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Key Differences

In short, we have a clear winner — Acer Nitro 17 outperforms the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720 on the selected game parameters, and is also a better bang for your buck! The better performing Acer Nitro 17 is 775 days newer than the more expensive Dell XPS 17 9720.

Advantages of Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

  • Performs up to 58% better in Elden Ring than Dell XPS 17 9720 - 79 vs 50 FPS
  • Up to 48% cheaper than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $1399.99 vs $2699.00
  • Up to 67% better value when playing Elden Ring than Dell XPS 17 9720 - $17.72 vs $53.98 per FPS
This is a free version of Elden Ring.
Elden Ring

Elden Ring

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop Image
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop

Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation


FPS

50

63%

Value, $/FPS

$53.98/FPS

33%

Price, $

$2699

51%

Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop - 17.0-inch FHD+ (1920 x 1200) Display, Intel Core i7-12700H, 16GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, Killer Wi-Fi 6, 1-Year Premium Support, Window 11 Home - Silver

Buy for $2,699 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 223 minutes ago

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation


FPS

79

100%

Value, $/FPS

$17.72/FPS

100%

Price, $

$1399.99

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop | Intel Core i7-14650HX | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU | 17.3" FHD IPS 165Hz G-SYNC Display | 16GB DDR5 | 1TB Gen 4 SSD | Killer Wi-Fi 6E | AN17-72-734A

Buy for $1,399.99 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 212 minutes ago

TOP 5 Games

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Maximum

Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop Image
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop

Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation

GPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and theoretical performance

Full GPU Comparison
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop Image
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop

Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 3050 Mobile

4 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

42.28 GPixel/s

47%

Texel Fillrate

67.65 GTexel/s

37%

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation


NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile Logo
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile

8 GB GDDR6 | 128-bit

Pixel Fillrate

90.72 GPixel/s

100%

Texel Fillrate

181.4 GTexel/s

100%

GPU Winner

CPU Comparison

Compared by selected game FPS and Geekbench 5 benchmark scores

Full CPU Comparison
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop Image
Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop

Mar 24th, 2022 • 3rd Variation


Intel Core i7-12700 Logo
Core i7-12700

2.1 GHz | 8-core

Single-Core

2293

91%

Multi-Core

10780

75%

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

May 7th, 2024 • 10th Variation


Intel Core i7-14650HX Logo
Core i7-14650HX

2.2 GHz | 16-core

Single-Core

2530

100%

Multi-Core

14291

100%

CPU Winner

Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop Image

Dell XPS 17 9720 Laptop

vs
Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop Image

Acer Nitro 17 Gaming Laptop

Mar 24th, 2022Release Date
May 7th, 2024
Core i7-12700CPUCore i7-14650HX
GeForce RTX 3050 MobileGPUGeForce RTX 4060 Mobile
16 GBRAM16 GB
1 TB SSDStorageN/A Storage
1920x1080Resolution1920x1080
60 HzRefresh Rate
165 Hz
17"Screen Size17.3"

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