Dell XPS 17 9720
Dell XPS 17 9720 - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 16000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Pro
- Battery
- 97Wh, 6-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum, Carbon
- Dimensions
- 374.48 x 248.08 x 19.54 mm (14.74" x 9.77" x 0.77")
- Weight
- 2.57 kg (5.7 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 4x USB Type-C
- 4.0, Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- Card reader
- SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Digital Array Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x 2W Tweeters + 2x 2W Woofers Stereo Speakers
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Wedge Lock
All Dell XPS 17 9720 configurations
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Office Work
Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
Health-Guard
Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Dell XPS 17 9720 series.
Here, we evaluate the CPU's performance using a real-world 3D rendering task, assessing its ability to handle complex computations and rendering workloads efficiently.
Results are from the Cinebench 2024 Multi-Core test (higher is better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Dell XPS 17 9720 series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Dell XPS 17 9720 in-depth review
Without a doubt, the XPS series is the most recognizable PC notebook on the market. It is revered as the main MacBook rival, not only because of its slim form factor but also because of the surprisingly powerful hardware it comes with.All of this comes at a time when we mark a huge resurgence in Dell's laptop quality, and we happen to recommend the brand more and more lately. On the other hand, the XPS 15 from last year happened to be a bit of a flop, compared to its 17-inch brother. Now, we got ourselves the latest XPS 17 9720, and we hope that it will build on the somewhat mixed success[...]
Pros
- Strong body build of carbon fiber and aluminum
- Virtually bezel-less screen
- 600+ nits maximum brightness, 100% sRGB coverage (Sharp VRX73-LQ170N1 (SHP1518))
- Accurate color representation with our Gaming and Web design profile (Sharp VRX73-LQ170N1 (SHP1518))
- Thin and light
- Boasts up to Core i9-12900HK processor
- Easy upgrade and maintenance
- Great keyboard, touchpad, and speakers
- Fingerprint reader embedded in the power button and optional IR face recognition system
- Four Thunderbolt 4 connectors, USB Type-C charging, and an SD card reader (+ tiny dongle inside the box)
Cons
- Can't handle top trim CPUs
- Pricey
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 168 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 117 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 65 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 39 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 823 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 90 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 85 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 26 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 75 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 74 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 60 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 35 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 423 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 344 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 312 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
EPIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 133 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 62 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 49 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 30 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 164 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 149 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 102 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 82 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 671 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 224 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 109 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
HIGH PERF |
HIGH QLT |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (Laptop, 65W) | 487 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 258 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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