Dell XPS 13 9365 vs. ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs): Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 13 9365 and ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 13 9365 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9365 is better than ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs).

About 74% lighter

Dell XPS 13 9365 weighed 2.73 pounds, 74% lighter than the 10.36 pounds ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs).

WeightDell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Pound
2.73 lbs.
10.36 lbs.
Kilogram
1.24 kg
4.70 kg

ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) Pros

Reasons that ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) is better than Dell XPS 13 9365.

Newer manufacturing

2018 vs. 2017

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) has a 381% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8500Y inside Dell XPS 13 9365.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell XPS 13 9365 - Intel Core i7-7Y75
1,470
Dell XPS 13 9365 - Intel Core i5-7Y54
1,457
Dell XPS 13 9365 - Intel Core i7-8500Y
1,350
Dell XPS 13 9365 - Intel Core i5-8200Y
1,249
Supports larger memory

ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9365. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9365.

Max system memory size
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
64 GB
Dell XPS 13 9365
16 GB
Supports faster memory

ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9365. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9365.

Memory type and speed
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Dell XPS 13 9365 - DDR3
1,866 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

30% larger display

ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) has a 17.3-inch screen size 30% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9365.

Display size
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
17.3-inch
Dell XPS 13 9365
13.3-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9365 Price
Dell XPS 13 9365 13.3in 2 in 1 Laptop FHD Touchscreen 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7Y75, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9365 13.3in 2 in 1 Laptop FHD Touchscreen 7th Gen Intel Core i7-7Y75, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$299.99
Dell XPS 13 9365 2-in-1 - 13.3in FHD Touch - i7-7Y75 - 16GB Ram - 256GB SSD - Silver (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9365 2-in-1 - 13.3in FHD Touch - i7-7Y75 - 16GB Ram - 256GB SSD - Silver (Renewed)
By Dell
$449.00
Dell XPS 13 9365 2 in 1 Intel i7-8500Y 8GB RAM 256GB SSD 13.3in FHD (1920 x 1080) Touchscreen Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 13 9365 2 in 1 Intel i7-8500Y 8GB RAM 256GB SSD 13.3in FHD (1920 x 1080) Touchscreen Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$795.00
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) Price
Puccy 2 Pack Touch Pad Film Protector, compatible with Asus ROG G703GXR G703GXR-I9KR2080 2019 17.3" TPU TouchPad Guard Cover ( Not Tempered Glass/Not Screen Protectors)
Puccy 2 Pack Touch Pad Film Protector, compatible with Asus ROG G703GXR G703GXR-I9KR2080 2019 17.3" TPU TouchPad Guard Cover ( Not Tempered Glass/Not Screen Protectors)
By Puccy
$12.98

Availability

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Released20172018
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2017
  • Available on January 5, 2017
  • Refreshed at IFA 2018 (8th Gen processors)
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Generations-

Exterior

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Dimensions11.98 x 7.81 x 0.32 - 0.54 in (304.20 x 198.50 x 8.20 - 13.70 mm)
Width: 11.98” (304.20 mm)
Depth: 7.81” (198.50 mm)
Height: 0.32 - 0.54” (8.20 - 13.70 mm)
16.73” x 12.55” x 1.87 ~ 2.0” (425 x 319 x 47.5 ~ 51 mm)
Weight2.73 lb (1.24 kg)10.36 lbs (4.7 kg)
Colors
  • Platinum black with black carbon fiber palm rest.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber palm rest.
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Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit keyboard with 1.3mm key travel
  • Precision touchpad, seamless glass integrated button, 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm).
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • Per key RGB
  • Aura Sync
  • Marked WASD keys
  • Hotkeys: Volume down / Volume up/ Microphone Mute / AURA/ Xbox/ Xsplit Gamecaster /Armoury Crate
  • 2.5mm travel distance
  • 0.3mm keycap curve

Display

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Size13.3 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 400 nits luminance, 1000:1 contrast ratio, anti-reflective, touch support (10-finger), pen support (2048 pressure sensitivity).
  • 13.3-inch QHD+ touchscreen
    3200 x 1800, 276 PPI, 60 Hz, 400 nits luminance, 1000:1 contrast ratio, anti-reflective, touch support (10-finger), pen support (2048 pressure sensitivity).
Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4
17.3-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB, G-SYNC™

Ports

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Dell XPS 13 9365 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (2)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
Right (3)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort
  • 1 x lock slot
    Noble lock slot
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-C)/Thunderbolt 3
  • 3 x USB 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1 x mDP 1.4
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0a
  • 1 x RJ-45 Jack
  • 1 x SD card reader
  • 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x 3.5mm microphone jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Processor
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y54
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y75
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.60 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.50 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y54
    Intel® HD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 950 MHz
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y75
    Intel® HD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 950 MHz
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB 16GB
    1866 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
Up to 64GB 2666MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
Discrete Graphics-NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2080
Boost Clock: 1880MHz, 200W, 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    SATA (6 Gbps) or PCIe/NVMe (8Gbps).
  • SSD (3 x M.2 slots)
    • 256GB 512GB
      M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 x 4 SSD
  • HDD
    • 1TB
      2.5” 5400 rpm SSHD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Wi-Fi
  • Intel Wireless
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
802.11ac 2x2 Wave 2 WLAN
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-2.5 Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000Mbps/2.5Gb.
  

Battery

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 46 Wh
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Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours (Productivity Tasks)
* Tested on FHD panel
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Power Supply30 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
reated at 20 VDC/1.50A, 12 VDC/2A, 5VDC/2A.
280W power adapter x 2

Software

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
ROG Gaming Center GameFirst V GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (free) Android / iOS App

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Front-facing webcam.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total)
  • Dual array microphones
  • 2x 2W speakers + 2x 4.5W speakers with Smart AMP technology
  • ESS Hi-Fi DAC
  • Array Microphone

Misc

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
Sensors
  • Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader.​​
  • Ambient light sensor
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Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Noble lock slot
  • Kensington lock slot

Key Features

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)
At Glance
Released in
2017
16:9 QHD+
13.3”
1800p 60Hz
Weight
2.73 lb
1.24 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8500Y
2C/4T, 1.50 → 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
837
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,350
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 615
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
1866 MHz DDR3
Dell XPS 13 9365 Ports
Released in
2018
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
10.36 lb
4.70 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2080
8GB GDDR6

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 13 9365 vs. ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)

Dell has released the XPS 13 9365, a 13.3-inch machine, in 2017. It is powered by up to a dual-core Intel Core i7-8500Y with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics 615 (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) was introduced by ASUS about a year later in 2018. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9980HK with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 with 8GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell XPS 13 93651
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y5467160.23%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y7571464.09%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y68361.31%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y83775.13%
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04493.72%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK1,114100.00%
01,114

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 13 93651
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y541,45722.40%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y751,47022.60%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y1,24919.20%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y1,35020.76%
ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88075.03%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK6,504100.00%
06,504

The Dell XPS 13 9365 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 17.3-inch ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs). In addition, The Dell XPS 13 9365 weighs 2.73 lbs. about 279% lighter than the 10.36 lbs. ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs). Moreover, measured at 11.98” x 7.81” x 0.54”, the Dell XPS 13 9365 is much more portable than the ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs) at 16.73” x 12.55” x 2.0”.

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs)

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 13 9365 supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz DDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For ROG G703_GXR (9th Gen CPUs), it supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has three M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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