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M1 MacBook Pro 13” vs. Dell XPS 13 9310: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the M1 MacBook Pro 13” and Dell XPS 13 9310 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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M1 MacBook Pro 13” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 13” is better than Dell XPS 13 9310.

Apple M1 (8C, 8G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 13” has a 65% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9310.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Pro 13” - Apple M1 (8C, 8G)

7,414

Dell XPS 13 9310 - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Dell XPS 13 9310 - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Dell XPS 13 9310 - Intel Core i3-1115G4

2,445

Dell XPS 13 9310 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9310 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Dell XPS 13 9310 supports a larger memory capacity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 13 9310

32 GB

M1 MacBook Pro 13”

16 GB

Dell XPS 13 9310 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Dell XPS 13 9310 weighed 2.64 pounds, 15% lighter than the 3.1 pounds M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Weight	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Pound	3.1 lbs.	2.64 lbs.
Kilogram	1.41 kg	1.20 kg

Dell XPS 13 9310 has more ports and slots count than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It has four versus three amount of ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Ports	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
Total	3	4

Dell XPS 13 9310 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the M1 MacBook Pro 13”. It has three versus two commonly used ports and slots on the M1 MacBook Pro 13”.

Ports	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes

Prices

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

M1 MacBook Pro 13” Price
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $689.95	See at Amazon
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) - Silver (Renewed) By Apple $686.00 $719.28 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Late 2020 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Chip (13.3 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $884.11 $975.23 9% OFF	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 13 9310 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9310 Laptop - 13.4-inch OLED 3.5K (3456x2160) Touchscreen Display, Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512G SSD, Iris Xe Graphics, 1-Year Premium Support, Windows 11 Home - White By Dell $1,211.00 $1,449.97 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9310 Touchscreen Laptop 13.4 inch FHD+ Thin and Light. Intel Core i7-1195G7, 16GB LPDDR4x RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Windows 11 Pro, 2Yr OnSite, 6 Months Migrate – Silver By Dell $939.00 $1,039.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 Thin & Light Business Laptop (13.4" FHD+, Intel 10-Core i7-1250U, 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD), Long Battery Life, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Backlit, Fingerprint, Wi-Fi 6E, IST HUB, Win 11 Pro By Dell $1,249.99	See at Amazon

Availability	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Announced on November 10th, 2020	-
Pricing	$1,299 Apple M1 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,499 Apple M1 Chip \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD	999.99$ - Intel Core i3 \| 8GB \| 256 GB \| FHD+ Non-touch 1,099.99$ - Intel Core i5 \| 8GB \| 256 GB \| FHD+ Touch 1,499.99$ - Intel Core i7 \| 8GB \| 512 GB \| FHD+ Touch 1,899.99$ - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB \| 512 GB \|UHD+ Touch
Applicable Models	-	Dell XPS 13 Dell XPS 13 (late 2020) Dell XPS 13 9310 Dell XPS 13 with 11th Gen Intel G-Series processors
Generations	2022 M2 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 M1 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2015 MacBook Pro 13 Retina	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	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Dimensions	11.97” x 8.36” x 0.61” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 15.6 mm)	11.64” x 7.82” x 0.58” (295.65 x 198.68 x 14.8mm)
Weight	Starting at 3.1 pounds (1.4 kg)	2.64 lbs (1.20 kg) Non-touch models. 2.80 lbs (1.27 kg) Touch models.
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Platinum silver exterior, black interior Frost exterior, arctic white interior
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor 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	Keyboard Black Backlit English Keyboard with Fingerprint Reader. Touchpad 4.42 x 2.53 in (112.30 mm x 64.15 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Size	13.3 Inches	13.4 Inches
Info	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 16:10 aspect ratio 500 nits brightness Supports wide color (P3) True Tone technology	13.4-inch FHD+ touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 100% sRGB, 500 nits, 2.90 W, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.4-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 500 nits, 2.90 W, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen 3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1200:1, 90% DCI-P3, 500 nits, 6.6 W, Anti-reflective, Touch support.

Ports	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Image Source: Apple Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging Right (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: Dell Left (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x microSD card slot Right (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Processor	Apple M1 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	Apple M1 Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	8GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory Configurable to 16GB	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X Memory On-board
Storage	256GB 512GB SSD Configurable to 1TB or 2TB	256 GB 512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Wi-Fi	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Intel AX1650 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) Rivet Killer 500s DBS Up to 1774 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)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Size	58.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	52 Wh (4-cell smart lithium-ion)
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours wireless web Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback	Up to 14 hours of battery life Steaming videos on FHD+ models. Up to 8 hours and 12 minutes of battery life Steaming videos on 4K+ models.
Power Supply	61W USB‑C Power Adapter	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A

Software	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
OS	Shipped with macOS Big Sur	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	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Camera	720p FaceTime HD 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)
Audio	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W 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 – Cortana Farfield capable

Misc	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
Sensors	Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Windows Hello Facial Recognition Fingerprint reader Wedge-shaped lock
In the box	MacBook Pro 13” 61W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	-
Warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.	-
More	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of 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	M1 MacBook Pro 13”	Dell XPS 13 9310
At Glance	Released in Late 2020 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 3.1 lb 1.41 kg Powered By Apple M1 (8C, 8G) 8C/8T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,705 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,414 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 iGPU 8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz Configurable up to 16GB Unified Memory	Released in Late 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 13.4” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.64 lb 1.20 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