Dell XPS 17 9700 vs Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (Intel)

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XPS 17 9700 compared with ThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (Intel)

	DellXPS 17 9700	LenovoThinkPad P16s Gen 4 (Intel)
Overview
Released
Released	June 2020	July 2025
Display
Screen size
Screen size	17″	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	17-inch WVA LCD; FHD+ 1920 × 1200 non-touch or UHD+ 3840 × 2400 touch, 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	133 ppi (FHD+); 266 ppi (UHD+)	–
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB (FHD+); 100% Adobe RGB (UHD+); original Dell reviewer's guide also states 94% DCI-P3 typical for 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	1650:1 FHD+ or 1600:1 UHD+ typical contrast; original maker guide lists Dolby Vision for both panels, DisplayHDR 400 for UHD+ and Gorilla Glass 6 on touch	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 i7-10875H	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 8	14 or 16
CPU threads
CPU threads	8 or 16	14 or 16
Graphics
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics 630 or NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 Max-Q	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	256 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	45 W Core i5-10300H, i7-10750H, i7-10875H or later 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 GTX 1650 Ti with 4 GB GDDR6 or RTX 2060 Max-Q with 6 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, with 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB factory 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 256 GB per 2230 or 2 TB per 2280 drive. Listed i5/FHD+ and i7/UHD+ combinations are the exact base and tested configurations documented by Tom’s Hardware	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
Cooling
Cooling	Original maker guide describes dual opposite-outlet fans and a large vapour chamber on NVIDIA graphics configurations	–
Battery and size
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	97 Wh (better)	75 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.11 kg	1.82 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	19.5 mm	18.17 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	374.45 × 248.05 mm	361.5 × 248.6 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	56 Wh three-cell or 97 Wh six-cell lithium-ion; the main capacity is the larger option, not every configuration	57 Wh or 75 Wh Li-ion; Lenovo publishes no battery life figures
Charger
Charger	90 W or 130 W USB-C adapter	100 W USB-C slim adapter (PD 3.0)
Fast charging
Fast charging	Standard charge approximately four hours; ExpressCharge approximately two hours at 16–45°C, with different times outside that range	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour (when off, in standby or hibernating)
Materials
Materials	CNC-machined aluminium with carbon-fibre palm rest. Original maker guide gives 374.45 × 248.05 × 19.5 mm and starting weights of 2.11 kg non-touch/56 Wh or 2.51 kg touch/97 Wh; later setup guide instead lists 374.48 × 248.08 mm, 13.15 mm rear height and 2.53 kg maximum weight	Aluminium top and bottom covers
Colours
Colours	Platinum Silver with black palm rest	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × Thunderbolt 3, 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	Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort; SD card reader; headset jack; wedge-shaped security 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 UK layout; original guide states 1.3 mm key travel; no number pad	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit, with numeric keypad; Copilot key; TrackPoint
Trackpad
Trackpad	Setup guide gives 150 × 89 mm; original reviewer's guide describes 151 × 90 mm	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 67 × 115 mm
Speakers
Speakers	Four drivers; original maker guide lists two 2.5 W woofers and two 1.5 W tweeters, 8 W total peak output	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Audio
Microphones
Microphones	Dual digital-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
In the box
In the box	USB-C to USB-A v3.0 and HDMI v2.0 adapter, listed in the original maker guide	–