HP ZBook Fury 16 G9 vs Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)

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Review

Evaluation of HP ZBook Fury 16 G9 and Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022) 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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Value for money (Beta)

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46.7
(Average)
Value Index
27.8
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the HP ZBook Fury 16 G9
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Performs significantly better (up to 91%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
  • Features a much bigger (~70%) battery – 95 against 56 watt-hours
  • Around 58% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 20-27% higher FPS
  • Better webcam recording quality
  • Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 600 grams less (around 1.32 lbs)
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
  • Thinner bezels and 9% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (122.8 vs 141 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 2.44 kg (5.38 lbs) 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs)
Dimensions 363 x 250.6 x 27.75 mm
14.29 x 9.87 x 1.09 inches
344.4 x 230.1 x 18.54 mm
13.56 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches
Area 910 cm2 (141 inches2) 792 cm2 (122.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.6% ~89%
Side bezels 9.2 mm 4.2 mm
Colors Silver White, Black, Silver
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 49.3 dB 44.6 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 145 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
ZBook Fury 16 G9
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
XPS 15 9520 (2022)
15.6″ (16:10 ratio) = 109.4 in2
~5% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1650:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Response time - 35 ms
Max. brightness
1000 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage - 11.4 V
Full charging time 1:30 hr 2:10 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Ion
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left, Right
Charge power 150 / 200 / 230 W 90 / 130 W
Cable length 1 meters 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 710 / 755 grams 429 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.0 GHz 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 4.5 GHz
Cores 16 (8P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 24 16
L3 Cache 25 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics (32EU) 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 80 W 40 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes Yes
Type Dedicated Dedicated
Fabrication process 7 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 1489 MHz 938 MHz
GPU boost clock - 1223 MHz
FLOPS 6.8 TFLOPS 5 TFLOPS
Memory size 8 GB 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6 GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed ~14 Gbps 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1792 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 112 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 64 40
GPU performance 6.8 TFLOPS 5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU 880 856
Solar Bay 30497 16575
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

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

Sound

Audio chip - Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.0 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power - 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No No
Loudness ~88.1 dB ~83.1 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
Fingerprint Optional Yes
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1 No
DisplayPort 1x v2.0 No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) Yes No
SD card reader Yes Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad Yes No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.4 x 8.3 cm 15.0 x 9.0 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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