Dell XPS 17 9710 (2021)

  • Launched: May 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~90.3%
  • Dimensions: 374.4 x 248 x 19.5 mm (14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Dell XPS 17 9710 (2021)
Performance
60
Gaming
36
Display
35
Battery Life
54
Connectivity
94
Portability
62
BestCheck Score
57

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell XPS 17 9710 (2021)

Case

Weight 2.21 kg (4.87 lbs)
Dimensions 374.4 x 248 x 19.5 mm 14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 inches
Area 929 cm2 (143.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~90.3%
Side bezels 4.1 mm
Colors Black, Silver
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 49 dB

Display

 
Size 17 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 133 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1650:1
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 90 / 130 W
Weight of AC adapter 508 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.2-2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 6
Threads 12
L3 Cache 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2104
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
7370
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1540
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
9683

Graphics Card

 
TGP 60 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1237 MHz
GPU boost clock 1500 MHz
FLOPS 6.14 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
GPU performance
6.14 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC711-CG
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x1.5W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~78.3 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.1
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A No
USB Type-C 4x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 8.9 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes