Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 vs. Dell XPS 15 9520: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 and Dell XPS 15 9520 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 is better than Dell XPS 15 9520.

Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9520. It supports up to 5200MHz versus 4800MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9520.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - LPDDR5
5,200 MHz
Dell XPS 15 9520 - DDR5
4,800 MHz
About 33% lighter

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 weighed 2.73 pounds, 33% lighter than the 4.06 pounds Dell XPS 15 9520.

WeightDell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
Pound
2.73 lbs.
4.06 lbs.
Kilogram
1.24 kg
1.84 kg

Dell XPS 15 9520 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9520 is better than Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-12900HK inside Dell XPS 15 9520 has a 26% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1280P inside Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i9-12900HK
13,006
Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i7-12700H
11,774
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i7-1280P
10,304
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i7-1270P
9,328
Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i5-12500H
9,293
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i7-1260P
9,170
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 - Intel Core i5-1240P
7,240
Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 15 9520 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 9520
64 GB
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
32 GB
Upgradable memory

Dell XPS 15 9520 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 since it has onboard memory.

MemoryDell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR5DDR5
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 45W TGP vs. integrated

16% larger display

Dell XPS 15 9520 has a 15.6-inch screen size 16% larger than the 13.4-inch Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

Display size
Dell XPS 15 9520
15.6-inch
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320
13.4-inch
Has four more ports and slots

Dell XPS 15 9520 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320. It has six versus two amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

PortsDell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
full-size SD card slotNoYes
headphone jackNoYes
lock slotNoYes
Thunderbolt 4Yes x2Yes x2
USB-CNoYes
Total26
More versatile connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9520 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320. It has four versus one commonly used port and slot on the Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320.

PortsDell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
Thunderbolt 4YesYes
full-size SD card slotNoYes
headphone jackNoYes
USB-CNoYes

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Price
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 13.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1260P Dodeca-core (12 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - Total RAM - 16 GB On-Board Memory -
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 13.4" Touchscreen Notebook - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1260P Dodeca-core (12 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - Total RAM - 16 GB On-Board Memory -
By Dell
$1,399.00
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9000 9320 13.4" Touchscreen Notebook - 3.5K - 3456 x 2160 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-1360P Dodeca-core (12 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 16 GB On-Board Memory - 512
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9000 9320 13.4" Touchscreen Notebook - 3.5K - 3456 x 2160 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-1360P Dodeca-core (12 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 16 GB On-Board Memory - 512
By Dell
$1,692.00
Dell XPS 13 9320 Plus 13.4" Laptop Intel Core i5-1240P (12-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM 3.5K OLED (3456x2160) InfinityEdge Touch Win 11 PRO (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9320 Plus 13.4" Laptop Intel Core i5-1240P (12-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM 3.5K OLED (3456x2160) InfinityEdge Touch Win 11 PRO (Renewed)
By Dell
$989.99
Dell XPS 15 9520 Price
Dell XPS 15 9520 15.6" FHD+ (Intel 12th Gen 14-Core i7-12700H (Beat i9-11980HK), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, RTX 3050) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Win 11 Pro
Dell XPS 15 9520 15.6" FHD+ (Intel 12th Gen 14-Core i7-12700H (Beat i9-11980HK), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, RTX 3050) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Win 11 Pro
By Dell
$1,999.99
DELL XPS 15 9520 15.6" Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H(14-Core) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB RAM FHD+ (1920x1200) 500 Nit RTX 3050 Windows 11 PRO
DELL XPS 15 9520 15.6" Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H(14-Core) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB RAM FHD+ (1920x1200) 500 Nit RTX 3050 Windows 11 PRO
By Dell
$1,769.00
$2,029.00 13% OFF
Dell XPS 15 9520 (Latest Model) Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900HK (14-CORE) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB DDR5 RAM FHD+ Non Touch RTX 3050Ti Win 11 Pro (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 9520 (Latest Model) Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900HK (14-CORE) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB DDR5 RAM FHD+ Non Touch RTX 3050Ti Win 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$2,223.99

Availability

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
Released20222022
Release Date
  • Announced on January 4, 2022 (CES 2022).
  • Available worldwide in Spring 2022.
Announced on March 25, 2022.
Pricing-Windows 11 Home
  • $1,439
    i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch
Windows 11 Pro
  • $1,499
    i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch
  • $1,599
    i5-12500H, 16GB, 512GB, Intel Iris Xe, FHD+ Non-touch
  • $1,949 
    i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050, FHD+ Non-touch
  • $2,049 
    i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Non-touch
  • $2,349 
    i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, 4K UHD+ Touch
  • $2,399 
    i9-12900HK, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Touch
  • $2,699 
    i9-12900HK, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, 3.5K OLED Touch
Applicable Models
  • Dell XPS 13 9320
  • Dell XPS 13 Plus
  • 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus
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Generations

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
Dimensions11.63” x 7.84” x 0.60” (295.3 x 199.04 x 15.28 mm)13.56” x 9.06” x 0.73” (344.40 x 230.10 x 18.54 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.73 lbs (1.24 kg)
  • 4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
    Non-touch with 56Wh.
  • 4.22 lb (1.92 kg)
    Non-touch with 86Wh.
  • 4.31 lb (1.96 kg)
    OLED touch with 86Wh.
  • 4.62 lb (2.10 kg)
    4K+ touch with 86Wh.
Colors
Platinum Graphite
  • Platinum Silver exterior Black interior
  • CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black
  • Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on the touch panel
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size zero-lattice keyboard with backlit key.
    • 1.0 mm key travel.
    • Capacitive touch function.
  • Touchpad
    • Seamless glass touchpad with haptic ForcePad that responds to the touch.
    • Supports multi-touch gestures.
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard.
  • Built-in Fingerprint Reader.
    On power button.
  • 5.94 x 3.54 in (150.90 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
Chasis Information
  • CNC machined aluminum with glass palm rest in graphite
  • CNC machined aluminum with glass palm rest in platinum
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Display

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Size13.4 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 13.4” FHD+
    1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 2000:1, 500 nits, 100% sRGB, Anti-glare, Non-touch support.
  • 13.4” FHD+ Touch
    1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 2000:1, 500 nits, 100% sRGB, 0.3% anti-reflective, anti-smudge, touch support.
  • 13.4” 3.5K OLED Touch
    3456 x 2160, 304 PPI, 60 Hz, 100,000:1, 400 nits, 100% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR™ 500, 0.5% anti-reflective, anti-smudge, touch support, Corning® Gorilla® Glass 7.
  • 13.4” 4K UHD+ Touch
    3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1650:1, 400 nits, 90% DCI-P3, DisplayHDR™ 400, 0.3% anti-reflective, anti-smudge, touch support.
  • All panels
    InfinityEdge, Dolby Vision™, Eyesafe® technology, 178° wide viewing angle +/- 89° / 89° / 89° / 89°
  • 15.6” FHD+ Nontouch
    1920 x 1200 145 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% sRGB 1650:1 60Hz Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 4.41 W
  • 15.6” 3.5K OLED Touch
    3456 x 2160 261 PPI 400 nits 16:10 100% DCI-P3 SDR (80000:1) HDR(124000:1) 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 500TB Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 8.74 W
  • 15.6” 4K UHD+ Touch
    3840 x 2400 290 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% AdobeRGB 94% DCI-P3 1600:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 400 Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 10.4 W

Ports

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Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (1)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
Right (1)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
Dell XPS 15 9520 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 (3)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs

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Processor
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P
    12 cores, 16 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P
    12 cores, 16 threads, 2.10 → 4.70 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P
    12 cores, 16 threads, 2.20 → 4.80 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 28W
  4. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1280P
    14 cores, 20 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 28W
  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
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK
    14 cores, 20 threads, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1240P
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1260P
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1270P
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
  4. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1280P
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 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
  3. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Memory
8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
5200MHz LPDDR5 128-bit dual-channel memory.
Onboard memory.
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
    Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2304 CUDA Cores 40W
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti
    Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2560 CUDA Cores 45W
Storage
  • 256GB
    PCIe Gen 3 x4 SSD
  • 512GB 1TB 2TB
    PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD
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.

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
Wi-FiIntel Killer Wi-Fi 6E 1675 (AX211)
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)
Intel Killer 1675 (AX211)
Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
BluetoothBluetooth 5.2Bluetooth 5.2

Battery

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
Size55 Wh
  • 56 Wh
    3-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
  • 86 Wh
    6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
Battery Life-
  • 13 hours 20 minutes
    On a FHD+ with 86Wh model.
  • 9 hours 13 minutes
    On a OLED 3.5K with 86Wh model.
  • 8 hours 42 minutes
    On a 4K UHD+ with 86Wh model.
Power Supply60 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 
Supports Express Charge 2.0 that gets your laptop to about 80% battery life in less than an hour.
  • 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

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OS
  • Windows 11
    Home Pro
  • Ubuntu 20.04
    On Developer Edition models.
Windows 11
Home Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

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Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 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
  • Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio
  • 4 x Speakers (8W peak)
  • 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack with 360-degree Waves NX 3D virtual surround with head-tracking via headphones
  • Dual microphone array powered by Waves MaxxVoice Pro supporting VoIP – Microsoft Cortana capable
  • 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

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Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • IR Camera
Security
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty1 year warranty1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320Dell XPS 15 9520
At Glance
Released in Early
2022
16:10 3.5K
13.4”
2160p OLED
Weight
2.73 lb
1.24 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1280P
14C/20T, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,538
Single Core
Geekbench 5
10,304
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
5200 MHz LPDDR5
Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 Ports
Released in Early
2022
16:10 3.5K
15.6”
2160p OLED
Weight
4.06 lb
1.84 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-12900HK
14C/20T, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,798
Single Core
Geekbench 5
13,006
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
4800 MHz DDR5
Dell XPS 15 9520 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3050Ti
4GB GDDR6 45W TGP
Starting at
$1,439
i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB
Up to
13 Hours
Battery Life
Built-in
Facial Recognition
Built-in
Fingerprint Reader
Featuring
Waves Nx® 3D
2 Woofers + 2 Tweeters
Supports
Dell Power Manager
Controls fan, battery life, & performance

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