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But for gamers and creators who need even faster performance, the Creator Z17 has more headroom. And the Creator Z17 will be even faster in this benchmark when equipped with the RTX 3080 Ti.įor all but the most demanding creators, either of these laptops will provide more than enough performance. This benchmark uses a laptop’s GPU, which gives the MSI an edge.
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The Creator Z17 scored significantly higher in the Pugetbench Premiere Pro benchmark that runs in a live version of Adobe’s Premiere Pro. I reported results from the balanced and performance modes offered by each manufacturer’s thermal control utility, and the MSI gained more from its performance mode than the Dell. Both laptops demonstrated some throttling, but for the most part, they squeezed solid performance out of Intel’s chip. They’re both relatively thin and have less room to move air and keep things cool than thicker 17-inch machines, typically gaming laptops. That gave the MSI an advantage in GPU-intensive tasks.Īccording to our CPU-intensive benchmarks, these laptops are evenly matched. The Creator Z17 used the Nvidia GeForce RTX 3070 Ti, upgradable to the RTX 3080 Ti, while the XPS 17 included the RTX 3060, the fastest GPU available for the laptop. The XPS 17 can be upgraded to the overclockable Core i9-12900HK, while the Creator Z17 can be configured with up to the non-overclockable Core i9-12900H. Performance Dell XPS 17 Mark Coppock/Digital Trendsīoth our review units were equipped with Intel’s 12th-gen 45-watt Core i7-12700H, a 14-core (six Performance and eight Efficient), 20-thread CPU that provides excellent all-around performance.
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Both laptops have up-to-date wireless connectivity with Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2. Dell throws in a USB-C to USB-A and HDMI adapter, but that’s not the same as having legacy ports on board. The XPS 17 has four USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 support, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a full-size SD card reader. It’s included, and that’s a plus, although inking on a clamshell display isn’t the most comfortable process.įinally, connectivity favors the Creator Z17, which has two USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 ports, two USB-C ports with Thunderbolt 4 support, a full-size HDMI 2.1 port, a 3.5mm audio jack, and a full-size SD card reader. Both of my review units enjoyed touch-enabled displays, but the Creator Z17 also has active pen support with 4,096 levels of pressure sensitivity and, via Bluetooth, presentation remote functionality. Both are excellent and make controlling the laptop a pleasure. The Creator Z17’s touchpad is just as good, but it’s not quite as large.
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The XPS 17’s touchpad is also larger with a smooth surface, confident, quiet clicks, and Microsoft Precision touchpad drivers for confident Windows 11 multitouch gestures. It’s among the best Windows keyboards, with only Apple’s Magic Keyboard on its most recent MacBooks being better. The XPS 17’s keyboard offers standard backlighting and equally good key spacing, but its mechanism is lighter yet even more precise, with a springy bottoming action that lends confidence to every keystroke. The keycaps are large and there’s plenty of spacing, with switches providing 1.5mm of travel and a precise bottoming action.
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The Creator Z17’s SteelSeries keyboard is more extravagant, with per-key RGB lighting better suited to a gaming laptop. MSI Creator Z17 Mark Coppock/Digital Trends There’s nothing to complain about with either laptop regarding build quality. The Creator Z17 also enjoys a quality build, with only a slight bending in the lid detracting from its rigidity.
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It’s one of the most solidly built laptops you can buy. The XPS 17 is the more solidly built laptop, with no flexing, bending, or twisting in the lid, keyboard deck, or bottom chassis. Both laptops are attractive, but the XPS 17 pays more attention to the details. The Creator Z17’s venting is more aggressive, combining with the MSI dragon logo on the lid to reflect MSI’s gaming roots. It’s constructed entirely of aluminum in a Lunar Gray (dark gray) color scheme maintained on the lid and chassis bottom with only darker chrome along the edges standing out.
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The Creator Z17 also enjoys a streamlined design, with angles reminiscent of the XPS 17. That makes for a cohesive aesthetic that just works, and the tiny display bezels give the XPS 17 a modern appearance. The angles are streamlined, and the design is simple without being mundane. The XPS 17’s design has been perfected over several generations of the XPS line, with silver aluminum making up the lid and chassis bottom and black carbon fiber lining the keyboard deck. Fitbit Versa 3ġ5.04 inches by 10.24 inches by 0.75 inchesġ7.0-inch 16:10 QHD+ (2560 x 1600) 165Hz IPSĭesign Dell XPS 17 Mark Coppock/Digital Trends