HP Spectre x360 15 vs Dell XPS 15 9500
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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 HP Spectre x360 15
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~30%) battery – 72.9 against 56 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 94% sharper screen – 282 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9500
- Performs significantly better (up to 4.7x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Can run popular games at about 28-38% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 28% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.92 kg (4.23 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 359.9 x 226.4 x 19.9 mm 14.17 x 8.91 x 0.78 inches |
344 x 230 x 18 mm 13.54 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 815 cm2 (126.3 inches2) | 791 cm2 (122.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.4% | ~89.2% |
| Side bezels | 7.3 mm | 4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Blue | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 140° |
| Kensington lock | No | Yes |
| Model codes | 15t-eb100 / 15-eb1097nr | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5000 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 46 dB |
Display
| Size | 15.6 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 282 ppi | 145 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3840 x 2160 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
XPS 15 9500
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
Spectre x360 15
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
~5% more screen space
| Contrast | - | 1650:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 89.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 94% |
| Response time | - | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | - | 3:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 30 min) | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 90 / 135 W | 90 / 130 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 481 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2-2.8 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 55 W |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | DDR4 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 2.67 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2 TFLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 439 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 2666 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| 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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 4.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | ~84.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | Yes | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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