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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 and Dell XPS 15 9500 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 weighed 3.76 pounds, 7% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9500.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound	3.76 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	1.71 kg	1.81 kg

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 15 9500 has a 11% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-9880H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 and Dell XPS 15 9500.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2

64 GB

Dell XPS 15 9500

64 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 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 Home & Business Laptop (Intel i7-12700H 14-Core, 32GB DDR5 4800MHz RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16.0" 60 Hz Win 11 Pro) with USB-C Dock By Lenovo $2,184.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 Business Laptop (14" FHD+ Touchscreen, Intel 12-Core i7-1270P vPro, 32GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD), Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD Webcam, Wi-Fi 6E, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Balck By Lenovo $1,599.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9500 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inches FHD i7-10750H 16 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti XPS9500-7002SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $1,098.95	See at Amazon
	New Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch UHD+ Touchscreen Laptop (Silver) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti with 4GB GDDR6, Window 10 Pro (XPS9500-7845SLV-PUS) By Dell $1,199.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) 15.6-inch Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD, 4K UHD+ (3840x2400) 500-NIT Touch NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 PRO (Renewed) By Dell $1,399.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	-	Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,299.99
Generations	-	2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size Comparison	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2Dell XPS 15 9500
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)	13.56 x 9.07 x 0.30 - 0.71 in (344.40 x 230.30 x 7.70 - 18 mm) Width: 13.56” (344.40 mm) Depth: 9.07” (230.30 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.71” (7.70 - 18 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 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 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. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits. 15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare with Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits. 15.6” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-glare with Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits. 15.6” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED, anti-reflection/anti-smudge, touchscreen with Dolby Vision™ HDR 500, 400 nits.	15.6-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, 4.41W. 15.6-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support, 10.4W.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
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 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 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 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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 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.	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 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 Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number	-	2

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
Wi-Fi	Intel® AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Rivet Killer AX1650s 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 AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 80 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 14 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Full HD+ model Up to 24 hours (productivity tasks). Up to 16 hours, 52 minutes (streaming Netflix). UHD+ model Up to 13 hours, 52 minutes (productivity tasks). Up to 8 hours, 27 minutes (streaming Netflix).
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 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
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 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
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 Atmos® speaker system Dual 360° far-field microphones	Realtek ALC3281-CG Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
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 optional IR Camera) ThinkShutter 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 2	Dell XPS 15 9500
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.76 lb 1.71 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9880H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,100 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 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 Upgradable up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison