Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022)

gaming 2022 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 1.85 kg ⚖️ balanced
USComp Score
68
out of 100
Fit for you
50/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance ⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
M1 · Vague sense of need — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.

Profile

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CPU
60
GPU
63
RAM max
64 GB
DDR5
Battery
56 Wh
~6h
Price
$798
market
Age
4 years
2022
📝 Our review

Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022) review

Dell XPS 15 9520 (2022) — from 2022, 1.85 kg, performance 68.

USComp Score
68
/100
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📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 68/100. Strongest suit — Light office (94), weakest — Portability (45).

✓ Strengths

Light office (94) · Photo & design (89)

💰 Price trend

2022
$1,800
2023
$1,440
2024
$1,152
2025
$922
2026
$737
2027
$590
📉 Loses ~$266/year (15%).

Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
XPS 13/14/15/16/17
Type
Gaming
Release year
2022≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1200
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%
Processor
Intel Core i5 12500H , Intel Core i7 12700H , Intel Core i9 12900HK
Graphics
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB , GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
RAM (max)
64 GB DDR5
Weight
1.85 kg
Ports
3
Thunderbolt
✓
Battery
56 Wh

Performance metrics

Performance 68
Portability 45
Light office 94
Gaming 57
Creative 70
Energy efficiency 73
Connectivity 68
Value 50
Color accuracy 85

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
CS:GO — 240 ✓ Комфортно
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Комфортно
Counter-Strike 2 — 170 ✓ Комфортно
Valorant — 150 ✓ Комфортно
GTA V — 140 ✓ Комфортно
PUBG: Battlegrounds — 140 ✓ Комфортно
Dota 2 — 118 ✓ Комфортно
Fortnite — 110 ✓ Комфортно
F1 2021 127 105 ✓ Комфортно
Grand Theft Auto V — 95 ✓ Комфортно
Battlefield 5 — 93 ✓ Комфортно
Forza Horizon 4 — 90 ✓ Комфортно
F1 23 109 87 ✓ Комфортно
Forza Horizon 5 — 87 ✓ Комфортно
F1 22 106 86 ✓ Комфортно
The Witcher 3 — 81 ✓ Комфортно
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt — 71 ✓ Комфортно
Far Cry 5 76 68 ✓ Комфортно
Cyberpunk 2077 44 66 ✓ Комфортно
X-Plane 11.11 76 62 ✓ Комфортно
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 85 56 ⚠ Играбельно
Assassin's Creed Mirage 63 55 ⚠ Играбельно
Resident Evil 4 Remake — 50 ⚠ Играбельно
Metro Exodus — 49 ⚠ Играбельно
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 64 46 ⚠ Играбельно
Baldur's Gate 3 50 45 ⚠ Играбельно
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 60 44 ⚠ Играбельно
Returnal 38 34 ⚠ Играбельно
Avatar Frontiers of Pandora 36 32 ⚠ Играбельно
💡 29 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
119%
GPU
91%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
210%
RAM
800%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
631%
RAM
999%
Fortnite ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
394%
RAM
800%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
252%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
131%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
225%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
158%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
210%
RAM
400%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
180%
RAM
800%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
91%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✓ Runs well
CPU
108%
GPU
180%
RAM
800%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
595%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
97%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
210%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
287%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
351%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
132%
GPU
180%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
204%
RAM
800%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
149%
GPU
263%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
154%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
252%
RAM
800%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
263%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
210%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
204%
RAM
800%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
210%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
316%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
252%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
263%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
225%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
496%
GPU
631%
RAM
999%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
252%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
238%
GPU
421%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
213%
GPU
316%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
154%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
316%
RAM
999%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
210%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
263%
RAM
533%
Returnal ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
154%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
180%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
158%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
263%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
142%
GPU
97%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
263%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
263%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
158%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
271%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
198%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
115%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake ✓ Runs well
CPU
186%
GPU
154%
RAM
800%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
263%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest ✓ Runs well
CPU
119%
GPU
137%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
631%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
298%
GPU
316%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
263%
RAM
800%
F1 24 ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
154%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat ✓ Runs well
CPU
170%
GPU
180%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
397%
GPU
631%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
331%
GPU
526%
RAM
800%

🔗 Same series

4 models in the series.

2021
Dell XPS 15 9510 (2021)
Score —
$$652
2023
Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
Score —
$$1,027
2020
Dell XPS 15 9500
Score —
$$576
2023
Dell XPS 16 9640 (2024)
Score —
$$2,967

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Configuration options

Available model options · 22 variants across 7 categories

🖥 Displays (3)
1920 x 1200 3456 x 2160 3840 x 2400
• Igpu (1)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
🔋 Batteries (2)
56 Wh 86 Wh
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i5 12500H Intel Core i7 12700H Intel Core i9 12900HK
🎮 Graphics (3)
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GB GeForce RTX 3050 4GB
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
💾 Storage (6)
256GB 512GB 1024GB 2048GB 4096GB 8192GB