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2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 3.5K OLED laptop review: Skip or buy?

The Intel 12th gen update. Now in its third year, the XPS 15 9520 is another internal update to the already familiar 2020 XPS 15 9500 and 2021 XPS 15 9510. But is the fancy new Alder Lake-H CPU really enough to make a difference?

Dell kicked off the decade with a bang by introducing the fully refreshed XPS 15 9500 to succeed the older generation XPS 15 7590 series. The model shifted the XPS 15 family from 16:9 to 16:10 alongside a brand new chassis design with Intel 10th gen Comet Lake-H CPUs and the GeForce GTX 1650 Ti GPU. The XPS 15 9510 took it a step further with 11th gen Tiger Lake-H CPUs and optional 3.5K OLED panels. Now, the XPS 15 9520 is yet another incremental update with 12th gen Alder Lake-H CPUs and faster DDR5 RAM.

We recommend checking out our existing review on the XPS 15 9500 as the XPS 15 9520 chassis remains identical. This review page will focus on the performance of the XPS 15 9520 and other differences users can expect when compared to previous models.

Alternatives to the Dell XPS 15 9520 include other high-end 15.6-inch multimedia laptops with discrete graphics like the the Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED, Lenovo Yoga Creator 7 15, HP Spectre x360 15, HP Envy 15, or the MSI Creator 15.

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Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti (XPS 15 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 81 W PL2 / Short Burst, 45 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU - 4 GB VRAM, Core: 1035 MHz, Memory: 1375 MHz, 45 W TDP, GDDR6, 512.59, Optimus
Memory
16 GB 
, DDR5-4800, SK Hynix, 40-39-39-76, Dual-Channel
Display
15.60 inch 16:10, 3456 x 2160 pixel 261 PPI, capacitive, Samsung 156XG01, OLED, SDC414D, Dell P/N: 1D20G, glossy: yes, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
WDC PC SN810 512GB, 512 GB 
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
1 USB 3.1 Gen2, 2 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 20Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Audio, Card Reader: SD UHS-II, 1 Fingerprint Reader, Brightness Sensor
Networking
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (a/b/g/h/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz), Bluetooth 5.2
Size
height x width x depth (in mm): 18 x 345 x 230 ( = 0.71 x 13.58 x 9.06 in)
Battery
86 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: Quad Speakers (8W), Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 130W USB-C PSU, USB-C to HDMI/USB-A Adapter, My Dell, PremierColor, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
1.923 kg ( = 67.83 oz / 4.24 pounds), Power Supply: 429 g ( = 15.13 oz / 0.95 pounds)
Price
2300 USD
Note: The manufacturer may use components from different suppliers including display panels, drives or memory sticks with similar specifications.

 

Potential Competitors in Comparison

Rating
Date
Model
Weight
Height
Size
Resolution
Best Price
89.5 %
05/2022
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
1.9 kg18 mm15.60"3456x2160
88.4 %
08/2021
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
1.9 kg18 mm15.60"3456x2160
85 %
01/2020
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
i7-10510U, GeForce MX250
2.1 kg19.3 mm15.60"3840x2160
87.7 %
05/2022
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
1.9 kg18 mm15.60"1920x1080
82.4 %
02/2021
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
i7-1185G7, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
1.7 kg16.15 mm15.60"1920x1080
93.2 %
11/2021
Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
M1 Pro, M1 Pro 16-Core GPU
2.2 kg16.8 mm16.20"3456x2234

Case

The XPS 15 9520 chassis is still one of the smallest designs in its size category despite being two years old. The very narrow bezels on all four sides including the chin help to reduce footprint by greater margins than say the Zenbook Pro 15 or Spectre x360 15.

Size Comparison

361.2 mm / 14.2 inch 250 mm / 9.84 inch 19.3 mm / 0.76 inch 2.1 kg4.65 lbs358.3 mm / 14.1 inch 248 mm / 9.76 inch 16.15 mm / 0.636 inch 1.7 kg3.74 lbs355.7 mm / 14 inch 248.1 mm / 9.77 inch 16.8 mm / 0.661 inch 2.2 kg4.75 lbs354 mm / 13.9 inch 238 mm / 9.37 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.9 kg4.11 lbs345 mm / 13.6 inch 230 mm / 9.06 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.9 kg4.24 lbs345 mm / 13.6 inch 230 mm / 9.06 inch 18 mm / 0.709 inch 1.9 kg4.27 lbs297 mm / 11.7 inch 210 mm / 8.27 inch 1 mm / 0.03937 inch 5.7 g0.01257 lbs

SD Card Reader

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV Pro V60)
224 MB/s +30%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
198.5 MB/s +15%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 32GB)
187.2 MB/s +9%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
172.1 MB/s
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)
154.7 MB/s -10%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
80.6 MB/s -53%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 microSDXC 32GB)
204.5 MB/s +15%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV Pro V60)
202.8 MB/s +14%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
197.9 MB/s +11%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 UHS-II)
183.5 MB/s +3%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
178.5 MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
85 MB/s -52%

Communication

An Intel AX211 comes standard for Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 connectivity. However, Dell has confirmed with us that the XPS 15 9520 was not designed to support 6 GHz Wi-Fi 6E networks despite the fact that the AX211 chip can. Thus, owners of the XPS 15 9520 will only be able to connect to 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz networks up to Wi-Fi 6.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1368 (669min - 1440max) MBit/s
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1049 (862min - 1225max) MBit/s
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
456 (397min - 511max) MBit/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
285 (160min - 379max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1446 (653min - 1555max) MBit/s
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1319 (1015min - 1489max) MBit/s
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1222 (697min - 1392max) MBit/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
Intel Wireless-AC 9260
1017 (752min - 1219max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1289 (1159min - 1359max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
833 (660min - 915max) MBit/s
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Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1288 (1159-1359)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø833 (660-915)

Webcam

Dell has improved the colors of the webcam by separating the IR and RGB sensors when compared to the XPS 15 9510 or 9500. It remains just 1 MP, however, compared to 2 MP on other flagship 15.6-inch laptops like the Razer Blade 15. Thus, while colors may be a bit better, the picture is still muddy.

ColorChecker
4.9 ∆E
4.3 ∆E
6.5 ∆E
2.1 ∆E
5.5 ∆E
2.7 ∆E
9.4 ∆E
6.1 ∆E
4.4 ∆E
4.4 ∆E
5.9 ∆E
10.5 ∆E
7.1 ∆E
5 ∆E
3.7 ∆E
10.8 ∆E
4 ∆E
2.6 ∆E
9.3 ∆E
6.4 ∆E
5.8 ∆E
7.1 ∆E
5.6 ∆E
4.1 ∆E
ColorChecker Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti: 5.75 ∆E min: 2.06 - max: 10.76 ∆E

Maintenance

Dell XPS 15 9520. There are no major changes to the internal motherboard
Dell XPS 15 9520. There are no major changes to the internal motherboard
Dell XPS 15 9500 for comparison
Dell XPS 15 9500 for comparison

Accessories and Warranty

The retail box includes the USB-C AC adapter, paperwork, and a USB-C to full-size HDMI and USB-A adapter. The latter is particularly helpful as the system integrates only USB-C ports.

Display — Uncommon 3.5K OLED

Our review unit comes with the same 3.5K OLED touchscreen that was available on last year's XPS 15 9510 meaning that the visual experience hasn't changed year-over-year. A lower-resolution 1920 x 1200 IPS option and higher-resolution 3840 x 2400 IPS option are also available, but all panels are unfortunately limited to a 60 Hz refresh rate. Certain Ultrabooks like the Lenovo IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro or Asus Vivobook Pro 14 are already shipping with faster 90 Hz panels for a noticeably smoother UI experience.

Keep in mind that pulse-width modulation is present on all brightness at 238 Hz from 0 percent to 25 percent brightness and 59 Hz from 26 percent to 100 percent brightness. If screen flickering is an issue, then we recommend configuring with IPS instead.

OLED subpixel array with superior brightness uniformity than IPS and no backlight bleeding
OLED subpixel array with superior brightness uniformity than IPS and no backlight bleeding
Color range was set to DCI-P3 via Dell PremierColor prior to running any color tests below
Color range was set to DCI-P3 via Dell PremierColor prior to running any color tests below
385.7
cd/m²
381.8
cd/m²
381.6
cd/m²
384.1
cd/m²
381.4
cd/m²
382.3
cd/m²
381.3
cd/m²
380.8
cd/m²
400.9
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Samsung 156XG01 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 400.9 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 384.4 cd/m² Minimum: 3.94 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 95 %
Center on Battery: 381.4 cd/m²
Contrast: ∞:1 (Black: 0 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 4.34 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 2 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
86% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
99.9% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
97.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.13
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Samsung 156XG01, OLED, 3456x2160, 15.60
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
SDC414D, OLED, 3456x2160, 15.60
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Sharp LQ156R1, IPS, 3840x2400, 15.60
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
AU Optronics AUO30EB, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
Samsung ATNA56YX03-0, OLED, 1920x1080, 15.60
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Chi Mei N156HCE-EN1, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Display
5%
3%
-19%
-7%
-23%
Display P3 Coverage
97.8
99.9
2%
89.7
-8%
68.3
-30%
79.3
-19%
62
-37%
sRGB Coverage
99.9
100
0%
100
0%
94.3
-6%
95.6
-4%
93.4
-7%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
86
98.1
14%
99.8
16%
68.4
-20%
87.3
2%
64.1
-25%
Response Times
-45%
-2195%
-2468%
-10%
12582%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
1.9 ?(1.1, 0.8)
3.6 ?(2, 1.6)
-89%
54 ?(26.4, 27.6)
-2742%
56.8 ?(26, 30.8)
-2889%
2.1 ?(1, 1.1)
-11%
47.6 ?(25.2, 22.4)
-2405%
Response Time Black / White *
1.9 ?(1.1, 0.8)
2.8 ?(1.2, 1.6)
-47%
33.2 ?(19.2, 14)
-1647%
40.8 ?(20.4, 20.4)
-2047%
2.3 ?(1.1, 1.2)
-21%
35.2 ?(22, 13.2)
-1753%
PWM Frequency
59.52 ?(100)
59.5 ?(99)
0%
60.2
1%
25000 ?(25)
41903%
Screen
22%
5%
-11%
13%
-4%
Brightness middle
381.4
362
-5%
557.9
46%
284.6
-25%
342.9
-10%
279
-27%
Brightness
384
367
-4%
541
41%
285
-26%
346
-10%
252
-34%
Brightness Distribution
95
97
2%
91
-4%
85
-11%
98
3%
82
-14%
Black Level *
0.06
0.39
0.25
0.32
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
4.34
2.1
52%
4.54
-5%
3.52
19%
2.42
44%
1.72
60%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
9.24
4.1
56%
7.92
14%
5.56
40%
4.05
56%
5.62
39%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
2
1.4
30%
3.2
-60%
3.2
-60%
2.1
-5%
2.9
-45%
Gamma
2.13 103%
2.18 101%
1.99 111%
2.28 96%
2.21 100%
2.3 96%
CCT
6210 105%
6608 98%
6451 101%
7070 92%
6364 102%
6700 97%
Contrast
6033
1431
1138
872
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
2.5
3.82
3
1.39
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
89.5
61.1
59
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
100
93.8
93.2
Total Average (Program / Settings)
-6% / 1%
-729% / -395%
-833% / -460%
-1% / 2%
4185% / 3138%

* ... smaller is better

Though we can confirm at least 98 percent DCI-P3 coverage, the colors on our unit have not been calibrated well against the standard even when set to DCI-P3 via the PremierColor software. 

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3
Grayscale (vs. DCI-P3)
Grayscale (vs. DCI-P3)
Saturation Sweeps (vs. DCI-P3)
Saturation Sweeps (vs. DCI-P3)
ColorChecker (vs. DCI-P3)
ColorChecker (vs. DCI-P3)

Display Response Times

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.
       Response Time Black to White
1.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1.1 ms rise
↘ 0.8 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 5 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
1.9 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 1.1 ms rise
↘ 0.8 ms fall
The screen shows very fast response rates in our tests and should be very well suited for fast-paced gaming.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 5 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is better than the average of all tested devices (33.9 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.
Screen flickering / PWM detected 59.52 Hz ≤ 100 % brightness setting

The display backlight flickers at 59.52 Hz (worst case, e.g., utilizing PWM) Flickering detected at a brightness setting of 100 % and below. There should be no flickering or PWM above this brightness setting.

The frequency of 59.52 Hz is very low, so the flickering may cause eyestrain and headaches after extended use.

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 18110 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 3846000) Hz was measured.

Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under shade
Outdoors under sunlight
Outdoors under sunlight
Wide OLED viewing angles. The bluish rainbow color from wide angles is characteristic of an OLED panel
Wide OLED viewing angles. The bluish rainbow color from wide angles is characteristic of an OLED panel
0 percent brightness PWM measurement
0 percent brightness PWM measurement
25 percent brightness PWM measurement
25 percent brightness PWM measurement
50 percent brightness PWM measurement
50 percent brightness PWM measurement
75 percent brightness PWM measurement
75 percent brightness PWM measurement
100 percent brightness PWM measurement
100 percent brightness PWM measurement
 

Performance — Intel 12th Gen Options

 

Testing Conditions

Our unit was set to Performance mode via Windows and Ultra Performance mode via the My Dell application prior to running any benchmarks below for the highest possible scores. Note that My Dell has effectively replaced the older Dell Power Manager software. We recommend users become familiar with the new application as it is the one-stop shop for Dell updates and performance settings.

The 45 W TGP GeForce RTX 3050 Ti GPU has not changed from the previous XPS 15 9510. There is expectedly no MUX switch or adaptive sync since the XPS 15 is not designed for gaming.

Processor

The boost in CPU performance from the XPS 15 9510 to the 9520 is more significant than the boost in CPU performance from the XPS 9500 to the 9510. Jumping from the Core i7-11800H in the XPS 15 9510 to the Core i7-12700H in our 9520 will grant a 35 to 40 percent increase in multi-thread performance and a 15 to 20 percent increase in single-thread performance. The jump is enough to propel the 12th gen Intel CPU slightly ahead of the popular Ryzen 7 5800H that has infamously outperformed most 11th gen Intel Core-H series CPUs in multi-thread workloads.

CPU performance could have been better in spite of the aforementioned year-over-year increase. When compared to the 20+ other laptops we've tested thus far with the same Core i7-12700H CPU, the one in our XPS 15 9520 is slower than the average by about 5 to 15 percent. Running CineBench R15 xT in a loop shows that the CPU in the Dell isn't able to maintain high Turbo Boost clock rates for as long as most other laptops with the same processor. Models like the Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM can run the same CPU up to 36 percent faster than on our Dell.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

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Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø1997 (1913.33-2170.14)
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2656 (2614.89-2735.42)
MSI Stealth GS66 12UGS Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2624 (2577.65-2843.74)
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008 AMD Ryzen 7 5800H: Ø1973 (1963.86-1985.21)
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
9630 Points +76%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
6754 Points +23%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
6594 Points +20%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1576 - 7407, n=63)
5933 Points +8%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
5479 Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
4981 Points -9%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
4663 Points -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
4059 Points -26%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
3848 Points -30%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
3250 Points -41%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
2493 Points -54%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U
1278 Points -77%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
777 Points +14%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
730 Points +7%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
680 Points 0%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
680 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (300 - 704, n=63)
679 Points 0%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
581 Points -15%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
580 Points -15%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
577 Points -15%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
554 Points -19%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
535 Points -21%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
493 Points -27%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U
362 Points -47%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
25245 Points +79%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
17713 (16651.9min - 17712.9max) Points +25%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
16812 (15129.6min - 16812.1max) Points +19%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4032 - 19330, n=63)
15636 Points +11%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
14130 (12303.9min - 14129.8max) Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
12845 (12414.2min - 12844.5max) Points -9%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
12083 Points -14%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
10531 Points -25%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
10416 Points -26%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
6383 (6226.58min - 6382.75max) Points -55%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
2011 Points +13%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
1887 Points +6%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
1773 Points
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
1771 Points 0%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (778 - 1826, n=62)
1758 Points -1%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
1504 Points -15%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
1498 Points -16%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1479 Points -17%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1415 Points -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1366 Points -23%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
3473 Points +60%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
2735 (2614.89min - 2735.42max) Points +26%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1379 - 2916, n=69)
2517 Points +16%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
2449 (2349.62min - 2449.33max) Points +13%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
2170 (1913.33min - 2170.14max) Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
2114 (2054.55min - 2114.16max) Points -3%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
2024 Points -7%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
2010 Points -7%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1985 (1963.86min - 1985.21max) Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1723 Points -21%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
1391 (1148.9min - 1390.72max) Points -36%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
1010 (993.25min - 1009.51max) Points -53%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U
546 Points -75%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
292 Points +16%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
273 Points +9%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
253 Points +1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (113 - 263, n=64)
253 Points +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
251 Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
236 Points -6%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
229 Points -9%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
228 Points -9%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
223 Points -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
223 Points -11%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
204 Points -19%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U
170 Points -32%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
478 Seconds * -112%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
353 Seconds * -56%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
305.2 Seconds * -35%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
298 Seconds * -32%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
257 Seconds * -14%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
245 Seconds * -8%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
226 Seconds *
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (168 - 732, n=62)
225 Seconds * -0%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
197 Seconds * +13%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
182 Seconds * +19%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
128.3 Seconds * +43%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
96960 MIPS +58%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
67160 MIPS +9%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
66678 MIPS +8%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
61455 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (22844 - 73067, n=62)
60292 MIPS -2%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
58141 MIPS -5%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
56348 MIPS -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
44503 MIPS -28%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
42570 MIPS -31%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
36383 MIPS -41%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
27693 MIPS -55%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
6580 MIPS +14%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
6071 MIPS +5%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
5759 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2743 - 5972, n=62)
5648 MIPS -2%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5595 MIPS -3%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
5508 MIPS -4%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
5427 MIPS -6%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
5412 MIPS -6%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
5381 MIPS -7%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
5335 MIPS -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
5330 MIPS -7%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
17698 Points +50%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
12382 Points +5%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
12358 Points +4%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
11827 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points -1%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
8445 Points -29%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
8266 Points -30%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
8164 Points -31%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
7799 Points -34%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
6567 Points -44%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
5404 Points -54%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
1969 Points +11%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
1883 Points +6%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
1770 Points
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
1751 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points -2%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
1575 Points -11%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
1540 Points -13%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
1518 Points -14%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1492 Points -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
1414 Points -20%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
1318 Points -26%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
29 fps +92%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
20.5 fps +36%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
19.8 fps +31%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)
16.7 fps +11%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
15.2 fps +1%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
15.2 fps +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
15.1 fps
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
12.8 fps -15%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
12.4 fps -18%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
10.2 fps -32%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
8.13 fps -46%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
55.9 s * -35%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
55.1 s * -33%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
52.6 s * -27%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
50.4 s * -22%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
49.9 s * -21%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
49.5 s * -20%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
47.5 s * -15%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)
45.7 s * -10%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
41.4 s *
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
40.3 s * +3%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
38.1 s * +8%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H
0.584 sec * -28%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.567 sec * -24%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7
0.56 sec * -23%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
0.537 sec * -18%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
0.52 sec * -14%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
0.508 sec * -11%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)
0.4723 sec * -3%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4655 sec * -2%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.4566 sec *
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H
0.4218 sec * +8%
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K
0.3946 sec * +14%

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2170 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
219 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
251 Points
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Performance Rating
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
94.5 pt
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
 
78.4 pt
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
67.7 pt
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
63.7 pt
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED -9!
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
0 pt
AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
15386 KRay/s +103%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2585 - 17957, n=62)
10834 KRay/s +43%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
8647 KRay/s +14%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
7575 KRay/s
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
96153 Points +181%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
57961 Points +69%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12439 - 90760, n=62)
52825 Points +54%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
34205 Points
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
3304 MB/s +26%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (833 - 4242, n=62)
3077 MB/s +17%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
2706 MB/s +3%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
2625 MB/s
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
101156 Points +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
99666 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (57923 - 103202, n=62)
97916 Points -2%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
90815 Points -9%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
12420 Points +44%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
9072 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (3249 - 9939, n=62)
9055 Points +5%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
8622 Points
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
51997 Points +153%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
29705 Points +45%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7135 - 44760, n=62)
27939 Points +36%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
20549 Points
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
127691 MB/s +54%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (31839 - 144360, n=62)
85388 MB/s +3%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
82666 MB/s
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
38081 MB/s -54%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (305 - 1171, n=62)
970 MB/s +17%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
829 MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
819 MB/s -1%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
706 MB/s -15%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
0 MB/s -100%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
7941 KRay/s +81%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1437 - 9692, n=62)
5986 KRay/s +37%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
4378 KRay/s
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
4329 KRay/s -1%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
33204 MPixel/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12863 - 52207, n=62)
33149 MPixel/s 0%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
20580 MPixel/s -38%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
19968 MPixel/s -40%

System Performance

PCMark 10 results are consistently higher than what we recorded on the older XPS 15 9510 and 9500 due largely to the boost in CPU and SSD performance.

PCMark 10 / Score
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
7075 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (6623 - 7075, n=5)
6823 Points -4%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
6687 Points -5%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
6019 Points -15%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
5880 Points -17%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC611 512GB
5125 Points -28%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
4101 Points -42%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
10970 Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
10348 Points -6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (9540 - 10970, n=5)
10305 Points -6%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC611 512GB
9808 Points -11%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
9496 Points -13%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
9490 Points -13%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
9477 Points -14%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
9614 Points +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
9555 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (8530 - 9555, n=5)
9050 Points -5%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
8921 Points -7%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
8344 Points -13%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC611 512GB
7994 Points -16%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
6625 Points -31%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (8855 - 9542, n=5)
9253 Points +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
9169 Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
8158 Points -11%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
7475 Points -18%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
6512 Points -29%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC611 512GB
4662 Points -49%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
2981 Points -67%
CrossMark / Overall
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
1872 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1654 - 1872, n=5)
1721 Points -8%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1425 Points -24%
CrossMark / Productivity
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
1792 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1595 - 1792, n=5)
1666 Points -7%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1446 Points -19%
CrossMark / Creativity
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
1993 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1699 - 1993, n=5)
1832 Points -8%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1470 Points -26%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
1768 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (1383 - 1768, n=5)
1576 Points -11%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1246 Points -30%
PCMark 10 Score
7075 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
57944 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25615 - 80511, n=62)
53891 MB/s -7%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
41194 MB/s -29%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
34591 MB/s -40%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
60019 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25586 - 79442, n=62)
57340 MB/s -4%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
41378 MB/s -31%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
36364 MB/s -39%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
58107 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (23679 - 88660, n=62)
54793 MB/s -6%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
43882 MB/s -24%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
40749 MB/s -30%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
99.1 ns *
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
97.1 ns * +2%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (76.2 - 133.9, n=60)
77.8 ns * +21%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
69 ns * +30%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals minor DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise smooth and with just 3 dropped frames during our minute-long video test. 

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC611 512GB
9856 μs * -980%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
1914 μs * -110%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
912.2 μs *
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
546 μs * +40%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
194.1 μs * +79%

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices — Supports Up To Two PCIe4 NVMe SSDs

Our test unit ships with a PCIe4 x4 Western Digital SN810 NVMe SSD as opposed to the PCIe3 x4 solutions on older models. Transfer rates are significantly faster as a result at up to ~6700 MB/s or over twice that of most PCIe3 drives. The SN810 in our unit would have no issues maintaining its maximum transfer rate for extended periods when stressed under DiskSpd to suggest excellent heat dissipation.

AS SSD
AS SSD
CDM 8
CDM 8
WDC PC SN810 512GB
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 6879 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 4428 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 697.8 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 642 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 3872 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 3780 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 79.64 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 211.9 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
 
89.7 pt
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
82.8 pt
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
62.6 pt
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
61.2 pt
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
46.6 pt
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
41.1 pt
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV -8!
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
39.3 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (3550 - 4103, n=6)
3786 MB/s +6%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
3575 (3540.25min - 3575.41max) MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
2067 (2061.78min - 2067.37max) MB/s -42%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1887 (1818.79min - 1886.81max) MB/s -47%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
1877 (1850.74min - 1877.16max) MB/s -47%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
1670 (1664.51min - 1669.54max) MB/s -53%
seq write
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (3470 - 4396, n=6)
3883 MB/s +6%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
3663 (3530.42min - 3663.11max) MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
2535 (2514.28min - 2534.65max) MB/s -31%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
2094 (2014.52min - 2093.59max) MB/s -43%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
2069 (2049.85min - 2069.32max) MB/s -44%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1976 (1953.92min - 1975.94max) MB/s -46%
seq q8 t1 read
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (6656 - 6889, n=6)
6781 MB/s +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
6722 (6163.74min - 6721.56max) MB/s
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
3445 (3249.75min - 3445.02max) MB/s -49%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
3224 (2977.45min - 3223.74max) MB/s -52%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
2885 (2630.48min - 2884.95max) MB/s -57%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
2443 (2219.38min - 2442.97max) MB/s -64%
seq q8 t1 write
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (4342 - 4468, n=6)
4417 MB/s +2%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
4342 (4271.69min - 4341.94max) MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
3099 (3088.57min - 3099.38max) MB/s -29%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
2881 (2845.21min - 2880.65max) MB/s -34%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
2869 (2808.3min - 2869.32max) MB/s -34%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1978 (1803.97min - 1978.24max) MB/s -54%
4k q1 t1 read
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
80.3 (77.48min - 80.31max) MB/s
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (54.4 - 80.3, n=6)
67.5 MB/s -16%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
50.1 (10.96min - 50.09max) MB/s -38%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
45.2 (45.1min - 45.24max) MB/s -44%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
42.2 (42.11min - 42.22max) MB/s -47%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
29 (20.95min - 28.96max) MB/s -64%
4k q1 t1 write
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
263 (112.27min - 262.64max) MB/s +20%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
220 (215.28min - 220.05max) MB/s
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (149.5 - 291, n=6)
211 MB/s -4%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
126.2 (125.07min - 126.24max) MB/s -43%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
125 (124.17min - 124.53max) MB/s -43%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
112 (108.82min - 112.38max) MB/s -49%
4k q32 t16 read
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1744 (1726.75min - 1744.41max) MB/s +82%
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (540 - 3318, n=6)
1688 MB/s +76%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1454 (1427.16min - 1454.02max) MB/s +52%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
958 (945.51min - 958.45max) MB/s
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
720 (687.45min - 719.86max) MB/s -25%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
633 (627.31min - 633.13max) MB/s -34%
4k q32 t16 write
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1659 (1648.25min - 1658.55max) MB/s +172%
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (415 - 2716, n=6)
1222 MB/s +101%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
609 (517.93min - 608.62max) MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
561 (551.12min - 560.8max) MB/s -8%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
422 (416.05min - 421.67max) MB/s -31%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
414 (365.92min - 413.63max) MB/s -32%
AS SSD
Score Total
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (4388 - 7323, n=6)
5768 Points +8%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
5359 Points
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
5037 Points -6%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
3814 Points -29%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
2809 Points -48%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
2371 Points -56%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
2160 Points -60%
Score Read
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
2036 Points
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (1374 - 2763, n=6)
1977 Points -3%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1711 Points -16%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1225 Points -40%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
1222 Points -40%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
826 Points -59%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
545 Points -73%
Score Write
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (2415 - 3190, n=6)
2851 Points +18%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
2477 Points +3%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
2415 Points
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1953 Points -19%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
1319 Points -45%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
1109 Points -54%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
981 Points -59%
Seq Read
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
5351.32 MB/s
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (3232 - 5412, n=6)
4735 MB/s -12%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
2477.93 MB/s -54%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
2072 MB/s -61%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1868 MB/s -65%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
1362 MB/s -75%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
1220 MB/s -77%
Seq Write
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (2395 - 4120, n=6)
3044 MB/s +27%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
2395.03 MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1905.48 MB/s -20%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1881 MB/s -21%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
1486 MB/s -38%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
1440 MB/s -40%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
1152 MB/s -52%
4K Read
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
76.28 MB/s
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (65.4 - 76.3, n=6)
72.1 MB/s -5%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
52.3 MB/s -31%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
47.41 MB/s -38%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
45.86 MB/s -40%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
43.88 MB/s -42%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
38.43 MB/s -50%
4K Write
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
271.4 MB/s
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
232.6 MB/s -14%
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (194.8 - 271, n=6)
230 MB/s -15%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
146.6 MB/s -46%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
144.82 MB/s -47%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
121.4 MB/s -55%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
117.6 MB/s -57%
4K-64 Read
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (794 - 2265, n=6)
1431 MB/s 0%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
1424.67 MB/s
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
1419.27 MB/s 0%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
992 MB/s -30%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
967 MB/s -32%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
652 MB/s -54%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
370.5 MB/s -74%
4K-64 Write
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (1904 - 2560, n=6)
2317 MB/s +22%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
2141.76 MB/s +12%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
1904 MB/s
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
1532 MB/s -20%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
1054 MB/s -45%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
847 MB/s -56%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
715 MB/s -62%
Access Time Read
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
0.086 ms *
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
0.077 ms * +10%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
0.076 ms * +12%
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (0.03 - 0.086, n=6)
0.06233 ms * +28%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
0.057 ms * +34%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
0.047 ms * +45%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
0.042 ms * +51%
Access Time Write
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
0.166 ms * -286%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
0.135 ms * -214%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
0.106 ms * -147%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
SK Hynix PC611 512GB
0.096 ms * -123%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
0.077 ms * -79%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
WDC PC SN810 512GB
0.043 ms *
Average WDC PC SN810 512GB
  (0.017 - 0.053, n=6)
0.03817 ms * +11%

* ... smaller is better

Disk Throttling: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti: Ø6682 (6286.01-6709.42)

GPU Performance — GeForce RTX 3050 Ti For A Second Year In A Row

The XPS 15 9520 comes with faster RAM than on the XPS 15 9510 (DDR5-4800 vs. DDR4-3200) which should lead to slightly faster graphics performance. Unfortunately, Dell has downclocked the GPU clock rate from 1530 MHz on the XPS 15 9510 to 1035 MHz on the 9520 and so any potential performance gains from the faster RAM have been cancelled out. GeForce RTX 3050 Ti 3DMark results between the XPS 15 9510 and 9520 are nearly identical as a result.

Graphics performance remains around 20 to 30 percent faster than the GTX 1650 Ti on the older XPS 15 9500.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
 
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
47757 Points +293%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
29729 Points +145%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
24788 Points +104%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
22915 Points +89%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
21876 Points +80%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
16488 Points +36%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-1185G7
14129 Points +16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (7917 - 15611, n=26)
13090 Points +8%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
13002 Points +7%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
12154 Points
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
12119 Points 0%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10875H
9930 Points -18%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-10510U
3530 Points -71%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
19041 Points +310%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
11739 Points +153%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9174 Points +98%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
8234 Points +77%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
7200 Points +55%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
6123 Points +32%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-1185G7
5427 Points +17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (3744 - 6122, n=27)
5177 Points +12%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
4958 Points +7%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
4641 Points
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
4591 Points -1%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10875H
3601 Points -22%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-10510U
1098 Points -76%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
18985 Points +273%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
11959 Points +135%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
9677 Points +90%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
8013 Points +57%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
7476 Points +47%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
6261 Points +23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (4013 - 6417, n=26)
5436 Points +7%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-1185G7
5390 Points +6%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
5338 Points +5%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
5093 Points
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
4729 Points -7%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10875H
3774 Points -26%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-10510U
1218 Points -76%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Corsair One i300
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti, Intel Core i9-12900K
60716 Points +360%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i9-12900H
40880 Points +209%
Lenovo Legion 5 15ACH6A-82NW0010GE
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 5 5600H
31702 Points +140%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
30772 Points +133%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Radeon RX 6600M, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
27030 Points +105%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
22670 Points +72%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-1185G7
18985 Points +44%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (7952 - 20905, n=27)
17562 Points +33%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
17248 Points +31%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
15387 Points +16%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
13213 Points
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10875H
12865 Points -3%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
NVIDIA GeForce MX250, Intel Core i7-10510U
4659 Points -65%
3DMark 11 Performance
13912 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
39980 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
11026 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
5093 points
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Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
232 fps +118%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
207 fps +94%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
161 fps +51%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
157 fps +47%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
137 fps +29%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
126 fps +18%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
115.9 fps +9%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (55.9 - 138.9, n=18)
111.2 fps +4%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
106.6 fps
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
92.2 fps -14%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
227 fps +261%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
152 fps +142%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
122 fps +94%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
95.8 fps +52%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
87.6 fps +39%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
74.1 fps +18%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
71 fps +13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (33.4 - 106, n=24)
70 fps +11%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
62.9 fps
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
51.6 fps -18%
1920x1080 High Quality
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
175 fps +283%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
115 fps +152%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
91.9 fps +101%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
72.1 fps +58%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
63.9 fps +40%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
55.7 fps +22%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (23.5 - 106, n=24)
51.2 fps +12%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
50.2 fps +10%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
45.7 fps
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37.4 fps -18%
2560x1440 High Quality
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
136 fps +299%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
34.1 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (18.4 - 53.1, n=11)
33.9 fps -1%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
26.8 fps -21%
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
681 (29.2min, 290P0.1, 486P1) fps +201%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
492.3 (456min) fps +117%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
395.4 (340min) fps +75%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
292 (274min, 275.74P1) fps +29%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
288.3 (254min) fps +27%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
235.1 (211min) fps +4%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
226.5 (203min) fps
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
220 (192min) fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (75 - 297, n=20)
218 fps -4%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
213 fps -6%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
209.9 (199min) fps -7%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
554 (87.5min, 251P0.1, 376P1) fps +336%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
360 (324min) fps +183%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
291.8 (268min) fps +130%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
217 (200min, 203.54P1) fps +71%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
193.2 (176min) fps +52%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
161.6 (149min) fps +27%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (48 - 264, n=24)
155.8 fps +23%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
154 fps +21%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
139.9 (134min) fps +10%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
127.1 (104min) fps
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
100.8 (73min) fps -21%
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
38.7 fps -70%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
365 (68.6min, 182P0.1, 288P1) fps +485%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
223.9 (214min) fps +259%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
186.8 (175min) fps +199%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
133 (114min, 114P1) fps +113%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
117.6 (107min) fps +88%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
92.1 (87min) fps +48%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
91 fps +46%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
88.9 (85min) fps +42%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (30 - 110, n=26)
88.8 fps +42%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
65.6 (60min) fps +5%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
62.4 (59min) fps
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
21.9 fps -65%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
183 (62.1min, 107P0.1, 149P1) fps +435%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
114.6 (108min) fps +235%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
91.5 (87min) fps +168%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
75.4 (64min, 64.6P1) fps +120%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
65.1 (62min) fps +90%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
51.2 (49min) fps +50%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
49.9 (47min) fps +46%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (19 - 58.5, n=29)
47.5 fps +39%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
43.7 (32min, 34P1) fps +28%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37.1 (33min, 35P1) fps +8%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
36.2 (31min, 32P1) fps +6%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
34.3 (30min, 31P1) fps 0%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
38.1 (34min) fps +11%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
34.2 (29min) fps
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
12.2 fps -64%
GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.54min, 200P1) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
186 (1.973min, 143P1) fps +1%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
185 (2min, 143P1) fps 0%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
185 (2.12min, 142.9P1) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
178 (3.93min, 111P1) fps -4%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
175 (3.56min, 111P1) fps -5%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
173 (3.63min, 125P1) fps -6%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
172.8 (2.99min, 125P1) fps -7%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (102.7 - 185, n=21)
169 fps -9%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
154 (17.7min, 100P1) fps -17%
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.54min, 200P1) fps +3%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
186 (1.984min, 143P1) fps +3%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
185 (2.12min, 143P1) fps +2%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
181.1 (2.43min, 125P1) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
175 (3.43min, 125P1) fps -3%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
171.6 (3.58min, 111.1P1) fps -5%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (110.7 - 181.1, n=13)
168.9 fps -7%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
163 (4.25min, 100P1) fps -10%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
144 (8.48min, 90.9P1) fps -20%
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.6min, 167P1) fps +3%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
184 (3.96min, 143P1) fps +1%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
182 (2.67min, 125P1) fps 0%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
181.3 (2.58min, 142.9P1) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
171 (5.11min, 125P1) fps -6%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
167.2 (4.49min, 100P1) fps -8%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
166 (5min, 100P1) fps -8%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
164 (4.67min, 100P1) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (88.4 - 181.3, n=23)
161.9 fps -11%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
130 (18.5min, 90.9P1) fps -28%
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (10.6min, 200P1) fps +4%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
183 (3.38min, 143P1) fps +2%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
183 (3.66min, 143P1) fps +2%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
180.2 (3.15min, 142.9P1) fps
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
169 (4.81min, 111P1) fps -6%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
165.5 (3.95min, 111.1P1) fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (108.2 - 180.2, n=19)
163.4 fps -9%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
157 (4.62min, 100P1) fps -13%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
135 (12.7min, 90.9P1) fps -25%
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
187 (2.5min, 167P1) fps +107%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
179 (3.57min, 125P1) fps +98%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
162 (4.65min, 100P1) fps +79%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
140 (3.44min, 90.9P1) fps +55%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
123.7 (16.1min, 83.3P1) fps +37%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
119 (16.1min, 83.3P1) fps +32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (53.8 - 149, n=25)
117.4 fps +30%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
111 (7.3min, 76.9P1) fps +23%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
110 (13.5min, 50P1) fps +22%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
90.3 (15min, 71.4P1) fps
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
149 (8.57min, 100P1) fps +199%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
123 (4.38min, 83.3P1) fps +146%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
97.9 (4.48min, 62.5P1) fps +96%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
76 (7.66min, 45.5P1) fps +52%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
68.2 (9.85min, 43.5P1) fps +37%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
66.7 (7.23min, 41.7P1) fps +34%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
65.9 (6.76min, 52.6P1) fps +32%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (27.8 - 75.6, n=26)
63.3 fps +27%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
57.2 (7.15min, 31.3P1) fps +15%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
49.9 (7.29min, 34.5P1) fps
2560x1440 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
147 (3.77min, 111P1) fps +293%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
43.8 (5.61min, 28.6P1) fps +17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (22.8 - 53.4, n=9)
41.4 fps +11%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
37.4 (4.79min, 27P1) fps
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
240.3 (211.7min) fps +33%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
185 (163.8min) fps +3%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
180.3 (160.3min) fps
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
172 (152.9min) fps -5%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
159 (139.9min) fps -12%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
150 (131.2min) fps -17%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
150 (131.2min) fps -17%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (101.5 - 187, n=27)
148.2 fps -18%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
147.5 (127.2min) fps -18%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
144 (127.9min) fps -20%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
133.6 (119.4min) fps -26%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
214.8 (188.8min) fps +29%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
169 (146.1min) fps +2%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
166.1 (146.2min) fps
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
161 (141.3min) fps -3%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
139 (119.4min) fps -16%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
139 (121.7min) fps -16%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
135 (117.8min) fps -19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (88.8 - 172, n=27)
133.4 fps -20%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
132.4 (110.8min) fps -20%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
130 (111.7min) fps -22%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
123.7 (110.6min) fps -26%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
207.6 (181.1min) fps +79%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
164 (143.6min) fps +41%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
154 (135.2min) fps +33%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
130 (113.7min) fps +12%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
126.9 (108.9min) fps +9%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
124 (107.1min) fps +7%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
121 (100.3min) fps +4%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (74.8 - 154, n=27)
119.9 fps +3%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
119 (103.7min) fps +2%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
116.9 (102.9min) fps +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
116.1 (99.9min) fps
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
196.1 (169.6min) fps +88%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
155 (135.7min) fps +48%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
148 (129.6min) fps +42%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
120 (104.7min) fps +15%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
118 (100.3min) fps +13%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
116 (101.7min) fps +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (67.3 - 145, n=27)
113 fps +8%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
112.1 (97.4min) fps +7%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
110.1 (91.9min) fps +5%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
109 (92.1min) fps +4%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
104.5 (90.9min) fps
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
205 fps +49%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
161 fps +17%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
153 fps +11%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
137.6 fps
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
109 fps -21%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (64.9 - 137.6, n=27)
108.6 fps -21%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
106 fps -23%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
102 fps -26%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
101 fps -27%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
96.6 fps -30%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
67.8 fps -51%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
178 fps +52%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
143 fps +22%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
136 fps +16%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
117 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (54.6 - 117, n=27)
93.7 fps -20%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
90 fps -23%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
89 fps -24%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
88.8 fps -24%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
84 fps -28%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
78.2 fps -33%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
51.3 fps -56%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
135 fps +34%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
112 fps +11%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
107 fps +6%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
100.6 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (48.8 - 100.6, n=27)
77.4 fps -23%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
75.6 fps -25%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
75.2 fps -25%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
74.2 fps -26%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
68.5 fps -32%
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
63.3 fps -37%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
45.6 fps -55%
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
667 (61.1min, 507P1) fps +224%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
471 (207min, 340P1) fps +129%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
345 (206min, 242P1) fps +67%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
311 (91.4min, 250P1) fps +51%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
290 (165min, 214P1) fps +41%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
276 (67.5min, 216P1) fps +34%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
259 (114.5min, 177.4P1) fps +26%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
245 fps +19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (103.3 - 307, n=20)
239 fps +16%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
206 (132.3min, 150.3P1) fps
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
484 (59.9min, 383P1) fps +342%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
298 (114min, 246P1) fps +172%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
232 (74.6min, 191P1) fps +112%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
185 (124min, 144P1) fps +69%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
150 (47.9min, 126P1) fps +37%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
130 (45.5min, 106P1) fps +19%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
126.9 (98min, 103.8P1) fps +16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (53 - 145.5, n=25)
123.8 fps +13%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
117 fps +7%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
109.6 (78.4min, 88.2P1) fps
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
392 (59.7min, 282P1) fps +330%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
244 (113min, 182P1) fps +168%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
185 (121min, 137P1) fps +103%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
157 (107min, 114P1) fps +72%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
122 (68.9min, 95.9P1) fps +34%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
106 (59.6min, 80.8P1) fps +16%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (79.2 - 117.3, n=23)
103.3 fps +13%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
102.1 (73min, 77.6P1) fps +12%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
94 fps +3%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
91.1 (62.2min, 67P1) fps
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
345 (60min, 254P1) fps +335%
MSI Vector GP66 12UGS
Intel Core i9-12900H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
213 (67.3min, 162P1) fps +168%
Asus TUF Gaming F15 FX507ZM
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
160 (75.9min, 121P1) fps +102%
MSI Alpha 15 B5EEK-008
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H, AMD Radeon RX 6600M
138 fps +74%
Asus ROG Zephyrus M15 GU502LU-BI7N4
Intel Core i7-10750H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile
104 (63.4min, 82.8P1) fps +31%
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
93.1 (26.4min, 73.6P1) fps +17%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
87.5 (64.4min, 67.6P1) fps +10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (34.8 - 101.3, n=25)
87.5 fps +10%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
84 fps +6%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
79.4 (39.1min, 60.6P1) fps
2560x1440 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Corsair One i300
Intel Core i9-12900K, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Ti
260 (59.9min, 200P1) fps +330%
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
61 fps +1%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
60.4 (42.7min, 46.9P1) fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (28.1 - 69.1, n=10)
58.9 fps -2%
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Low Preset
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
70.6 (32.2min) fps +19%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (48.2 - 81.9, n=9)
65.7 fps +11%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
59.4 (39.7min) fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
59 (31.2min) fps +24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (47.4 - 67.4, n=9)
57 fps +20%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
47.4 (30.4min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (39 - 51.5, n=9)
44.6 fps +13%
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
44.5 (22min) fps +13%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
39.3 (39.3min) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
44 (16.2min) fps +11%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
  (31 - 50.5, n=9)
40.9 fps +4%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
39.5 (29min) fps

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU: Ø45.5 (39-49)
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 185 181.3 90.3 49.9 37.4
The Witcher 3 (2015) 226.5 127.1 62.4 34.2
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 180.3 166.1 116.1 104.5 47.1
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 106.6 62.9 45.7 34.1
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 137.6 117 100.6 73.7
Strange Brigade (2018) 206 109.6 91.1 79.4 60.4
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 59.4 47.4 39.3 39.5 20.2

Emissions

System Noise

Fan noise appears to be quieter than on the older XPS models when subjected to similar loads. Or, at the very least, it takes a bit longer for the fans in the 9520 to ramp up in RPMs when demanding loads are introduced. By the end of the first 3DMark 06 benchmark scene, for example, fan noise would be just 31 dB(A) compared to 36 dB(A) anf 46 dB(A) on the XPS 15 9510 and 9500, respectively. The system is still quieter than expected under most conditions even when set to Ultra Performance mode.

Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)
Fan noise profile (White: Background, Red: System idle, Blue: 3DMark 06, Orange: Witcher 3, Green: Prime95+FurMark stress)

Noise Level

Idle
22.9 / 22.9 / 22.9 dB(A)
Load
30.9 / 44.7 dB(A)
  red to green bar
 
 
30 dB
silent
40 dB(A)
audible
50 dB(A)
loud
 
min: dark, med: mid, max: light   Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance)   environment noise: 22.8 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs203940.135.137.936.92533.733.3293027.93126.927.422.325.124.64022.625.320.822.521.25020.224.617.31919.96322.523.818.520.223.18024.623.519.224.321.910022.721.117.721.122.212522.621.91720.723.316023.520.413.614.924.620022.722.413.415.425.325025.226.511.413.825.131526.319.41313.627.240024.119.311.611.430.250024.3199.99.730.163024.118.499.230.180023.619.49.59.129.9100024.5199.49.230.5125025.518.99.69.432160026.118.99.89.632.7200025.318.710.310.132.7250027.620.310.610.234.5315027.619.410.810.934.6400027.519.611.41134.9500026.918.511.511.333.9630025.815.211.911.432.9800022.212.711.611.531.11000018.21311.611.527.51250014.61311.711.521.51600012.81211.210.815.6SPL37.830.822.922.844.7N2.81.40.40.44.8median 24.3median 19median 11.4median 11.3median 30.1Delta2.52.31.41.94.7hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseDell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, WDC PC SN810 512GB
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, i7-10875H, SK Hynix PC611 512GB
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
GeForce MX250, i7-10510U, Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, R9 5900HX, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-1185G7, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00
Noise
-2%
-23%
-17%
-7%
-34%
off / environment *
22.8
23.8
-4%
28.4
-25%
30.1
-32%
22.8
-0%
27.5
-21%
Idle Minimum *
22.9
23.8
-4%
28.4
-24%
30.1
-31%
22.9
-0%
32.3
-41%
Idle Average *
22.9
23.8
-4%
28.4
-24%
30.1
-31%
22.9
-0%
32.3
-41%
Idle Maximum *
22.9
23.8
-4%
28.4
-24%
30.1
-31%
22.9
-0%
33.7
-47%
Load Average *
30.9
36
-17%
46
-49%
30.1
3%
33.2
-7%
46.3
-50%
Witcher 3 ultra *
37.8
36
5%
42
-11%
39.7
-5%
47.3
-25%
41.3
-9%
Load Maximum *
44.7
38.2
15%
47.1
-5%
42
6%
52.8
-18%
56.2
-26%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature — Slightly Warmer Overall

Surface temperatures when under load are warmer than what we recorded on the older XPS 15 9510 and 9500 models. Hot spots can reach 51 C to 52 C on the top and bottom, respectively, compared to 44 C to 47 C on each of the previous versions. Hot spots on competitors like the Zenbook Pro 15 OLED are cooler by a few degrees C when under similar conditions. The XPS 9520 is one of the smallest Core H-powered 15.6-inch laptops in the market, after all.

Rear exhaust
Rear exhaust
AC adapter after an hour of gaming stress
AC adapter after an hour of gaming stress
Max. Load
 38 °C
100 F
51.4 °C
125 F
37 °C
99 F
 
 39.4 °C
103 F
51.2 °C
124 F
33.2 °C
92 F
 
 31.6 °C
89 F
31 °C
88 F
29.4 °C
85 F
 
Maximum: 51.4 °C = 125 F
Average: 38 °C = 100 F
33.2 °C
92 F
51 °C
124 F
36.2 °C
97 F
32.4 °C
90 F
41.8 °C
107 F
35.2 °C
95 F
31.2 °C
88 F
34 °C
93 F
32.6 °C
91 F
Maximum: 51 °C = 124 F
Average: 36.4 °C = 98 F
Power Supply (max.)  49 °C = 120 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 38 °C / 100 F, compared to the average of 31.2 °C / 88 F for the devices in the class Multimedia.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 51.4 °C / 125 F, compared to the average of 36.9 °C / 98 F, ranging from 21.1 to 71 °C for the class Multimedia.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 51 °C / 124 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 27.8 °C / 82 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 35.2 °C / 95 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 31.6 °C / 88.9 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-2.8 °C / -5.1 F).
System idle (top)
System idle (top)
System idle (bottom)
System idle (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (top)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Witcher 3 stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (top)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Prime95+FurMark stress (bottom)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
Intel Core i7-10510U, NVIDIA GeForce MX250
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
Intel Core i7-1185G7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
Heat
13%
3%
17%
-1%
10%
Maximum Upper Side *
51.4
45.5
11%
44
14%
47
9%
36
30%
47.2
8%
Maximum Bottom *
51
44.2
13%
48.8
4%
47.4
7%
47.2
7%
47.4
7%
Idle Upper Side *
30
27
10%
33
-10%
22.8
24%
37
-23%
27.2
9%
Idle Bottom *
33
26.7
19%
32.4
2%
23.6
28%
39.2
-19%
28.2
15%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

System idle
System idle

When stressed under Prime95, the CPU would boost to 81 W,  100 C, and 3.3 GHz for the first 10 seconds or so before quickly falling and stabilizing at 45 W, 85 C, and 2.5 GHz in order to keep temperatures in check. Running this same test on the XPS 15 9500 would result in a stable CPU temperature of 73 C in comparison. Thus, it appears that the XPS 15 9520 is running warmer than its predecessors in order to extract more processor performance from the same overall chassis design.

GPU clock rates, power draw, and temperature would stabilize at 1477 MHz, 46 W, and 74 C, respectively, when running Witcher 3 on Ultra Performance mode. Running on Optimized mode would result in slightly lower clock rates and temperatures as shown by the table below as well as a lower power draw of 41 W. Users must run the system on Ultra Performance mode if they want to extract as much performance as possible from the GPU. Running this same test on the XPS 15 9500 with the slower GeForce GTX 1650 Ti would result in similar CPU and GPU temperatures.

Running on battery power limits performance. A Fire Strike test on batteries would return Physics and Graphics scores of 9450 and 8332 points, respectively, compared to 27077 and 12154 points when on mains.

Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Witcher 3 Stress (Balanced mode)
Witcher 3 Stress (Balanced mode)
Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode)
Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 79 64
Prime95 Stress 2.4 85 -- 67
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 0.8 - 2.3 700 - 1100 79 - 86 62 - 75
Witcher 3 Stress (Balanced mode) 0.7 1357 67 71
Witcher 3 Stress (Performance mode) 0.8 1477 71 74

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume shows a more balanced audio than on most other laptops
Pink noise at maximum volume shows a more balanced audio than on most other laptops
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2032.935.132.92526.22926.23123.522.323.54022.920.822.9503017.3306340.418.540.48052.619.252.610060.217.760.212565.31765.316065.613.665.620062.413.462.425067.411.467.431569.91369.940070.411.670.450073.89.973.86307397380070.49.570.4100072.79.472.7125073.19.673.1160068.69.868.620007310.373250073.510.673.5315069.310.869.340006511.465500070.511.570.5630069.911.969.9800066.311.666.31000069.411.669.4125006811.7681600059.411.259.4SPL83.122.983.1N62.20.462.2median 69.4median 11.4median 69.4Delta3.71.43.726.325.821.422.12624.925.127.622.532.523.448.72655.818.860.922.167.2267019.372.317.674.217.774.319.575.31571.711.871.311.27410.574.21072.710.17210.67210.97511.374.811.671.71269.71269.612.371.112.669.61270.111.269.824.784.70.666.6median 12median 71.73.42.2hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseDell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 TiApple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.1 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 4.4% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (6.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.6% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (6.4% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 2% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 97% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 99% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.7 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(+) | good bass - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | bass is linear (5.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 1.3% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 1.9% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (4.6% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 0% of all tested devices in this class were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 0% of all tested devices were better, 0% similar, 100% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 25%, worst was 134%

Energy Management — More Power

Power Consumption

The XPS 15 9500, 9510, and 9520 are the only major laptops in the market at the moment with 130 W USB-C adapters to surpass the 100 W USB-C Power Delivery limit set by the USB-IF. The higher overhead allows the battery to continue charging at a decent rate even when running demanding loads like games. It's also worth noting that out test unit would not exhibit any charging issues that we experienced on the XPS 17 9700.

Running Witcher 3 consumes 75 W to be close to what we recorded on the XPS 15 9510 or competing AMD-powered Zenbook Pro 15 OLED. Perhaps more interestingly, running Prime95 would consume a steady 88 W compared to 65 W on the Core 7-11800H-powered XPS 15 9510. Thus, power consumption has increased by approximately 35 percent for the 35 to 42 percent year-over-year gain in multi-thread performance we recorded above. The generally higher power consumption aligns with what we are observing on the Alder Lake platform as a whole.

The small-medium (~14.3 x 6.6 x 2.3 cm) 130 W USB-C AC adapter that ships with the XPS 15 9520 is identical to the ones that shipped with the XPS 9500 and 9510. 

3DMark 06 power consumption
3DMark 06 power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra settings power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra settings power consumption
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 134.8 W for about 10s before falling and eventually stabilizing at 88 W due to thermal limitations
Prime95 stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would spike to 134.8 W for about 10s before falling and eventually stabilizing at 88 W due to thermal limitations
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. 88 W appears to be the stable rate when the CPU and/or GPU are stressed to 100 percent utilization
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. 88 W appears to be the stable rate when the CPU and/or GPU are stressed to 100 percent utilization
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.16 / 1.4 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 5.5 / 7.2 / 16 Watt
Load midlight 91.8 / 134.7 Watt
 color bar
Key: min: dark, med: mid, max: light        Metrahit Energy
Currently we use the Metrahit Energy, a professional single phase power quality and energy measurement digital multimeter, for our measurements. Find out more about it here. All of our test methods can be found here.
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, WDC PC SN810 512GB, OLED, 3456x2160, 15.60
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Micron 2300 512GB MTFDHBA512TDV, OLED, 3456x2160, 15.60
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, SK Hynix PC611 512GB, IPS, 3840x2400, 15.60
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, Intel SSD 660p 2TB SSDPEKNW020T8, IPS, 3840x2160, 15.60
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00, OLED, 1920x1080, 15.60
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
i7-1185G7, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00, IPS, 1920x1080, 15.60
Power Consumption
-5%
-27%
20%
5%
-25%
Idle Minimum *
5.5
7.6
-38%
5.7
-4%
5.2
5%
5.5
-0%
7.3
-33%
Idle Average *
7.2
9.9
-38%
13.5
-88%
8.5
-18%
7.4
-3%
10.1
-40%
Idle Maximum *
16
10.8
32%
19.6
-23%
8.7
46%
14.9
7%
17.6
-10%
Load Average *
91.8
81
12%
114.1
-24%
65.6
29%
78.2
15%
106.6
-16%
Witcher 3 ultra *
74.6
76.2
-2%
93
-25%
56.5
24%
80.1
-7%
105.4
-41%
Load Maximum *
134.7
131
3%
135.2
-0%
92.4
31%
110.9
18%
151.2
-12%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø74.6 (64.7-83.8)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø97.4 (82.1-134.7)

Power Consumption external Monitor

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Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø96.9 (87.3-134.8)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø94.3 (70.7-134.2)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø71.5 (69.9-81.3)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø80.6 (78-93.1)

Battery Life

At almost 9 hours of constant real-world WLAN use, runtimes are overall similar to what we recorded on the XPS 9500 and almost 2 hours longer than on the XPS 9510. However, keep in mind that white colors will demand a few watts more than darker colors when at the same brightness setting since our configuration uses an OLED panel.

Charging from empty to full capacity with the included AC adapter. takes about 2 to 2.5 hours when idling or running low loads.

Battery Runtime
Idle (without WLAN, min brightness)
14h 46min
WiFi Websurfing
8h 48min
Load (maximum brightness)
3h 12min
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 86 Wh
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 86 Wh
Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i7 4K UHD
i7-10875H, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Mobile, 86 Wh
HP Spectre X360 15-5ZV31AV
i7-10510U, GeForce MX250, 84 Wh
Asus Zenbook Pro 15 OLED UM535Q
R9 5900HX, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, 96 Wh
MSI Stealth 15M A11SEK
i7-1185G7, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, 52 Wh
Battery Runtime
-33%
7%
22%
45%
-42%
Reader / Idle
886
1382
56%
1355
53%
1571
77%
627
-29%
WiFi v1.3
528
420
-20%
546
3%
646
22%
766
45%
378
-28%
Load
192
106
-45%
121
-37%
173
-10%
215
12%
60
-69%
H.264
624

Pros

+ notable CPU performance uptick over XPS 15 9510
+ FHD, 3.5K, and 4K resolution options
+ HDMI and USB-A adapter included
+ battery life is still very good
+ generally quiet fan noise
+ faster DDR5 RAM

Cons

- slower-than-average Core i7-12700H performance
- display could be better calibrated out of the box
- slower GPU clock rate than XPS 15 9510
- no 90 Hz display refresh rate options
- does not support Wi-Fi 6E

Verdict — The Alder Lake Difference

In review: Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti 3.5K OLED. Test unit provided by Dell
In review: Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti 3.5K OLED. Test unit provided by Dell

If the CPUs in the XPS 15 9500 or 9510 were too slow for your specific applications, then the 9520 would be worth considering. Its 12th gen Core i7-12700H can offer 70 percent and 40 percent faster multi-thread performance than the 10th gen Core i7-10875H and 11th gen Core i7-11800H, respectively, without significantly impacting battery life. The inherent boost to integrated graphics performance can also be enough to satisfy most office users without needing to upgrade to any pricey discrete Nvidia options.

Power users will appreciate the significant gains in processor performance over Intel 11th gen or 10th gen options. For more basic or moderate office tasks, however, the extra horsepower of the 12th gen series may not be worth the price uptick. 

Outside of CPU performance, however, the experience remains the same as on the XPS 9510 or even 9500. The Nvidia GPU has been downclocked from the 9510 and so the benefits of faster DDR5 RAM has been minimized. Certain changes that we would have loved to see like higher refresh displays, a higher resolution webcam, proper Wi-Fi 6E support, or a privacy shutter continue to be absent. If the faster 12th gen CPU is not appealing, then you can instead purchase the XPS 15 9510 which has the exact same display and GPU options as our 9520 but at lower prices.

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Price and Availability

Dell is currently shipping its XPS 15 9520 series starting at $1500 USD for the base model up to $3500 USD if configured with everything to maximum.

Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti - 08/30/2022 v7
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Chassis
90 / 98 → 92%
Keyboard
85%
Pointing Device
88%
Connectivity
63 / 80 → 78%
Weight
64 / 20-72 → 84%
Battery
84 / 95 → 89%
Display
89%
Games Performance
88 / 90 → 97%
Application Performance
97 / 90 → 100%
Temperature
85%
Noise
92 / 95 → 97%
Audio
96%
Camera
33 / 85 → 39%
Average
81%
90%
Multimedia - Weighted Average

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