Dell XPS 15 9560 vs. Dell XPS 17 9700: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 15 9560 and Dell XPS 17 9700 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell XPS 15 9560 Pros
Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9560 is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.
Dell XPS 15 9560 weighed 4 pounds, 14% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Dell XPS 17 9700.
Weight | Dell XPS 15 9560 | Dell XPS 17 9700 |
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Pound | 4 lbs. | 4.65 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.81 kg | 2.11 kg |
Dell XPS 15 9560 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has nine versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.
Ports | Dell XPS 15 9560 | Dell XPS 17 9700 |
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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 | Yes x4 |
USB-A | Yes x2 | No |
Total | 9 | 7 |
Dell XPS 15 9560 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has six versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.
Ports | Dell XPS 15 9560 | Dell XPS 17 9700 |
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full-size SD card slot | Yes | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes | Yes |
HDMI | Yes | No |
power port | Yes | No |
USB-A | Yes | No |
Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros
Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than Dell XPS 15 9560.
2020 vs. 2017
Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 111% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9560.
Dell XPS 17 9700 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.
Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9560. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9560.
Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9560.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Dell XPS 15 9560 | Dell XPS 17 9700 |
Released | 2017 | 2020 |
Release Date | - | Announced Date: May 13, 2020 |
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Exterior | Dell XPS 15 9560 | Dell XPS 17 9700 |
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) |
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Display | Dell XPS 15 9560 | Dell XPS 17 9700 |
Size | 15.6 Inches | 17 Inches |
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Power Supply | 130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A. |
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Software | Dell XPS 15 9560 | Dell XPS 17 9700 |
OS | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the XPS 15 9560, a 15.6-inch machine, in 2017. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-7700HQ with a boost clock speed up to 3.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050 with 4GB GDDR5.
On the other hand, we have the 17-inch XPS 17 9700 was introduced by Dell about three years later in mid-2020. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-10885H with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell XPS 15 9560 has a 15.6-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 17-inch Dell XPS 17 9700. In addition, The Dell XPS 15 9560 weighs 4 lbs. about 16% lighter than the 4.65 lbs. Dell XPS 17 9700. Moreover, measured at 14.06” x 9.27” x 0.66”, the Dell XPS 15 9560 is much more portable than the Dell XPS 17 9700 at 14.74” x 9.76” x 0.77”.
There are a toal number of 9 ports and slots available on Dell XPS 15 9560. That includes a Thunderbolt 3 port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, a power port, a full-size SD card slot, a lock slot, and a Battery gauge button. With that said, it has two ports and slots more than the Dell XPS 17 9700 that has four Thunderbolt 3 ports, a lock slot, a full-size SD card slot, and a headphone jack.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 15 9560 supports up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Dell XPS 17 9700, it supports up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.
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