At the heart of the XPS 13 is one of Intel's new Wildcat Lake chips, which have been sparsely available in the U.S. market. This range is built on the same 18A process as Intel's Panther Lake SoCs, and it leverages the same microarchitectures. Wildcat Lake is severely stripped back compared to Panther Lake, however.
The entry-level XPS 13 at $699 comes with Intel's Core 5 320, for instance, which is a six-core chip with two Cougar Cove P-cores and a cluster of four Darkmont LPE cores. It has a base power draw of just 15W, and a maximum turbo power of 35W, along with onboard Intel Graphics sporting two Xe3 cores. With those specs, you shouldn't expect to do more than basic web and productivity tasks.
However, Wildcat Lake comes with the upside of modern connectivity, including speedy LPDDR5X at up to 7,467 MT/s, Wi-Fi 7, and USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2. The XPS 13 specifically has some premium flourishes, as well. It's an all-aluminum machine that weighs just 2.2 pounds and measures 0.5 inches think, and it's equipped with a 13.4-inch 2.5K touch display, even on the $699 design.
Intel Core 5 320 (6-core, 2 + 0 + 4, up to 4.6 GHz)
Key considerations
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- Volatility remains possible near catalysts
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Reference reading
- https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/SPONSORED_LINK_URL
- https://www.tomshardware.com/laptops/dells-usd699-xps-13-laptop-is-now-available-with-the-macbook-neo-in-its-sights-entry-level-xps-design-comes-with-wildcat-lake-8gb-of-ram-and-a-512gb-ssd#main
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