Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs. Dell XPS 17 9700: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 and Dell XPS 17 9700 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

About 20% lighter

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 weighed 3.76 pounds, 20% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Dell XPS 17 9700.

WeightLenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2Dell 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 2.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Slightly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 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 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H
6,788
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i9-9880H
6,100
Dell XPS 17 9700 - 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 17 9700 - 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
Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 17 9700 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 17 9700 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
8% larger display

Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.

Display size
Dell XPS 17 9700
17-inch
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 and Dell XPS 17 9700.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 64GB

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
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 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
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
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
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
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 Intel i7-11850H, 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS 400nits, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Backlit KYB, Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 Intel i7-11850H, 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS 400nits, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Backlit KYB, Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro
By Lenovo
$1,980.77
Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
Dell XPS 17" 9700 FHD+ Laptop PC Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, Webcam, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
Dell XPS 17" 9700 FHD+ Laptop PC Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Type C, Webcam, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti 4GB, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$1,916.99
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)
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
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
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

Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2Dell XPS 17 9700
Released20192020
Release Date-Announced Date: May 13, 2020
Generations-

Exterior

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2Dell 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 2Dell XPS 17 9700
Size15.6 Inches17 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.
  • 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 2Dell 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
Dell XPS 17 9700 Ports
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 2Dell XPS 17 9700
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  4. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  5. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
  4. 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 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.
  • 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 2Dell XPS 17 9700
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 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 2Dell 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 14 hours
* Tested with MobileMark 2014
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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 2Dell 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 2Dell 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 Atmos® speaker system
  • Dual 360° 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 2Dell 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 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 2Dell XPS 17 9700
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+
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
Dell XPS 17 9700 Ports
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs. Dell XPS 17 9700

Lenovo has released the ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2, a 15.6-inch machine, in 2019. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9880H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q.

On the other hand, we have the 17-inch XPS 17 9700 was introduced by Dell about a year later in mid-2020. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-10885H with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 21
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94879.26%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H98482.27%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04487.29%
4
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H1,08090.30%
5
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H1,06689.13%
Dell XPS 17 97001
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H1,06188.71%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H1,13494.82%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H1,19299.67%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H1,196100.00%
01,196

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 21
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30848.12%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H3,69053.68%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88070.99%
4
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H4,91471.49%
5
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H6,10088.74%
Dell XPS 17 97001
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H3,74754.51%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H5,41278.73%
3
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H6,874100.00%
4
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H6,78898.75%
06,874

The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 has a 15.6-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 17-inch Dell XPS 17 9700. In addition, The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 weighs 3.76 lbs. about 23% lighter than the 4.65 lbs. Dell XPS 17 9700. Moreover, measured at 14.24” x 9.67” x 0.72”, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is considerably more portable than the Dell XPS 17 9700 at 14.74” x 9.76” x 0.77”.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2Dell XPS 17 9700

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with two M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

For Dell XPS 17 9700, it supports up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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