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Dell Precision 7740 vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell Precision 7740 and Dell XPS 15 9500, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell Precision 7740 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7740 is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.

Dell Precision 7740 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It supports up to 128GB versus 64GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 7740

128 GB

Dell XPS 15 9500

64 GB

Dell Precision 7740 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

Dell Precision 7740 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Dell Precision 7740 has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9500.

Display size

Dell Precision 7740

17.3-inch

Dell XPS 15 9500

15.6-inch

Dell Precision 7740 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It has thirteen versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Ports	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Smart Card Reader	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x3	No
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	13	6

Dell Precision 7740 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It has eight versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9500.

Ports	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes	No
USB-C	No	Yes

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than Dell Precision 7740.

2020 vs. 2019

Dell XPS 15 9500 weighed 4 pounds, 42% lighter than the 6.79 pounds Dell Precision 7740.

Weight	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound	6.79 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	3.08 kg	1.81 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell Precision 7740 and Dell XPS 15 9500.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Xeon E-2286M

6,910

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Xeon E-2276M

5,165

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell Precision 7740 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

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

Memory	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Slots	x4	x2
Type	DDR4 ECC	DDR4

Prices

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

Dell Precision 7740 Price
	2019 Dell Precision 7740 Laptop 17.3 - Intel Core i7 9th Gen - i7-9850H - Six Core 4.6Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro Carbon (Renewed) By Dell $638.26 $729.99 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7740 17.3" Mobile Workstation - Intel Core i7-9850H - 16GB RAM - 512GB SSD (Renewed) By Dell $699.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7740 17.3" Intel Xeon E-2276m 64GB RAM 1TB SSD Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $649.99	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 $664.69 $799.00 17% OFF	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
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch FHD+ Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10thGEn, I7-10750H (6-CORE) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $1,250.32	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Computex 2019. Available from early July 2019.	Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,409	Starting at $1,299.99
Generations	2021 Dell Precision 7760 2020 Dell Precision 7750 2019 Dell Precision 7740	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	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Dimensions	16.3 x 10.7 x 1.03 - 1.19 in (414.2 x 273.7 x 26.15 - 30.3 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	6.79 lbs (3.08 Kg)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)
Colors	Carbon Fiber LCD Cover Aluminum Titan Gray LCD Cover	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 with optional backlit keyboard. 3.92 x 2.09 in (99.50 mm x 53 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	17.3 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	17.3”, HD 1600 x 900, Anti-Glare, LED Backlight, Non-touch 60% color gamut 17.3”, FHD 1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare IPS, Non-touch 100% color gamut sRGB 17.3”, UHD 3840 x 2160, Anti-Glare IGZO, Non-touch 100% AdobeRGB	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	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Image Source: Dell Left (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x Smart Card Reader Right (4) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x lock slot Back (5) 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort v1.4 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x power port	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	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon E-2276M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon E-2286M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB 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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Intel Xeon E-2276M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Intel Xeon E-2286M Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 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	Memory Slots 4 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 128B Memory Type: DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz or 3200 MHz	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro WX 3200 (Optional) GCN 4.0 Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1295 MHz, 640 Shading Units. Radeon Pro WX 7130 w/8GB GDDR5 (Optional) GCN 4.0 Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1188 → 1243 MHz, 2304 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 256-bit, 945→ 1380 MHz, 2,304 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 8GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1110→ 1560 MHz, 2,560 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 16GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1035→ 1545 MHz, 3,072 Shading Units.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 4 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Available only on a 4-cell 64Wh battery model. Hard Drive Configurations Up to 8TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number	-	2

Connectivity	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200 2x2 .11ax 160MHz Qualcomm QCA61x4A 802.11ac Dual Band, 2x2, Wireless Adapter	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 4.2 Bluetooth 5.1	Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	Integrated Intel i219LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE	-

Battery	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	64 Wh (4 Cells, Lithium-Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery) 97 Wh (6 Cells, Lithium-Ion Polymer, ExpressCharge™ Capable Battery)	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life	-	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	240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5 VDC/12.31 A.	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	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 7.5 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Optional Windows Hello Infrared Camera 0.30 Megapixels (340 x 340) at 60 fps.	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	Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves Two speakers (2W x 2) Noise-reducing array microphones	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	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
Sensors	An optional fingerprint reader on the power button	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor), Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command \| Update, Dell Command \| Power Manager, Intel® Platform Trust Technology, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and SmartCard Reader Fingerprint reader or FIPS Fingerprint reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification) Contacted Smart Card (FIPS 201 with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 level 3 Certification) Contactless Smart Card NFC/CSC (Check regional availability)	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty	3 Years Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis	-

Key Features	Dell Precision 7740	Dell XPS 15 9500
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 17.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 6.79 lb 3.08 kg Up to Intel Xeon E-2286M 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,192 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,910 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics P630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 128GB 3200 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6	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