The Dell XPS 14 is available with the following CPUs:

• Intel Core Ultra 7 155H (16 cores, 22 Threads, up to 4.8 GHz, 24MB Cache)
• Intel Core Ultra 6 165H (16 cores, 22 Threads, up to 5.0 GHz, 24MB Cache)

Both are high-performance CPUs from Intel’s Meteor Lake family. Unlike Intel’s 14th Gen processors (13th Gen Raptor Lake refreshes), these CPUs have two low-power E-cores (LP-E) to further improve efficiency and an NPU (Neural Processing Unit) to speed up AI-based tasks, like background-blurring on video calls and image generation in some photo editing apps. They can handle general productivity tasks, like text processing, web browsing, video playback, and spreadsheets, as well as more demanding workloads like programming and video editing. That said, they’re far from being the fastest CPUs on the market. If you have an extremely demanding workload, you’re still better off getting a laptop with a higher-wattage CPU, like the Dell Alienware m18 R2 (2024). Core composition is the same on both CPUs; they both have six performance cores, eight efficiency cores, and two low-power efficiency cores (6P+8E+2LP-E). The only difference is that the 165H has slightly faster clock speeds, which typically results in only a small performance boost.