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Dell XPS 15 9560 vs. Dell XPS 15 9520: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell XPS 15 9560 and Dell XPS 15 9520 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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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 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
Battery gauge button	Yes	No
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x2	No
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	9	6

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 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes
USB-A	Yes	No
USB-C	No	Yes

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

Prices

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

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 $509.78	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 $569.68	See at Amazon
	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 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 $2,362.98	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
Released	2017	2022
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 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
Dimensions	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)	13.56” x 9.06” x 0.73” (344.40 x 230.10 x 18.54 mm)
Weight	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)	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.
Colors	Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)	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
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 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 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 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.	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 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
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	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

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
Processor	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	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
Integrated Graphics	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	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
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.	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	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.	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.

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

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	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	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.	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.

Software	Dell XPS 15 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 11 Home 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 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
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. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones	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

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

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9560	Dell XPS 15 9520
At Glance	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	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