Dell XPS 13 9365 vs. ROG Strix Hero II: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 13 9365 and ROG Strix Hero II specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 13 9365 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9365 is better than ROG Strix Hero II.

About 49% lighter

Dell XPS 13 9365 weighed 2.73 pounds, 49% lighter than the 5.29 pounds ROG Strix Hero II.

WeightDell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
Pound
2.73 lbs.
5.29 lbs.
Kilogram
1.24 kg
2.40 kg

ROG Strix Hero II Pros

Reasons that ROG Strix Hero II is better than Dell XPS 13 9365.

Newer manufacturing

2018 vs. 2017

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-8750H inside ROG Strix Hero II has a 231% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8500Y inside Dell XPS 13 9365.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG Strix Hero II - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
ROG Strix Hero II - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269
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 Strix Hero II supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9365. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9365.

Max system memory size
ROG Strix Hero II
32 GB
Dell XPS 13 9365
16 GB
Supports faster memory

ROG Strix Hero II 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 Strix Hero II - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Dell XPS 13 9365 - DDR3
1,866 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

17% larger display

ROG Strix Hero II has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9365.

Display size
ROG Strix Hero II
15.6-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 Strix Hero II Price
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi II LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th & 12th Gen)ATX gaming motherboard(DDR5,PCIe 5.0,2.5 Gb LAN,5XM.2 slots,PCIe 5.0 x16,WiFi 7 front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W.
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-E Gaming WiFi II LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th & 12th Gen)ATX gaming motherboard(DDR5,PCIe 5.0,2.5 Gb LAN,5XM.2 slots,PCIe 5.0 x16,WiFi 7 front-panel connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W.
By ASUS
$479.99
Asus ROG Strix Hero II Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz IPS Type, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5, Intel Core i7-8750H Processor, 16GB DDR4, 256GB Pcie SSD + 1TB Hdd, RGB, Windows 10 Home - GL504GM-DS74
Asus ROG Strix Hero II Gaming Laptop, 15.6” 144Hz IPS Type, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5, Intel Core i7-8750H Processor, 16GB DDR4, 256GB Pcie SSD + 1TB Hdd, RGB, Windows 10 Home - GL504GM-DS74
By ASUS
$1,999.00
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II (WiFi 7) LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th & 12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard(DDR5,5X M.2 Slots,PCIe 5.0 x16,Front-Panel USB Connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W).
ASUS ROG Strix Z790-A Gaming WiFi II (WiFi 7) LGA 1700(Intel 14th & 13th & 12th Gen) ATX Gaming Motherboard(DDR5,5X M.2 Slots,PCIe 5.0 x16,Front-Panel USB Connector with PD 3.0 up to 30W).
By ASUS
$359.99

Availability

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
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 Strix Hero II
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)
14.21” x 10.31” x 1.02” (361 x 262 x 26.1 mm)
Weight2.73 lb (1.24 kg)5.29 lbs (2.4 kg)
Colors
  • Platinum black with black carbon fiber palm rest.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber palm rest.
Midnight Black
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
  • RGB 4 zones
  • Aura Sync
  • Marked QWER keys
  • Hotkeys: Volume up/ Volume down / Microphone mute / ROG Gaming Center
  • 1.8mm travel distance
  • 0.25mm keycap curve

Display

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
Size13.3 Inches15.6 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
ROG Strix Hero II GL504GM
  • 15.6-inch Non-glare IPS FHD (144Hz) Full HD (1920x1080) IPS panel, 3ms, 72% NTSC
  • 15.6-inch Non-glare IPS FHD (60Hz) Full HD (1920x1080) IPS panel, 72% NTSC
ROG Strix Hero II GL504GV
  • 15.6-inch Non-glare Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 144Hz, 3ms, 100% sRGB

Ports

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
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 Strix Hero II Ports
Image Source: ASUS
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Type-C)
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 2
  • 1 x mDP 1.2
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x RJ-45 jack
  • 1 x SD card reader
  • 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
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. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB 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. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB 16GB
    1866 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
Up to 32GB 2666MHz Dual Channel DDR4 SDRAM
Discrete Graphics-
ROG Strix Hero II GL504GM
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
    6GB GDDR5 VRAM.
ROG Strix Hero II GL504GV
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    SATA (6 Gbps) or PCIe/NVMe (8Gbps).
256GB 512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe PCIE SSD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
Wi-Fi
  • Intel Wireless
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Intel® 802.11ac (2x2) Gigabit Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet- Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
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.
230W power adapter

Software

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
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 Armoury Crate GameFirst V Game Visual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar III Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (Free) Android/iOS App

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Front-facing bottom-mounted webcam.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total)
  • Dual array microphones
  • 2 x 1W speaker with Smart AMP technology
  • Array Microphones

Misc

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
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
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Key Features

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II
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 Mid
2018
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.29 lb
2.40 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8750H
6C/12T, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
975
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,470
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
ROG Strix Hero II Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 13 9365 vs. ROG Strix Hero II

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 15.6-inch ROG Strix Hero II was introduced by ASUS about a year later in mid-2018. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-8750H with a boost clock speed up to 4.10 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell XPS 13 93651
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y5467168.82%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y7571473.23%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y68370.05%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y83785.85%
ROG Strix Hero II1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H93595.90%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H975100.00%
0975

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 13 93651
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y541,45732.60%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y751,47032.89%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y1,24927.94%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y1,35030.20%
ROG Strix Hero II1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H3,26973.13%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,470100.00%
04,470

The Dell XPS 13 9365 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch ROG Strix Hero II. In addition, The Dell XPS 13 9365 weighs 2.73 lbs. about 93% lighter than the 5.29 lbs. ROG Strix Hero II. Moreover, measured at 11.98” x 7.81” x 0.54”, the Dell XPS 13 9365 is much more portable than the ROG Strix Hero II at 14.21” x 10.31” x 1.02”.

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Strix Hero II

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 Strix Hero II, it supports up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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