Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 vs. Dell XPS 17 9720: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 and Dell XPS 17 9720 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 is better than Dell XPS 17 9720.

About 6% lighter

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 weighed 4.54 pounds, 6% lighter than the 4.79 pounds Dell XPS 17 9720.

WeightDell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Pound
4.54 lbs.
4.79 lbs.
Kilogram
2.06 kg
2.17 kg
More versatile connectivity

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 17 9720. It has six versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9720.

PortsDell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
headphone jackYesYes
Thunderbolt 4YesYes
full-size SD card slotNoYes
HDMIYesNo
microSD card slotYesNo
power portYesNo
USB-AYesNo

Dell XPS 17 9720 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9720 is better than Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620.

Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 17 9720 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 17 9720
64 GB
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620
32 GB
6% larger display

Dell XPS 17 9720 has a 17-inch screen size 6% larger than the 16-inch Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620.

Display size
Dell XPS 17 9720
17-inch
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620
16-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 and Dell XPS 17 9720.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 4800MHz DDR5 RAM.

Memory type and speed
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
Dell XPS 17 9720 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
Upgradable memory

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

MemoryDell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Slots
x2
x2
TypeDDR5DDR5

Prices

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

Dell Inspiron 16 7620 Laptop Price
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7000 7620 16" 3K (Intel 12th Gen i7-12700H, 40GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB) Workstation & Business Laptop, Backlit, Thunderbolt 4, FHD Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Dark Green
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7000 7620 16" 3K (Intel 12th Gen i7-12700H, 40GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 4GB) Workstation & Business Laptop, Backlit, Thunderbolt 4, FHD Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Dark Green
By Dell
$1,269.99
Dell Newest Inspiron 7620 2-in-1 Laptop, 16" FHD+ Touch Display, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, FHD Webcam, HDMI, Backlit KB, FP Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Silver
Dell Newest Inspiron 7620 2-in-1 Laptop, 16" FHD+ Touch Display, 12th Gen Intel Core i7-1260P, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, FHD Webcam, HDMI, Backlit KB, FP Reader, Wi-Fi 6, Windows 11 Home, Silver
By Dell
$939.00
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 16'' FHD+ 2-in-1 Touchscreen Business Laptop (Intel 12-core i7-1260P, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Rechargeable Stylus) 13-Hr Battery Life, FP, Thunderbolt, FHD Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Silver
Dell Inspiron 16 7620 16'' FHD+ 2-in-1 Touchscreen Business Laptop (Intel 12-core i7-1260P, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Rechargeable Stylus) 13-Hr Battery Life, FP, Thunderbolt, FHD Webcam, Win 11 Pro, Silver
By Dell
$1,269.99
Dell XPS 17 9720 12700H Price
Dell 2023 XPS 17 9720 Laptop 17" Touchscreen UHD+ Display 14-Core 12th Intel Core i7-12700H NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR5 2TB NVMe SSD Thunderbolt 4 WiFi 6E Backlit KB FP Reader Windows 10 Pro
Dell 2023 XPS 17 9720 Laptop 17" Touchscreen UHD+ Display 14-Core 12th Intel Core i7-12700H NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR5 2TB NVMe SSD Thunderbolt 4 WiFi 6E Backlit KB FP Reader Windows 10 Pro
By Dell
$3,529.00
Dell XPS 9720 Laptop PC 17 Inch UHD+ 3840 x 2400 Intel Core i7-12700H Processor, 32GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Webcam, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
Dell XPS 9720 Laptop PC 17 Inch UHD+ 3840 x 2400 Intel Core i7-12700H Processor, 32GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Webcam, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$2,478.99
Dell XPS 17 9720 17" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) Touchscreen Laptop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.70 GHz Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Pro
Dell XPS 17 9720 17" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) Touchscreen Laptop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.70 GHz Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Pro
By Dell
$2,686.49

Availability

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Released20222022
Release DateAnnounced on June 7, 2022Announced on March 3, 2022
Pricing
  • $1,599.99
    i7-12700H 16GB 512GB RTX 3050 Ti
  • $1,849.99
    i7-12700H 16GB 1TB RTX 3060
Windows 11 Home
  • $1,839
    i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch
Windows 11 Pro
  • $1,899
    i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch
  • $1,999
    i5-12500H, 16GB, 512GB, Intel Iris Xe, FHD+ Non-touch
  • $2,349 
    i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050, FHD+ Non-touch
  • $2,649
    i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050, 4K UHD+ Touch
Applicable Models
  • Dell Inspiron 16 Laptop
  • 2022 Inspiron 16 Laptop
  • 2022 Inspiron 16 Clamshell Laptop
  • Dell Inspiron 16 7620 (12th Gen Intel Core H-Series Processors)
  • 2022 Dell XPS 17
  • Dell XPS 17 9720
  • Dell XPS 9720
Generations

Exterior

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Dimensions14.05 x 9.92 x 0.67 ~ 0.75 in (356.78 x 251.9 x 16.95 ~ 18.99 mm)14.74” x 9.76” x 0.77” (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm)
WeightStarting at 4.51 lbs (2.05 kg)
  • 4.79 lb (2.17 kg)
    Non-touch with 97Wh.
  • 5.67 lb (2.57 kg)
    Touch with 97Wh.
Colors
Platinum Silver Dark Green
Platinum Silver exterior Black interior
CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black.
Keyboard and TrackpadKeyboard
  • Full-size Carbon Black keyboard.
  • Key backlit.
Touchpad
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad.
  • Size: 4.53 x 3.15 in (115 x 80 mm)
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard.
  • 5.91 x 3.50 in (150 mm x 89 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
Chasis InformationAluminum Exterior Chassis Materials.-

Display

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Size16 Inches17 Inches
Info
  • 16.0” FHD+
    1920 x 1200, 16:10 aspect ratio, 141 PPI, 30 ms response time, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 60 Hz refresh rate, Anti-glare display, 300 nits brightness, 100% sRGB color gamut, Non-touch, 4.40 W power consumption.
  • 16.0” FHD+ Touch
    1920 x 1200, 16:10 aspect ratio, 141 PPI, 30 ms response time, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 60 Hz refresh rate, glossy display, 300 nits brightness, 100% sRGB color gamut, multi-touch enabled, 4.73 W power consumption.
  • 16.0” 3K
    3072 x 1920, 16:10 aspect ratio, 226 PPI, 30 ms response time, 1200:1 contrast ratio, 60 Hz refresh rate, Anti-glare display, 400 nits brightness, 100% sRGB color gamut, Non-touch, 3.80 W power consumption.
  • 17” FHD+ Nontouch
    1920 x 1200 133 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% sRGB 1650:1 60Hz Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 5.06 W
  • 17” 4K UHD+ Touch
    3840 x 2400 266 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% AdobeRGB 99% DCI-P3 1600:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 400 Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-reflective Anti-smudge WVA 13.73 W

Ports

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (4)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x power port
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Dell XPS 17 9720 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x lock slot
Right (4)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
    v6.0
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Processor
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    12 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    12 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Memorywith RTX 3060
8GB 16GB 24GB 32GB
  • Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots.
  • Memory Type: Dual Channel DDR5 Memory.
  • Memory Speed:
    4800 MHz
  • Memory Size per Slot: 
    8GB 16GB
with RTX 3050/3050 Ti
8GB 16GB 24GB
  • Memory Slots: 1 x SODIMM slot with 8GB onboard memory.
  • Memory Type: Dual Channel DDR5 Memory.
  • Memory Speed:
    4800 MHz
  • Memory Size per Slot: 
    8GB 16GB
4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 RAM.
2 x SODIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB of GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 3060 with 6GB of GDDR6 VRAM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050
    Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2304 CUDA Cores 60W
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060
    Ampere Architecture 6GB GDDR6 192-bit 3584 CUDA Cores 70W
Storage
256GB 512GB 1TB
M.2 PCIe
  • M.2 Slots: 1 x 2230/2280 slot.
  • Interface Type: 
    • PCIe Gen3 x4 NVMe, up to 32 Gbps
    • PCIe Gen4 x4 NVMe, up to 64 Gbps
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 8TB
  PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD.
Up to 64Gbps.
  • Storage slots: 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots.
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Connectivity

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Wi-Fi
  • Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6
    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), Bluetooth 5.2
  • Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E
    Up to 2400 Mbps Triple Band 2.4GHz/5GHz/6GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax No Bluetooth
Intel Killer 1675 (AX211)
Onboard Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.2
Bluetooth 5.2

Battery

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Size
  • 56 Wh 4-cell polymer battery
  • 86 Wh 6-cell polymer battery
97 Wh
6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
Power Supply65W USB-C Power Adapter.130 W USB Type-C power adapter
Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

Software

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
OSWindows 11 Home | Pro | National AcademicWindows 11
Home Pro Pro National Academic
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe 12-Month Subscription
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • My Dell
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Update
  • Dell Digital Delivery
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
Camera
  • FHD Front-facing camera
    1080 at 30 fps, FHD RGB 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
  • Waves MaxxAudio Pro audio controller.
  • Supports Dolby Atmos.
  • 2 x 2.5W tweeters.
  • 2 x 2.5W woofers.
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack.
  • digital-array microphones.
  • Realtek ALC711-CG Audio Controller
  • Realtek ALC1319D Amplifier
  • Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio
  • Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 2.5W x2 tweeters = 10W total peak output
  • Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
SensorsOptional fingerprint reader sensor
Integrated with the power button.
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • IR Camera
Security
  • Optional fingerprint reader with Windows Hello support.
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service

Key Features

Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620Dell XPS 17 9720
At Glance
Released in Mid
2022
16:10 3K
16”
1920p 60Hz
Weight
4.54 lb
2.06 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-12700H
14C/20T, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,658
Single Core
Geekbench 5
11,774
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
4800 MHz DDR5
Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7620 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6
Released in Early
2022
16:10 4K UHD+
17”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
4.79 lb
2.17 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-12700H
14C/20T, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,658
Single Core
Geekbench 5
11,774
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
4800 MHz DDR5
Dell XPS 17 9720 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3060
6GB GDDR6 70W TGP
Starting at
$1,839
i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB
Built-in
97Wh
Large Battery
Built-in
Facial Recognition
Built-in
Fingerprint Reader
Featuring
Waves Nx® 3D
2 Woofers + 2 Tweeters
Advanced Thermal Design
Vapor Chamber
Cooling System
Supports
Dell Power Manager
Controls fan, battery life, & performance

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