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Dell XPS 17 9720 vs. Dell XPS 15 9575: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 17 9720 and Dell XPS 15 9575 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the 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 XPS 15 9575.

2022 vs. 2018

Intel Core i7-12700H inside Dell XPS 17 9720 has a 229% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8705G inside Dell XPS 15 9575.

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 XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i7-8705G

3,576

Dell XPS 15 9575 - Intel Core i5-8305G

3,116

Dell XPS 17 9720 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

Dell XPS 17 9720

64 GB

Dell XPS 15 9575

16 GB

Dell XPS 17 9720 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9575. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9575.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9720 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9575 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Dell XPS 17 9720 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9575.

Display size

Dell XPS 17 9720

17-inch

Dell XPS 15 9575

15.6-inch

Dell XPS 15 9575 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9575 is better than Dell XPS 17 9720.

Dell XPS 15 9575 weighed 4.36 pounds, 9% lighter than the 4.79 pounds Dell XPS 17 9720.

Weight	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
Pound	4.79 lbs.	4.36 lbs.
Kilogram	2.17 kg	1.98 kg

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 9720 Laptop PC 17 Inch UHD+ 3840 x 2400 Intel Core i7-12700H Processor, 32GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Thunderbolt, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Webcam, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,478.99	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 $2,686.49	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9575 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,674.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9575 15.6" FHD Intel Core i7-8705G 3.1GHz, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro 64bit, CAM, Touch (Renewed) By Dell $809.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 2-in-1 9575-15.6" 4K Touch - i7-8705G - AMD RX Vega M - 16GB - 256GB SSD By Dell $899.95	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
Released	2022	2018
Release Date	Announced on March 3, 2022	Announced at CES 2018 Available on April 2018
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	-

Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
Dimensions	14.74” x 9.76” x 0.77” (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm)	13.93 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)
Weight	4.79 lb (2.17 kg) Non-touch with 97Wh. 5.67 lb (2.57 kg) Touch with 97Wh.	4.36 lb (1.97 kg)
Colors	Platinum Silver exterior Black interior CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black.	Silver (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 Mag-Lev keyboard, 0.7mm travel. 4.13 x 3.14 in (105 mm x 80 mm) precision touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
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-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.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
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 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

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 65W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB Cache, 65W
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8305G Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8705G Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.	8 GB 16 GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
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	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.
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.	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
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	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).
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 4.1

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
Size	97 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.	6-cell smart lithium-ion 75 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 15 hours and 53 minutes * Tested on FHD panel.
Power Supply	130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 20VDC/6.50A.

Software	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
OS	Windows 11 Home Pro Pro National Academic	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
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 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.
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 ALC3271-CG with Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) Dual-array microphones

Misc	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button IR Camera	Optional Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor Gyroscope eCompass/Magnetometer Accelerometer/FFS
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello with Infrared Camera Noble lock slot
Warranty	1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service	-

Key Features	Dell XPS 17 9720	Dell XPS 15 9575
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 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 AMD Radeon RX Vega M GL 4GB HBM2