Dell XPS 15 9500 Core i5 incelemesi: Artık MacBook Pro ile daha da benzer

XPS 15 7590 yeterince küçük değilse, XPS 15 9500, aşağıdaki karşılaştırma aracımızda gösterildiği gibi daha da küçük ve hafiftir. Bununla birlikte, yeni tasarım yaklaşık 1 mm daha kalın, bu da ağırlık ve ayak izinde daha önemli tasarruflar düşünülürken adil bir değiş tokuş.

XPS dizüstü bilgisayarlar, herhangi bir tüketici sınıfı dizüstü bilgisayar için en hızlı SD kart okuyucularından bazılarına sahiptir ve yeni XPS 15 farklı değildir. 1 GB'lık resimleri UHS-II test kartımızdan masaüstüne taşımak sadece yaklaşık 5 ila 6 saniye sürer.

Killer 1650'ler, Wi-Fi 6 ve Bluetooth 5.1 uyumluluğu için tüm SKU'larda standart olarak gelir. Netgear RAX200 test yönlendiricimize bağlandığında herhangi bir sorun yaşamamış olsak da, aktarım hızları daha istikrarlı olabilir.

Servicing requires a T5 Torx wrench and a sharp edge to pry open the edges. The metal panel is very sharp and so this should be done carefully.

Once removed, users will have direct access to the storage bays, RAM modules, and battery.

At 15.1 x 9 cm, the Precision-enabled clickpad is 52 percent larger than the clickpad on the XPS 15 7590 (10.5 x 8.5 cm) to be one of the largest we've seen on any Windows laptop. It's difficult to go back to smaller clickpads after spending time with the XPS 15 9500. Gliding is smooth and reliable with no cursor jumping and very little sticking if moving at slower speeds.

No matter how large the clickpad may be, however, the lack of dedicated mouse keys makes precision clicks difficult. Dragging and dropping is still easier on a traditional ThinkPad like the T490 where firm mouse keys are available. The integrated clickpad keys on the XPS 15 9500 are soft, quiet, and shallow with weak feedback when pressed.

Color space is at an interesting spot as it is measurably wider than sRGB while being smaller than AdobeRGB. In fact, just 80 percent of the XPS 15 9500 3D color space is enough to cover sRGB in its entirety. The 72 percent AdobeRGB coverage is also wider than on most other Ultrabooks where the 60 percent range is more common, but users will have to upgrade to Dell's pricier 4K UHD+ configuration for full AdobeRGB coverage.

Further measurements with an X-Rite colorimeter show a decently calibrated panel out of the box. Colors and grayscale would improve just marginally from average DeltaE values of 3.9 to 1.1 and 2.9 to 1.96, respectively, after calibrating the panel ourselves. It should be possible to get even better results with more fine-tuning if calibrating against the sRGB spectrum since the panel is capable of reproducing the space completely.

Outdoor visibiity is better than most other Ultrabooks simply due to how bright the display is on the XPS 15. The matte panel helps to reduce glare as well which makes it preferable over the glossy option when outdoors. Keep in mind that the maximum brightness of the display will automatically drop from 592 nits to 504 nits when running on battery power unless if you take these steps.

The Core i5-10300H is performing where we expect it to be relative to other Core i5-10300H laptops in our database. In fact, sustained performance when running CineBench R15 Multi-Thread in a loop is about 13 percent faster than the MSI GF75 equipped with the same CPU. We wouldn't expect any less especially since our XPS 15 configuration omits the discrete Nvidia GPU. Had the system struggled to run the Core i5-10300H, then we would have been worried for the more demanding higher-end SKUs.

See our dedicated page on the Core i5-10300H for more technical information and benchmark comparisons. Upgrading to the Core i7-10750H or Core i7-10875H option will net users roughly 40 percent and 80 percent more multi-thread performance, respectively. The CPU performance difference between the Dell Optimized and Ultra Performance power profiles appears to be minimal according to CineBench R20.

PCMark benchmarks are consistently ahead of last year's XPS 15 7590 Core i5 — if just barely. It's recommended to run Dell updates as soon as possible since the manufacturer is notorious for releasing hotfixes for its XPS lineup.

Strangely, our test unit would sometimes not recognize our Logitech USB receiver when plugging it into one of the three USB Type-C ports. Unplugging and re-plugging would solve the issue, but it's an annoyance nonetheless. We don't know for sure if it's just an issue specific to our unit or if it's something greater.

The system is able to remain silent for much longer than most other laptops. When running the 90-second benchmark scene in 3DMark 06, for example, the fans in the XPS 15 wouldn't pulse at all. This may change when we test the higher-end Core i7 SKUs with GeForce GTX graphics, but at least base model users can rest easy knowing that they can browse, email, and play videos without a hint of fan noise.

At worst, we're able to record a fan noise of 41.9 dB(A) when running both Prime95 and FurMark simultaneously which is louder than what we recorded on last year's Core i5 base model. For most users, fan noise will generally remain well below 32 or 36 dB(A).

Surface temperatures are almost the same as what we recorded on the XPS 15 7590 Core i5 base model. When under extreme loads, the center of the keyboard can become as warm as 43 C while the bottom can approach 40 C. You'll want the system on a flat desk if running demanding applications since the metal bottom will heat up noticeably.

Unlike most other laptops, Dell XPS and Alienware laptops like to run their processors warmer than 90 C and the XPS 15 9500 continues the trend. When running Prime95, core temperature would rise to 100 C and then remain at 100 C for the first few minutes to maintain a high clock rate of 4.2 GHz. Fan noise would then pick up considerably for a slightly cooler core temperature of 95 C. We applaud the system for not throttling the CPU even when under 100 percent utilization, but this comes at the cost of very warm core temperatures and loud fan noise.

Running on battery power will not impact performance. A 3DMark 11 run on batteries returns Physics and Graphics scores of 8389 and 1751 points, respectively, compared to 8576 and 1744 points when on mains.