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Dell XPS 15 9500 vs. 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell XPS 15 9500 and 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in.

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9500

64 GB

2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in

32 GB

Dell XPS 15 9500 weighed 4 pounds, 38% lighter than the 6.39 pounds 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Pound	4 lbs.	6.39 lbs.
Kilogram	1.81 kg	2.90 kg

2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in Pros

Reasons that 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.

2021 vs. 2020

Intel Core i9-11900H inside 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in has a 19% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 15 9500.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

The 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in 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

2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

The 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9500.

Display size

2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in

17.3-inch

Dell XPS 15 9500

15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 9500 and 2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in.

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

Memory	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Prices

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

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 $1,098.95	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 $1,999.00	See at Amazon
2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17.3 11800H Price
	Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop \| Intel i7-11800H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU \| 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display \| 16GB DDR4 \| 512GB SSD \| Killer WiFi 6 \| RGB Keyboard By acer $1,088.99 $1,299.99 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop \| Intel i7-11800H \| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU \| 15.6" Full HD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display \| Killer WiFi 6 \| RGB Keyboard\| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD - W/Mouse Pad By acer $1,219.82	See at Amazon
	Acer Predator Helios 300 15.6" 144Hz FHD IPS (Intel i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 6GB, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD + 1TB HDD) RGB Backlit Gaming Laptop, Webcam, WiFi 6, Win 11 Home (Renewed) By acer $999.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Release Date: May 13, 2020	-
Pricing	Starting at $1,299.99	$1,549.99 i7-11800H \| 16GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3060 \| FHD $1,849.99 i7-11800H \| 16GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3070 \| QHD $1,899.99 i7-11800H \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3070 \| QHD $2,199.99 i9-11900H \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3070 \| QHD
Applicable Models	-	PH317-55-77S4 PH317-55-71YX PH317-55-743T PH317-55-759N PH317-55-93L3
Generations	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 XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Dimensions	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)	15.67” x 10.84” x 1.05” (398 x 275.30 x 26.55 mm)
Weight	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)	6.39 lbs (2.9 kg)
Colors	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel	Abyss Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard Full-size backlit keyboard with full Numpad. WASD keycaps. 4-zone RGB customized keyboard. Touchpad Large trackpad with Windows precision drivers.

Display	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Size	15.6 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	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.	17.3" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080, 16:9, IPS-Level, 144Hz, 3ms response time. 17.3" QHD 165Hz 2560 x 1440, 16:9, IPS-Level, 165Hz, 3ms response time.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
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	1 x USB-C Supports Thunderbolt 4, USB 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort, USB charging 5V/3A. 3 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps). 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet. 1 x HDMI 2.1 Supports 4K at 120Hz. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 1 x Headphone jack 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Processor	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11900H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	4GB 8GB 12GB 16GB 24GB 32GB 3200MHz dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM. Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots Memory Type: DDR4-SDRAM Memory Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.	Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 3060 - 6GB GDDR6 Max Power: 100W, Max Speed: 1525 MHz. 3070 - 8GB GDDR6 Max Power: 135W, Max Speed: 1660 MHz.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	512GB 1TB PCIe NVMe SSD
Fans Number	2	-

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Wi-Fi	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)	Killer Wireless-AX 1650i 2x2 Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2
Ethernet	-	Killer E2600 Gigabit Ethernet Controller Transfer rate: 10/100/1000 Mbps

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh	57.5 Wh 4-cell Lithium-Ion battery.
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).	Up to 5.5 hours of battery life
Power Supply	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.	230W 330W barrel-type power adapter.

Software	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home \| Pro Windows 11 Home \| Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Acer Predator Sense Killer Control Center 2.0

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Camera	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.	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio	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	Stereo Speakers 2 speakers DTS:X® Ultra Built-in microphone

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock	Firmware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) solution Kensington lock slot BIOS Passwords: User Supervisor
In the box	-	Predator Helios 300 Gaming Notebook Lithium-Ion Battery AC Adapter Power Cord

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9500	2021 Acer Predator Helios 300 17in
At Glance	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	Released in 2021 16:9 17.3” 1440p 165Hz Weight 6.39 lb 2.90 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11900H 8C/16T, 2.50 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,430 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,121 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 8GB GDDR6