Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 15 9575 and MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Dell XPS 15 9575 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9575 is better than MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation.

About 12% lighter

Dell XPS 15 9575 weighed 4.36 pounds, 12% lighter than the 4.92 pounds MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation.

WeightDell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
Pound
4.36 lbs.
4.92 lbs.
Kilogram
1.98 kg
2.23 kg

MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation Pros

Reasons that MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation is better than Dell XPS 15 9575.

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2018

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-9750H inside MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation 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 WE65 Mobile Workstation - 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 WE65 Mobile Workstation 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 WE65 Mobile Workstation
64 GB
Dell XPS 15 9575
16 GB
Supports faster memory

MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation 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 WE65 Mobile Workstation - DDR4 ECC
2,666 MHz
Dell XPS 15 9575 - DDR4
2,400 MHz

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9575 Price
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
$899.95
Dell XPS 15 9575 2-in-1 15.6" FHD Touch InfinityEdge Touch, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8705G, Radeon RX Vega M, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro
Dell XPS 15 9575 2-in-1 15.6" FHD Touch InfinityEdge Touch, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8705G, Radeon RX Vega M, 16GB, 512GB SSD, Win 10 Pro
By Dell
$799.95
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575 15.6in 4K UHD Touch i7-8705G 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Radeon RX Vega M 4GB Fingerprint Windows 10 PRO (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575 15.6in 4K UHD Touch i7-8705G 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Radeon RX Vega M 4GB Fingerprint Windows 10 PRO (Renewed)
By Dell
$684.69
MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation Price
MSI WE65 9TI-007 15.6" FHD Mobile Workstation Intel Core i7-9750H Quadro T1000 32GB 512G NVMe SSD Win10 Pro TPM2.0 Fingerprint
MSI WE65 9TI-007 15.6" FHD Mobile Workstation Intel Core i7-9750H Quadro T1000 32GB 512G NVMe SSD Win10 Pro TPM2.0 Fingerprint
By MSI
$3,399.00
MSI WE76 11UM FHD Mobile Workstation Intel Core i9-11980HK Quadro RTX A5000 32GB RAM 1TB NVME SSD WIN10 Pro TPM2.0 Fingerprint 3 Year onsite Warranty
MSI WE76 11UM FHD Mobile Workstation Intel Core i9-11980HK Quadro RTX A5000 32GB RAM 1TB NVME SSD WIN10 Pro TPM2.0 Fingerprint 3 Year onsite Warranty
By MSI
$3,499.00
Synvy [2 Pack] Back Protector Film, compatible with MSI WE65 9TI 9TJ Mobile Workstation 15.6" Black Carbon TPU Guard Skin Sticker [ Not Front Tempered Glass Screen Protectors ]
Synvy [2 Pack] Back Protector Film, compatible with MSI WE65 9TI 9TJ Mobile Workstation 15.6" Black Carbon TPU Guard Skin Sticker [ Not Front Tempered Glass Screen Protectors ]
By Synvy
$18.99

Availability

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
Released20182019
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2018
  • Available on April 2018
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Exterior

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
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)
14.08” x 9.76” x 1.06” (357.7 x 248 x 26.9 mm)
Weight
  • 4.36 lb (1.97 kg)
4.92 lbs (2.23 kg)
Colors
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Aluminum 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.
  • Keyboard
    • White backlight with Anti-Ghost key+ silver lining.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.

Display

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
Size15.6 Inches15.6 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.
15.6" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS-Level, 60Hz, 72% NTSC, Thin Bezel.

Ports

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
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-C 3.2 Gen 1
  • 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 1 x RJ45
  • 1 x Full-size SD Card Reader
  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 30Hz)
  • 1 x Mini-DisplayPort
  • 1 x Mic-in
  • 1 x Headphone-out (SPDIF)
  • 1 x DC-in

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
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.
  • DDR4-2400 - 2666 ECC 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® Quadro® T1000
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR5 VRAM.
  • NVIDIA® Quadro® T2000
    Video memory: 4GB GDDR5 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 Gen 3 / SATA)
  • 1 x 2.5” SATA HDD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
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).
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 Cyclone Peak (2x2 802.11 AX)
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN RTL8111HS
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
Size
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 75 Wh
51 Wh (6-cell battery)
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours and 53 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel.
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Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 20VDC/6.50A.
150W compact power adapter

Software

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
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 WE65 Mobile Workstation
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
  • Microphones
    • Array microphones

Misc

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
Sensors
  • Optional Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyroscope
  • eCompass/Magnetometer
  • Accelerometer/FFS
Fingerprint Reader
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Windows Hello with Infrared Camera
  • Noble lock slot
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign-in
  • Discrete TPM 2.0
Warranty-3 year Limited warranty (Include 1 Year Global)
More-
Matrix Display
MSI's Matrix Display lets you can expand your work setup up to 2 additional screens.
ISV Certification
MSI workstations are ISV certified systems, officially recognized and certified by major ISVs in engineering, 3D modeling, designing, and more. They're guaranteed to offer an absolute professional experience with no comparison in applications from Adobe, AutoDesk, Dassault, and others.
Military-Grade Reliability and Durability
The MSI Mobile Workstation meets the MIL-STD 810G standards covering a wide range of conditions.
Creator Center
The Creator Center takes optimization to the next level with easily adjustable system modes and resources for a wide range of scenarios and needs.

Key Features

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation
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
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
4.92 lb
2.23 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 ECC
NVIDIA
Quadro T2000
4GB GDDR5

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 15 9575 vs. MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation

Dell has released the XPS 15 9575, a 15.6-inch machine, in early-2018. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8705G with a boost clock speed up to 4.10 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL with 4GB HBM2.

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch WE65 Mobile Workstation was introduced by MSI about a year later in 2019. It comes with a hexa-core Intel Core i7-9750H with a boost clock speed up to 4.50 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA Quadro T2000 with 4GB GDDR5.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Dell XPS 15 95751
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G81978.45%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G96091.95%
MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,044100.00%
01,044

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 15 95751
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G3,11663.85%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G3,57673.28%
MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation1
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,880100.00%
04,880

Both Dell XPS 15 9575 and MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation have the same 15.6-inch display size. In addition, The Dell XPS 15 9575 weighs 4.36 lbs. about 12% lighter than the 4.92 lbs. MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation. Moreover, measured at 13.93” x 9.25” x 0.62”, the Dell XPS 15 9575 is much more portable than the MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation at 14.08” x 9.76” x 1.06”.

Dell XPS 15 9575MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation

Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 15 9575 supports up to 16GB 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 MSI WE65 Mobile Workstation, it supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 ECC memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.

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