Windows Hello passwordless login is provided by an infrared camera and facial recognition and a fingerprint reader embedded in the power button, just where it should be. These scores compare to the MSI Creator Z17 with the same CPU and an RTX 3070 Ti GPU that managed 897 and 984, respectively. If purchase qualifies for more than one plan, it will be placed on the qualified plan with the longest promotional period.

We ran the entire suite of tests and benchmarks on the Ultra Performance profile with the laptop sitting on the desk, at FHD resolution, for consistency with our past reviews. I knew not to expect the best processor performance and the best GPU performance due to the form factor and considering I play a lot of games 5-10 years old it plays them well and at high resolution which looks lovely on the OLED and I'm sure DLSS will handle newer games for the 3050ti. I did have that new ZenBook Pro 16X, and you can see that the XPS 15 is a thinner and smaller computer. If you’re a professional creator, you’ll want something thicker and with a faster GPU, but anyone else will find the XPS 15 9520 to be a compelling balance of size and speed.

Cybist Online is your ultimate destination for top IT products, with partnerships with leading brands like DELL, HP, and Lenovo. However, the Zephyrus screen is actually not as bad when compared to the OLED on the Dell, unlike the Razer Blade 15 display FHD which was just way too dim in comparison.

I've already bought an external battery from a 3rd party to use when I'm working in a cafe or on the road. It offered the best combination of an attractive, well-built thin and light chassis, solid performance, and a spectacular 3. The positive is that you’re not going to experience annoying pulsating fans with daily use, when you launch an app that spikes up the CPU. I was expecting some scaling issues with the non-standard resolution, but I set my unit on 200% scaling and didn’t notice anything funky. The thermal design of the Dell XPS 9520 hasn’t changed in any significant way from the 9510 generation, although some of the thermal plates that cover the VRMs and various accessories are slightly different.

The weight of the laptop makes it nice and portable but the battery life destroys making this a useful laptop outside of the home.

Hard drive retention: Hard drive retention is not available on models with a soldered hard drive, including XPS 9315 2in1, Chromebooks or Venue tablets, except the Venue 11 Pro. We ran all our tests and findings with the default paste, but repasting could impact the temperatures and even the performance to an extent, just be aware that repasting will void your warranty in most markets. Integrated Eyesafe® display technology helps to reduce harmful blue light while maintaining vivid colour. The XPS 15 draws fresh air from the underside, through the vents on the sides and the open-back intakes over the fans and cooling module, and then pushes out the hot air through radiators and exhausts hidden underneath the screen’s hinge.It is one of the best at reporting accurate core temperatures, especially when a CPU is fully loaded.

It’s hard to tell that from pictures, but I’ve added some down below to help illustrate what I’m talking about. Given the prevalence of manufacturer utilities that allow the user to choose between modes that tune the fans and CPU speed to run cooler, more quietly, or faster, I’ve started reporting both “balanced” and “performance” mode benchmark results.I'm on the 3rd Dell XPS 17 and it finally came without any trackpad problems and I'm really enjoying it. Now, Dell has released the XPS 15 (9520), which retains everything great about the previous model while updating to Intel’s 12th-gen platform.