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Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 laptop review: 50 percent faster processor than before

Intel 12th gen update. The Alder Lake platform has done wonders for the XPS 17 series in terms of raw performance, but it comes at a cost that power users ought to be aware of.

The Dell XPS 17 9720 is the third iteration of the 17.0-inch XPS 17 series that started with the 2020 XPS 17 9700. While the XPS 17 9700 and 2021 9710 versions would ship with 10th gen and 11th gen Intel CPUs, respectively, the 2022 9720 has added 12th gen CPUs and DDR5 RAM options to the mix. Other core characteristics like the chassis and GPU options are otherwise identical to the XPS 17 9700 or 9710 and so we recommend checking out our existing reviews on the series to learn more about the physical features of the model.

Our unit in review is an upper-midrange configuration with the Core i7-12700H CPU, UHD+ (3840 x 2400) IPS touchscreen, and GeForce RTX 3060 GPU for approximately $3000 USD. Other SKUs are also available with the i5-12500H, i9-12900HK, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 1200p display, or integrated graphics only.

Competitors to the XPS 17 9720 include 17.3-inch multimedia or prosumer laptops like the Gigabyte Aero 17, Razer Blade 17, HP Envy 17, or Lenovo Legion 5 17.

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Dell XPS 17 9720 specifications (Source: Dell)
Dell XPS 17 9720 specifications (Source: Dell)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 (XPS 17 Series)
Processor
Intel Core i7-12700H 14 x 1.7 - 4.7 GHz, 155 W PL2 / Short Burst, 55 W PL1 / Sustained, Alder Lake-H
Graphics adapter
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6 GB VRAM, Core: 1282 MHz, Memory: 1500 MHz, 65 W TDP, GDDR6, 512.95, Optimus
Memory
32 GB 
, DDR5-4800, SK Hynix, 30-29-29-57, Dual-Channel
Display
17.00 inch 16:10, 3840 x 2400 pixel 266 PPI, 10-point capacitive, Sharp LQ170R1, IPS, SHP1517, Dell P/N: T3MW9, glossy: yes, 60 Hz
Mainboard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH
Storage
Soundcard
Intel Alder Lake-P PCH - cAVS (Audio, Voice, Speech)
Connections
4 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 4 USB 3.1 Gen2, 4 Thunderbolt, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 4 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm combo, Card Reader: SD reader, 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): 19.5 x 374.45 x 248.05 ( = 0.77 x 14.74 x 9.77 in)
Battery
97 Wh Lithium-Polymer
Operating System
Microsoft Windows 11 Home
Camera
Webcam: 720p
Primary Camera: 0.9 MPix
Additional features
Speakers: 2.5 W x2 + 1.5 W x2, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, USB-C to HDMI and USB-A adapter, My Dell, PremierColor, Digital Delivery, 12 Months Warranty
Weight
2.512 kg ( = 88.61 oz / 5.54 pounds), Power Supply: 508 g ( = 17.92 oz / 1.12 pounds)
Price
3000 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
88.8 %
05/2022
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.5 kg19.5 mm17.00"3840x2400
82.4 %
08/2021
HP Envy 17-cg
i5-1135G7, GeForce MX450
2.7 kg19.3 mm17.30"1920x1080
87.9 %
07/2021
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2.5 kg19.5 mm17.00"3840x2400
87.9 %
07/2020
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
2.5 kg19.5 mm17.00"3840x2400
85.2 %
02/2022
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
3.1 kg24.3 mm17.30"1920x1080
76.5 %
05/2022
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
2.2 kg21.4 mm17.30"1920x1080
90.1 %
05/2022
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
2.8 kg19.9 mm17.30"2560x1440

Case — Same But Still Great

The chassis has not changed from the XPS 17 9700 or 9710. Despite being a two-year old design, its unique 16:10 17.0-inch form factor allows the model to be noticeably smaller and thinner than other models in the same size category. 

Size Comparison

406.9 mm / 16 inch 256 mm / 10.1 inch 21.4 mm / 0.843 inch 2.2 kg4.85 lbs399 mm / 15.7 inch 290 mm / 11.4 inch 24.3 mm / 0.957 inch 3.1 kg6.76 lbs399 mm / 15.7 inch 259 mm / 10.2 inch 19.3 mm / 0.76 inch 2.7 kg6.02 lbs395 mm / 15.6 inch 260 mm / 10.2 inch 19.9 mm / 0.783 inch 2.8 kg6.08 lbs374.45 mm / 14.7 inch 248.05 mm / 9.77 inch 19.5 mm / 0.768 inch 2.5 kg5.54 lbs374.45 mm / 14.7 inch 248.05 mm / 9.77 inch 19.5 mm / 0.768 inch 2.5 kg5.46 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 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
205.2 MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
195.4 MB/s -5%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
178.1 MB/s -13%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
141.3 (140.8min - 141.54max) MB/s -31%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
82.4 MB/s -60%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7 (AV Pro microSD 128 GB V60)
74 MB/s -64%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
66.5 MB/s -68%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
198 MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H (Toshiba Exceria Pro SDXC 64 GB UHS-II)
197.9 MB/s 0%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H
185.04 MB/s -7%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H (AV PRO microSD 128 GB V60)
175.7 MB/s -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
89.7 MB/s -55%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7 (AV Pro microSD 128 GB V60)
83.9 MB/s -58%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7 (AV Pro SD microSD 128 GB V60)
77.4 MB/s -61%

Communication — No Wi-Fi 6E

Dell has upgraded the WLAN from the Intel AX1650 on the XPS 17 9710 to the Intel AX1675 (or AX211) on the XPS 17 9720. The newer chip supports Wi-Fi 6E, but the feature is disabled on the XPS 17 9720 much like what we discovered on the XPS 15 9520. Thus, users will only be able to connect to 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz networks and not 6 GHz networks.

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1418 (731min - 1508max) MBit/s
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1288 (1090min - 1387max) MBit/s
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
916 (442min - 953max) MBit/s
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE
892 (836min - 935max) MBit/s
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
862 (667min - 971max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AX12
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
1548 (1357min - 1709max) MBit/s
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1507 (1482min - 1563max) MBit/s
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650s
1321 (1216min - 1419max) MBit/s
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201
949 (475min - 950max) MBit/s
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
RealTek Semiconductor RTL8852AE
650 (595min - 706max) MBit/s
iperf3 receive AXE11000
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1384 (1326min - 1431max) MBit/s
iperf3 transmit AXE11000
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211
1291 (990min - 1399max) MBit/s
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Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1384 (1326-1431)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1291 (990-1399)

Webcam

The camera continues to be just 720p with no privacy shutter. The low native resolution pairs poorly with the high resolution display for an unavoidably muddy picture. Dell says the IR and RGB sensors are separate now for better performance, but pixel density is still very low. In comparison, the Razer Blade 17 ships with a higher resolution 1080p webcam instead.

Windows Hello is still supported.

ColorChecker
1.9 ∆E
5.4 ∆E
4.9 ∆E
6.8 ∆E
6.6 ∆E
5.5 ∆E
7.4 ∆E
3.6 ∆E
5.9 ∆E
4.2 ∆E
7.1 ∆E
8.6 ∆E
2.3 ∆E
5.9 ∆E
5.8 ∆E
7.6 ∆E
5.4 ∆E
8 ∆E
7.1 ∆E
7.1 ∆E
7.6 ∆E
7.6 ∆E
3.5 ∆E
0 ∆E
ColorChecker Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060: 5.66 ∆E min: 0 - max: 8.56 ∆E

Maintenance

XPS 17 9720
XPS 17 9720
XPS 17 9710 for comparison. Dell has made changes to the positioning of some modules on the motherboard, but the cooling solution remains essentially the same
XPS 17 9710 for comparison. Dell has made changes to the positioning of some modules on the motherboard, but the cooling solution remains essentially the same

Accessories and Warranty

The XPS 17 9720 ships with the same 130 W AC adapter and USB-C to HDMI and USB-A adapter as on the XPS 15 9520, XPS 17 9710, and XPS 17 9700. A base one-year limited manufacturer warranty applies if purchased in the US.

Display — 16:10 60 Hz IPS

There are two display options to choose from (1200p and 2400p) compared to three on the XPS 15 9520. The panel on our unit comes with the same Sharp LQ170R1 IPS panel as found on the XPS 17 9710 or 9700 meaning that the viewing experience hasn't changed since the original 2020 model. It was an excellent display then and it still is now especially in terms of contrast ratio relative to other IPS panels, but we would like to see 90 Hz refresh rate or faster options in the future similar to what is already available on the newest IdeaPad Slim 7i Pro or upcoming Zenbook Pro 14 Duo.

Sharp RGB subpixel array from glossy overlay. Unlike the XPS 15 9500 series, the XPS 17 9700 series has no OLED options as of this writing
Sharp RGB subpixel array from glossy overlay. Unlike the XPS 15 9500 series, the XPS 17 9700 series has no OLED options as of this writing
Slight uneven backlight bleeding along the edges and corners
Slight uneven backlight bleeding along the edges and corners
PremierColor settings prior to measurements
PremierColor settings prior to measurements
469.4
cd/m²
451.3
cd/m²
446.9
cd/m²
464.9
cd/m²
512.7
cd/m²
448.1
cd/m²
439.4
cd/m²
496.6
cd/m²
436
cd/m²
Distribution of brightness
Sharp LQ170R1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2
Maximum: 512.7 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 462.8 cd/m² Minimum: 26.58 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 85 %
Center on Battery: 512.7 cd/m²
Contrast: 1602:1 (Black: 0.32 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 5.98 | 0.5-29.43 Ø5
ΔE Greyscale 7.2 | 0.57-98 Ø5.3
85.3% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
100% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
92.9% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.54
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Sharp LQ170R1, IPS, 3840x2400, 17.00
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Sharp LQ170R1, IPS, 3840x2400, 17.00
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
SHP14D7, IPS, 1920x1200, 17.30
HP Envy 17-cg
AU Optronics AUO439D, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
LEN173FHD, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
BOE NV173FHM-N49, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
BOE CQ NE173QHM-NZ1 (BOE09F9), IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
Display
5%
-9%
-17%
-18%
-50%
2%
Display P3 Coverage
92.9
90.5
-3%
77.4
-17%
68
-27%
64.8
-30%
39.53
-57%
97.9
5%
sRGB Coverage
100
100
0%
100
0%
95
-5%
97.2
-3%
58.85
-41%
99.9
0%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage
85.3
99.8
17%
76.6
-10%
69
-19%
66.7
-22%
40.84
-52%
85.5
0%
Response Times
5%
-13%
19%
73%
57%
69%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *
51.2 ?(26, 25.2)
51.2 ?(27.2, 24)
-0%
60.4 ?(30.8, 29.6)
-18%
40 ?(19, 21)
22%
15 ?(7, 8)
71%
22 ?(10, 12)
57%
15.2 ?(7.4, 7.8)
70%
Response Time Black / White *
35.2 ?(18.8, 16.4)
32 ?(18, 14)
9%
37.6 ?(20, 17.6)
-7%
30 ?(17, 13)
15%
9 ?(5, 4)
74%
15 ?(7, 8)
57%
11.2 ?(5.8, 5.4)
68%
PWM Frequency
2500 ?(30)
Screen
20%
33%
6%
16%
-16%
-9%
Brightness middle
512.7
539.4
5%
636
24%
347
-32%
323
-37%
269
-48%
341
-33%
Brightness
463
494
7%
580
25%
329
-29%
305
-34%
263
-43%
308
-33%
Brightness Distribution
85
84
-1%
86
1%
89
5%
89
5%
88
4%
82
-4%
Black Level *
0.32
0.32
-0%
0.34
-6%
0.27
16%
0.25
22%
0.3
6%
0.45
-41%
Contrast
1602
1686
5%
1871
17%
1285
-20%
1292
-19%
897
-44%
758
-53%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *
5.98
4.12
31%
2.4
60%
3.75
37%
1.87
69%
5.8
3%
4.16
30%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *
12.09
7.65
37%
3.5
71%
7.53
38%
4.84
60%
18.46
-53%
8.14
33%
Greyscale dE 2000 *
7.2
1.5
79%
2
72%
4.88
32%
2.57
64%
3.64
49%
5.09
29%
Gamma
2.54 87%
2.15 102%
2.08 106%
2.53 87%
2.42 91%
2.35 94%
2.48 89%
CCT
6914 94%
6438 101%
6704 97%
6624 98%
7012 93%
6995 93%
6884 94%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *
3.91
1.5
0.92
3
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)
90.4
67.5
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)
100
100
Total Average (Program / Settings)
10% / 14%
4% / 16%
3% / 3%
24% / 17%
-3% / -12%
21% / 5%

* ... smaller is better

vs. sRGB
vs. sRGB
vs. DCI-P3
vs. DCI-P3

Color temperature is warmer than expected when set to the DCI-P3 color standard via the Dell PremierColor software. Unlike many professional laptops like the Dell Precision, Gigabyte Aero, or HP ZBook series, the XPS series is not X-Rite calibrated at factory. An end-user calibration would be necessary to better exploit the wide color gamut of the panel.

Grayscale (DCI-P3)
Grayscale (DCI-P3)
Saturation Sweeps (DCI-P3)
Saturation Sweeps (DCI-P3)
ColorChecker (DCI-P3)
ColorChecker (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
35.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 18.8 ms rise
↘ 16.4 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 92 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (21.6 ms).
       Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
51.2 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined↗ 26 ms rise
↘ 25.2 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers.
In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.2 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 86 % of all devices are better.
This means that the measured response time is worse 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 not detected

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 direct sunlight
Outdoors under direct sunlight
Outdoors under shade. The glossy display is bright enough for comfortable viewing when not under direct sunlight
Outdoors under shade. The glossy display is bright enough for comfortable viewing when not under direct sunlight
Outdoors under direct sunlight
Outdoors under direct sunlight
Wide IPS viewing angles. Colors and contrast degrade if viewing from extreme angles
Wide IPS viewing angles. Colors and contrast degrade if viewing from extreme angles

Performance — Alder Lake-H Ups The Ante

 

Testing Conditions

Our unit was set to Ultra Performance mode via the My Dell software prior to running any benchmarks below for the highest possible scores. We recommend users become familiar with My Dell, Dell Update, and PremierColor software as key features of the system are toggled through these apps.

Optimus 1.0 comes standard for automatic graphics switching between the integrated GPU and discrete GeForce RTX 3060. Internal adaptive sync and MUX are not supported since the XPS 17 is not a gaming machine.

Processor

CineBench xT benchmarks and certain AIDA64 subtests can be up to 50 percent faster than on the XPS 15 9710 equipped with the last generation Core i7-11800H to represent a significant year-over-year improvement to processor performance. The gains are much smaller on other tests, however, including Blender and HWBOT x265, but average gains are still greater than what we observed between the XPS 17 9700 and XPS 17 9710.

Curiously, the Core i7-12700H falls behind the 10th gen Core i7-10875H at a number of AIDA64 benchmarks as shown below.

Some thicker laptops with the same Core i7-12800H CPU are able to run the processor at higher clock rates and up to 20 percent faster such as on the HP Omen 16.

Running CineBench R15 xT in a loop shows no major performance throttling issues when subjected to extreme processing loads for long periods.

Cinebench R15 Multi Loop

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Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2093 (2075.98-2171.32)
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø1997 (1913.33-2170.14)
HP Omen 16-b1090ng Intel Core i7-12700H: Ø2557 (2455.34-2812.94)
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED Intel Core i7-11800H; Ultra Performance: Ø1663 (1589.38-2024.19)
Dell XPS 15 9510 11800H RTX 3050 Ti OLED Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1625 (1566.05-2009.95)
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1 Intel Core i7-11800H: Ø1697 (1672.94-1779.91)
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)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
7169 Points +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
6709 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1576 - 7407, n=63)
5933 Points -12%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
5928 Points -12%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
5383 Points -20%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
4990 Points -26%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
4878 Points -27%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
4352 Points -35%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
3329 Points -50%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
3244 Points -52%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
2533 Points -62%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701GXR
Intel Core i7-9750H
2357 Points -65%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
2110 Points -69%
Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
727 Points +8%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
708 Points +5%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (300 - 704, n=63)
679 Points +1%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
675 Points
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
610 Points -10%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
582 Points -14%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
579 Points -14%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
554 Points -18%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
546 Points -19%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
483 Points -28%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
476 Points -29%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
460 Points -32%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701GXR
Intel Core i7-9750H
422 Points -37%
Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
18870 (18654.1min - 18869.7max) Points +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
17638 (13496.5min - 17638.5max) Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4032 - 19330, n=63)
15636 Points -11%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
15283 (13561.5min - 15283.1max) Points -13%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
14011 (13899.7min - 14010.8max) Points -21%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
13012 Points -26%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
13002 (12859.5min - 13002.3max) Points -26%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
11668 (7361.61min - 11667.6max) Points -34%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
8408 Points -52%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
6581 Points -63%
Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1905 Points +8%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
1839 Points +4%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
1765 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (778 - 1826, n=62)
1758 Points 0%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
1575 Points -11%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
1508 Points -15%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
1502 Points -15%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
1426 Points -19%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
1423 Points -19%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1225 Points -31%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
2918 (2849.61min - 2917.79max) Points +34%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1379 - 2916, n=69)
2517 Points +16%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
2222 (2140.41min - 2221.61max) Points +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
2171 (2075.98min - 2171.32max) Points
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
2165 (2089.97min - 2164.85max) Points 0%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
2148 (1832.59min - 2147.65max) Points -1%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
2059 (2019.39min - 2059.31max) Points -5%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
1846 (1720.87min - 1845.87max) Points -15%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
1452 (1339.18min - 1451.59max) Points -33%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1382 Points -36%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701GXR
Intel Core i7-9750H
1097 Points -49%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
989 (953.06min - 988.73max) Points -54%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
896 (807.51min - 895.96max) Points -59%
Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
272 Points +7%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
265 Points +4%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
255 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (113 - 263, n=64)
253 Points -1%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
238 Points -7%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
229 Points -10%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
225 Points -12%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
225 Points -12%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
211 Points -17%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
202 Points -21%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
196 Points -23%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
189 Points -26%
Asus ROG Zephyrus S GX701GXR
Intel Core i7-9750H
173 Points -32%
Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
545 Seconds * -153%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
466 Seconds * -117%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
330 Seconds * -53%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
326 Seconds * -52%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
261 Seconds * -21%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
249 Seconds * -16%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
237 Seconds * -10%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (168 - 732, n=62)
225 Seconds * -5%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
222 Seconds * -3%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
219 Seconds * -2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
215 Seconds *
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
173.6 Seconds * +19%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
69981 MIPS
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
69146 MIPS -1%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
62100 MIPS -11%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (22844 - 73067, n=62)
60292 MIPS -14%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
54172 MIPS -23%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
54133 MIPS -23%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
53205 MIPS -24%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
51729 MIPS -26%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
41529 MIPS -41%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
40876 MIPS -42%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
25564 MIPS -63%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
24259 MIPS -65%
7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
5820 MIPS +3%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
5803 MIPS +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
5671 MIPS
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2743 - 5972, n=62)
5648 MIPS 0%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
5640 MIPS -1%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
5520 MIPS -3%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
5481 MIPS -3%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
5393 MIPS -5%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
5367 MIPS -5%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
5316 MIPS -6%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
4969 MIPS -12%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
4938 MIPS -13%
Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
13717 Points +14%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
12797 Points +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
11989 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (5144 - 13745, n=63)
11729 Points -2%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
9856 Points -18%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
7825 Points -35%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
6688 Points -44%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
4593 Points -62%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
4378 Points -63%
Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
1878 Points +9%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
1739 Points +1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (803 - 1851, n=63)
1732 Points 0%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
1729 Points
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
1632 Points -6%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
1400 Points -19%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
1305 Points -25%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
1264 Points -27%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
1225 Points -29%
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
21.4 fps +35%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
17.2 fps +9%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
16.8 fps +6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (4.67 - 21.8, n=63)
16.7 fps +6%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
15.8 fps
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
15 fps -5%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
14.8 fps -6%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
14.6 fps -8%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
11.1 fps -30%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
11.1 fps -30%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
8.3 fps -47%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
6.37 fps -60%
LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
56.1 s * -35%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
53.5 s * -28%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
53.3 s * -28%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
50.2 s * -20%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
49.3 s * -18%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
47.1 s * -13%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
46.5 s * -12%
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
46.4 s * -11%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (34.2 - 95.3, n=62)
45.7 s * -10%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
45.4 s * -9%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
41.7 s *
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
40.7 s * +2%
R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel Core i5-10300H
0.679 sec * -48%
Acer Nitro 5 AN517-53-54DQ
Intel Core i5-11300H
0.609 sec * -33%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H
0.59 sec * -29%
SCHENKER XMG Core 17 (Early 2021)
Intel Core i7-10870H
0.577 sec * -26%
Alienware x17 RTX 3080 P48E
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.565 sec * -23%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H
0.56 sec * -22%
MSI GS76 Stealth 11UH
Intel Core i9-11900H
0.533 sec * -16%
Asus ROG Strix G17 G713QE-RB74
AMD Ryzen 7 5800H
0.518 sec * -13%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (0.4441 - 1.052, n=62)
0.4723 sec * -3%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H
0.459 sec *
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3080 Ti
Intel Core i7-12800H
0.4583 sec * -0%
Alienware x17 R2 P48E
Intel Core i9-12900HK
0.4323 sec * +6%
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

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Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit
2171 Points
Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit
216 fps
Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit
99.6 %
Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit
255 Points
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AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
15660 KRay/s +112%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
12636 KRay/s +71%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (2585 - 17957, n=62)
10834 KRay/s +47%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
10224 KRay/s +38%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
7694 KRay/s +4%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
7393 KRay/s
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
4137 KRay/s -44%
AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78250 Points +124%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
64939 Points +86%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12439 - 90760, n=62)
52825 Points +51%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
51602 Points +48%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
37471 Points +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
34921 Points
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
17243 Points -51%
AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
4387 MB/s +68%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (833 - 4242, n=62)
3077 MB/s +18%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
2693 MB/s +3%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2675 MB/s +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
2613 MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
2383 MB/s -9%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
1163 MB/s -55%
AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
99828 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (57923 - 103202, n=62)
97916 Points -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
94232 Points -6%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
91252 Points -9%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
91124 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
76986 Points -23%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
31314 Points -69%
AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
9741 Points +9%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
9271 Points +4%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
9157 Points +3%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (3249 - 9939, n=62)
9055 Points +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
8914 Points
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
8852 Points -1%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
3124 Points -65%
AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
43274 Points +114%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
39002 Points +92%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (7135 - 44760, n=62)
27939 Points +38%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
25742 Points +27%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
21600 Points +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
20265 Points
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
10360 Points -49%
AIDA64 / CPU AES
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
145988 MB/s +77%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
98939 MB/s +20%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (31839 - 144360, n=62)
85388 MB/s +4%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
82401 MB/s
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
56372 MB/s -32%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
42772 MB/s -48%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
35132 MB/s -57%
AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
1034 MB/s +15%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (305 - 1171, n=62)
970 MB/s +8%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
900 MB/s
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
807 MB/s -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
649 MB/s -28%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
628 MB/s -30%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
228 MB/s -75%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 MB/s -100%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, GeForce MX450
0 MB/s -100%
AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
8516 KRay/s +99%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
6505 KRay/s +52%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (1437 - 9692, n=62)
5986 KRay/s +40%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
5582 KRay/s +31%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
4273 KRay/s
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
4246 KRay/s -1%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
2176 KRay/s -49%
AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
40829 MPixel/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (12863 - 52207, n=62)
33149 MPixel/s -19%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
31329 MPixel/s -23%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
24660 MPixel/s -40%
Eurocom RX315 NH57AF1
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU
22949 MPixel/s -44%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
22401 MPixel/s -45%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
16101 MPixel/s -61%

System Performance

PCMark 10 results are consistently higher than what we recorded on the XPS 17 9710 if just barely. Our XPS 17 9720 scores are still some of the fastest in the multimedia category.

We experienced a bug on our unit where power consumption would strangely stabilize at 40 W when in Sleep mode instead of the usual <2 W leading to very warm surface temperatures and wasted energy. Toggling the power profiles through My Dell appears to be a temporary fix to the problem.

PCMark 10 / Score
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7296 Points
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
7248 Points -1%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (5986 - 8156, n=12)
7232 Points -1%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
6706 Points -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
6615 Points -9%
Average of class Multimedia
  (4039 - 8670, n=81, last 2 years)
6551 Points -10%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
5672 Points -22%
HP Envy 17-cg
GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
5196 Points -29%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
4039 Points -45%
PCMark 10 / Essentials
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10765 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (9289 - 12144, n=12)
10576 Points -2%
Average of class Multimedia
  (8480 - 12420, n=81, last 2 years)
10420 Points -3%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10227 Points -5%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
10035 Points -7%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
9639 Points -10%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
9507 Points -12%
HP Envy 17-cg
GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
8985 Points -17%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
8482 Points -21%
PCMark 10 / Productivity
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9383 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6161 - 10362, n=12)
9156 Points -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
9136 Points -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
9027 Points -4%
Average of class Multimedia
  (5462 - 11186, n=81, last 2 years)
8687 Points -7%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
8660 Points -8%
HP Envy 17-cg
GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
8303 Points -12%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
7683 Points -18%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
5462 Points -42%
PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
11057 Points +6%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (8950 - 12554, n=12)
10653 Points +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
10433 Points
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
9415 Points -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
9026 Points -13%
Average of class Multimedia
  (3861 - 13548, n=81, last 2 years)
8558 Points -18%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
6781 Points -35%
HP Envy 17-cg
GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
5103 Points -51%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
3861 Points -63%
CrossMark / Overall
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1883 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1649 - 2017, n=11)
1806 Points -4%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1790 Points -5%
Average of class Multimedia
  (1009 - 2146, n=87, last 2 years)
1683 Points -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1337 Points -29%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1025 Points -46%
CrossMark / Productivity
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1758 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1536 - 1958, n=11)
1723 Points -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1709 Points -3%
Average of class Multimedia
  (971 - 2064, n=87, last 2 years)
1608 Points -9%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1370 Points -22%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1106 Points -37%
CrossMark / Creativity
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2084 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1816 - 2084, n=11)
1949 Points -6%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1948 Points -7%
Average of class Multimedia
  (933 - 2865, n=87, last 2 years)
1868 Points -10%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1372 Points -34%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
933 Points -55%
CrossMark / Responsiveness
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1704 Points
Average Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (1210 - 2207, n=11)
1665 Points -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1594 Points -6%
Average of class Multimedia
  (926 - 2171, n=87, last 2 years)
1455 Points -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1148 Points -33%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1085 Points -36%
PCMark 10 Score
7296 points
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AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
63009 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25615 - 80511, n=62)
53891 MB/s -14%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
48643 MB/s -23%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
41174 MB/s -35%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
38867 MB/s -38%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
30292 MB/s -52%
AIDA64 / Memory Read
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
67684 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (25586 - 79442, n=62)
57340 MB/s -15%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
56629 MB/s -16%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
44282 MB/s -35%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
38455 MB/s -43%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
36659 MB/s -46%
AIDA64 / Memory Write
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
64433 MB/s
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (23679 - 88660, n=62)
54793 MB/s -15%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
50923 MB/s -21%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
48219 MB/s -25%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
36998 MB/s -43%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
36402 MB/s -44%
AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
93.2 ns *
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
80.1 ns * +14%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.5 ns * +16%
Average Intel Core i7-12700H
  (76.2 - 133.9, n=60)
77.8 ns * +17%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
73 ns * +22%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, GeForce MX450
0 ns * +100%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
0 ns * +100%

* ... smaller is better

DPC Latency

LatencyMon reveals minor DPC issues when opening multiple browser tabs on our homepage much like what we observed on the XPS 17 9710 and 9700. 4K video playback at 60 FPS is otherwise perfectly smooth with no dropped frames as to be expected from any Core H-powered multimedia laptop.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
HP Envy 17-cg
GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
2155 μs * -366%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1564 μs * -238%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1510.6 μs * -226%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
866 μs * -87%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
652 μs * -41%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
566 μs * -22%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
462.8 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage Devices

The XPS 17 9710 shipped at a time when PCIe4 x4 NVMe SSDs were not yet widely available and so SKUs would only come with PCIe3 x4 options instead. PCIe4 drives are thankfully more common nowadays and it's good to see that the XPS 17 9720 has adopted a fast Samsung PM9A1 solution. Our stress tests show that the drive in our unit would have no issues maintaining its maximum sequential read rate of over 7000 MB/s for extended periods without needing to throttle, though overall performance is still slower than what we recorded on the Razer Blade 17 equipped with the same 1 TB Samsung drive.

CDM 8
CDM 8
AS SSD
AS SSD
Up to 2 NVMe SSDs can be installed. Each slot has its own copper heat spreader
Up to 2 NVMe SSDs can be installed. Each slot has its own copper heat spreader
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 6941 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 5100 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 605.6 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 536.8 MB/s
CDM 5 Read Seq: 3787 MB/s
CDM 5 Write Seq: 3036 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 81.97 MB/s
CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 179.9 MB/s
Drive Performance Rating - Percent
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
96.7 pt
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
78.3 pt
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
51.6 pt
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
43.4 pt
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
40.4 pt
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
38.5 pt
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
27.7 pt
DiskSpd
seq read
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4206 (4139.89min - 4205.63max) MB/s +11%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3793 (3752.48min - 3792.7max) MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1956 (1938.61min - 1956.43max) MB/s -48%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
1864 (1740.72min - 1864.2max) MB/s -51%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
1481 (1473.24min - 1481.4max) MB/s -61%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
1370 (1235.22min - 1370.26max) MB/s -64%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1312 (19.26min - 1312.4max) MB/s -65%
seq write
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4001 (3961.52min - 4001.33max) MB/s +26%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3187 (3121.66min - 3187.17max) MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
2049 (2036.12min - 2048.8max) MB/s -36%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1604 (1586.29min - 1604.11max) MB/s -50%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
1320 (1272.58min - 1320.24max) MB/s -59%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
1199 (720.82min - 1199.36max) MB/s -62%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
982 (54.95min - 982.31max) MB/s -69%
seq q8 t1 read
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6931 (6427.77min - 6931.07max) MB/s
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6644 (5616.47min - 6644.2max) MB/s -4%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
3213 (2586.28min - 3212.84max) MB/s -54%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
2646 (2421.6min - 2645.77max) MB/s -62%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
2510 (2212.91min - 2510.3max) MB/s -64%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
2259 (2056.68min - 2258.75max) MB/s -67%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1981 (1758.09min - 1981.39max) MB/s -71%
seq q8 t1 write
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5089 (5068.19min - 5088.53max) MB/s
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4999 (4982.41min - 4998.56max) MB/s -2%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
3160 (3003.54min - 3160.2max) MB/s -38%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
1621 (1612min - 1620.56max) MB/s -68%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1597 (1579.16min - 1597.4max) MB/s -69%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
1565 (1542.1min - 1565.1max) MB/s -69%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
983 (970.98min - 983.48max) MB/s -81%
4k q1 t1 read
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
88.3 (87.29min - 88.27max) MB/s +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
82.8 (82.19min - 82.82max) MB/s
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
49.6 (0.13min - 49.64max) MB/s -40%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
48.9 (48.77min - 48.94max) MB/s -41%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
47.4 (47.27min - 47.41max) MB/s -43%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
45.8 (44.91min - 45.84max) MB/s -45%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
33.3 (32.85min - 33.3max) MB/s -60%
4k q1 t1 write
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
222 (220.1min - 221.87max) MB/s +20%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
213 (53.93min - 212.64max) MB/s +15%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
185.3 (183.35min - 185.33max) MB/s
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
144 (143.24min - 143.97max) MB/s -22%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
141 (137.42min - 141.01max) MB/s -24%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
113 (108.47min - 113.45max) MB/s -39%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
64.7 (64.34min - 64.68max) MB/s -65%
4k q32 t16 read
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3638 (3612.61min - 3638.32max) MB/s +295%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1079 (1063.35min - 1079.33max) MB/s +17%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
920 (908.27min - 920.49max) MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
723 (660.69min - 722.57max) MB/s -21%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
656 (645.11min - 656.13max) MB/s -29%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
638 (468.34min - 637.8max) MB/s -31%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
315 (33.71min - 314.83max) MB/s -66%
4k q32 t16 write
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2748 (2715.51min - 2748.13max) MB/s +401%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1200 (1178.03min - 1199.78max) MB/s +119%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
978 (55.18min - 977.92max) MB/s +78%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
549 (529.65min - 548.53max) MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
426 (417.99min - 426.38max) MB/s -22%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
426 (417.52min - 425.9max) MB/s -22%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
370 (367.64min - 370.15max) MB/s -33%
AS SSD
Score Total
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
8336 Points +34%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
6203 Points
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
4757 Points -23%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
3055 Points -51%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
2982 Points -52%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
2448 Points -61%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
2154 Points -65%
Score Read
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3057 Points +64%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1868 Points
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
1619 Points -13%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1274 Points -32%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
1266 Points -32%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
966 Points -48%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
682 Points -63%
Score Write
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3753 Points +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3513 Points
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
2358 Points -33%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1190 Points -66%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1141 Points -68%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
1110 Points -68%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
1005 Points -71%
Seq Read
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
5241.84 MB/s
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
4672 MB/s -11%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
2725 MB/s -48%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
2688 MB/s -49%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
1961 MB/s -63%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
1759 MB/s -66%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
1141 MB/s -78%
Seq Write
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3826 MB/s +73%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2208.41 MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
1566 MB/s -29%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
1364 MB/s -38%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
994 MB/s -55%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
954 MB/s -57%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
927 MB/s -58%
4K Read
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
79.6 MB/s
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
79.26 MB/s 0%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
58.64 MB/s -26%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
55.2 MB/s -31%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
48.32 MB/s -39%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
45.38 MB/s -43%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
31.98 MB/s -60%
4K Write
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
221.57 MB/s
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
188.59 MB/s -15%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
143.71 MB/s -35%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
132.4 MB/s -40%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
131.4 MB/s -41%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
125.8 MB/s -43%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
61 MB/s -72%
4K-64 Read
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
2510.86 MB/s +99%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
1295 MB/s +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
1264.16 MB/s
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
1021 MB/s -19%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
956 MB/s -24%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
790 MB/s -38%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
458.24 MB/s -64%
4K-64 Write
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3181.34 MB/s +4%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
3070.83 MB/s
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
2076 MB/s -32%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
926.94 MB/s -70%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
921 MB/s -70%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
883 MB/s -71%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
845 MB/s -72%
Access Time Read
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
0.102 ms * -229%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
0.089 ms * -187%
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
0.072 ms * -132%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
0.063 ms * -103%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
0.034 ms * -10%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.031 ms *
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.027 ms * +13%
Access Time Write
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
0.679 ms * -1113%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
0.246 ms * -339%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.056 ms *
HP Envy 17-cg
Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
0.029 ms * +48%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
0.029 ms * +48%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
0.026 ms * +54%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
0.022 ms * +61%

* ... smaller is better

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Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060: Ø6855 (5936.41-6948.02)

GPU Performance

Dell has downgraded the GeForce RTX 3060 TGP from 70 W on the XPS 17 9710 to 65 W on the XPS 17 9720. Though Dell advertises a 60 W GPU for the 9720, we can confirm that the Nvidia control panel reads 65 W instead which is closer to our own independent results during testing. The effect is a 10 percent decrease is raw graphics performance according to 3DMark benchmarks and tested GPU-bound games such as Witcher 3, Final Fantasy XV, or Strange Brigade.

When compared to the average laptop with the same GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, the one in the XPS 17 9720 is about 20 percent slower. It's worth noting that most other laptops with the RTX 3060 typically aim for higher TGP ceilings of 80 W or more. At the very least, the GPU here is still better than the RTX 2060 Max-Q in the original XPS 17 9700 by about 15 percent. Meanwhile, downgrading to the RTX 3050 Ti SKU would result in a 25 to 30 percent performance deficit.

3DMark 11
3DMark 11
Cloud Gate
Cloud Gate
Time Spy
Time Spy
Fire Strike
Fire Strike
Fire Strike Ultra
Fire Strike Ultra
Port Royal
Port Royal
3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
27114 Points +66%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
21847 Points +34%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (16354 - 23109, n=49)
20436 Points +25%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
17960 Points +10%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
16354 Points
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
14928 Points -9%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H
14241 Points -13%
Dell XPS 17 9720
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
12939 Points -21%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
12154 Points -26%
Asus Strix GL703VM-DB74
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-7700HQ
12038 Points -26%
LG Ultra 17U70N
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10210U
8628 Points -47%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel UHD Graphics 630, Intel Core i5-10300H
1158 Points -93%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
10595 Points +69%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
8559 Points +36%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6285 - 9235, n=49)
8057 Points +28%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
7042 Points +12%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
6285 Points
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
5530 Points -12%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H
5357 Points -15%
Dell XPS 17 9720
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
4960 Points -21%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
4641 Points -26%
Asus Strix GL703VM-DB74
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-7700HQ
3749 Points -40%
LG Ultra 17U70N
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10210U
3315 Points -47%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel UHD Graphics 630, Intel Core i5-10300H
373 Points -94%
2560x1440 Time Spy Score
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
10649 Points +65%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
9026 Points +39%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (6473 - 9677, n=50)
8214 Points +27%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
7275 Points +12%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
6473 Points
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
5677 Points -12%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H
5637 Points -13%
Dell XPS 17 9720
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
5470 Points -15%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
5093 Points -21%
Asus Strix GL703VM-DB74
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-7700HQ
3751 Points -42%
LG Ultra 17U70N
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10210U
3263 Points -50%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel UHD Graphics 630, Intel Core i5-10300H
431 Points -93%
3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Razer Blade 17 RTX 3070
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
36224 Points +65%
Inno3D GeForce RTX 3060 Twin X2
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
28072 Points +28%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (13799 - 30772, n=43)
26816 Points +22%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-11800H
24844 Points +13%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
21970 Points
MSI GF75 Thin 10SDR
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Mobile, Intel Core i7-10750H
19893 Points -9%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Intel Core i7-10875H
18863 Points -14%
Dell XPS 17 9720
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 4GB Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
17674 Points -20%
Asus Strix GL703VM-DB74
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 Mobile, Intel Core i7-7700HQ
15145 Points -31%
Dell XPS 15 9520 RTX 3050 Ti
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop GPU, Intel Core i7-12700H
13213 Points -40%
LG Ultra 17U70N
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile, Intel Core i5-10210U
12581 Points -43%
Dell XPS 17 9700 i5-10300H
Intel UHD Graphics 630, Intel Core i5-10300H
1717 Points -92%
3DMark 11 Performance
21962 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score
43738 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score
15062 points
3DMark Time Spy Score
6473 points
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Final Fantasy XV Benchmark
1280x720 Lite Quality
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
158.4 fps +15%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
157 fps +14%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (122.5 - 214, n=33)
157 fps +14%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
140 fps +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
137.9 fps
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
58.8 fps -57%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
20.3 fps -85%
1920x1080 Standard Quality
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
134.3 fps +48%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
113 fps +25%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (70.4 - 133.5, n=37)
105.6 fps +17%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
98.2 fps +9%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
90.5 fps
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
27.5 fps -70%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
10.8 fps -88%
1920x1080 High Quality
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
103.2 fps +49%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
85.2 fps +23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (55 - 100.9, n=42)
79.4 fps +15%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
73.5 fps +6%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
69.3 fps
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
18 fps -74%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
7.57 fps -89%
2560x1440 High Quality
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
78.5 fps +60%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (41.1 - 73.7, n=25)
59.5 fps +21%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
54.9 fps +12%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
49.1 fps
3840x2160 High Quality
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (22.9 - 37.8, n=11)
33.2 fps +17%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
31.4 fps +11%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
28.3 fps
The Witcher 3
1024x768 Low Graphics & Postprocessing
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
347.7 (304min) fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
341.6 (321min) fps -2%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
339 fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (221 - 449, n=35)
324 fps -7%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
284.8 (258min) fps -18%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
281 (56.7min, 129P0.1, 188P1) fps -19%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
107 fps -69%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
41.1 (2.32min, 4.3P0.1, 15.7P1) fps -88%
1366x768 Medium Graphics & Postprocessing
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
296.4 fps +38%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (204 - 296, n=33)
237 fps +10%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
221 (40.1min, 75.4P0.1, 136P1) fps +3%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
218.1 (201min) fps +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
214.6 (208min) fps
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
182.1 (172min) fps -15%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
62.4 fps -71%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
29.2 (7.67min, 9.11P0.1, 12.7P1) fps -86%
1920x1080 High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off)
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
173.4 fps +29%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (81 - 186.8, n=41)
144.8 fps +8%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
142.2 (133min) fps +6%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
133.9 (124min) fps
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
125 (20.2min, 55.9P0.1, 93.1P1) fps -7%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
109 (100min) fps -19%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
33 fps -75%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
15.7 (8min, 14P1) fps -88%
1920x1080 Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+)
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
111.6 fps +65%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
81.4 (35.8min, 51.7P0.1, 65.3P1) fps +20%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (58.2 - 91.5, n=48)
76.9 fps +13%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
72.3 (68min) fps +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
67.8 (61min) fps
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
56.1 (51min) fps -17%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
19.9 fps -71%
Dota 2 Reborn
1280x720 min (0/3) fastest
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
185.7 (164.7min) fps
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
173.6 (152.7min) fps -7%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
168 (147min) fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (112.5 - 204, n=49)
155.6 fps -16%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
152 (132.8min) fps -18%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
138.8 (120min) fps -25%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
123 (106.5min) fps -34%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
80.5 (69.2min) fps -57%
1366x768 med (1/3)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
169.9 (149.2min) fps
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
159.3 (141.6min) fps -6%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
148 (119.6min) fps -13%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (106 - 177.4, n=49)
142.6 fps -16%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
140 (122min) fps -18%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
127.8 (111.7min) fps -25%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
103 (90.7min) fps -39%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
54.6 (44.1min) fps -68%
1920x1080 high (2/3)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
163 (142.5min) fps
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
150 (131.4min) fps -8%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (98.9 - 169.2, n=49)
133.6 fps -18%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
133 (115.1min) fps -18%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
131 (113.7min) fps -20%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
119.3 (106.2min) fps -27%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
92 (78.7min) fps -44%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
33.2 (28min) fps -80%
1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
141.6 (124min) fps +6%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
133.5 (113.2min) fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
126 (109.6min) fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (90.7 - 154.8, n=49)
125.9 fps -6%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
123 (105.9min) fps -8%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
117.6 (103.1min) fps -12%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
84 (72.8min) fps -37%
3840x2160 ultra (3/3) best looking
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (46.9 - 107, n=11)
89 fps +5%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
84.6 (74.6min) fps
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
75.5 (68.3min) fps -11%
X-Plane 11.11
1280x720 low (fps_test=1)
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
138.6 fps +4%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
133.3 fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
125 fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (83.6 - 157.1, n=48)
115.1 fps -14%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
111 fps -17%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
95 fps -29%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
62.8 fps -53%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
23.1 fps -83%
1920x1080 med (fps_test=2)
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
117.7 fps +5%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
111.6 fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
105 fps -6%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (73 - 138.3, n=48)
100.9 fps -10%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
97.8 fps -12%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
86.3 fps -23%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
54.6 fps -51%
1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
95.8 fps +2%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
93.8 fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
84.6 fps -10%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (61.9 - 109.3, n=48)
82 fps -13%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
79.8 fps -15%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
71.3 fps -24%
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
48.5 fps -48%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
11 fps -88%
3840x2160 high (fps_test=3)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
92.3 fps
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (58.5 - 92.3, n=12)
69.5 fps -25%
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
63.7 fps -31%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
60.2 fps -35%
Strange Brigade
1280x720 lowest AF:1
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
369 (161.3min, 275P1) fps +5%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
353 (91.1min, 260P1) fps 0%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
352 (163.5min, 274P1) fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
348 (35.6min, 250P1) fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (253 - 471, n=37)
347 fps -1%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
47.7 (11.3min, 14.3P1) fps -86%
1920x1080 medium AA:medium AF:4
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
258 (154min, 193.7P1) fps +59%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
225 (111min, 195P1) fps +38%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (154.9 - 242, n=38)
193.8 fps +19%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
176 (50.7min, 142P1) fps +8%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
162.6 (125.4min, 132.1P1) fps
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
18.5 (5min, 7.67P1) fps -89%
1920x1080 high AA:high AF:8
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
217 (77min, 153.8P1) fps +66%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
180 (100min, 135P1) fps +38%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (115.6 - 192.1, n=41)
157 fps +20%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
140 (5min, 100P1) fps +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
130.6 (91min, 94.9P1) fps
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
15.4 (5min, 5P1) fps -88%
1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
191.7 (101.9min, 136.5P1) fps +69%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
155 (51.8min, 119P1) fps +37%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (102.2 - 166.3, n=43)
137.6 fps +21%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
123 (55.3min, 90.6P1) fps +8%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
113.4 (50.3min, 85.9P1) fps
2560x1440 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (75.4 - 118.4, n=17)
99.7 fps +21%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
91.1 (51.9min, 74.6P1) fps +11%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
82.3 (48.2min, 67P1) fps
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6
1920x1080 Low Preset
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
117 fps +23%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (80 - 135.7, n=14)
105.4 fps +10%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
95.4 (52.1min) fps
1920x1080 Medium Preset
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
113 fps +45%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (68 - 118, n=14)
89.3 fps +14%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.1 (37.4min) fps
1920x1080 High Preset
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
105 fps +75%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (42.2 - 87.7, n=14)
68 fps +13%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
60 (44.2min) fps
1920x1080 Ultra Preset
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
104 fps +113%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (40 - 78.8, n=16)
61.1 fps +25%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
48.9 (32.7min) fps
2560x1440 Ultra Preset
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
49 fps +69%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (23 - 45.8, n=9)
36.5 fps +26%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
29 (19.3min) fps
GTA V
1024x768 Lowest Settings possible
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
186.6 (1.75min, 166.7P1) fps
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
182.6 (2.85min, 125P1) fps -2%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
181 (3.69min, 125P1) fps -3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (164 - 186.8, n=38)
179.5 fps -4%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
172 (5.06min, 111P1) fps -8%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
42.8 (9.86min, 25P1) fps -77%
1920x1080 Lowest Settings possible
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
178 (3.85min, 125P1) fps +3%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
177 (4.74min, 111P1) fps +2%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (156 - 186.6, n=32)
175.6 fps +1%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
173.2 (5.5min, 111.1P1) fps
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
172 (6.28min, 111P1) fps -1%
1366x768 Normal/Off AF:4x
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
179 (8.02min, 125P1) fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
178 (3.79min, 125P1) fps -1%
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
176.8 (3.24min, 125P1) fps -1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (152 - 183.4, n=36)
174.1 fps -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
167 (6.26min, 100P1) fps -7%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
33.1 (9.91min, 24.4P1) fps -82%
1920x1080 Normal/Off AF:4x
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
173.1 (4.2min, 125P1) fps +3%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
172 (5.2min, 111P1) fps +3%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (146 - 183.7, n=33)
170.2 fps +2%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
168 (6.58min, 111P1) fps 0%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
167.3 (4.84min, 100P1) fps
1920x1080 High/On (Advanced Graphics Off) AA:2xMSAA + FX AF:8x
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
164.2 (4.34min, 100P1) fps +7%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
155 (5.18min, 83.3P1) fps +1%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (120 - 179.4, n=42)
154 fps +1%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
152.8 (6.02min, 90.9P1) fps
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
149 (5.39min, 100P1) fps -2%
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
12.7 (4.76min, 8.7P1) fps -92%
1920x1080 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
103.8 (9.16min, 71.4P1) fps +24%
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (69.2 - 109.8, n=46)
89.7 fps +7%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
83.8 (9.26min, 52.6P1) fps
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
81.6 (8.6min, 52.6P1) fps -3%
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
78.6 (4.82min, 55.6P1) fps -6%
2560x1440 Highest Settings possible AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Average NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
  (52 - 86.5, n=23)
74.3 fps +17%
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
63.6 (15.5min, 43.5P1) fps 0%
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
63.4 (7.71min, 41.7P1) fps

Witcher 3 FPS Chart

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Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU: Ø61 (57-66)
low med. high ultraQHD4K
GTA V (2015) 186.6 179 152.8 83.8 63.4
The Witcher 3 (2015) 347.7 214.6 133.9 67.8
Dota 2 Reborn (2015) 185.7 169.9 163 133.5 84.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018) 137.9 90.5 69.3 49.1 28.3
X-Plane 11.11 (2018) 133.3 111.6 93.8 92.3
Strange Brigade (2018) 352 162.6 130.6 113.4 82.3
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 (2022) 95.4 78.1 60 48.9 29 11.6

Emissions — Gaming Laptop Noise And Temperatures

System Noise

Fan noise and behavior have not changed since the original XPS 17 9700 meaning that fan noise will still top out at almost 50 db(A) when gaming or running other high loads. The noise is comparable to many gaming laptops when under such stressful conditions.

The fans will pulse from silent to noisy fairly quickly when medium to medium-high loads are introduced and so we recommend the Quiet power profile to limit fan pulsing if the extra horsepower isn't needed.

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
24.1 / 24.1 / 24.1 dB(A)
Load
43.2 / 48 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: 23.8 dB(A)
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2037.139.436.733.637.62535.134.132.433.735.33125.523.623.92225.64027.323.122.923.527.55030.224.924.223.229.7632828.627.829.127.18026.326.823.624.726.710029.128.723.523.930.412532.931.223.423.232.61603229.620.219.933.220035.131.517.617.934.325034.23117.917.234.131535.73119.918.135.240033.930.81715.333.950033.229.513.713.133.263035.232.313.511.835.180036.332.210.610.735.9100037.933.411.510.437.912503732.49.69.636.9160037.232.6109.737.5200037.432.610.39.937.125003732.310.310.537.1315036.132.310.610.636.1400037.631.110.910.837.6500035.528.411.411.135.6630032.725.911.611.632.780002821.911.711.7281000026.520.211.711.726.51250024.117.612.411.324.11600019.41611.810.418.7SPL4843.224.223.848N6.44.40.60.56.4median 35.1median 31median 11.7median 11.6median 34.3Delta3.94.33.52.63.1hearing rangehide median Fan NoiseDell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-12700H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
HP Envy 17-cg
GeForce MX450, i5-1135G7, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, i7-11800H, Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, i7-10875H, Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, R5 5600H, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), i7-1065G7, Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, i7-12800H, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR
Noise
-9%
-5%
-10%
-6%
-14%
4%
off / environment *
23.8
26
-9%
25.5
-7%
28
-18%
25
-5%
29.6
-24%
23
3%
Idle Minimum *
24.1
26
-8%
25.2
-5%
28
-16%
25
-4%
31.4
-30%
23
5%
Idle Average *
24.1
31.7
-32%
25.2
-5%
28
-16%
25
-4%
31.4
-30%
23
5%
Idle Maximum *
24.1
25.2
-5%
28
-16%
30.5
-27%
31.4
-30%
23
5%
Load Average *
43.2
43.2
-0%
45.9
-6%
43.2
-0%
37.5
13%
36.1
16%
36.92
15%
Witcher 3 ultra *
48
49
-2%
49
-2%
50
-4%
Load Maximum *
48
46.6
3%
50.4
-5%
50.5
-5%
51
-6%
40.1
16%
50
-4%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Hot spots can reach over 52 C and 44 C on the top and bottom sides, respectively, when running stressful loads for long periods. These areas are strategically toward the rear of the chassis and away from the palm rests and most keys. The bottom surface will still feel very warm, however, since the bottom plate is a single piece of metal.

Rear exhaust
Rear exhaust
AC adapter can reach over 52 C after an hour of intense loads
AC adapter can reach over 52 C after an hour of intense loads
Max. Load
 40.4 °C
105 F
51.8 °C
125 F
38 °C
100 F
 
 30 °C
86 F
47.4 °C
117 F
29.8 °C
86 F
 
 29.2 °C
85 F
33.2 °C
92 F
28.2 °C
83 F
 
Maximum: 51.8 °C = 125 F
Average: 36.4 °C = 98 F
37.6 °C
100 F
44.2 °C
112 F
39 °C
102 F
30.4 °C
87 F
37 °C
99 F
30.8 °C
87 F
31 °C
88 F
33.2 °C
92 F
31 °C
88 F
Maximum: 44.2 °C = 112 F
Average: 34.9 °C = 95 F
Power Supply (max.)  54 °C = 129 F | Room Temperature 22 °C = 72 F | Fluke 62 Mini IR Thermometer
(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 36.4 °C / 98 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 51.8 °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 44.2 °C / 112 F, compared to the average of 39.1 °C / 102 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 28.6 °C / 83 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(±) Playing The Witcher 3, the average temperature for the upper side is 33.9 °C / 93 F, compared to the device average of 31.2 °C / 88 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (33.2 °C / 91.8 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.8 °C / 83.8 F (-4.4 °C / -8 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 17 9720 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-12700H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
HP Envy 17-cg
Intel Core i5-1135G7, NVIDIA GeForce MX450
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
Intel Core i7-11800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
Intel Core i7-10875H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
AMD Ryzen 5 5600H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
Intel Core i7-1065G7, Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU)
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
Intel Core i7-12800H, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU
Heat
14%
1%
-1%
2%
12%
6%
Maximum Upper Side *
51.8
45.9
11%
50.2
3%
53
-2%
42.2
19%
40.2
22%
43
17%
Maximum Bottom *
44.2
49.7
-12%
38.4
13%
39.2
11%
50.9
-15%
47.9
-8%
44
-0%
Idle Upper Side *
34.8
24.2
30%
37.6
-8%
37
-6%
34.3
1%
27.3
22%
32
8%
Idle Bottom *
33.2
24.8
25%
34.2
-3%
35.8
-8%
32
4%
28.9
13%
34
-2%

* ... smaller is better

Stress Test

System idle
System idle

When stressed under Prime95, the CPU would boost to 3.8 GHz, 100 C, and 115 W for about 10 to 15 seconds before falling and stabilizing at 2.5 GHz, 75 C, and 55 W. When compared to the Core i7-11800H XPS 17 9710, our 9720 unit can reach a higher initial power draw (115 W vs. 87 W) while stabilizing at a cooler core temperature (75 C vs. 82 C) and at an identical power draw (55 W). Thus, the XPS system is only able to exploit the higher TDP ranges or clock rates of the Alder Lake platform for short periods before thermal limitations kick in.

GPU clock rates, temperature, and board power draw when running Witcher 3 would stabilize at 1312 MHz, 66 C, and 65 W, respectively, compared to 1530 MHz, 67 C, and 69 W on the XPS 17 9710. The overall slower year-over-year graphics performance reflects our poorer 3DMark results recorded above.

The GPU performance gain from running on Ultra Performance mode versus Optimized mode appears to be negligible.

Running on batteries impacts GPU performance. A Fire Strike test on battery power would return Physics and Graphics scores of 24927 and 14770 points, respectively, compared to 23563 and 16354 points when on mains.

Prime95 stress
Prime95 stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Prime95+FurMark stress
Witcher 3 (Optimized mode)
Witcher 3 (Optimized mode)
Witcher 3 (Ultra Performance mode)
Witcher 3 (Ultra Performance mode)
CPU Clock (GHz) GPU Clock (MHz) Average CPU Temperature (°C) Average GPU Temperature (°C)
System Idle -- -- 44 44
Prime95 Stress 2.5 -- 75 59
Prime95 + FurMark Stress 1.2 ~1192 71 67
Witcher 3 Stress (Optimized mode) ~0.7 1290 66 67
Witcher 3 Stress (Ultra Performance mode) ~0.8 1312 67 66

Speakers

Pink noise at maximum volume shows a more balanced audio reproduction than on the Alienware x17 R2 albeit at a quieter volume
Pink noise at maximum volume shows a more balanced audio reproduction than on the Alienware x17 R2 albeit at a quieter volume
dB(A) 0102030405060708090Deep BassMiddle BassHigh BassLower RangeMidsHigher MidsLower HighsMid HighsUpper HighsSuper Highs2034.136.734.12533.532.433.5312723.9274028.422.928.45030.824.230.86335.727.835.78045.823.645.810054.423.554.412561.123.461.116062.820.262.820060.317.660.325059.317.959.331561.319.961.340063176350065.813.765.863066.313.566.380065.410.665.4100063.411.563.4125063.79.663.7160068.21068.220007210.372250069.710.369.7315067.110.667.1400065.110.965.1500066.411.466.4630069.211.669.2800068.811.768.81000068.711.768.71250063.612.463.61600055.111.855.1SPL79.824.279.8N49.10.649.1median 65.1median 11.7median 65.1Delta3.13.53.126.325.821.422.12624.925.127.622.532.523.448.72655.818.860.922.167.2267019.372.317.674.217.774.319.575.31571.711.871.311.27410.574.21072.710.17210.67210.97511.374.811.671.71269.71269.612.371.112.669.61270.111.269.824.784.70.666.6median 12median 71.73.42.2hearing rangehide median Pink NoiseDell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060Apple MacBook Pro 16 2021 M1 Pro
Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (79.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 5.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.2% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (8.3% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 6% of all tested devices in this class were better, 1% similar, 93% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 45%
Compared to all devices tested
» 1% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 98% 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 — Higher Turbo Boost Power Consumption

Power Consumption

The XPS 17 9700 exhibited charging issues where the system was unable to draw more than 100 W from the 130 W AC adapter. Thankfully, Dell addressed the issue on the succeeding XPS 17 9710 and the 9720 is no different. When running Witcher 3, our 9720 unit would draw 115 W to be nearly identical to what we recorded on the older 9710. The XPS 15 series and XPS 17 series continue to be the only models in the market to ship with a 130 W USB-C adapter.

Notably, power consumption when running Prime95 is slightly higher than on the 9710 during the start of the test before stabilizing at around 94 W each. The higher power consumption of the 12th gen CPU is therefore short-lived before it becomes similar to the 9710 model with 11th gen processors.

Charging is slowed significantly when gaming or running high loads. When running Witcher 3 at 13 percent battery capacity and on AC power, for example, the battery would only increase by another 12 percent over the course of an hour.

Witcher 3 1080p Ultra power consumption
Witcher 3 1080p Ultra power consumption
3DMark 06 power consumption is higher than on the 9710 due to the higher TDP target of the CPU
3DMark 06 power consumption is higher than on the 9710 due to the higher TDP target of the CPU
Initiating Prime95 would cause consumption to spike to 136.5 W for about 10 seconds before falling and eventually stabilizing at 93.6 W. The duration of the spike coincides with the duration of the maximum Turbo Boost clock rates
Initiating Prime95 would cause consumption to spike to 136.5 W for about 10 seconds before falling and eventually stabilizing at 93.6 W. The duration of the spike coincides with the duration of the maximum Turbo Boost clock rates
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would hover closely at the 130 W mark which is the maximum output of the AC adapter. Charging is therefore impacted when running such demanding loads
Prime95+FurMark stress initiated at 10s mark. Consumption would hover closely at the 130 W mark which is the maximum output of the AC adapter. Charging is therefore impacted when running such demanding loads
Power Consumption
Off / Standbydarklight 0.155 / 1.2 Watt
Idledarkmidlight 5.9 / 15.8 / 26.7 Watt
Load midlight 117.4 / 136.6 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 17 9720 RTX 3060
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 3840x2400, 17.00
HP Envy 17-cg
i5-1135G7, GeForce MX450, Samsung PM991 MZVLQ1T0HALB, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Micron 2300 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TDV, IPS, 3840x2400, 17.00
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, Micron 2200S 1TB MTFDHBA1T0TCK, IPS, 3840x2400, 17.00
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, Samsung PM991a MZALQ512HBLU, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), Kingston OM8PCP3512F-AB, IPS, 1920x1080, 17.30
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR, IPS, 2560x1440, 17.30
Power Consumption
46%
3%
7%
-40%
61%
-54%
Idle Minimum *
5.9
3.8
36%
7.5
-27%
5.8
2%
15.6
-164%
4.2
29%
14.4
-144%
Idle Average *
15.8
9.4
41%
15.7
1%
20.6
-30%
20.7
-31%
7.9
50%
20
-27%
Idle Maximum *
26.7
10.1
62%
23.1
13%
21
21%
22.9
14%
8.8
67%
21.5
19%
Load Average *
117.4
64.4
45%
87.2
26%
104.7
11%
134
-14%
29.7
75%
119
-1%
Witcher 3 ultra *
114.8
64.4
44%
116
-1%
99.2
14%
135
-18%
28.8
75%
218
-90%
Load Maximum *
136.6
68
50%
131.6
4%
107.6
21%
170
-24%
44
68%
248
-82%

* ... smaller is better

Power Consumption Witcher 3 / Stresstest

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Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø114.8 (110.3-124.2)
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; Witcher 3 ultra: Ø115.8 (114-122)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø127.7 (91.9-136.6)
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø123.4 (109-132)

Power Consumption external Monitor

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Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø84.1 (56-136.5)
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø101 (91.4-132)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø111.8 (51.5-136.5)
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø124.4 (116-131)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø94.1 (89.2-116.6)
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø106.8 (101-112)
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø107.5 (106.2-112.4)
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060 i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU; 1920x1080 The Witcher 3 ultra (external Monitor): Ø111.2 (110-113)

Battery Life

Runtimes have not changed significantly from the previous generation 9710 or 9700 models. Expect just under 9 hours of real-world WLAN use when on the Balanced or Optimized power profile with the integrated GPU active. Charging from empty to full capacity takes just over 2 hours assuming you're not running any demanding applications as mentioned above.

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
8h 44min
Load (maximum brightness)
0h 58min
Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060
i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 97 Wh
HP Envy 17-cg
i5-1135G7, GeForce MX450, 55.67 Wh
Dell XPS 17 9710 Core i7 RTX 3060
i7-11800H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 97 Wh
Dell XPS 17 9700 Core i7 RTX 2060 Max-Q
i7-10875H, GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q, 97 Wh
Lenovo Legion 5 17ACH6H-82JY0003GE
R5 5600H, GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU, 80 Wh
Asus VivoBook 17 F712JA-AU708W
i7-1065G7, Iris Plus Graphics G7 (Ice Lake 64 EU), 32 Wh
Razer Blade 17 (i7-12800H, RTX 3070 Ti)
i7-12800H, GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop GPU, 82 Wh
Battery Runtime
47%
79%
59%
21%
11%
27%
WiFi v1.3
524
472
-10%
453
-14%
580
11%
263
-50%
262
-50%
353
-33%
Load
58
118
103%
157
171%
120
107%
111
91%
100
72%
108
86%
Reader / Idle
1063
1060
1425
331
H.264
212
295

Pros

+ significant improvement to multi-thread CPU performance
+ upgradeable 2x PCIe4 x4 storage and RAM
+ no charging issues from the XPS 17 9700
+ slim and strong chassis design

Cons

- very slow charging rate when running demanding loads
- slower GeForce RTX 3060 performance
- internal display limited to 60 Hz
- no Wi-Fi 6E support

Verdict — All About That CPU

In review: Dell XPS 17 9720. Test unit provided by Dell
In review: Dell XPS 17 9720. Test unit provided by Dell

There's little to complain about the updated CPU. While it's true that the Alder Lake platform can be very power-hungry, the performance gains are at least respectable. Power users who know they can exploit the extra performance will certainly appreciate the trade-off in this regard.

The Dell XPS 17 9720 introduces a brand new processor with significant performance gains over older 10th gen and 11th gen options. Outside of the CPU, however, the same disadvantages from the XPS 17 9710 or 9700 remain. 

Unfortunately, there are a few minor drawbacks that have yet to be addressed two years into this design. Webcam video quality remains poor, charging is significantly slower when running demanding loads, the lid is difficult to open with its poor grip, and there is still no webcam privacy shutter or Wi-Fi 6E support. The fact that the GPU has taken a hit seemingly out of nowhere can be a hard pill to swallow for XPS enthusiasts. The biggest advantages of the XPS 17 9720 when compared to alternatives with more features like the Gigabyte Aero 17 continue to be its more compact chassis size and 16:10 aspect ratio.

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Price and Availability

Amazon only has one XPS 17 9720 SKU available at the moment for $2250 USD with the Core i7-12700H, GeForce RTX 3050, and 1200p display. For more options, users can order directly from Dell instead.

Dell XPS 17 9720 RTX 3060 - 05/31/2022 v7
Allen Ngo

Chassis
89 / 98 → 91%
Keyboard
89%
Pointing Device
88%
Connectivity
71 / 80 → 88%
Weight
60 / 20-72 → 76%
Battery
84 / 95 → 88%
Display
82%
Games Performance
94 / 90 → 100%
Application Performance
97 / 90 → 100%
Temperature
87%
Noise
86 / 95 → 90%
Audio
88%
Camera
43 / 85 → 50%
Average
81%
89%
Multimedia - Weighted Average

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Allen Ngo, 2022-05-31 (Update: 2022-06-20)