Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)

Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)
  • Launched: March 2022
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~89%
  • Dimensions: 344.4 x 230.1 x 18.54 mm (13.56 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the XPS 15 9520 (2022).
Performance
69
Gaming
58
Display
39
Battery Life
56
Connectivity
88
Portability
78
NanoReview Score
60

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)

Case

Weight 1.84 kg (4.06 lbs)
Dimensions 344.4 x 230.1 x 18.54 mm
13.56 x 9.06 x 0.73 inches
Area 792 cm2 (122.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~89%
Side bezels 4.2 mm
Colors White, Black, Silver
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 140°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 44.6 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 No
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes
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 2:10 hr
Battery type Li-Ion
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 90 / 130 W
Cable length 1 meters
Weight of AC adapter 429 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.5 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz
Cores 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 16
L3 Cache 18 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1631
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
10217
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1707
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
13317

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 40 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 938 MHz
GPU boost clock 1223 MHz
FLOPS 5.01 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
5.01 TFLOPS

RAM

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

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3281
Speakers 2.2
Power 4x2W
Dolby Atmos No
Loudness 83.1 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor Yes
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 1.3 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.0 x 9.0 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes
Notes
    - The USB Type-C to HDMI and Type-A adapter comes in the box.

Comments

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ETR 19 April 2023 05:22
Purchased directly from Dell The XPS 9520 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900HK 2.50 GHz 32 gb ram is Absolutely the worse computer I have ever owned and I have been using computers since the early 90's. After 3 months of use, the screen started blinking like it was going to sleep. It start doing it once a day then went to every 5 min over time. I spent over 100 hours trying to resolve this issue with their help desk. Essentially 50% of the time I have had the computer I have not been able to work. I have had 2 docking stations. 3 motherboards, onsite tech, OS reinstall, shipped to resolution center. Issue not resolved. Since it was over a month old they would not replace. So they shipped me a refurbished laptop. That lasted a week. The New (refurbished) XPS 9520 has a new problem. Desktop appearance will change every 5 to 10  reboots. Icon's too far apart on desktop in if there is a popup task for settings. Its like there should be another icon between them. Also the solid background color I choose will go to black. So I have started the process over. First up they want to reinstall the OS. I don't have an infinite amount of time to work on this. ALL I WANT IS A WORKING COMPUTER. Its hard to get a job as a web developer without a computer.  If you have purchased this computer you should extend your warranty immediately. I don't understand why Dell cannot fix or provide me with a computer that works more than three months. Well, the latest attempt only worked for a week. I have used multiple platforms in my 25-year career as a web developer and this is ABSOLUTELY hands down the worse product I have ever seen or heard of.
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