Dell XPS 15 9510 (2021)

Dell XPS 15 9510 (2021)
  • Launched: June 2020
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~89%
  • Dimensions: 344.7 x 230 x 18 mm (13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the XPS 15 9510 (2021).
Performance
43
Gaming
19
Display
36
Battery Life
57
Connectivity
77
Portability
76
NanoReview Score
46
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell XPS 15 9510 (2021)

Case

Weight 1.81 kg (3.99 lbs)
Dimensions 344.7 x 230 x 18 mm
13.57 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches
Area 793 cm2 (122.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~89%
Side bezels 4.3 mm
Colors Black, Silver
Material Top: Aluminum
Middle: Carbon fiber
Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 38.2 dB

Display

Size 15.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 145 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology G-Sync
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1650:1
sRGB color space 100%
Response time 35 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V
Full charging time 3:00 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 90 / 130 W
Cable length 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 473 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2-2.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 6
Threads 12
L3 Cache 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (16 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1946
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
6752
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
80
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
474

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 45 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 1065 MHz
GPU boost clock 1343 MHz
FLOPS 5.5 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 40
GPU performance 5.5 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
3828
Blender GPU 892
Solar Bay 17439
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281-CG
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W, 2x1.5W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness ~88.8 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

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

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.4 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.1 x 9.1 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes

Comments

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H JOSHI July 18, 2021 at 01:39 PM
I am looking for some numbers on Battery duration which will determine whether I Buy Massively or NOT.
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C Vogel August 11, 2021 at 03:29 AM
Same. Im confused on this issue as well.
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