Dell XPS 9510
- Intel Core i9-11900H
- NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop)
- 15.6", 3.5K (3456 x 2160), OLED
- 2000GB SSD
- 2x 32GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
- 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs)
Pros
- Strong body build of carbon fiber and aluminum
- Virtually bezel-less screen
- 465 nits maximum brightness, 100% sRGB coverage (96% DCI-P3) (Sharp 90T02-LQ156R1 (SHP14D0))
- Thin and light
- Easy upgrade and maintenance
- Great keyboard, touchpad, and speakers
- Fingerprint reader embedded in the power button and optional IR face recognition system
- Two Thunderbolt 4 connectors, USB Type-C charging, and an SD card reader (+ tiny dongle inside the box)
- Doesn't use PWM to adjust its brightness (Sharp 90T02-LQ156R1 (SHP14D0))
Cons
- Weird cooling policy prioritizing comfort over performance
- Pricey
- Not very color accurate display (Sharp 90T02-LQ156R1 (SHP14D0))
Specs
- Display
- HDD/SSD
- 2TB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 2x 2280 M.2 NVMe slots See photo
- RAM
- 2x 32GB DDR4, 3200 MHz
- OS
- Windows 11 Pro
- Body Material
- Aluminum, Carbon
- Dimensions
- 344.40 x 230.30 x 7.70 ~ 18.00 mm (13.56" x 9.07" x 0.30")
- Weight
- 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 1x USB Type-C
- 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- 2x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD)
- Card Reader
- SD, SDHC, SDXC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.1
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- Web camera
- HD and IR
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- Digital Array Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x 8W, Speaker System
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Wedge Lock
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CPU Performance: Intel Core i9-11900H
Results are from the Cinebench 20 CPU test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU Performance: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop)
Results are from the 3DMark: Time Spy (Graphics) benchmark (higher the score, the better)
Some games you can play on this laptop

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 60 FPS | 37 FPS | 48 FPS | - |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 196 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 98 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 53 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 158 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 117 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 77 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 41 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 27 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 106 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 47 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 38 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 24 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 1386 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 92 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 430 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 343 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 338 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 662 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 184 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 93 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 341 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 295 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 244 FPS PLAY VIDEO |

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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti (Laptop) | 76 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 68 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 49 FPS PLAY VIDEO |