Dell XPS 15 9500 vs Precision 15 3560
53
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46
out of 100
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9500
- Can run popular games at about 64-87% higher FPS
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a much bigger (~33%) battery – 56 against 42 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Dell Precision 15 3560
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
- Better webcam recording quality
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) | 1.58 kg (3.48 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344 x 230 x 18 mm 13.54 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
358 x 232 x 10.8-14.4 mm 14.09 x 9.13 x 0.43-0.57 inches |
| Area | 791 cm2 (122.7 inches2) | 831 cm2 (128.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~89.2% | ~80.8% |
| Side bezels | 4 mm | 6.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 5000 RPM | - |
| Noise level | 46 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TFT LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1650:1 | 700:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 89.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 94% | - |
| Response time | 43 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 3:00 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 65 / 90 / 130 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 481 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 14 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 55 W | 15 W |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1350 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1485 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.041 TFLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | DDR4 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 20 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281-CG | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 84.2 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 cm | 11.5 x 6.7 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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