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Dell XPS 15 9510 vs. Dell XPS 15 9550: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 15 9510 and Dell XPS 15 9550 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9510 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9510 is better than Dell XPS 15 9550.

2021 vs. 2015

Intel Core i9-11900H inside Dell XPS 15 9510 has a 164% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9550.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9510 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

Dell XPS 15 9510 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell XPS 15 9510 - Intel Core i5-11400H

5,592

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i7-6700HQ

3,073

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i5-6300HQ

2,409

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i3-6100H

1,597

Dell XPS 15 9510 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 15 9550. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9550.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9510

64 GB

Dell XPS 15 9550

32 GB

Dell XPS 15 9510 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9550. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9550.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9510 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9550 - DDR4

2,133 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9550 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9550 is better than Dell XPS 15 9510.

Dell XPS 15 9550 weighed 3.9 pounds, 8% lighter than the 4.22 pounds Dell XPS 15 9510.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Pound	4.22 lbs.	3.9 lbs.
Kilogram	1.91 kg	1.77 kg

Dell XPS 15 9550 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 15 9510. It has nine versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9510.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Battery gauge button	No	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
power port	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	No
USB-A	No	Yes x2
USB-C	Yes	No
Total	6	9

Dell XPS 15 9550 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 15 9510. It has six versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9510.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No
USB-A	No	Yes
USB-C	Yes	No

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H Price
	Dell XPS 15 9510 (Latest Model) 15.6 Core I7-11800H(8-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM FHD (1920x1200) 500 Nit Non Touch NVidia RTX 3050 4GB Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $1,099.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9510 OLED 3.5K Touchscreen Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-11800H Processor, 32GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, NVIDIA RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,952.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9510 15.6" Notebook - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11800H Octa-core (8 Core) - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Platinum Silver, Black By Dell $1,195.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9550 Price
	Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570 By Dell $33.23 $37.34 11% OFF	See at Amazon
	Genuine Dell 130W(watt) Tip 4.5mm Slim Power AC Adapter for dell XPS 15 9530 9550 9560 9570/Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530 Laptop Charger (HA130PM130/DA130PM130) Power Supply By Dell $36.48 $39.22 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9560 15.6in FHD InfinityEdge Display Intel Core i7-7700HQ X4 2.8GHz 8GB 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Silver (Renewed) By Dell $509.78	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Released	2021	2015
Release Date	Announced on May 11, 2021	-
Pricing	$1,249.99 i5-11400H, 8GB, 256GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch $1,949.99 i7-11800H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Non-touch $2,149.99 i9-11900H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Non-touch $2,349.99 i7-11800H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, UHD+ Touch $2,549.99 i9-11900H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, UHD+ Touch	-
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	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 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Dimensions	13.57” x 9.06” x 0.71” (344.72 x 230.14 x 18 mm)	14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)
Weight	4.22 lb (1.92 kg) Non-touch with 56Wh. 4.31 lb (1.96 kg) OLED touch with 86Wh. 4.42 lb (2.01 kg) 4K+ touch with 86Wh.	3-cell battery models: 3.9 lb (1.78 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.4 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors	Platinum Silver exterior Black interior Frost exterior Arctic White 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	CNC machined aluminum Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™ on 4K Ultra HD display Carbon fiber composite palm rest with soft-touch paint
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.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	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 100000:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 500TB Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 12.13 W 15.6” 4K UHD+ Touch 3840 x 2400 290 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% AdobeRGB 99% DCI-P3 1600:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 400 Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 10.4 W	15.6-inch WED FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch WED UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
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	Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x2, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB 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	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 35W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 3.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11400H Intel® UHD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 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	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 900 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 3200 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2304 CUDA Cores 45W NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2560 CUDA Cores 45W	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M (Optional) Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1033 → 1098 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 8TB M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps. 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ slots.	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	DW1820A Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 4.1

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Size	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" lithium-ion. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 84 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 17 hours * Tested on 84 WHr battery, FHD panel, SSD models.
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.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
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 Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
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	Realtek ALC3266 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Digital-array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button IR Camera	-
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock	Kensington lock slot
Warranty	1 Year Premium Support	-

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9510	Dell XPS 15 9550
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 3.5K 15.6” 2160p OLED Weight 4.22 lb 1.91 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 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 45W TGP	Released in 2015 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.9 lb 1.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C/8T, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz Geekbench 5 798 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,073 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz Up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5