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2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 and Dell XPS 15 9500 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 Pros

Reasons that 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.

2021 vs. 2020

Intel Core i9-11900H inside 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 has a 19% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 15 9500.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Memory type and speed

2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It has nine versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Ports	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes x2
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes x2	No
USB-C	Yes	Yes
Total	9	6

The 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It has seven versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Ports	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
USB-C	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes	No

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16.

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16. It supports up to 64GB versus 48GB of system memory on the 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9500

64 GB

2021 ROG Zephyrus M16

48 GB

Dell XPS 15 9500 weighed 4 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4.19 pounds 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16.

Weight	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound	4.19 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	1.90 kg	1.81 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 and Dell XPS 15 9500.

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Slots	x1	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 Price
	Laptop Screen Assembly Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 2021 GU603 Series 16 inch 1920x1200 Matte IPS Non-Touch 144Hz WLED Panel Black Cover Hinges WebCam Cables LCD Display By Generic $264.49	See at Amazon
	Laptop Screen Assembly Compatible Replacement Spare Part for Asus ROG Zephyrus M16 2021 GU603 Series 16 inch 2560x1600 Matte IPS Non-Touch 165Hz WLED Panel Black Cover Hinges WebCam Cables LCD Display By Generic $356.49	See at Amazon
	ASUS ROG Zephyrus M16 (2022) GU603ZM-M16.I73060 (Intel Core i7-12700H Processor, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB Graphics, 16" WUXGA 165Hz, Windows 11) - Black By ASUS $1,192.95	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9500 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inches FHD i7-10750H 16 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti XPS9500-7002SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $1,098.95	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) 15.6-inch Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD, 4K UHD+ (3840x2400) 500-NIT Touch NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 PRO (Renewed) By Dell $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	New Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch UHD+ Touchscreen Laptop (Silver) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti with 4GB GDDR6, Window 10 Pro (XPS9500-7845SLV-PUS) By Dell $999.00	See at Amazon

Availability	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Announced on May 11, 2021	Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,299.99
Generations	2023 ROG Zephyrus M16 2022 ROG Zephyrus M16 2021 ROG Zephyrus M16 2020 ROG Zephyrus M15 2019 ROG Zephyrus M	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	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Dimensions	13.98” x 9.57” x 0.78” - 0.88” (355 x 243 x 19.9 - 22.3 mm)	13.56 x 9.07 x 0.30 - 0.71 in (344.40 x 230.30 x 7.70 - 18 mm) Width: 13.56” (344.40 mm) Depth: 9.07” (230.30 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.71” (7.70 - 18 mm)
Weight	4.19 lbs (1.9 kg)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)
Colors	Black	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit chicklet keyboard 1.7 mm key travel Overstroke technology Aura Sync N key rollover Hotkeys Volume up Volume down Microphone mute ROG Armoury Crate Integrated Fingerprint Sensor Trackpad - 20% larger and more accurate glass precision trackpad.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	16 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	16” WQXVGA 165Hz Display 16:10 Aspect Ratio 2560 x 1600 IPS 165Hz refresh rate 3ms response time Patone Validated 100% DCI-P3	15.6-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support, 4.41W. 15.6-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support, 10.4W.

Ports	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Image Source: ASUS Left (6) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, 100W Power Delivery 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, 100W Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0b 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x headphone jack Right (3) 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x microSD card slot v4.0 1 x lock slot	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	Up to 48GB DDR4 3200MHz SDRAM 1 x 16GB on-board memory and 1 x SO-DIMM slot up to 32GB of DDR4 SDRAM.	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Supports ROG Boost up to 1585MHz at 60W (75W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Supports ROG Boost up to 1525MHz at 80W (95W with Dynamic Boost). NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 Supports ROG Boost up to 1390MHz at 80W (100W with Dynamic Boost).	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	Single 512GB 1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Dual 512GB+512GB 1TB+1TB M.2 NVMe PCIe 4.0 SSD Supports RAID 0.	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number	-	2

Connectivity	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 with Gig+ performance (802.11ax)	Rivet Killer AX1650s 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 AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 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 5.2	Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.	-

Battery	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	90 Wh 4-cell Li-ion battery	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 10 hours Video Playback.	Full HD+ model Up to 24 hours (productivity tasks). Up to 16 hours, 52 minutes (streaming Netflix). UHD+ model Up to 13 hours, 52 minutes (productivity tasks). Up to 8 hours, 27 minutes (streaming Netflix).
Power Supply	240W power adaptor Propriety charger. Supports charging via USB-C Supports USB Type-C PD 3.0 up to 10W.	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
OS	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Armoury Crate 1M Xbox Game Pass GameVisual Scenario Profiles	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Camera	HD Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720) camera.	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	2 x 2W tweeter 4 x 2W woofer with Smart Amp Technology Audio by Dolby Atmos Built-in array microphone AI mic noise-canceling	Realtek ALC3281-CG Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor on power button	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	BIOS Administrator Password and User Password Protection Kensington Lock Fingerprint Authentication	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features	2021 ROG Zephyrus M16	Dell XPS 15 9500
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 WQXVGA 16” 1600p 165Hz Weight 4.19 lb 1.90 kg Powered By Intel Core i9-11900H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,430 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,121 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 48GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6 80W TGP	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6