Dell XPS 15 9500 vs Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (Intel)

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XPS 15 9500 compared with ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (Intel)

	DellXPS 15 9500	LenovoThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (Intel)
Overview
Released
Released	May 2020	July 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.6″	16″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400	1920 × 1200 or 3840 × 2400
Panel
Panel	–	IPS LCD or OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	400 nits or 500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No or Yes
Display type
Display type	15.6-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touchscreen, both 60 Hz and 500 nits	16-inch, 16:10, 60 Hz; WUXGA IPS (400-nit, or 500-nit low power) or WQUXGA (3840 × 2400) OLED with add-on film touch
Pixel density
Pixel density	145 ppi (FHD+); 290 ppi (UHD+)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+)	45% NTSC (400-nit IPS); 100% sRGB (500-nit IPS); 100% DCI-P3 (OLED)
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare (FHD+); anti-reflective (UHD+)	Anti-glare (IPS); anti-reflection and anti-smudge (OLED)
Display features
Display features	Minimum contrast 1650:1 (FHD+) or 1600:1 (UHD+); Dell does not identify the panel technology beyond WVA in the setup guide	IPS 1,200:1 contrast with AICCP colour calibration; OLED 400 nits, 100,000:1 contrast and X-Rite factory colour calibration; TÜV Low Blue Light
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-10300H or Intel Core i7-10750H	Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H, Intel Core Ultra 7 265H or Intel Core Ultra 9 285H
CPU cores
CPU cores	4 or 6	14 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 12	14 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti	Intel Arc 130T, NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell (6 GB), NVIDIA RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell (8 GB) or Intel Arc 140T
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	13 TOPS
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 32 GB	16 GB, 32 GB or 64 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	512 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	45 W Intel Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or i9-10885H; four, six or eight cores depending on processor	Core Ultra 5 225H (4 P-cores, 8 E-cores, 2 LP E-cores); Core Ultra 7 255H or 265H and Core Ultra 9 285H (6 P-cores, 8 E-cores, 2 LP E-cores); Intel vPro on selected models
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630; optional NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6	Integrated Intel Arc 130T or 140T (Intel Graphics with single-channel memory); optional NVIDIA RTX PRO 500 Blackwell (6 GB GDDR7, 294 AI TOPS) or RTX PRO 1000 Blackwell (8 GB GDDR7, 440 AI TOPS)
AI engine
AI engine	–	AI PC; Intel AI Boost NPU up to 13 TOPS
Memory type
Memory type	Two replaceable SO-DIMMs; dual-channel DDR4-2933; Dell lists 8, 16, 32 and 64 GB configurations	Two slots, DDR5-5600 SODIMM (8–32 GB modules) or DDR5-6400 CSODIMM (32 or 48 GB modules), non-ECC, up to 96 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Two M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3 x4 NVMe SSD slots; up to 2 TB per drive. The i5/8 GB/512 GB configuration is Dell's battery-test configuration; the i7/32 GB/1 TB UHD+ configuration is the exact TechAdvisor review unit	One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot (PCIe 5.0 SSDs run at PCIe 4.0 speed); NVMe SSD up to 2 TB, Opal 2.0
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 25 hours	–
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	86 Wh (better)	75 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.05 kg	1.82 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	18 mm (better)	18.17 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	344.4 × 230.3 mm	361.5 × 248.6 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	56 Wh three-cell or 86 Wh six-cell lithium-ion. Dell claims up to 25 hours in MobileMark 2014 with i5-10300H, 8 GB RAM, 512 GB SSD, integrated graphics, FHD+ display and 86 Wh battery; this is not a claim for the UHD+ configuration	57 Wh or 75 Wh Li-ion; Lenovo publishes no battery life figures
Charger
Charger	90 W or 130 W USB-C power adapter, depending on configuration	100 W USB-C slim adapter (PD 3.0)
Fast charging
Fast charging	Setup guide lists approximately three hours to charge either battery with the computer switched off	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)
Materials
Materials	Machined aluminium enclosure and carbon-fibre palm rest	Aluminium top and bottom covers
Colours
Colours	–	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 3, USB-C, SD card slot, headphone jack	2 × Thunderbolt 4, 2 × USB-A, HDMI, Ethernet, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0 / 5.2, depending on wireless module	5.4
Webcam
Webcam	720p at 30 fps, with IR	5MP, optional IR
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; one USB 3.2 Gen 2 USB-C port with DisplayPort and Power Delivery; SD card slot; headset jack; wedge-shaped cable lock slot	2 × Thunderbolt 4 with USB PD 3.0; 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45); 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (4G models, not in North America)
External displays
External displays	–	Up to three external displays (four including the built-in), three at 4K 60 Hz; one Thunderbolt display up to 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz; HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit QWERTY keyboard; 80 keys for the UK layout	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit, with numeric keypad; Copilot key; TrackPoint
Trackpad
Trackpad	150 × 90 mm touchpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67 × 115 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Dell's setup guide lists two speakers with subwoofer support; Tom’s Hardware describes two top-firing speakers and two tweeters	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice
Biometrics
Biometrics	IR camera for Windows Hello; fingerprint reader in the power button	Fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello