Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022) vs Acer Swift X SFX16-52G
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Review
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
NanoReview Score
Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)
- Around 62% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Can run popular games at about 25-34% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~8%) battery – 56 against 52 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (122.8 vs 131.6 square inches)
Advantages of the Acer Swift X SFX16-52G
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Better webcam recording quality
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs) | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344.4 x 230.1 x 18.5 mm 13.56 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches |
355.6 x 238.76 x 17.78 mm 14 x 9.4 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 792 cm2 (122.9 inches2) | 849 cm2 (131.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~89% | ~87.4% |
| Side bezels | 4.2 mm | 5.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level | 44.6 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 142 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | - |
| Contrast | 1650:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 100 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 429 gramm | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 12 |
| Threads | 16 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 40 W | - |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 6 nm |
| GPU base clock | 938 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1223 MHz | 1550 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5.01 TFLOPS | 3.46 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Loudness | 83.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | - |
| 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 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 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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