The Dell XPS 13 (2024) measures 295 mm wide, 199 mm deep, and 15 mm thick, with a total volume of 880.575 cm³. It weighs 1,220 g, keeping it reasonably manageable for a 13.4″ machine. The keyboard does not include backlighting, and the chassis is neither weather-sealed nor built to a rugged standard. It also does not use a fanless design, meaning active cooling is present.
The 13.4″ display resolves at 1920×1200 px with a pixel density of 168 ppi, and its 120Hz refresh rate provides noticeably smoother motion than standard 60Hz panels for everyday scrolling and content consumption. Typical brightness is rated at 500 nits, and an anti-reflection coating helps maintain legibility in brighter environments. The screen does not support touch input. Beyond the built-in panel, the system can drive up to four displays simultaneously, giving users meaningful flexibility when connecting to external monitors.
The processor features a hybrid layout of 6 performance cores clocked at 1.4 GHz and 8 efficiency cores at 0.9 GHz, totalling 22 threads with multithreading enabled and a turbo frequency of 4.8 GHz, all manufactured on a 7 nm process node with 64-bit support. It is paired with 16GB of DDR5 memory running at 7,467 MHz — the platform’s rated maximum — and can be configured with up to 64GB. The 512GB NVMe SSD connects over PCIe 5.0, providing fast flash-based storage access. On the graphics side, the GPU has a base clock of 300 MHz and a turbo of 2,250 MHz, with support for DirectX 12 Ultimate, covering the full range of current graphics API requirements.
In PassMark testing, the system achieves a multi-threaded score of 24,879, reflecting the combined throughput of all available cores and threads under load. The single-core result stands at 3,468, indicating the processor’s per-core speed for sequential, single-threaded workloads.
The XPS 13 (2024) relies entirely on two Thunderbolt 4 ports, which also function as USB 4 40Gbps connections, as its sole wired interface — there are no USB-A ports of any generation, no HDMI output, no DisplayPort or mini DisplayPort, no RJ45 Ethernet port, and no external memory card slot. Wireless connectivity is supported alongside AirPlay, though the specific Wi-Fi standard is not detailed in the provided data. The complete absence of legacy wired ports means users who regularly connect standard USB-A peripherals or external displays via HDMI will need to rely on adapters or docks.
The Dell XPS 13 (2024) is equipped with a 55 Wh battery and carries a rated battery life of 19 hours, suggesting it is designed to last through extended use without needing a charge. The machine does not support sleep-and-charge through its USB ports, and it does not use a MagSafe power adapter.
Audio output is handled by stereo speakers, though Dolby Atmos is not supported, and a 3.5 mm headset jack is available for wired headphones or headsets. The 2MP front camera is paired with a single built-in microphone, making it functional for video calls in straightforward setups. A fingerprint scanner is present for biometric login, but 3D facial recognition is not included. The machine does not come with a stylus, has no voice command support, and lacks an optical disc drive. Motion and location sensors — including a gyroscope, accelerometer, compass, and GPS — are all absent, as is an S/PDIF output port. Ray tracing and DLSS are not supported.
The laptop-class CPU uses a BGA 2049 socket, operates with a clock multiplier of 38, and carries a 28W TDP, with a maximum rated temperature of 110°C. It employs big.LITTLE technology to manage its mix of performance and efficiency cores, supports NX bit for memory protection, and covers a broad instruction set including MMX, F16C, FMA3, AES, AVX, AVX2, SSE 4.1, and SSE 4.2. The multiplier is locked, and ECC memory is not supported. Memory runs across two channels with a maximum rated speed of 7,467 MHz, and the processor carries 24MB of L3 cache. Graphics are handled by the integrated Arc Xe-LPG 128EU, which includes 1,024 shading units, 64 texture mapping units, 32 render output units, and 8 execution units, with compatibility for OpenCL 3 and OpenGL 4.6. The overclocked PassMark result is recorded at 24,880, virtually identical to the standard result, consistent with the locked multiplier.
