Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022) vs Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (N7600)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (122.8 vs 144.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Asus Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (N7600)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~71%) battery – 96 against 56 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 9-12% higher FPS
- Performs better (up to 19%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- 95% sharper screen – 283 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 10% higher max. screen brightness: 550 vs 500 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs) | 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 344.4 x 230.1 x 18.54 mm 13.56 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches |
360.5 x 259 x 18.9 mm 14.19 x 10.2 x 0.74 inches |
| Area | 792 cm2 (122.9 inches2) | 934 cm2 (144.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~89% | ~79.5% |
| Side bezels | 4.2 mm | 7.9 mm |
| Colors | White, Black, Silver | Black, Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | 160° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 44.6 dB | 45.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 145 ppi | 283 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3840 x 2400 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Vivobook Pro 16X OLED (N7600)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
XPS 15 9520 (2022)
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | 1650:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 96.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.7% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:10 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Right |
| Charge power | 90 / 130 W | 120 W |
| Cable length | 1 meters | - |
| Weight of AC adapter | 429 grams | 460 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.6-3.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (4P + 8E) | 4 |
| Threads | 16 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 40 W | 35-50 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 938 MHz | 1185 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1223 MHz | 1417 MHz |
| FLOPS | 5 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2048 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 40 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 5 TFLOPS | 5.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 834 | 1024 |
| Solar Bay | 16575 | 18663 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | - |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | - |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3281 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | ~83.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 4.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.4 mm |
| Size | 15.0 x 9.0 cm | 13.0 x 8.5 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on XPS 15 9520 (2022):
- The USB Type-C to HDMI and Type-A adapter comes in the box.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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