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ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 vs. Dell XPS 17 9700: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 and Dell XPS 17 9700 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has nine versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Ports	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
microSD card slot	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes x4
USB-A	Yes x3	No
USB-C	Yes	No
Total	9	7

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has six versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Ports	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	No	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
USB-A	Yes	No
USB-C	Yes	No

Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than ASUS VivoBook 17 X712.

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 82% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside ASUS VivoBook 17 X712.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 - Intel Core i5-1035G1

2,878

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 - Intel Core i3-1005G1

2,027

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS VivoBook 17 X712. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 17 X712.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 17 9700

64 GB

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712

16 GB

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a faster memory speed than the ASUS VivoBook 17 X712. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 17 X712.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9700 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Dell XPS 17 9700 weighed 4.65 pounds, 9% lighter than the 5.07 pounds ASUS VivoBook 17 X712.

Weight	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Pound	5.07 lbs.	4.65 lbs.
Kilogram	2.30 kg	2.11 kg

Prices

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

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 Price
	ASUS Vivobook Laptop, 17.3" HD+ (1600x900) Non-Touch Display, Intel Core i5 Quad-Core Processor, 12GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, Webcam, HDMI, USB Type-C, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 11 Home, Silver By ASUS $699.00	See at Amazon
	ASUS Vivobook Laptop, 17.3" HD+ (1600x900) Non-Touch Display, Intel Core i5 Quad-Core Processor, 20GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe NVMe M.2 SSD, Webcam, HDMI, USB Type-C, Wi-Fi 5, Windows 11 Home, Silver By ASUS $946.97	See at Amazon
	ASUS VivoBook 17 K712EA 17.3'' FHD Laptop, Intel Core i5-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, ‎Intel UHD Graphics, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 10 Home, Silver, 32GB Snow Bell USB Card (Renewed) By ASUS $499.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,458.80	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17" 9700 FHD+ Laptop PC Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, Type C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1650, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $724.99	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 2TB SSD - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,312.79	See at Amazon

Availability	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	-	Announced Date: May 13, 2020
Applicable Models	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712 ASUS VivoBook 17 X712J ASUS VivoBook 17 X712FA ASUS VivoBook 17 X712FB ASUS VivoBook 17 X712JA ASUS VivoBook 17 X712UA	-
Generations	-	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700

Exterior	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Dimensions	16.01” x 10.07” x 0.78 ~ 0.84” (406.9 x 256 x 19.9 ~ 21.4 mm)	14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 in (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm) Width: 14.74” (374.45 mm) Depth: 9.76” (248.05 mm) Height: 0.77” (19.5 mm)
Weight	5.07 lbs (2.3 kg)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)
Colors	Transparent Silver	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	Keyboard Chiclet keyboard Illuminated chiclet keyboard(Optional	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	17.3 Inches	17 Inches
Info	17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles 17.3" (16:9) LED-backlit HD+ (1600x900) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 60% NTSC	17-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. 17-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Left (3) Image Source: ASUS 1 x lock slot 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) Right (6) Image Source: ASUS 1 x microSD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x power port	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.00 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 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	4GB DDR4 2666MHz SDRAM Onboard Memory 1 x SODIMM slot for expansion, upgradable to 16GB SDRAM	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712JA No discrete graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 975 → 1185 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Storage	128GB SATA 3.0 M.2 SSD M.2 256GB 512GB 1TB PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2 1TB 5400 rpm SATA HDD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Wi-Fi	Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac)	Rivet Killer AX1650w 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 4.1	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	32Wh (2-cell lithium-polymer battery) 47Wh (3-cell lithium-polymer battery)	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Power Supply	45W power adapter [email protected]	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

ASUS VivoBook 17 X712

Dell XPS 17 9700

Endless OS
Windows 10 Home
Windows 10 Pro

Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro

Upgradable to Windows 11

Built-in Apps

MyASUS features

Battery Health Charging
Splendid
Tru2Life
Function Key Lock
Link to MyASUS

Microsoft Office 30-days trial
McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) 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	Built-in W Stereo Speakers with Array Microphone 3.5mm headphone jack ASUS SonicMaster Technology	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
Sensors	Fingerprint sensor (optional)	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Fingerprint reader (optional) Security lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features	ASUS VivoBook 17 X712	Dell XPS 17 9700
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 17.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 5.07 lb 2.30 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Upgradable up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.65 lb 2.11 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 Up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q