Dell XPS 17 9700 vs Inspiron 17 7706 (2-in-1)
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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 17 9700
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 34-47% higher FPS
- Features a much bigger (~43%) battery – 97 against 68 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (144.1 vs 156.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 17 7706 (2-in-1)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 270 grams less (around 0.6 lbs)
- 34% sharper screen – 178 versus 133 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 2.51 kg (5.53 lbs) | 2.24 kg (4.94 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 375 x 248 x 20 mm 14.76 x 9.76 x 0.79 inches |
379.8 x 266.4 x 15.2-19.3 mm 14.95 x 10.49 x 0.6-0.76 inches |
| Area | 930 cm2 (144.1 inches2) | 1012 cm2 (156.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~90.1% | ~82.8% |
| Side bezels | 4.4 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 150° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level | 49 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 17 inches | 17 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 133 ppi | 178 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Contrast | 1686:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 90.4% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 94% | - |
| Response time | 41 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | - |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 4:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | 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 | 65 / 90 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 447 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 | 50 W | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1350 MHz | 1354 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1485 MHz | 1468 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.041 TFLOPS | 1.879 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 2 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | ~12 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 16 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 2933 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 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 ALC711-CG | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | 82.2 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 4x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| 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 | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 15.0 x 8.9 cm | 13.3 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| 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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