Dell XPS 13 9365 vs. ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017): Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 13 9365 and ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 13 9365 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9365 is better than ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017).

About 44% lighter

Dell XPS 13 9365 weighed 2.73 pounds, 44% lighter than the 4.85 pounds ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017).

WeightDell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
Pound
2.73 lbs.
4.85 lbs.
Kilogram
1.24 kg
2.20 kg

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) Pros

Reasons that ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) is better than Dell XPS 13 9365.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-7700HQ inside ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) has a 137% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8500Y inside Dell XPS 13 9365.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) - Intel Core i7-7700HQ
3,208
ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) - Intel Core i5-7300HQ
2,685
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 Zephyrus GX501 (2017) supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 9365. It supports up to 24GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9365.

Max system memory size
ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
24 GB
Dell XPS 13 9365
16 GB
Supports faster memory

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9365. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9365.

Memory type and speed
ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Dell XPS 13 9365 - DDR3
1,866 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 8GB GDDR5 with Max-Q vs. integrated

17% larger display

ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9365.

Display size
ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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 Zephyrus GX501 (2017) Price
ASUS 2023 ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 16” FHD 165Hz, Latest 10-Core i7-13620H CPU, RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Thin & Light, RGB, Win 11 H, W/Mouse Pad (32GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS 2023 ROG Zephyrus G16 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 16” FHD 165Hz, Latest 10-Core i7-13620H CPU, RTX 4060 8GB GDDR6, Thin & Light, RGB, Win 11 H, W/Mouse Pad (32GB RAM | 2TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,379.90
ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz IPS Type WUXGA 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RM-ES74
ASUS ROG Zephyrus Duo 16 (2022) Gaming Laptop, 16” 165Hz IPS Type WUXGA 16:10 Display, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 7 6800H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11, GX650RM-ES74
By ASUS
$2,009.99
$2,499.99 20% OFF
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 14.0" QHD(2560 x 1440) 16:10 165Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6, Win 11 Home, w/Mouse Pad (16GB RAM |1TB PCIe SSD)
ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 Gaming Laptop, MUX Switch, 14.0" QHD(2560 x 1440) 16:10 165Hz Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS, GeForce RTX 4050 6GB GDDR6, Win 11 Home, w/Mouse Pad (16GB RAM |1TB PCIe SSD)
By ASUS
$1,156.99

Availability

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
Released20172017
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 Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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)
14.92” x 10.31” x 0.66 ~ 0.70” (379 x 262 x 16.9 ~ 17.9 mm)
Weight2.73 lb (1.24 kg)4.85 lbs (2.2 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).
  • AURA RGB
  • Backlit chiclet keyboard
  • Marked QWER / WASD keys
  • Hot keys: Ten-key Function / ROG Gaming Center
  • 1.4mm travel distance

Display

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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
15.6-inch Full HD (1920x1080) IPS-level panel, 120Hz, 100% sRGB

Ports

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen2 Type-C over Thunderbolt™
  • 4 x USB 3.1 Gen1
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x 3.5mm headphone and microphone combo jack
  • 1 x Kensington lock

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ
    4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 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. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB 16GB
    1866 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
Up to 24GB DDR4 2400MHz SDRAM
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 (Max-Q)
    8GB GDDR5X VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1080 (Max-Q)
    8GB GDDR5X VRAM.
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    SATA (6 Gbps) or PCIe/NVMe (8Gbps).
256GB 512GB 1TB
2 x M.2 NVMe PCIE 3.0 x 4

Connectivity

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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 WLAN
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.1
Ethernet- Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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
Up to 2 hours of battery life
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 Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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 ROG GameFirst ROG GameVisual Sonic Studio & Sonic Radar Aura Core XSplit Gamecaster (Free) Android App

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
HD Front-facing 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 Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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 Zephyrus GX501 (2017)
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
2017
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 120Hz
Weight
4.85 lb
2.20 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C/8T, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
852
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,208
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® HD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Up to
24GB
2400 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1080
8GB GDDR5 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 13 9365 vs. ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)

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 Zephyrus GX501 was introduced by ASUS around the same time in 2017. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-7700HQ with a boost clock speed up to 3.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080 with 8GB GDDR5 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell XPS 13 93651
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y5467178.76%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y7571483.80%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y68380.16%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y83798.24%
ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)1
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ84899.53%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ852100.00%
0852

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 13 93651
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7Y541,45745.42%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7Y751,47045.82%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8200Y1,24938.93%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8500Y1,35042.08%
ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)1
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ2,68583.70%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ3,208100.00%
03,208

The Dell XPS 13 9365 has a 13.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017). In addition, The Dell XPS 13 9365 weighs 2.73 lbs. about 77% lighter than the 4.85 lbs. ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017). Moreover, measured at 11.98” x 7.81” x 0.54”, the Dell XPS 13 9365 is much more portable than the ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017) at 14.92” x 10.31” x 0.70”.

Dell XPS 13 9365ROG Zephyrus GX501 (2017)

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 Zephyrus GX501 (2017), it supports up to 24GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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