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Dell XPS 17 9720 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Key Features

Dell XPS 17 9720

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

Availability	Dell XPS 17 9720
Released	2022
Release Date	Announced on March 3, 2022
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

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 64GB DDR5 4TB NVMe SSD Thunderbolt 4 WiFi 6E Backlit KB FP Reader Windows 11 Pro By Dell $3,799.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop 2023 \| 17" UHD+ Touchscreen \| 14-Core 12th Intel Core i7-12700H NVIDIA RTX 3060 \| 6GB GDDR6 64GB DDR5 4TB NVMe SSD \| Thunderbolt 4 WiFi 6E Backlit KB FP Reader \| Win 10 Pro By Dell $3,799.00	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 $2,399.00 $2,679.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop 2023, 17" Touchscreen UHD+ Display, 14-Core 12th Intel i7-12700H, NVIDIA RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, 64GB DDR5, 4TB SSD, Thunderbolt 4, WiFi 6E, Backlit KB, FP Reader, Windows 11 Pro By Dell $3,799.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop 2023 \| 17" UHD+ Touchscreen \| 14-Core 12th Intel Core i7-12700H NVIDIA RTX 3060 \| 6GB GDDR6 32GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD \| Thunderbolt 4 WiFi 6E Backlit KB FP Reader \| Win 11 Pro By DELL $3,169.00	See at Amazon
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Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9720
Dimensions	14.74” x 9.76” x 0.77” (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm)
Weight	4.79 lb (2.17 kg) Non-touch with 97Wh. 5.67 lb (2.57 kg) Touch with 97Wh.
Colors	Platinum Silver exterior Black interior 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. Image Source: Dell

Display	Dell XPS 17 9720
Size	17 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

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9720
Ports	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

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 17 9720
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
Geekbench 5 Single Core Dell XPS 17 97201 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H1,65399.70% 2 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H1,658100.00% 01,658 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Dell XPS 17 97201 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-12500H9,29378.93% 2 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-12700H11,774100.00% 011,774
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
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 4800 MHz Dual-channel DDR5 RAM. 2 x SODIMM slots.
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
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.

Connectivity	Dell XPS 17 9720
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
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9720
Size	97 Wh 6-cell "smart" lithium-ion.
Power Supply	130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.

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

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 17 9720
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	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

Misc	Dell XPS 17 9720
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button IR Camera
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
Warranty	1 Year ProSupport with Next Business Day Onsite Service

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Dell XPS 17 9720.

Dell XPS 17 9720 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Dell XPS 17 9720
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-12500H → Intel Core i7-12700H
4GB RAM	4GB → 64GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 8TB
2 Cores CPU	12 → 14 cores

Dell XPS 17 9720 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device. Learn more

Storage Slots	Dell XPS 17 9720
M.2	x2

The Dell XPS 17 9720 has two RAM slots which you can use to add or replace with a larger one if it isn't already at the maximum size that the system chipset support. Learn more

Memory	Dell XPS 17 9720
Slots	x2
Type	DDR5
Speed	4800 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6 70W TGP

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Intel Core i7-12700H inside Dell XPS 17 9720 has a 44% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-11900H inside Dell XPS 17 9710.

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 17 9710 - Intel Core i9-11900H

8,121

Dell XPS 17 9710 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell XPS 17 9710 - Intel Core i5-11400H

5,592

Dell XPS 17 9720 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 17 9710. It supports up to 4800MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 17 9710.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9720 - DDR5

4,800 MHz

Dell XPS 17 9710 - DDR4

3,200 MHz