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Dell XPS 15 9520 vs. Dell XPS 15 9560

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 15 9520 and Dell XPS 15 9560 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell has released the XPS 15 9520, a 15.6-inch machine, in early-2022. It is powered by up to 14-core Intel Core i9-12900HK with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050Ti with 4GB GDDR6 45W TGP.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch XPS 15 9560 was introduced by Dell about five years earlier 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 Quadro GTX 1050 with 4GB GDDR5.

Key Differences

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Dell XPS 15 9520 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9520 is better than Dell XPS 15 9560.

2022 vs. 2017

Intel Core i9-12900HK inside Dell XPS 15 9520 has a 305% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9560.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i9-12900HK

13,006

Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i7-12700H

11,774

Dell XPS 15 9520 - Intel Core i5-12500H

9,293

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i7-7700HQ

3,208

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i5-7300HQ

2,685

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i3-7100H

1,610

Dell XPS 15 9520 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 15 9560. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9560.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9520

64 GB

Dell XPS 15 9560

32 GB

Dell XPS 15 9520 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9560. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9560.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9520 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9560 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9560 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9560 is better than Dell XPS 15 9520.

Dell XPS 15 9560 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 15 9520. It has nine versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9520.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 9560 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 15 9520. It has six versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 15 9520.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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

Dell XPS 15 9520 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9520 15.6" Laptop Intel Core i7-12700H(14-Core) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM FHD+ (1920x1200) 500 Nit RTX 3050 Windows 11 PRO By Dell $1,389.00 Was: $1,499.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9520 (Latest Model) Intel 12th Gen Core i7-12700H (14-CORE) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB DDR5 RAM FHD+ Non Touch RTX 3050 Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,329.99 Was: $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9520 (Latest Model) Intel 12th Gen Core i9-12900HK (14-CORE) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB DDR5 RAM FHD+ Non Touch RTX 3050Ti Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,895.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9560 Price
	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 $1,289.56	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9560 4K UHD Touch (3840 x 2160) Intel i7-7700HQ Quad Core 1TB SSD, 32GB Ram Thounderbolt NVIDIA GTX 1050 Win 10 Pro Fingerprint Reader (Renewed) By Dell $1,616.79	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9560 4K UHD TOUCHSCREEN Intel Core i7-7700HQ 16GB RAM 1TB SSD Nvidia GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5 Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,616.79	See at Amazon

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 2017 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 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 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
Released	2022	2017
Release Date	Announced on March 25, 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	-
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
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Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
Size Comparison	Dell XPS 15 9520Dell XPS 15 9560
Dimensions	13.56” x 9.06” x 0.73” (344.40 x 230.10 x 18.54 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	4.06 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.	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
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 (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
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.	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 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 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	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 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 GHz, 3MB Cache, 35W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Dell XPS 15 95201 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H1,65391.94% 2 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H1,65892.21% 3 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK1,798100.00% Dell XPS 15 95601 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H67437.49% 2 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ84847.16% 3 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ85247.39% 01,798 Geekbench 5 Multi Core Dell XPS 15 95201 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H9,29371.45% 2 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H11,77490.53% 3 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-12900HK13,006100.00% Dell XPS 15 95601 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H1,61012.38% 2 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ2,68520.64% 3 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ3,20824.67% 013,006
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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
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	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
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.	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
Wi-Fi	Intel Killer 1675 (AX211) Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	Rivet Killer 1535 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 5.2	Bluetooth 4.1

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 97 Wh
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.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro	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 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
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	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9560
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button IR Camera	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	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Kensington lock slot
Warranty	1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service	-