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Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022) vs Precision 7770

49 out of 100
Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)
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51 out of 100
Dell Precision 7770
Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)
Dell Precision 7770
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Review

Evaluation of Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022) and Precision 7770 important characteristics
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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27.8
(Mediocre)
Value Index
17.3
(Bad)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1180 grams less (around 2.6 lbs)
  • Thinner bezels and 14% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Much smaller footprint: 25% more compact case (122.8 vs 163.5 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Precision 7770
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Can run popular games at about 33-45% higher FPS
  • Around 56% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Performs significantly better (up to 46%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a much bigger (~48%) battery – 83 against 56 watt-hours
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
XPS 15 9520 (2022)
vs
Precision 7770

Case

Weight 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs) 3.02 kg (6.66 lbs)
Dimensions 344.4 x 230.1 x 18.54 mm
13.56 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches		 398 x 265.02 x 25.9-26.7 mm
15.67 x 10.43 x 1.02-1.05 inches
Area 792 cm2 (122.9 inches2) 1055 cm2 (163.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~89% ~78.2%
Side bezels 4.2 mm 7.5 mm
Colors White, Black, Silver Black
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 140° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 44.6 dB -

Display

Size 15.6 inches 17.3 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 145 ppi 127 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:9
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1080 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Precision 7770
17.3″ (16:9 ratio) = 127.9 in2
XPS 15 9520 (2022)
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~16% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1650:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 99%
Response time 35 ms 35 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V 11.55 V
Full charging time 2:10 hr 2:20 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 Left
Charge power 90 / 130 W 180 / 240 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 429 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz 2.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.8 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E) 16 (8P + 8E)
Threads 16 24
L3 Cache 18 MB 25 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 40 W 95 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 938 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1223 MHz -
FLOPS 5 TFLOPS 8 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps ~11 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40 32
GPU performance 5 TFLOPS 8 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 834 1204
Solar Bay 16575 24108
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 1x8 GB 1x16 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 4800 MHz
Type DDR5 DDR5
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 2
Max. ram size 64 GB 128 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 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 2 4
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281 Realtek ALC711-VD
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 4x2W 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~83.1 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Yes Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI No 1x HDMI 2.1
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 Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.3 mm -
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.0 cm 11.5 x 8.0 cm
Surface Glass 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.
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