dell XPS 15 9570.

2022 vs. 2018

Apple M2 (8C, 10G) inside M2 MacBook Air has a 83% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-8950HK inside Dell XPS 15 9570.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 10G)

8,819

M2 MacBook Air - Apple M2 (8C, 8G)

8,819

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

M2 MacBook Air weighed 2.7 pounds, 33% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9570.

Weight	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Pound	2.7 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	1.22 kg	1.81 kg

Dell XPS 15 9570 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9570 is better than M2 MacBook Air.

Dell XPS 15 9570 supports a larger memory capacity than the M2 MacBook Air. It supports up to 32GB versus 24GB of system memory on the M2 MacBook Air.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9570

32 GB

M2 MacBook Air

24 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Dell XPS 15 9570 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Dell XPS 15 9570 has a 15.6-inch screen size 14% larger than the 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air.

Display size

Dell XPS 15 9570

15.6-inch

M2 MacBook Air

13.6-inch

Dell XPS 15 9570 has more ports and slots count than the M2 MacBook Air. It has nine versus four amount of ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Air.

Ports	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Battery gauge button	No	Yes
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	No	Yes
MagSafe 3	Yes	No
power port	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes x2
Total	4	9

Dell XPS 15 9570 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M2 MacBook Air. It has six versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M2 MacBook Air.

Ports	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes

Prices

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

M2 MacBook Air Price
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air Laptop with M2 chip: 13.6-inch Liquid Retina Display, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage, Backlit Keyboard, 1080p FaceTime HD Camera. Works with iPhone and iPad; Silver By Apple $849.00 $999.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2022 MacBook Air M2 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) (QWERTY English) Midnight (Renewed Premium) By Apple $849.00	See at Amazon
	2022 Apple MacBook Air Laptop with Apple M2 chip (13.6-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Midnight (Renewed) By Apple $806.00 $849.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9570 Price
	Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $530.99 $558.70 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,638.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9570-8th Generation Intel Core i7-8750H Processor, 4k Touchscreen display, 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti, Windows 10 Home, Gaming Capable By Dell $749.00	See at Amazon

Availability	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Released	2022	2018
Release Date	Announced on June 6, 2022 (WWDC 2022)	-
Pricing	$1,199 M2 (8C, 8G) \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 M2 (8C, 10G) \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	-
Applicable Models	MacBook Air (2022) 2022 MacBook Air MacBook Air with M2 chip	-
Generations	2022 M2 MacBook Air 2020 M1 MacBook Air 2020 Intel MacBook Air MacBook Air 13” 2019 MacBook Air 13” 2018 MacBook Air 13” 2017 MacBook Air 13” 2015 MacBook Air 13” 2014 MacBook Air 13” 2013	2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550

Exterior	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Dimensions	11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 in (304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm)	14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors	Midnight Starlight Space Gray Silver	Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Size	13.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Liquid Retina display 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology. 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology	15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Image Source: Apple Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Charging, DisplayPort 1 x MagSafe 3 Magnetic charging port Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button

Internal Specs	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Processor	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	Apple M2 (8C, 8G) Apple M2 iGPU 8 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M2 (8C, 10G) Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 24GB unified memory.	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number	-	-
Cooling Info	Passive	-

Connectivity	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Rivet Killer 1535 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 4.2

Battery	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Size	52.6 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours of wireless web Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback	Up to 20 hours and 18 minutes * Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
Power Supply	30W USB‑C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU. 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
OS	Shipped with macOS Monterey	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Camera	1080p FaceTime HD camera. Advanced image signal processor with computational video.	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Four-speaker sound system Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones

Misc	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
Sensors	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Wedge-shaped lock
In the box	MacBook Air 30W or 35W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	One-year limited warranty.	-
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	M2 MacBook Air	Dell XPS 15 9570
At Glance	Released in Mid 2022 16:10 QHD 13.6” 1664p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Apple M2 (8C, 10G) 8C/8T, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz Geekbench 5 1,933 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,819 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M2 iGPU 10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 24GB Unified Memory Starting at $1,199 M2 (8 GPU), 8GB, 256GB SSD New MagSafe 3 Charging port Supports Fast Charging 50% in 30 mins with 65W charger New 1080p Webcam New Four Speakers Sound System Up to 18 Hours Battery Life Built-in Touch ID Dual USB-C USB4 & Thunderbolt 3 Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q