Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell XPS 15 9575 and 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Dell XPS 15 9575 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9575 is better than 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in.

About 51% lighter

Dell XPS 15 9575 weighed 4.36 pounds, 51% lighter than the 8.82 pounds 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in.

WeightDell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Pound
4.36 lbs.
8.82 lbs.
Kilogram
1.98 kg
4.00 kg

2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in Pros

Reasons that 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in is better than Dell XPS 15 9575.

Much faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7 2700 inside 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in has a 71% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8705G inside Dell XPS 15 9575.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - AMD Ryzen 7 2700
6,142
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - Intel Core i9-8950HK
4,806
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i7-8705G
3,576
Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i5-8305G
3,116
Supports larger memory

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 15 9575. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9575.

Max system memory size
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
64 GB
Dell XPS 15 9575
16 GB
Supports faster memory

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9575. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9575.

Memory type and speed
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Dell XPS 15 9575 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
10% larger display

The 2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9575.

Display size
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
17.3-inch
Dell XPS 15 9575
15.6-inch

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9575 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
Dell XPS 15 9575 15.6" FHD Intel Core i7-8705G 3.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64bit, CAM, Touch (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 9575 15.6" FHD Intel Core i7-8705G 3.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64bit, CAM, Touch (Renewed)
By Dell
$809.00
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-8705G - AMD RX Vega M - 16GB - 256GB SSD
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-8705G - AMD RX Vega M - 16GB - 256GB SSD
By Dell
$999.00
2018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in Price
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop | Intel i7-11800H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU | 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Killer WiFi 6 | RGB Keyboard
Acer Predator Helios 300 PH315-54-760S Gaming Laptop | Intel i7-11800H | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU | 15.6" FHD 144Hz 3ms IPS Display | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Killer WiFi 6 | RGB Keyboard
By acer
$1,104.78
$1,299.99 15% OFF
acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop | 15.6" QHD IPS 165Hz | 12th Gen Intel 14-Core i7-12700H | 16GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3070 8GB | RGB Backlit Thunderbolt4 Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop | 15.6" QHD IPS 165Hz | 12th Gen Intel 14-Core i7-12700H | 16GB DDR5 1TB SSD | GeForce RTX 3070 8GB | RGB Backlit Thunderbolt4 Win11Pro Black + HDMI Cable
By acer
$1,099.00
acer Predator Helios Neo 16" i7-13700HX GeForce RTX 4060 16GB 1TB SSD W11H (Renewed)
acer Predator Helios Neo 16" i7-13700HX GeForce RTX 4060 16GB 1TB SSD W11H (Renewed)
By acer
$999.99

Availability

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Released20182018
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2018
  • Available on April 2018
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Exterior

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Dimensions13.93 x 9.25 x 0.62 in (354 x 235 x 16 mm)
Width: 13.93” (354 mm)
Depth: 9.25” (235 mm)
Height: 0.62” (16 mm)
16.9” x 11.7” x 1.5” (429.26 x 297.18 x 38.1 mm)
Weight
  • 4.36 lb (1.97 kg)
8.82 lbs (4.0 kg)
Colors
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Shale Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit Mag-Lev keyboard, 0.7mm travel.
  • 4.13 x 3.14 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Full-size backlit keyboard with full Numpad.
  • Four zones RGB keyboards.
  • Anti-ghosting keystrokes.
  • Large trackpad with Windows precision drivers.

Display

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Size15.6 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch FHD touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 100% sRGB,400-nit brightness, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, 10-finger Touch Support, Multi-protocol Active Pen with Tilt support, Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4.
  • 15.6-inch 4K UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 100% AdobeRGB,400-nit brightness, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, 10-finger Touch Support, Multi-protocol Active Pen with Tilt support, Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 4.
  • 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 144Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC™.
  • 17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 144Hz, AMD Radeon FreeSync™.

Ports

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Dell XPS 15 9575 Ports
Image Source: Dell
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 
    (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3) supporting: Power Delivery, Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps bi-directional), USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gbps), Native DisplayPort 1.2 video output, VGA, HDMI, Ethernet, and USB-A via Dell Adapter (sold separately).
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.1
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x microSD card reader
  • 1 x Noble lock slot
  • 1 x Battery gauge button and indicator
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 2
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0
  • 1 x DisplayPort 1.4
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out
  • 1 x DC-in
Intel Models
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports up to 40 Gbps, DisplayPort, docking, and PD charging
AMD Models
  • 2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 65W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB Cache, 65W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700
    4 cores, 16 threads, 3.20 → 4.10 GHz, 16MB L3 Cache, 65W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 7 2700
    Not Available
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
  • DDR4-2666 Memory
  • 4 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot
  • Max 64GB Max Capacity
Discrete Graphics
  • Radeon™ RX Vega M GL Graphics
    4GB HBM2 graphics memory, 931 MHz up to 1,011 MHz, 20 Compute Units, 179.2 GB/s memory bandwidth, 1024 bit memory interface, H.264, H.265 (10-bit HEVC) hardware encode/decode.
  • Nvidia® GeForce® 1070
    Video memory: 8GB GDDR5 VRAM.
  • AMD Radeon™ RX Vega 56
    Video memory: 8GB HBM2 VRAM.
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.
  • 2 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen 3 / SATA) supports RAID 0.
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer® 1435-S
    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® 8265
    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).
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet- Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Size
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 75 Wh
4810 mAh (4-cell Lithium-Ion battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours and 53 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel.
  • Up to 3.5 hours of battery life
    Intel models
  • Up to 1.5 hours of battery life
    AMD models
Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 20VDC/6.50A.
  • 230W power supply
    Intel models
  • 330W power supply
    AMD modesl

Software

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
Acer Predator Sense

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
  • Infrared camera
    340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.
Front-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio
  • Realtek ALC3271-CG with Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total)
  • Dual-array microphones
  • 2.1 Stereo Speakers
  • 2 x speakers
  • 1 x subwoofer.
  • Waves MaxxAudio®.
  • Built-in microphone

Misc

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
Sensors
  • Optional Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyroscope
  • eCompass/Magnetometer
  • Accelerometer/FFS
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Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello with Infrared Camera
  • Noble lock slot
  • Kensington lock slot
In the box-
  • Predator Helios 500
  • Lithium-Ion Battery
  • AC Adapter

Key Features

Dell XPS 15 95752018 Acer Predator Helios 500 17in
At Glance
Released in Early
2018
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.36 lb
1.98 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8705G
4C/8T, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
960
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,576
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Up to
16GB
2400 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 9575 Ports
AMD Radeon
RX Vega M GL
4GB HBM2
Released in
2018
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
8.82 lb
4.00 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
4C/16T, 3.20 → 4.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
930
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,142
Multi-Core
With integrated
Not Available
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5

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