Dell XPS 17, Dell XPS 15 With Intel 12th Gen Alder Lake CPUs Launched: Specifications, Price

Last Updated on March 28, 2022 by Anu Joy

Dell XPS 15 and Dell XPS 17 finally get Intel’s 12 Generation processor power, which was long overdue. You can now have the Dell XPS (9520) and XPS 17 (9720) coupled with up to Intel’s Alder Lake 12th Generation Core i9 processors. They will be available with Intel UHD, Intel Iris Xe, or Nvidia GeForce RTX graphics and in non-touch and touchscreen options. Let’s have a look at their other features below.   

Dell XPS 17 (9720): Features, Specifications

The Dell XPS 17 (9720) comes with an aluminium chassis and is a bit on the heavier side, weighing around 2.17kg. It sports a 17-inch InfinityEdge display with UHD+ display resolution and optional touch support. The notebook is powered by Intel’s 12th Generation Core i5-12500H (12 cores), a Core i7-12700H (14 cores), or a Core i9-12900HK (14 cores) processors. It is equipped with up to 64GB of the latest DDR5 RAM and up to 2TB of NVMe SSD. The Dell XPS 17 (9720) comes in variants with Intel UHD, Iris Xe, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics. That’s not all, there’s an Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics enabled variant, which will go on sale at a later date. 

Some noteworthy features of the Dell XPS 17 include a backlit keyboard, stereo speakers, dual-array microphones, fingerprint sensor, 4 x Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, eDP port, and a universal audio jack. The laptop is powered by a six-cell 97Wh battery under its hood. The notebook runs on Windows 11 operating system. 

Dell XPS 15 (9520): Features, Specifications

The Dell XPS 15 (9520) gets a CNC machined aluminium chassis with carbon fibre or woven glass fibre composite palm rest. It measures 344.40×230.10×18.54mm and weighs around 1.84kg for the non-touch model. The Dell XPS 15 comes in a wide variety of screen options such as Full HD+, 4K+ with touchscreen, and OLED with touchscreen. The laptop is powered by Intel’s 12th Generation Core i5-12500H (12 cores), a Core i7-12700H (14 cores), or a Core i9-12900HK (14 cores) processors. The Dell XPS 15 (9520) comes in variants with Intel UHD, Iris Xe, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 graphics. This one doesn’t get the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 graphics option, unlike the 17-inch model. It is equipped with 64GB of DDR5 RAM and comes with up to 2TB of NVMe SSD storage. 

Other notable features include 2 x Thunderbolt 4 ports, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth v5.2, USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery, SD card slot, 3.5mm headphone/ microphone combo jack, stereo speakers and tweeters, and dual-array microphones. The Dell XPS 15 packs in a six-cell 86Wh battery under its hood and runs on Windows 11 operating system.  

Dell XPS XPS 17 (9720), Dell XPS15 (9520): Price, Availability

The Dell XPS 17 (9720) is priced at $1,849 (approx. ₹1,41,034) in the US, whereas the Dell XPS 15 (9520) price starts at  $1,449 (approx. ₹1,10,500). Both the models are live on the Dell US website. The brand hasn’t revealed its plans to launch it in India yet.