Blade 15 (Late 2020) vs XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-10750H6 Cores	CPU Core i5-11400H6 Cores
GPU GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop1,536 Shaders, 6GB	GPU UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12128 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR4-2933	Memory 8GBDDR4-3200
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 120Hz Matte AR	Display 17" LCD IPS1920x1200 500Nits 60Hz Matte AR
Price $1,500	Price $1,600 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Peak OPS FP32 FP16 GPU Bandwidth

Blade 151,532Core i7-10750H

x1

XPS 171,952Core i5-11400H

x1.27

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-10750H	Core i5-11400H
6 Cores 12 Threads 2.6GHz	6 Cores 12 Threads 2.7GHz

GPU

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Laptop	UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
1,536 Shaders 1.59GHz	128 Shaders 1.45GHz
6GB GDDR6 288GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 9.77 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 742.4 GFLOPSFP16

Memory

16GBDDR4-2933	8GBDDR4-3200
2x SO-DIMM	2x SO-DIMM

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
3.5GB/s Read 2.2GB/s Write	3.3GB/s Read 1.4GB/s Write
2x M.2 PCIe 3.0x4	2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 120Hz Matte AR Size Res 15.6"	17" LCD IPS1920x1200 500Nits 60Hz Matte AR Size Res 17"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 104 in² 16:9	Area & Aspect Ratio 129.9 in² 16:10
Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak	Brightness 500 nits 500 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 120Hz	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time -	Response Time 50 ms
Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 141 ppi	Resolution 1920x1200 2.3M Pixels 133 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1.6K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Color Coverage -	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 77% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Matte AR	Coating & Lamination Matte AR
Touchscreen No	Touchscreen No
Border Size 4.9mm (0.19")	Border Size 4mm (0.16")

Battery

Up to 5 hours	Up to 7.5 hours
Charge Time -	Charge Time 0-100%: 120 min
60.8Wh 3948mAh 15.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer	97Wh 8509mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x USB 3.1 2x USB-C 3.0	Data 4x Thunderbolt 4 -
Video 1x HDMI 2.0	Video -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots -	Card Slots 1x SDXC Card UHS-II

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1	Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.1
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 180W DC 5.5x2.5mm	Charger 130W USB-C
Max Power Draw -	Max Power Draw 132W
Output 180W 19.50V 9.23A	Output 130W 20.00V 6.50A
Input 3.60A	Input 1.80A
Protocol & Port DC 5.5x2.5mm DC 5.5x2.5mm	Protocol & Port USB-C
USB-PD -	USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W) 4.50A 20V (90W)

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 2
Microphones 2	Microphones 2

Input

Keyboard - Scissor Backlit	Keyboard 79 Keys Scissor Backlit
Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass	Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass
Biometrics -	Biometrics Fingerprint Fingerprint

OS

Launch OS Windows 10

Launch OS Windows 10

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Aluminum
Weight Option -	Weight Option 2.21kg
Height 20.5mm (0.81") Width 355mm (13.98") Depth 235mm (9.25")	Height 19.1mm (0.75") Width 374.5mm (14.74") Depth 248.1mm (9.77")
Weight 2.05kg	Weight 2.21kg
Weight + Charger 2.63kg	Weight + Charger 2.69kg
Volume 1.7102L	Volume 1.7694L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2020-12-07	Release Date 2021-05-11
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Late 2020	Description 9710, Mid 2021
Model Number 1 RZ09-03519	Model Number 1 9710

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