Dell XPS 17 9720 (2022)

  • Launched: March 2022
  • 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 9720 (2022)
Performance
71
Gaming
39
Display
35
Battery Life
67
Connectivity
96
Portability
62
BestCheck Score
62

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell XPS 17 9720 (2022)

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
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 47.9 dB

Display

 
Size 17 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 133 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1750:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut 98%
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capicity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 130 W
Weight of AC adapter 508 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 16
L3 Cache 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2267
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
10018
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1757
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
13885

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 1x8 GB
Clock 4800 MHz
Type DDR5
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 2x2.5W, 2x1.5W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~79.8 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.2
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 4.0
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
Key travel 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 14.9 x 8.9 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes