- Launched: March 2022
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~90.3%
- Dimensions: 374.4 x 248 x 19.5 mm (14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the XPS 17 9720 (2022).
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Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell XPS 17 9720 (2022)
| Weight |
2.17 kg (4.78 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
374.4 x 248 x 19.5 mm
14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 inches |
| Area |
929 cm2 (143.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~90.3% |
| Side bezels |
4.1 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Silver |
| Transformer |
No |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level |
47.9 dB |
| Size |
17 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
133 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Resolution |
1920 x 1200 pixels |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Matte |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1650:1 |
| sRGB color space |
100% |
| Response time |
35 ms |
| Voltage |
11.4 V |
| Full charging time |
2:00 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left, Right |
| Charge power |
130 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter |
508 gramm |
| Base frequency |
2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.5 GHz |
| Cores |
12 |
| Threads |
16 |
| L3 Cache |
18 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (80EU) |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1676
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
10578
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1657
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
14336
| TGP |
60 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
Yes |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
8 nm |
| GPU base clock |
1237 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1500 MHz |
| FLOPS |
6.14 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
6.14 TFLOPS
| Channels |
1x8 GB |
| Clock |
4800 MHz |
| Type |
DDR5 |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| Max. ram size |
64 GB |
| Bus |
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Realtek ALC711-CG |
| Speakers |
2.2 |
| Power |
2x2.5W, 2x1.5W |
| Loudness |
79.8 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6E |
| 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 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 |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1.3 mm |
Touchpad
| Size |
14.9 x 8.9 cm |
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
Yes |
Comparison with competitors
