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Dell XPS 15 9520 with 12th gen Intel Core CPUs now available starting at $1449 USD

Dell XPS 15 9520 with 12th gen Intel now available starting at $1449 USD (Source: Dell)
Dell XPS 15 9520 with 12th gen Intel now available starting at $1449 USD (Source: Dell)
The popular XPS 15 has gotten a bit faster today with the launch of Intel's Alder Lake-H platform. Users can choose between black or white chassis color options and up to the unlocked Core i9-12900HK.
Laptop Alder Lake XPS Launch

Predictably, Dell is refreshing its XPS 15 this year with the latest Intel 12th gen Alder Lake-H CPU series to replace last year's model with the older 11th gen Comet Lake-H series. The skeleton and display are otherwise identical year-over-year meaning that the 2022 XPS 15 9520 model will be visually identical to 2021 XPS 15 9510.

The new CPU options include the Core i5-12500H, Core i7-12700H, and Core i9-12900HK. We don't expect the i9-12900HK to offer that much of a performance boost over the i7-12700H, but at least the option is there.

Aside from the CPU update, RAM has been upgraded as well from DDR4-3200 to DDR5-4800. GPU and storage options haven't changed and so users can still configure with PCIe4 x4 SSDs or up to GeForce RTX 3050 Ti graphics if desired.

Prices start at $1449 USD for the base Core i5 CPU, 8 GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, and 1200p IPS display. The XPS 15 refresh comes at the same time as the larger XPS 17 refresh.

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Allen Ngo, 2022-03-24 (Update: 2022-03-24)