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

Summary

CPU Core i7-11800H8 Cores	CPU Core i5-11400H6 Cores
GPU GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W3,840 Shaders, 6GB	GPU UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12128 Shaders
Memory 16GBDDR4-3200	Memory 8GBDDR4-3200
Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 144Hz Matte AR	Display 17" LCD IPS1920x1200 500Nits 60Hz Matte AR
Price $1,800 MAX	Price $1,600 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Blade 151,895Core i7-11800H

x1.04

XPS 171,826Core i5-11400H

x1

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-11800H	Core i5-11400H
8 Cores 16 Threads 2.3GHz	6 Cores 12 Threads 2.7GHz

GPU

GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W	UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
3,840 Shaders 1.57GHz	128 Shaders 1.45GHz
6GB GDDR6 336GB/s	Shared Memory
Peak·FP32·FP16 385.1 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse	Peak·FP32·FP16 742.4 GFLOPSFP16

Memory

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

Storage

512GBPCIe 4.0 x4	256GBPCIe 3.0 x4
6.8GB/s Read 3.6GB/s Write	3.3GB/s Read 1.4GB/s Write
2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4	2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 300Nits 144Hz 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 144Hz	Refresh & VRR 60Hz
Response Time 8 ms	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 100% sRGB 64% DCI-P3	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 6 hours	Up to 7.5 hours
Charge Time 0-100%: 90 min	Charge Time 0-100%: 120 min
65Wh 4221mAh 15.4V Lithium-Ion Polymer	97Wh 8509mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x Thunderbolt 4 3x USB 3.1 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD	Data 4x Thunderbolt 4 - -
Network 1x Ethernet 1G	Network -
Video 1x HDMI 2.1	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 230W 3-hole Oval Shape	Charger 130W USB-C
Max Power Draw 200W	Max Power Draw 132W
Output 230W 19.50V 11.79A	Output 130W 20.00V 6.50A
Input 3.60A	Input 1.80A
Protocol & Port 3-hole Oval Shape 3-hole Oval Shape	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 19.9mm (0.78") Width 355mm (13.98") Depth 235mm (9.25")	Height 19.1mm (0.75") Width 374.5mm (14.74") Depth 248.1mm (9.77")
Weight 2.09kg	Weight 2.21kg
Weight + Charger 2.89kg	Weight + Charger 2.69kg
Volume 1.6602L	Volume 1.7694L
Decor Lights Yes	Decor Lights No
Fans 2	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2021-07-14	Release Date 2021-05-11
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Mid 2021	Description 9710, Mid 2021
Model ID RZ09-0410x	Model ID -
Model Number 1 RZ09-0410A	Model Number 1 9710
Model Number 2 RZ09-0410B	Model Number 2 -

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