Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. MSI Creator 17M A9SX: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell XPS 15 9575 and MSI Creator 17M A9SX, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell XPS 15 9575 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9575 is better than MSI Creator 17M A9SX.

About 11% lighter

Dell XPS 15 9575 weighed 4.36 pounds, 11% lighter than the 4.85 pounds MSI Creator 17M A9SX.

WeightDell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
Pound
4.36 lbs.
4.85 lbs.
Kilogram
1.98 kg
2.20 kg

MSI Creator 17M A9SX Pros

Reasons that MSI Creator 17M A9SX is better than Dell XPS 15 9575.

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2018

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside MSI Creator 17M A9SX has a 36% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8705G inside Dell XPS 15 9575.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
MSI Creator 17M A9SX - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i7-8705G
3,576
Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i5-8305G
3,116
Supports larger memory

MSI Creator 17M A9SX 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
MSI Creator 17M A9SX
64 GB
Dell XPS 15 9575
16 GB
Supports faster memory

MSI Creator 17M A9SX 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
MSI Creator 17M A9SX - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Dell XPS 15 9575 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
10% larger display

MSI Creator 17M A9SX has a 17.3-inch screen size 10% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9575.

Display size
MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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
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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
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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
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MSI Creator 17M A9SX Price
Vaxson 2-Pack Protector Film, compatible with MSI Creator 17M A9SX 17.3" Trackpad Touchpad TPU Sticker Skin [ Not Screen Protectors ]
 Vaxson 2-Pack Protector Film, compatible with MSI Creator 17M A9SX 17.3" Trackpad Touchpad TPU Sticker Skin [ Not Screen Protectors ]
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$12.99
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Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with MSI Creator 17M A9SX 17.3" Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover （ Not Tempered Glass/Not Front Screen Protectors）
 Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with MSI Creator 17M A9SX 17.3" Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover （ Not Tempered Glass/Not Front Screen Protectors）
By Puccy
$18.98
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Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with MSI Creator 17M A9SX 17.3" Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover （ Not Tempered Glass/Not Front Screen Protectors ）
 Puccy 2 Pack Back Protector Film, compatible with MSI Creator 17M A9SX 17.3" Black Carbon TPU Guard Cover （ Not Tempered Glass/Not Front Screen Protectors ）
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$18.98
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
Released20182019
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2018
  • Available on April 2018
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Exterior

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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)
15.63” x 10.24” x 0.87 ~ 0.91” (397 x 260 x 22 ~ 23.1 mm)
Weight
  • 4.36 lb (1.97 kg)
4.85 lbs (2.2 kg)
Colors
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Silver
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.
  • Keyboard
    • White backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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 (1920x1080), 60Hz, IPS-Level.
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 144Hz, IPS-Level.
  • 17.3" FHD (1920x1080), 120Hz, IPS-Level.

Ports

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
Dell XPS 15 9575 Ports
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  • 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-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 30Hz)
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
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. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
  • DDR4-2666 Memory Type
  • 2 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® GTX 1660 Ti
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060
    Video memory: 6GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.
  • 1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)
  • 1 x 2.5" SATA HDD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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).
802.11 AC Wi-Fi 5
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
Size
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 75 Wh
51 Wh (3-cell Li-Polymer Battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours and 53 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel.		Up to 7 hours of battery life
Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 20VDC/6.50A.
180W compact power adapter

Software

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
MSI Creator Center

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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
  • Speakers
    • 2 x 2W Speakers
    • Nahimic 3
    • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • Microphones
    • Array microphones

Misc

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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
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Warranty-1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)

Key Features

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI Creator 17M A9SX
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
2019
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
4.85 lb
2.20 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-9750H
6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,044
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,880
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
2666 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6

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