Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) vs Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021)

Razer Blade 18 (Early 2024) $2,900
Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021) $1,600
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,900
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,600
CPU
Core i9-14900HX
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
256GB
Display
18" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
17" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Core i9-14900HX
24 Cores
32 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 2,950
73%
GB6M 18,600
70%
GB6S 1,820
45%
GB6M 6,365
24%
GeForce RTX 4070 Laptop 115W
4608 Shaders
2175MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 20.05 TFLOPS
40%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.37 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
DDR5-5600
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
-
-
18"
LCD IPS
-
17"
LCD IPS
-
500 Nits
-
500 Nits
-
240Hz
-
60Hz
-
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
168 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
LED Backlight
-
1,100:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
-
1,600:1 Contrast
-
-
-
-
1080p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
720p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
6
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.1
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
HM770
Integrated Chipset
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
3x USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x Thunderbolt 5 (120Gbps)
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
-
Network
-
-
-
1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Video
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x HDMI 2.1
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
-
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
-
Power
3-hole Oval Shape
-
-
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
-
-
-
-
-
External
External
280W
19.50V
14.36A
130W
20.00V
6.50A
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
-
-
-
4.50A 20V (90W)
-
-
-
3-hole Oval Shape
-
-
-
1.5M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
-
-
-
1.8M (6 ft) Cable
91.7Wh
5955mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
-
Up to 4 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
-
-
-
-
-
Charge Time
-
-
-
Up to 100% in 120 min
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
3x Fans
Vapour Chamber
-
Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Display Side Boarder Size
4.7mm
-
-
Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
Height
21.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
399.9 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
275.4 mm (10.8 in)
Volume
2.41 L
Height
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Width
374.5 mm (14.7 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.77 L
Weight
3.1 kg (6.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.9 kg (8.6 lb)
-
-
Weight
2.21 kg (4.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.69 kg (5.9 lb)
-
-
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Storage Slots
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Memory Slots
-
2x SO-DIMM
Memory Slots
-
2x SO-DIMM
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
RZ09-0509
9710
Change Comparison