Pros
- Strong body build of carbon fiber and aluminum
- Virtually bezel-less screen
- 600 nits maximum brightness, 100% sRGB coverage (89% DCI-P3) and accurate color representation (Sharp LQ170N1-P35GV)
- Thin and light
- Boasts up to Core i9-10885H 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 3 connectors, USB Type-C charging, and an SD card reader
- Doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness (Sharp LQ170N1-P35GV)
Cons
- Useless base model
- Uneven luminosity in the top middle section (Sharp LQ170N1-P35GV)
Dell XPS 9700 - Specs
- AMD Ryzen 9 4900HS 97.6%
- AMD Ryzen 7 4800H 100%
- Intel Core i7-10875H
- Intel Core i9-10980HK
- Intel Core i9-9880H 85.9%
- AMD Ryzen 5 4600H 76.4%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 (8GB GDDR5) 6.9%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Max-Q 7%
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 (6GB GDDR6) 1.3%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti (Laptop) 0.1%
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1070 Max-Q (8GB GDDR5) 2.7%
Display
17.0”, UHD+ (3840 x 2400), IPS
RAM
2x 16GB DDR4, 2933 MHz
Body material
Aluminum, Carbon
Dimensions
374.4 x 247 x 19.5 mm (14.74" x 9.72" x 0.77")
Ports and connectivity
- 4x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort
- Card reader SD
- Wi-Fi 802.11ax
- Bluetooth 5.1
- Audio jack 3.5 mm combo
Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone Dual-Array Microphone
- Speakers 2x 2W, Stereo Subwoofer + 2x 1.5W, Stereo Tweeter
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
DISPLAY: 17.0”, UHD+ (3840 x 2400), IPS
Name |
17.0”, UHD+ (3840 x 2400), IPS |
Diagonal |
17.0" |
Pixel density |
266.37 ppi |
Brightness |
cd/m2 |
sRGB |
% |
Panel Type |
IPS |
Resolution |
3840 x 2400 |
Becomes "Retina" from |
13 inches (33 cm) |
Contrast |
|
dE Color Checker |
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i7-10875H
Results are from the Cinebench 15 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from the Fritz chess benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are from our Photoshop benchmark test (the lower the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
18009.00
+18.5% performance
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 4.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
4316.00
+19.1% performance
Results are for the Unigine Superposition benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Results are for the Unigine Heaven 3.0 benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
5508.00
+24.4% performance
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