Dell XPS 15 9550 vs. Dell XPS 13 7390: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 15 9550 and Dell XPS 13 7390 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9550 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9550 is better than Dell XPS 13 7390.

Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 13 7390. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 7390.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 9550
32 GB
Dell XPS 13 7390
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

17% larger display

Dell XPS 15 9550 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 7390.

Display size
Dell XPS 15 9550
15.6-inch
Dell XPS 13 7390
13.3-inch
Has three more ports and slots

Dell XPS 15 9550 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 7390. It has nine versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 7390.

PortsDell XPS 15 9550Dell XPS 13 7390
Battery gauge buttonYesNo
full-size SD card slotYesNo
HDMIYesNo
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotYesYes
microSD card slotNoYes
power portYesNo
Thunderbolt 3YesYes x2
USB-AYes x2No
USB-CNoYes
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More versatile connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9550 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 13 7390. It has six versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 7390.

PortsDell XPS 15 9550Dell XPS 13 7390
headphone jackYesYes
Thunderbolt 3YesYes
full-size SD card slotYesNo
HDMIYesNo
microSD card slotNoYes
power portYesNo
USB-AYesNo
USB-CNoYes

Dell XPS 13 7390 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 7390 is better than Dell XPS 15 9550.

Significantly newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2015

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10710U inside Dell XPS 13 7390 has a 55% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9550.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i7-10710U
4,786
Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i7-6700HQ
3,073
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i5-6300HQ
2,409
Dell XPS 13 7390 - Intel Core i3-10110U
1,866
Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i3-6100H
1,597
About 31% lighter

Dell XPS 13 7390 weighed 2.7 pounds, 31% lighter than the 3.9 pounds Dell XPS 15 9550.

WeightDell XPS 15 9550Dell XPS 13 7390
Pound
3.9 lbs.
2.7 lbs.
Kilogram
1.77 kg
1.22 kg

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9550 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
 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
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DE10020 Dell XPS 15 9550-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-6700HQ - NVIDA GTX960M - 16GB - 1TB PCIe SSD
 DE10020 Dell XPS 15 9550-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-6700HQ - NVIDA GTX960M - 16GB - 1TB PCIe SSD
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$791.00
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Dell XPS 15 9550 Business Laptop, 15.6" FHD (1920×1080), Intel Core i7-6700 up to 3.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 pro (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 15 9550 Business Laptop, 15.6" FHD (1920×1080), Intel Core i7-6700 up to 3.8 GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Nvidia GeForce GTX 960M, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 10 pro (Renewed)
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$399.00
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Dell XPS 13 7390 Price
Dell XPS 7390 Laptop PC 13.4 inch FHD Non-Touch Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-10710U 10th Gen Processor, 16GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 7390 Laptop PC 13.4 inch FHD Non-Touch Laptop PC, Intel Core i7-10710U 10th Gen Processor, 16GB Ram, 256GB NVMe SSD, Webcam, Thunderbolt, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
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$438.99
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Dell XPS 13 7390 Laptop 13.3 inch, 4K UHD InfinityEdge Touch, 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10710U, Intel UHD Graphics, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, XPS7390-7121SLV-PUS (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 13 7390 Laptop 13.3 inch, 4K UHD InfinityEdge Touch, 10th Generation Intel Core i7-10710U, Intel UHD Graphics, 512GB SSD, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, XPS7390-7121SLV-PUS (Renewed)
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$517.39
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Dell XPS 13 7390 InfinityEdge 4K UHD Touch Screen 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10710U (Best Processor), 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 13 7390 InfinityEdge 4K UHD Touch Screen 10th Gen Intel Core i7 10710U (Best Processor), 1TB SSD, 16GB RAM, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
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$541.85
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Specs Comparison

Availability

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Released20152019
Release Date-
  • Announced at IFA 2019
  • Available on August 27, 2019
Generations

Exterior

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Dimensions14.06 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)
11.88 x 7.84 x 0.31 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63mm)
Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm)
Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm)
Height: 0.31 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63mm)
Weight
  • 3-cell battery models: 3.9 lb (1.78 kg)
  • 6-cell battery models: 4.4 lb (2.0 kg)
2.7 lbs - 2.84 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.29 kg)
Colors
  • CNC machined aluminum
  • Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™ on 4K Ultra HD display
  • Carbon fiber composite palm rest with soft-touch paint
  • Frost with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass.
  • Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • 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.
  •  Full-size backlit keyboard.
  • 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

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Size15.6 Inches13.3 Inches
Info
  • 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.
  • 13.3-inch FHD
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support.
  • 13.3-inch FHD touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.
  • 13.3-inch 4K UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.

Ports

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Dell XPS 15 9550 Ports
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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
Dell XPS 13 7390 Ports
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Left (3)
  • 1 x lock slot
    Wedge-shaped lock slot
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps)
Right (3)
  • 1 x microSD card slot
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort
  • 1 x headphone jack

Internal Specs

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Processor
  1. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 35W
  2. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ
    4 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 3.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 4.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U
    6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H
    Intel® HD Graphics 530
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 900 MHz
  2. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 530
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz
  3. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 530
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10110U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
  • 4GB 8 GB 16 GB
    2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SDRAM
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M (Optional)
    Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1033 → 1098 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
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Storage
  • 500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD
    Hybrid Hard Drive.
  • 256 GB 512 GB
    PCIe Gen 3 SSD.
  • 128 GB 256 GB
    M.2 2230 PCIe® 3x2 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity

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Wi-Fi
  • 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).
  • Rivet Killer AX1650W
    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)
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Rivet Killer AX1650W › Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

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Size
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 84 Wh
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 17 hours
* Tested on 84 WHr battery, FHD panel, SSD models.
  • Up to 21 hours on FHD panel
Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.
45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A

Software

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OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04
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

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Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3266 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • Digital-array microphones
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro
  • Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak)
  •  4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable

Misc

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Sensors-
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security
  • Kensington lock slot
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features

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At Glance
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
Dell XPS 15 9550 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 960M
2GB GDDR5
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.7 lb
1.22 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10710U
6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,051
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,786
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Dell XPS 13 7390 Ports

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