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Dell XPS 17 9720 vs. Dell Precision 5560: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 17 9720 and Dell Precision 5560 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 17 9720 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9720 is better than Dell Precision 5560.

2022 vs. 2021

Intel Core i7-12700H inside Dell XPS 17 9720 has a 38% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Xeon W-11955M inside Dell Precision 5560.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 17 9720 - Intel Core i7-12700H

11,774

Dell XPS 17 9720 - Intel Core i5-12500H

9,293

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Xeon W-11955M

8,527

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i9-11950H

8,450

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i5-11500H

6,270

Dell XPS 17 9720 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 5560. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5560.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9720 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

Dell Precision 5560 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Dell XPS 17 9720 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell Precision 5560.

Display size

Dell XPS 17 9720

17-inch

Dell Precision 5560

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 17 9720 has more ports and slots count than the Dell Precision 5560. It has seven versus six amount of ports and slots on the Dell Precision 5560.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x4	Yes x2
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	7	6

Dell Precision 5560 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5560 is better than Dell XPS 17 9720.

Dell Precision 5560 weighed 4.06 pounds, 16% lighter than the 4.79 pounds Dell XPS 17 9720.

Weight	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Pound	4.79 lbs.	4.06 lbs.
Kilogram	2.17 kg	1.84 kg

Dell Precision 5560 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Dell XPS 17 9720. It has four versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Dell XPS 17 9720.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
full-size SD card slot	Yes	Yes
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	Yes
USB-C	No	Yes

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 17 9720 and Dell Precision 5560.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 17 9720

64 GB

Dell Precision 5560

64 GB

Both laptops come with available RAM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed.

Memory	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Slots	x2	x2
Type	DDR5	DDR4 ECC

Prices

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

Dell XPS 17 9720 12700H Price
	Dell 2023 XPS 17 9720 Laptop 17" Touchscreen UHD+ Display 14-Core 12th Intel Core i7-12700H NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR5 2TB NVMe SSD Thunderbolt 4 WiFi 6E Backlit KB FP Reader Windows 10 Pro By Dell $3,529.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9720 17" UHD+ (3840 x 2400) Touchscreen Laptop - 12th Gen Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core up to 4.70 GHz Processor, 64GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $3,399.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop (2022) \| 17" 4K Touch \| Core i7 - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - RTX 3050 \| 14 Cores @ 4.7 GHz - 12th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed) By Dell $3,159.99	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 5560 Price
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,189.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5560 Laptop - 15.6" UHD+ HDR400, (3840x2400) Touch - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9-11950H 8-Core (11th Gen) - 1TB SSD - 64GB RAM - RTX A2000 - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $1,929.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11800H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.40 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,179.77	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Released	2022	2021
Release Date	Announced on March 3, 2022	Announced on May 11, 2021
Pricing	Windows 11 Home $1,839 i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch Windows 11 Pro $1,899 i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB, Intel UHD, FHD+ Non-touch $1,999 i5-12500H, 16GB, 512GB, Intel Iris Xe, FHD+ Non-touch $2,349 i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050, FHD+ Non-touch $2,649 i7-12700H, 16GB, 512GB, RTX 3050, 4K UHD+ Touch	-
Applicable Models	2022 Dell XPS 17 Dell XPS 17 9720 Dell XPS 9720	-
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Dimensions	14.74” x 9.76” x 0.77” (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm)	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.30 - 0.56” (344.4 x 230.3 x 7.7 - 11.64 mm)
Weight	4.79 lb (2.17 kg) Non-touch with 97Wh. 5.67 lb (2.57 kg) Touch with 97Wh.	4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
Colors	Platinum Silver exterior Black interior CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black.	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.50 in (150 mm x 89 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Full-size backlit keyboard. 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Size	17 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	17” FHD+ Nontouch 1920 x 1200 133 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% sRGB 1650:1 60Hz Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-glare WVA 5.06 W 17” 4K UHD+ Touch 3840 x 2400 266 PPI 500 nits 16:10 100% AdobeRGB 99% DCI-P3 1600:1 60Hz DisplayHDR™️ 400 Dolby Vision™️ Eyesafe®️ Anti-reflective Anti-smudge WVA 13.73 W	15.6” FHD+ 1920x1200 145 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% sRGB color gamut 1650:1 WVA 4.41W 15.6” UHD+ Touch 3840x2400 290 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Touch 100% Adobe sRGB 94% DCI-P3 1600:1 WVA 10.4W

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H 12 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H 14 cores, 20 threads, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-11955M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Type: Non-ECC or ECC Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 64B
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ampere Architecture 4GB GDDR6 128-bit 2304 CUDA Cores 60W NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3060 Ampere Architecture 6GB GDDR6 192-bit 3584 CUDA Cores 70W	NVIDIA Quadro T1200, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX A2000, 4GB GDDR6
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 8TB PCIe Gen 4 x4 NVMe SSD. Up to 64Gbps. Storage slots: 2 x M.2 2230/2280 slots.	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slots Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD Supports up to 64 Gbps.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Wi-Fi	Intel Killer 1675 (AX211) Onboard Dual Band 2.4GHz/5GHz Up to 2400 Mbps WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax	Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Size	97 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable.
Power Supply	130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.	90W 130W USB-C power adapter.

Software	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro Pro National Academic	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 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

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
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. Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in
Audio	Realtek ALC711-CG Audio Controller Realtek ALC1319D Amplifier Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 2.5W x2 tweeters = 10W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable	Realtek ALC3281-CG audio controler 2 x 2.5W Stereo woofers. 2 x 1.5W Stereo tweeters. Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button IR Camera	The fingerprint reader in the power button Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in feature. IR Camera
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 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 external SmartCard Reader Touch Fingerprint Reader With Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification).
Warranty	1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service	1-Year Basic Onsite Service

Key Features	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell Precision 5560
At Glance	Released in Early 2022 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.79 lb 2.17 kg Up to Intel Core i7-12700H 14C/20T, 2.30 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,658 Single Core Geekbench 5 11,774 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 4800 MHz DDR5 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 70W TGP Starting at $1,839 i5-12500H, 8GB, 512GB Built-in 97Wh Large Battery Built-in Facial Recognition Built-in Fingerprint Reader Featuring Waves Nx® 3D 2 Woofers + 2 Tweeters Advanced Thermal Design Vapor Chamber Cooling System Supports Dell Power Manager Controls fan, battery life, & performance	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 kg Up to Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C/16T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,565 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,527 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6