MSI Prestige 15 2021 (11th Gen) 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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the MSI Prestige 15 2021 (11th Gen)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
- Features a much bigger (~46%) battery – 82 against 56 watt-hours
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9500
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 16-22% higher FPS
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.69 kg (3.73 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 357 x 234 x 17 mm 14.06 x 9.21 x 0.67 inches |
344 x 230 x 18 mm 13.54 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 835 cm2 (129.5 inches2) | 791 cm2 (122.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.3% | ~89.2% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 4 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | 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 | 141 ppi | 145 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:9 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| 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
| Full charging time | - | 3:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 90 W | 90 / 130 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 481 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 35 W | 55 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 12 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 990 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1155 MHz | 1485 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.365 TFLOPS | 3.041 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | ~10 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3200 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | DDR4 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
| Max. ram size | 64 GB | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (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 ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Loudness | - | 84.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 3.1 |
| 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 | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | No | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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