Dell XPS 17 9720 (2022) vs Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
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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 9720 (2022)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~73%) battery – 97 against 56 watt-hours
- Around 55% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus 7610
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 160 grams less (around 0.35 lbs)
- 70% sharper screen – 226 versus 133 pixels per inch (PPI)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
Weight | 2.17 kg (4.78 lbs) | 2.01 kg (4.43 lbs) |
Dimensions | 374.4 x 248 x 19.5 mm 14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 inches |
355.2 x 247.5 x 16.8-18.9 mm 13.98 x 9.74 x 0.66-0.74 inches |
Area | 929 cm2 (143.9 inches2) | 879 cm2 (136.2 inches2) |
Screen-to-body ratio | ~90.3% | ~84.4% |
Side bezels | 4.1 mm | 5.3 mm |
Colors | Black, Silver | Blue |
Transformer | No | No |
Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
Cooling system | Active | Active |
Vapor chamber | No | No |
Number of fans | 2 | 3 |
Noise level | 47.9 dB | 50 dB |
Display
Size | 17 inches | 16 inches |
Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
PPI | 133 ppi | 226 ppi |
Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3072 x 1920 pixels |
HDR support | - | Yes, Dolby Vision |
Touchscreen | No | No |
Coating | Matte | Matte |
Contrast | 1650:1 | 1000:1 |
sRGB color space | 100% | 99.4% |
Adobe RGB profile | - | 75.8% |
DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 74.1% |
Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
Voltage | 11.4 V | 13.2 V |
Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
Replaceable | No | No |
Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
Charge power | 130 W | 90 / 130 W |
Weigh of AC adapter | 508 gramm | 486 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
Base frequency | 2.5 GHz | 2.2-2.7 GHz |
Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
Cores | 12 | 6 |
Threads | 16 | 12 |
L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU) |
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 | 60 W | 65 W |
Nvidia Optimus | Yes | Yes |
Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
Fabrication process | 8 nm | 8 nm |
GPU base clock | 1237 MHz | 1237 MHz |
GPU boost clock | 1500 MHz | 1500 MHz |
FLOPS | 6.14 TFLOPS | 6.14 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
RAM
RAM size
Channels | 1x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
Clock | 4800 MHz | 3200 MHz |
Type | DDR5 | DDR4 |
Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Max. ram size | 64 GB | 32 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 | 2 |
NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
Audio chip | Realtek ALC711-CG | Realtek ALC3204 |
Speakers | 2.2 | 2.0 |
Power | 2x2.5W, 2x1.5W | 2x2W |
Dolby Atmos | - | No |
Loudness | 79.8 dB | 75.3 dB |
Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
Wi-Fi standard | v6E | 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 | 1280 x 720 |
USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
USB Type-C | 4x USB 4.0 | 1x 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 | Yes |
Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
Keyboard type | Island | Island |
Numpad | No | Yes |
Backlight | Yes | Yes |
Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.3 mm |
Size | 14.9 x 8.9 cm | 13.5 x 9.0 cm |
Surface | Glass | - |
Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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