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Dell XPS 17 9700 vs. Dell G5 15 5500: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell XPS 17 9700 and Dell G5 15 5500, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than Dell G5 15 5500.

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 25% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10750H inside Dell G5 15 5500.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell G5 15 5500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell G5 15 5500. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Dell G5 15 5500.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 17 9700

64 GB

Dell G5 15 5500

32 GB

Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell G5 15 5500.

Display size

Dell XPS 17 9700

17-inch

Dell G5 15 5500

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 17 9700 weighed 4.65 pounds, 18% lighter than the 5.62 pounds Dell G5 15 5500.

Weight	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
Pound	4.65 lbs.	5.62 lbs.
Kilogram	2.11 kg	2.55 kg

Dell G5 15 5500 Pros

Reasons that Dell G5 15 5500 is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

Dell G5 15 5500 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has eleven versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x4	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes x3
Total	7	11

Dell G5 15 5500 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has eight versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	Yes
HDMI	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	No	Yes
RJ-45	No	Yes
USB-A	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 17 9700 and Dell G5 15 5500.

Both laptops supports the same 2933MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9700 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Dell G5 15 5500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Prices

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

Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,458.81	See at Amazon
	Dell New XPS 17 9700 17 inch UHD Plus Laptop, Intel i9-10885H 10th Gen, 32GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Home, Silver By Dell $1,799.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 2TB SSD - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,311.99	See at Amazon
Dell G5 15 5500 Price
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 512GB Intel Core i7-10750H, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,598.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 1TB SSD Core i7-10750H 2.6GHz, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,665.00	See at Amazon
	Dell G5 15-5500 15.6" 16GB 1TB Intel Core i7-10750H Win10, Interstellar Dark (Renewed) By Dell $1,654.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Announced Date: May 13, 2020	Announced on May 13, 2020 Available on May 21, 2020
Pricing	-	Starting at $829.99
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700	2022 Dell G15 5525 2022 Dell G15 5520 2021 Dell G5 15 5511 2021 Dell G5 15 5510 2020 Dell G5 15 5500

Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
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)	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650Ti 14.35 x 10 x 0.84 - 1.11 - 0.92 in (364.46 x 254 x 21.55 - 28.18 - 23.31 mm) Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above 14.35 x 10 x 0.94 - 1.23 - 1.05 in (364.46 x 254 x 23.81 - 31.13 - 26.57 mm)
Weight	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650Ti 5.62 lb (2.55 kg) Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above 5.84 lb (2.65 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	Interstellar Dark with iridescent accents
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard Backlit full-size, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only) 4-zone RGB backlit full-size, spill-resistant WASD keyboard with a numeric keypad with Game Shift key at F7 (US English only) Touchpad Size: 4.13 x 2.56 in (105 mm x 65 mm). Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
Size	17 Inches	15.6 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.	FHD 300 nits 60Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 60Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 144Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 144Hz refresh rate FHD 300 nits 300Hz (1920 x 1080) 300 nits IPS Anti-Glare LED, Backlit Display (non-touch) with 300Hz refresh rate

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: Dell Left (6) 1 x power port 1 x Mini DisplayPort Models with GTX 1660 Ti and above only 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort Alt-Mode only on models with GTX 1650 Ti Right (5) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x USB-A USB 2.0 (480 Mbps) 1 x lock slot

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
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	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
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	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
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 2933MHz
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® GTX 1650 Ti, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660Ti, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2070 (8GB GDDR6) with Max-Q Design
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	Dell G5 15 5500 with a 3-cell battery 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot Dell G5 15 5500 with a 3-cell battery 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD Up to 2TB SATA Hard Drive

Connectivity	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
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)	Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Up to 2,400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. Qualcomm QCA (DW1820) Up to 867 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5 Killer™ Wi-Fi 6 AX1650i (2x2) 802.11ax Wireless Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2) Wi-Fi Bluetooth 4.2 Qualcomm QCA (DW1820)
Ethernet	-	Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1650 Ti Realtek GB LAN controller Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps Dell G5 15 5500 with GTX 1660 Ti and above Killer E2500 PCI-e Gigabit ethernet controller Speed: 10/100/1000/2500 Mbps

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	51 Wh (3-cell lithium-ion) 68 Wh (4-cell lithium-ion)
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.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/6.7A. 240 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5VDC/12.31A.

Software	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Alienware Command Center Dell Digital Delivery Dell Mobile Connect Dell Recovery Environment DropBox Microsoft® Office 2016 trial McAfee LiveSafe (30 Day)

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
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 Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
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	Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers 2 tuned speakers Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock	Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button (optional)
Warranty	-	1 Year Ltd Hardware Warranty Mail-in Customer supplies box Dell pays to ship

Key Features	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell G5 15 5500
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.65 lb 2.11 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 144Hz Weight 5.62 lb 2.55 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10750H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,134 Single Core Geekbench 5 5,412 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce RTX 2070 8GB GDDR6 with Max-Q