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Dell XPS 15 9520 vs. Dell XPS 15 9570: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 15 9520 and Dell XPS 15 9570 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9520 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9520 is better than Dell XPS 15 9570.

2022 vs. 2018

Intel Core i9-12900HK inside Dell XPS 15 9520 has a 170% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-8950HK inside Dell XPS 15 9570.

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 9570 - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Dell XPS 15 9520 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 15 9570. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9570.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9520

64 GB

Dell XPS 15 9570

32 GB

Dell XPS 15 9520 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9570. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9570.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9520 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9570 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9570 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9570 is better than Dell XPS 15 9520.

Dell XPS 15 9570 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 9570
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 9570 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 9570
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 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 $1,919.00	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 $1,788.00 $2,029.00 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9520 (Latest Model) Intel 12th Gen Core i7-12700H (14-CORE) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB DDR5 RAM FHD+ Non Touch RTX 3050 Win 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,362.97	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9570 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,638.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $530.99 $558.70 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6" FHD, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8750H CPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, GeForce GTX 1050Ti, Thin bzl 400 Nits Display, Silver, Windows 10 Home - XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS, Gaming Capable By Dell $428.26	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9570
Released	2022	2018
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

Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9570
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 9570
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 FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch 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 9570
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 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (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 3.1 Gen 1 (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 9570
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 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 2666 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 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 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.	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9570
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 4.2

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9570
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.	Up to 20 hours and 18 minutes * Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
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 9570
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
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 9570
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 9570
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 Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty	1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service	-

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9520	Dell XPS 15 9570
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 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q