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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 vs. Dell XPS 17 9700: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 and Dell XPS 17 9700, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 weighed 3.76 pounds, 20% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Dell XPS 17 9700.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Pound	3.76 lbs.	4.65 lbs.
Kilogram	1.71 kg	2.11 kg

Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

2020 vs. 2018

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 50% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8850H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-8850H

4,497

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-8400H

3,470

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9700 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

Display size

Dell XPS 17 9700

17-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 and Dell XPS 17 9700.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

64 GB

Dell XPS 17 9700

64 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation Laptop, Backlit, FP, 3-Yr WRT, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Business Laptop, 16" WUXGA IPS Display, Core i7-12700H, Windows 11 Pro, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, Wi-Fi 6E, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, TD By Lenovo $1,885.77 $2,029.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Home & Business Laptop (Intel i7-12700H 14-Core, 64GB DDR5 4800MHz RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16.0" 60 Hz Win 10 Pro) with Dockztorm Hub By Lenovo $2,649.99	See at Amazon
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 $2,312.79	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Released	2018	2020
Release Date	-	Announced Date: May 13, 2020
Generations	-	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Dimensions	FHD non-touch: 14.24” x 9.67” x .72” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.4 (mm) 4K UHD touchscreen: 14.24” x 9.67” x .74” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.7 (mm)	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)
Weight	FHD non-touch: 3.76 lbs (1.7 kg) 4K UHD touchscreen: 4.06 lbs (1.8 kg)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)
Colors	Black	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	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	15.6 Inches	17 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300nits, 72% color gamut. 15.6” 4K UHD HDR (3840 x 2160) IPS multi-touch, anti-reflective, anti-smudge, 400 nits, 100% Adobe 8+2 color depth with Dolby Vision™.	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.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports DisplayPort and data transfer. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 port always on). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x 4-in-1 SD card reader 1 x Network extension 1 x AC power in 1 x Kensington slot	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

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB 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 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
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 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 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
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.	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.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable). Up to 2 SSDs (2 x M.2 2280 PCIe TLC & SATA) up to 2TB max	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual Band 9560 Wireless AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	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)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 80 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	-
Power Supply	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	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.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	-	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover.	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.
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Dolby Atmos® for headset Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones	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

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Fingerprint Reader Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello & doesn’t include ThinkShutter)	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Fast Online Identity (FIDO) authentication capabilities dTPM 2.0 Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader Windows Hello with facial recognition software (requires IR camera) ThinkShutter on 720p HD Camera Smart Card Reader (Optional) Kensington® lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Dell XPS 17 9700
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.76 lb 1.71 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8850H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,006 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,497 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5	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