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Dell XPS 17 9700 vs. Dell Precision 7550: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell XPS 17 9700 and Dell Precision 7550 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than Dell Precision 7550.

Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell Precision 7550.

Display size

Dell XPS 17 9700

17-inch

Dell Precision 7550

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 17 9700 weighed 4.65 pounds, 15% lighter than the 5.42 pounds Dell Precision 7550.

Weight	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
Pound	4.65 lbs.	5.42 lbs.
Kilogram	2.11 kg	2.46 kg

Dell Precision 7550 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7550 is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

Intel Xeon W-10885M inside Dell Precision 7550 has a 12% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Xeon W-10885M

7,618

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Xeon W-10855M

5,372

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i7-10850H

5,341

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i5-10400H

4,252

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Dell Precision 7550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It supports up to 128GB versus 64GB of system memory on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 7550

128 GB

Dell XPS 17 9700

64 GB

Dell Precision 7550 has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It has twelve versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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
Smart Card Reader	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x4	Yes x2
USB-A	No	Yes x2
Total	7	12

Dell Precision 7550 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 Precision 7550
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

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 $1,458.80	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17" 9700 FHD+ Laptop PC Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, Type C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1650, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $724.99	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 $2,312.79	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 7550 Price
	Dell Precision 7550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10850H - Six Core 5.1Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $538.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Precision 7550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 64GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1080 FHD Touchscreen - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $759.99	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Precision 7550 Laptop 15.6 - Xeon W-10885M - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 512GB SSD - 64GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro RTX 3000 - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $579.00 $799.99 28% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Announced Date: May 13, 2020	-
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700	2021 Dell Precision 7560 2020 Dell Precision 7550 2019 Dell Precision 7540

Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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)	14.17” x 9.53” x 0.98 - 1.08” (360 mm x 242 mm 25 - 27.36 mm)
Weight	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)	Starting at 5.42 lb (2.45 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	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size with an optional backlit keyboard. 3.92 x 2.09 in (99.50 mm x 53 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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.	15.6" FHD 1920x1080 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 45% NTSC 220 Nits WVA 4.20W 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% DCI-P3 500 Nits WVA 7.2W 15.6" FHD with Touch 1920x1080 60Hz Touch 100% DCI-P3 500 Nits WVA 7.4W 15.6" UHD HDR400 3840x2160 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% Adobe 500 Nits WVA 10W 15.6" UHD HDR600 3840x2160 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% Adobe 700 Nits WVA 18W

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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 (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x Smart Card Reader Right (5) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x lock slot Back (4) 1 x Mini DisplayPort v1.4 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x power port

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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™ i5-10400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 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™ i7-10850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 5.10 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 Intel Xeon W-10855M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-10885M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10850H 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 Intel Xeon W-10855M Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Intel Xeon W-10885M Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	Memory Slots 4 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 128B Memory Type: DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz, 2933 MHz, or 3200 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 Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1,024 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 256-bit, 945→ 1380 MHz, 2,304 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 8GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1110→ 1560 MHz, 2,560 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 16GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1035→ 1545 MHz, 3,072 Shading Units.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	Hard Drive Slots 3 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 6TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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 AX201 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) Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.1
Ethernet	-	Integrated Intel i219-LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	68 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion ExpressCharge Boost) 95 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion ExpressCharge Boost) 95 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion LCL)
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.	180 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A.

Software	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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. Optional Windows Hello Infrared 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	Realtek ALC3281 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves Two speakers (2W x 2) Noise-reducing array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor), Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command \| Update, Dell Command \| Power Manager, Intel® Platform Trust Technology, Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and SmartCard Reader Fingerprint reader or FIPS Fingerprint reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification) Contacted Smart Card (FIPS 201 with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 level 3 Certitication) Contactless Smart Card NFC/CSC (Check regional availability)
Warranty	-	36 Months Basic Onsite Service

Key Features	Dell XPS 17 9700	Dell Precision 7550
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 2020 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p HDR Weight 5.42 lb 2.46 kg Up to Intel Xeon W-10885M 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,256 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,618 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 128GB 2933 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6