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Dell XPS 17 9700 vs. Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)

Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 17 9700 and Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019) specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2020

The 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700 features the 45W 10th Generation Intel Comet Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-10300H up to 8-core Intel Core i9-10885H with the boost speed up to 5.30 GHz. While the Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019) features the 45W 9th Generation Intel Coffee Lake 6-core Intel Core i7-9750H up to 8-core Intel Core i9-9980HK with the boost speed up to 5.00 GHz.

If you want to know more what's the difference between the 17″ Dell XPS 17 9700 (2020) and the 17.3″ Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019) , we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Dell XPS 17 9700 vs. Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019): Specs Comparison

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Availability
Released	2020	2019
Release Info	Announced Date: May 13, 2020

Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	New Dell XPS 17 9700 17 inch UHD Plus Laptop (Silver) Intel i9-10885H 10th Gen, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home, 17-30.99 inches By Dell $3,267.27	See at Amazon
	New XPS 17 9700 17" Laptop 10th Gen Core i9-10885H up to 5.3 GHz 8 cores RTX 2060 6GB Max-Q 4K UHD Anti-Reflex 500-Nit Touch Display Plus Best Notebook Stylus Pen Light (6TB SSD DRIVE\|64GB RAM\|10 PRO) By Best Notebooks $6,299.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9700 (Latest Model) 17.0" Core i7-10750H(Six Core, Up to 5.0Ghz) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB RAM FHD+ (1920x1200) GTX 1650Ti 4GB WiFi 6 AX+BT Win 10 (Renewed) By Dell $1,899.99	See at Amazon
Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019) Price
	2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop \| 9th Gen Intel 6-Core i7-9750H Upto 4.5GHz \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD Boot + 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB \| Backlit Keyboard \| Windows 10 By Acer $1,397.00	See at Amazon
	2019 Acer Predator Helios 15.6" FHD IPS Display Gaming Laptop \| Intel 6-Core i7-9750H \| 32GB RAM \| 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB \| Backlit Keyboard \| Windows 10 By Acer $1,462.74	See at Amazon
	Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 17.3" Full HD IPS Display, Intel i7-9750H, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, PH317-53-77HB By Acer $1,649.99	See at Amazon

Display	Dell XPS 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
Size	17 Inches	17.3 Inches
Info	17-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 17-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support.	17.3" FHD (1920 x 1080), IPS, 144Hz, NVIDIA G-SYNC™.

Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
Size Comparison
Dimensions	14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 in (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm) Width: 14.74” (374.45 mm) Depth: 9.76” (248.05 mm) Height: 0.77” (19.5 mm)	16.9” x 11.8” x 1.64” (429.26 x 299.72 x 41.66 mm)
Weight	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)	10.58 lbs (4.8 kg)
Colors	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel	Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size per-key RGB backlit keyboard with full Numpad. HyperDrift keyboard. Four zones RGB keyboards. Anti-ghosting keystrokes. Large trackpad with Windows precision drivers.
Ports	4 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 with Thunderbolt™ 3 (4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3) supporting: Power Delivery, Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps bi-directional), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps), Native DisplayPort 1.4 (up to HBR2) video output, VGA, HDMI, Ethernet, and USB-A via Dell Adapter (sold separately). 1 x full-size SD card reader v6.0 1 x Wedge-shaped lock slot 1 x 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack featuring Waves Nx® 3D audio with head tracking.	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports up to 40 Gbps, DisplayPort, docking, USB charging 5V/3A, and PD charging 3 x USB Type-A 3.2 Gen 2 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

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 975 → 1185 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.	Nvidia® GeForce RTX™ 2080 Video memory: 8GB GDDR6 VRAM.
Memory	8 GB16 GB32 GB64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	DDR4-2666 Memory 4 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot Max 64GB Max Capacity
Storage	256 GB512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 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 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer AX1650w Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Rivet Killer AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), WiFi-6 (802.11ax)	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet		Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. 2.5 Gigabit LAN Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps.

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	4-cell Lithium-Ion battery
Power Supply	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.	330W power supply

Software	Dell XPS 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
OS	Windows 10 Home, 64-bit Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit	Windows 10 Home
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Acer Predator Sense

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
Camera	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.	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.
Audio	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable	5.1 Surround Sound Speakers 5 x speakers 1 x subwoofer Waves NX 3D Sound. Waves MaxxAudio®. Built-in microphone.

Misc	Dell XPS 17 9700	Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock	Firmware Trusted Platform Module (TPM) solution Kensington Lock Slot BIOS Passwords : User Supervisor HDD
In the box		Predator Helios 700 Lithium-Ion Battery AC Adapter

Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	New Dell XPS 17 9700 17 inch UHD Plus Laptop (Silver) Intel i9-10885H 10th Gen, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home, 17-30.99 inches By Dell $3,267.27	See at Amazon
	New XPS 17 9700 17" Laptop 10th Gen Core i9-10885H up to 5.3 GHz 8 cores RTX 2060 6GB Max-Q 4K UHD Anti-Reflex 500-Nit Touch Display Plus Best Notebook Stylus Pen Light (6TB SSD DRIVE\|64GB RAM\|10 PRO) By Best Notebooks $6,299.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9700 (Latest Model) 17.0" Core i7-10750H(Six Core, Up to 5.0Ghz) 1TB PCIe SSD 32GB RAM FHD+ (1920x1200) GTX 1650Ti 4GB WiFi 6 AX+BT Win 10 (Renewed) By Dell $1,899.99	See at Amazon
Acer Predator Helios 700 (17”, 2019) Price
	2019 Acer Predator Helios 300 15.6" FHD Gaming Laptop \| 9th Gen Intel 6-Core i7-9750H Upto 4.5GHz \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD Boot + 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB \| Backlit Keyboard \| Windows 10 By Acer $1,397.00	See at Amazon
	2019 Acer Predator Helios 15.6" FHD IPS Display Gaming Laptop \| Intel 6-Core i7-9750H \| 32GB RAM \| 512GB SSD + 1TB HDD \| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660Ti 6GB \| Backlit Keyboard \| Windows 10 By Acer $1,462.74	See at Amazon
	Acer Predator Helios 300 Gaming Laptop PC, 17.3" Full HD IPS Display, Intel i7-9750H, GTX 1660 Ti 6GB, 8GB DDR4, 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD, RGB Backlit Keyboard, PH317-53-77HB By Acer $1,649.99	See at Amazon

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