- Launched: February 2023
- Screen-to-body ratio: ~90.2%
- Dimensions: 374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm (14.74 x 9.77 x 0.77 inches)
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Review
Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the XPS 17 9730 (2023).
Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Dell XPS 17 9730 (2023)
| Weight |
2.31 kg (5.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions |
374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm
14.74 x 9.77 x 0.77 inches |
| Area |
929 cm2 (144 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio |
~90.2% |
| Side bezels |
4.1 mm |
| Colors |
Black, Silver |
| Material |
Aluminum |
| Transformer |
No |
| Opening angle |
135° |
Cooling solution
| Cooling system |
Active |
| Vapor chamber |
Yes |
| Liquid metal |
No |
| Number of fans |
2 |
| Noise level (max. load) |
50 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 |
| Sync technology |
No |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Coating |
Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor |
Yes |
Display tests
| Contrast |
1650:1 |
| sRGB color space |
100% |
| 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 |
| Cable length |
1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter |
505 grams |
| Base frequency |
2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency |
4.7 GHz |
| Cores |
12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads |
16 |
| L3 Cache |
18 MB |
| Integrated GPU |
Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) |
| Fabrication process |
10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2437
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11318
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1808
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
14490
| TGP |
60 W |
| Nvidia Optimus |
Yes |
| Type |
Dedicated |
| Fabrication process |
4 nm |
| FLOPS |
7.4 TFLOPS |
| Memory size |
6 GB |
| Memory type |
GDDR6 |
| Memory bus |
96 bit |
| Memory speed |
~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) |
2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) |
80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) |
32 |
GPU performance
7.4 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 |
1x512 GB |
| Upgradable |
Yes |
| Total slots |
2 |
| NVMe |
Yes |
| Audio chip |
Realtek ALC711-CG |
| Speakers |
2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power |
2x2.5W, 2x1.5W |
| Dolby Atmos |
No |
| Loudness |
~87.1 dB |
| Microphones |
2 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6E |
| Bluetooth |
v5.3 |
| Fingerprint |
Yes |
| Infrared sensor |
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
