- Launched: May 2020
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~90.1%
- Dimensions: 375 x 248 x 20 mm (14.76 x 9.76 x 0.79 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the XPS 17 9700.
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell XPS 17 9700
| Weight |
2.51 kg (5.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
375 x 248 x 20 mm
14.76 x 9.76 x 0.79 inches |
| Area |
930 cm2 (144.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~90.1% |
| Side bezels |
4.4 mm |
| Colors |
Silver |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
150° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
Yes |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
49 dB |
| Size |
17 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
133 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support |
Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1686:1 |
| sRGB color space |
100% |
| Adobe RGB profile |
90.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut |
94% |
| Response time |
41 ms |
| Voltage |
11.4 V |
| Full charging time |
2:00 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Ion |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left, Right |
| Charge power |
90 / 130 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
447 grams |
| Base frequency |
2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.5 GHz |
| Cores |
4 |
| Threads |
8 |
| L3 Cache |
8 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process |
14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1203
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
3890
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1146
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
4928
| TGP |
50 W |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
12 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1485 MHz |
| FLOPS |
3.041 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
4 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
128 bit |
| Memory speed |
~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
32 |
GPU performance
3.041 TFLOPS
| Channels |
2x4 GB |
| Clock |
2933 MHz |
| Type |
DDR4 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Realtek ALC711-CG |
| Speakers |
2.2 |
| Power |
2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
82.2 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5.2 |
| Fingerprint |
Yes |
| Optical drive |
No |
| Webcam |
Above the display |
| Webcam resolution |
1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A |
No |
| USB Type-C |
4x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt |
Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI |
No |
| DisplayPort |
No |
| VGA |
No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) |
Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) |
No |
| SD card reader |
Yes |
| Proprietary charging port |
No |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.3 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
15.0 x 8.9 cm |
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
