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Dell XPS 15 9520 vs. Apple Mac Studio: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell XPS 15 9520 and Apple Mac Studio, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell XPS 15 9520 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9520 is better than Apple Mac Studio.

Dell XPS 15 9520 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Apple Mac Studio since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR5	Unified

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 45W TGP vs. integrated

Dell XPS 15 9520 weighed 4.06 pounds, 32% lighter than the 5.9 pounds Apple Mac Studio.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Pound	4.06 lbs.	5.9 lbs.
Kilogram	1.84 kg	2.68 kg

Apple Mac Studio Pros

Reasons that Apple Mac Studio is better than Dell XPS 15 9520.

Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 64G) inside Apple Mac Studio has a 81% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-12900HK inside Dell XPS 15 9520.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Apple Mac Studio - Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 48G)

23,660

Apple Mac Studio - Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 64G)

23,660

Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i9-12900HK

13,006

Apple Mac Studio - Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G)

12,185

Apple Mac Studio - Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)

12,185

Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i7-12700H

11,774

Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i5-12500H

9,293

Apple Mac Studio supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 15 9520. It supports up to 128GB versus 64GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9520.

Max system memory size

Apple Mac Studio

128 GB

Dell XPS 15 9520

64 GB

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9520 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9520 15.6" FHD+ (Intel 12th Gen 14-Core i7-12700H (Beat i9-11980HK), 64GB DDR5 RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, RTX 3050) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Webcam, Win 11 Pro By Dell $1,999.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9520 15.6" Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H(14-Core) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB RAM FHD+ (1920x1200) 500 Nit RTX 3050 Windows 11 PRO By Dell $1,769.00 $2,029.00 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9520 (Latest Model) Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900HK (14-CORE) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB DDR5 RAM 3.5K OLED Touch RTX 3050 Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,223.99	See at Amazon
Apple Mac Studio Price
	Apple Studio Display - Standard Glass - Tilt-Adjustable Stand By Apple $1,299.99 $1,599.00 19% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple 2023 Mac Mini Desktop Computer M2 chip with 8‑core CPU and 10‑core GPU, 8GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD Storage, Gigabit Ethernet. Works with iPhone/iPad By Apple $499.00 $599.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
	Apple Mac Mini Desktop Computer, M2 Pro Chip with 10-Core CPU and 16-Core GPU, 32GB Memory, 1TB SSD, Early 2023 By Apple $1,829.94	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Released	2022	2022
Release Date	Announced on March 25, 2022.	Announced on March 7, 2022 Available starting March 18, 2022.
Pricing	Windows 11 Home $1,439 i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch Windows 11 Pro $1,499 i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch $1,599 i5-12500H, 16GB, 512GB, Intel Iris Xe, FHD+ Non-touch $1,949 i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050, FHD+ Non-touch $2,049 i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Non-touch $2,349 i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, 4K UHD+ Touch $2,399 i9-12900HK, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, FHD+ Touch $2,699 i9-12900HK, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050 Ti, 3.5K OLED Touch	$1,999 M1 Max 10C 24G 32GB 512GB $2,799 M1 Max 10C 32G 64GB 1TB $3,999 M1 Ultra 20C 48G 64GB 1TB $6,199 M1 Ultra 20C 64G 128GB 2TB
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 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Dimensions	13.56” x 9.06” x 0.73” (344.40 x 230.10 x 18.54 mm)	7.7” x 7.7” x 3.7” (197 mm x 197 mm x 95 mm)
Weight	4.06 lb (1.84 kg) Non-touch with 56Wh. 4.22 lb (1.92 kg) Non-touch with 86Wh. 4.31 lb (1.96 kg) OLED touch with 86Wh. 4.62 lb (2.10 kg) 4K+ touch with 86Wh.	5.9 lb (2.7 kg) M1 Max 7.9 lb (3.6 kg) M1 Ultra
Colors	Platinum Silver exterior Black 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	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. Built-in Fingerprint Reader. On power button. 5.94 x 3.54 in (150.90 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	-

Display	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Size	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 SDR (80000:1) HDR(124000:1) 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 500TB Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 8.74 W 15.6” 4K UHD+ Touch 3840 x 2400 290 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% AdobeRGB 94% DCI-P3 1600:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 400 Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 10.4 W	-

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
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: Apple Rear Four Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for: DisplayPort Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) Thunderbolt 2, HDMI, DVI, and VGA supported using adapters (sold separately) 2 x USB Type-A ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x 10 Gigabit Ethernet port 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack Front M1 Max 2 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps). 1 x SDXC card slot Supports UHS-II. Front M1 Ultra 2 x Thunderbolt 4 Up to 40Gbps. 1 x SDXC card slot Supports UHS-II.

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 48G) 20 cores, 20 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 64G) 20 cores, 20 threads, 3.20 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz	Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 24 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 48G) Apple M1 Ultra iGPU 48 GPU Cores, 32 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 64G) Apple M1 Ultra iGPU 64 GPU Cores, 32 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.	32GB 64GB 128GB Unified Memory.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2304 CUDA Cores 40W NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2560 CUDA Cores 45W	-
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 8TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD. Up to 64Gbps. Storage slots: 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots.	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD. Up to 7.4 GB/s.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Wi-Fi	Intel Killer 1675 (AX211) Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	-	10Gb Ethernet (Nbase-T Ethernet with support for 1Gb, 2.5Gb, 5Gb, and 10Gb Ethernet using RJ-45 connector)

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
Size	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" lithium-ion. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.	-
Battery Life	13 hours 20 minutes On a FHD+ with 86Wh model. 9 hours 13 minutes On a OLED 3.5K with 86Wh model. 8 hours 42 minutes On a 4K UHD+ with 86Wh model.	-
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.	370W built-in power supply

Software	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro	Shipped with macOS Monterey
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	App Store Books Calendar Contacts FaceTime Find My GarageBand Home iMovie Keynote Mail Maps Messages Music News Notes Numbers Pages Photo Booth Photos Podcasts Preview QuickTime Player Reminders Safari Shortcuts Siri Stocks Time Machine TV Voice Memos

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
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.	-
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	Built-in speaker 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones HDMI 2.0 port supports multichannel audio output

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
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	-
In the box	-	Mac Studio Power cord
Warranty	1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service	Your Mac Studio comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage every 12 months, each subject to a service fee of $99 for external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable accidental damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports up to five displays: Support for up to four Pro Display XDRs (6K resolution at 60Hz and over a billion colors) over USB-C and one 4K display (4K resolution at 60Hz and over a billion colors) over HDMI Thunderbolt 4 digital video output supports Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C Thunderbolt 2, DVI, and VGA output supported using adapters (sold separately) HDMI 2.0 display video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9520	Apple Mac Studio
At Glance	Released in Early 2022 16:10 3.5K 15.6” 2160p OLED Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 kg Up to Intel Core i9-12900HK 14C/20T, 2.50 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,798 Single Core Geekbench 5 13,006 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050Ti 4GB GDDR6 45W TGP Starting at $1,439 i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB Up to 13 Hours Battery Life Built-in Facial Recognition Built-in Fingerprint Reader Featuring Waves Nx® 3D 2 Woofers + 2 Tweeters Supports Dell Power Manager Controls fan, battery life, & performance	Released in Early 2022 Weight 5.9 lb 2.68 kg Up to Apple M1 Ultra (20C, 64G) 20C/20T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,782 Single Core Geekbench 5 23,660 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 Ultra iGPU 64 GPU Cores, 32 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 128GB Unified Memory