MSI Summit B15 (A11X) vs. Dell XPS 17 9700: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the MSI Summit B15 (A11X) and Dell XPS 17 9700 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MSI Summit B15 (A11X) Pros

Reasons that MSI Summit B15 (A11X) is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

Supports faster memory

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 17 9700. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 17 9700.

Memory type and speed
MSI Summit B15 (A11X) - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Dell XPS 17 9700 - DDR4
2,933 MHz
About 25% lighter

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) weighed 3.53 pounds, 25% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Dell XPS 17 9700.

WeightMSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Pound
3.53 lbs.
4.65 lbs.
Kilogram
1.60 kg
2.11 kg

Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than MSI Summit B15 (A11X).

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 51% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside MSI Summit B15 (A11X).

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
MSI Summit B15 (A11X) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
MSI Summit B15 (A11X) - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

8% larger display

Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 17-inch screen size 8% larger than the 15.6-inch MSI Summit B15 (A11X).

Display size
Dell XPS 17 9700
17-inch
MSI Summit B15 (A11X)
15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI Summit B15 (A11X) 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
MSI Summit B15 (A11X)
64 GB
Dell XPS 17 9700
64 GB

Prices

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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X) Price
MSI Summit B15 Professional Laptop: 15" IPS-Level Display, Intel core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Win10 PRO, Ink Black (A11M-057)
 MSI Summit B15 Professional Laptop: 15" IPS-Level Display, Intel core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Win10 PRO, Ink Black (A11M-057)
By MSI
$1,298.89
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MSI Summit E16 Flip 16" QHD+ 165Hz Touch 2-in-1 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1360P, RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, 360 Flip, Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A13VFT-060US
 MSI Summit E16 Flip 16" QHD+ 165Hz Touch 2-in-1 Laptop: Intel Core i7-1360P, RTX 4060, 32GB DDR5, 2TB NVMe SSD, 360 Flip, Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A13VFT-060US
By MSI
$1,749.98
$2,199.00 20% OFF
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MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ Touch Ultra Thin 2-in-1 Business Laptop: Intel Core i5-1240P IRIS Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, 360° Flip, Thunderbolt 4, MSI Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12MT-017
 MSI Summit E14 Flip EVO 14.0" QHD+ Touch Ultra Thin 2-in-1 Business Laptop: Intel Core i5-1240P IRIS Xe 16GB LPDDR5 512GB NVMe SSD, 360° Flip, Thunderbolt 4, MSI Pen, Win 11 Pro: Ink Black A12MT-017
By MSI
$999.99
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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)
 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)
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$1,458.81
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Dell XPS 9730 Laptop, 17" FullHD Display, Intel Core İ7-13700H, 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Platinum Silver
 Dell XPS 9730 Laptop, 17" FullHD Display, Intel Core İ7-13700H, 64 GB DDR5 RAM, 2 TB PCIe SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Backlit Keyboard, Windows 11 Home, Platinum Silver
By Dell
$2,495.00
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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
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Specs Comparison

Availability

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Released20202020
Release Date-Announced Date: May 13, 2020
Generations-

Exterior

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Dimensions14.06” x 9.21” x 0.67” (356.8 x 233.75 x 16.9 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)
Weight3.53 lbs (1.6 kg)
  • Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg)
  • Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)
Colors
Ink 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
  • Keyboard
    • Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White)
    • 1.5mm key travel
  • Touchpad
    • Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps.
  • Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Size15.6 Inches17 Inches
Info15.6" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level 60Hz 72%NTSC Thin Bezel, close to 100%sRGB
  • 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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt™4.
    Supports USB 4.0, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery charging).

  • 2 x USB Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2

  • 1 x USB Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 1

  • 1 x HDMI (4K @ 60Hz)

  • 1 x MicroSD Card Reader

  • 1 x DC-in port

  • 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack

Dell XPS 17 9700 Ports
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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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  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. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 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
    3200 MHz DDR4 onboard memory.

  • 2 x SO-DIMM slots, max out at 64GB.


  • 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB
    2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics-
  • 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
  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3)
  • 1 x M.2 SSD slot (NVMe PCIe Gen4)
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB
    • 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Wi-FiIntel Wi-Fi 6 AX201(2x2 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)
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1
  • Rivet Killer AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1
  • Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Size52 Wh (3-cell battery)
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery LifeUp to 10 hours of battery life-
Power Supply65W compact power adapter
  • 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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • MSI Center for Business & Productivity
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
CameraFront-facing camera
720p (1280 x 720 HD) 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.
Audio
  • 2 x 2W Speaker
  • Nahimic 3
  • High-Resolution Audio ready
  • 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

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
Sensors
  • Fingerprint reader
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security
  • TPM 2.0
  • Windows Hello Fingerprint Authentication
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)-

Key Features

MSI Summit B15 (A11X)Dell XPS 17 9700
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.53 lb
1.60 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Upgradable up to
64GB
3200 MHz DDR4
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

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