Dell XPS 15 9500
Dell XPS 15 9500 - Specs
- HDD/SSD
- up to 16000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 64GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Home
- Battery
- 86Wh, 6-cell, 97Wh, 56Wh, 3-cell, 86Wh, 8-cell, 86Wh, 5-cell
- Body material
- Aluminum, Carbon
- Dimensions
- 344.7 x 230.1 x 18 mm (13.57" x 9.06" x 0.71")
- Weight
- 1.83 kg (4 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Thunderbolt 3, DisplayPort
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- Card reader
- SD
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5 mm combo
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Dual-Array Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x 2.5W, Stereo Subwoofer + 2x 1.5W, Stereo Tweeter
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
All Dell XPS 15 9500 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 15 9500 series.
Results are from the Cinebench R23 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Dell XPS 15 9500 series.
The results are from 3DMark Time Spy (Graphics). Higher is better.
Dell XPS 15 9500 in-depth review
As the main competitor to Apple's MacBook Pro, the XPS 15 is usually one of the hottest topics, as soon as it hits the market. Finally, we were able to get our hands on the XPS 15 9500, and it truly looks astonishing. As many of you already know, it is a welcome upgrade over the last-year XPS 15, which used a couple of years old chassis.Now, Dell has designed one of the best-looking notebooks on the market in 2020, and its 16:10 aspect ratio makes it more usable for productivity, while actually keeping the entire footprint of the laptop down. However, looks are not everything. After all, [...]
Pros
- Strong body build of carbon fiber and aluminum
- Virtually bezel-less screen
- 100% sRGB coverage (92% DCI-P3) and accurate color representation (Sharp LQ156N1-FKR1K)
- 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
- Two Thunderbolt 3 connectors and USB Type-C charging
- Doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness (Sharp LQ156N1-FKR1K)
Cons
- Useless base model
- 56Wh battery is not impressive, whatsoever
- Insufficient cooling
- Uneven luminosity in the bottom right corner (Sharp LQ156N1-FKR1K)
Games you can play on this laptop series
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
NORMAL |
HIGH |
VERY HIGH |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 196 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 98 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 53 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 171 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 92 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 49 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 29 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| 1386 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 92 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 1179 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 101 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
MIN |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 FPS | 37 FPS | 48 FPS | - |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 64 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 36 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 20 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 41 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 27 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
MED |
MAX |
|---|---|---|---|
| 499 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 402 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 362 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 430 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 343 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 338 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
VERY LOW |
NORMAL |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 76 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 68 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 49 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 72 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MED |
HIGH |
EPIC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 106 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 38 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 95 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 41 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
PERF. |
ORIG. |
ENCH. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 210 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 191 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 164 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 201 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 183 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 157 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
MAX |
|---|---|---|
| 174 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 163 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 158 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 149 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
Resolution: 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) |
LOW |
ULTRA |
|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 (Laptop) | 231 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 167 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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