Dell XPS 15 9530 (2023)
gaming
2023
15.6"
dGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 1.92 kg
⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
74
out of 100
Fit for you
52/100
✚ Strong: fit_performance
⚠ Weak: fit_price
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Profile
vs medianCPU
60
Core i5-13500H
GPU
84
Intel Arc A370M Graphics
RAM max
64 GB
DDR5
Battery
61 Wh
~6h
Price
$1,027
market
Age
3 years
2023
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 74/100. Strongest suit — Photo & design (95), weakest — Portability (42).
✓ Strengths
Photo & design (95) · Light office (95)
Money & ownership
All money blocks on one card
Cost to own
Buying at listing price $1,027, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.
≈ $15/mo
Money could earn
Keeping the $1,027 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.
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💰 Price trend
📉 Loses ~$293/year (16%).
Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.
Specs in context
LB Score
74
CPU score
60
Mainstream tier
GPU score
84
Enthusiast tier
RAM max
64 GB
Professional
Weight
1.92 kg
Standard
Battery
61 Wh
Large tier
Bars show where each spec sits on the site-wide level scale (same thresholds as the quick verdict). For weight, shorter bars mean a lighter laptop.
CPU generation
13th generation · model year 2023 — matches the model year
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Full specifications
- Brand
- Dell
- Series
- XPS 13/14/15/16/17
- Type
- Gaming
- Release year
- 2023≈
- Screen size
- 15.6"
- Resolution
- 1920x1200
- Panel type
- ips
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 13500H , Intel Core i7 13700H , Intel Core i9 13900H
- Graphics
- Intel Arc 3 A370M 4GB , GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB , GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB , GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB , GeForce GT 750M , GeForce RTX 4070
- RAM (max)
- 64 GB DDR5-4800
- Memory slots
- 2
- Memory configuration
- 1x8 GB
- Storage interface
- PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
- Storage slots
- 2
- Weight
- 1.92 kg
- Ports
- 3
- Thunderbolt
- ✓
- Backlit keyboard
- ✓
- Webcam
- ✓
- Battery
- 61 Wh
Configuration options
Available model options · 29 variants across 7 categories
🖥 Displays (6)
1920 x 1200 (IPS)
1920 x 1200 (OLED)
3456 x 2160
1920 x 1080 (Full HD)
3200 x 1800 (QHD+)
3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K)
• Igpu (1)
Intel Iris Xe Graphics
⚙ Processors (3)
Intel Core i5 13500H
Intel Core i7 13700H
Intel Core i9 13900H
🎮 Graphics (7)
Intel Arc 3 A370M 4GB
GeForce RTX 4050 Mobile 6GB
GeForce RTX 4060 Mobile 8GB
GeForce RTX 4070 Mobile 8GB
Intel HD Graphics 4600
GeForce GT 750M
GeForce RTX 4070
🔲 Memory (4)
8GB
16GB
32GB
64GB
💾 Storage (7)
512GB
1024GB
2048GB
4096GB
8192GB
500 GB Hybrid Drive SATA 6Gb/s
32 GB SSD mSATA SATA 6Gb/s
🔋 Batteries (1)
86 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
73
Portability
42
Light office
95
Gaming
81
Creative
90
Energy efficiency
78
Connectivity
68
Value
50
Color accuracy
85
Processors (3)
Graphics (3 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮 Gaming performance
FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU
| Game | Medium (1080p) | High (1080p) | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince of Persia The Lost Crown | 323 | 322 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Valorant | — | 260 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | — | 250 | ✓ Comfortable |
| CS:GO | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Overwatch | — | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Rainbow Six Extraction | 253 | 240 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3 | — | 229 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2020 | 230 | 228 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Back 4 Blood | 252 | 221 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Resident Evil Village | 220 | 212 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Hitman 3 | 234 | 208 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Diablo 4 | 227 | 207 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Fortnite | — | 200 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Vampire Bloodhunt | 212 | 200 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Ready or Not | 220 | 194 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Forza Horizon 5 | 216 | 190 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Forza Horizon 4 | — | 180 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 24 | 210 | 179 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dota 2 | — | 178 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Ghostwire Tokyo | 173 | 172 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Monster Hunter World | 177 | 169 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Finals | 187 | 168 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 2021 | 183 | 163 | ✓ Comfortable |
| EA Sports FC 24 | 193 | 162 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Resident Evil 4 Remake | 108 | 160 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 25 | 163 | 156 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Last Epoch | 156 | 156 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Days Gone | 173 | 155 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 23 | 169 | 153 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Counter-Strike 2 | 160 | 152 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dead Island 2 | 162 | 152 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Lies of P | 172 | 150 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Halo Infinite | 173 | 149 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Shadow of the Tomb Raider | 162 | 149 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Farming Simulator 22 | 203 | 148 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | 148 | 147 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Outriders | 165 | 145 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Horizon Zero Dawn | — | 143 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Battlefield 5 | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| PUBG: Battlegrounds | — | 140 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Far Cry 5 | 115 | 139 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Total War Pharaoh | 206 | 137 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Company of Heroes 3 | 171 | 135 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 82 | 135 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Riders Republic | 160 | 135 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Grand Theft Auto V | — | 134 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Total War: Three Kingdoms | 293 | 133 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Deathloop | 140 | 130 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Watch Dogs Legion | — | 130 | ✓ Comfortable |
| High On Life | 166 | 127 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Alone in the Dark | 133 | 126 | ✓ Comfortable |
| GRID Legends | 133 | 126 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 215 | 124 | ✓ Comfortable |
| EA Sports FC 25 | 194 | 123 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Quarry | 146 | 122 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Escape from Tarkov | — | 120 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Civilization 7 | 150 | 118 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Elex 2 | 119 | 118 | ✓ Comfortable |
| ARC Raiders | 147 | 116 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Assassin's Creed Mirage | 124 | 116 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Spider-Man Miles Morales | — | 115 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Callisto Protocol | 114 | 112 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 | — | 111 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Metro Exodus | 129 | 111 | ✓ Comfortable |
| F1 22 | 134 | 109 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Atlas Fallen | 113 | 107 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Borderlands 3 | 118 | 107 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Battlefield 6 | 125 | 105 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Far Cry 6 | 117 | 105 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Once Human | 122 | 105 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Far Cry New Dawn | 107 | 102 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Palworld | 118 | 102 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Resident Evil Requiem | 110 | 102 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Witcher 3 v4 | — | 101 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 2023 | 130 | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Need for Speed Unbound | 108 | 99 | ✓ Comfortable |
| God of War Ragnarök | 112 | 98 | ✓ Comfortable |
| God of War | 120 | 96 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dying Light 2 | — | 95 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Skull & Bones | 101 | 94 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Anno 1800 | 107 | 92 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Helldivers 2 | 114 | 92 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Pragmata | 109 | 92 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Armored Core 6 | 92 | 91 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 | 106 | 89 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The First Descendant | 106 | 87 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Atomic Heart | 132 | 86 | ✓ Comfortable |
| EA Sports WRC | 91 | 85 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Outer Worlds 2 | 102 | 84 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection | 89 | 84 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Flight Simulator 2020 | 117 | 83 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Ghost of Tsushima | 90 | 82 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Call of Duty Black Ops 6 | 105 | 81 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dead Space Remake | 94 | 81 | ✓ Comfortable |
| 007 First Light | 79 | 74 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Tiny Tina's Wonderlands | 93 | 74 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | 107 | 73 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Death Stranding 2 | 80 | 73 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Sons of the Forest | 73 | 72 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Forza Horizon 6 | 117 | 71 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Crimson Desert | 72 | 69 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Doom: The Dark Ages | 76 | 68 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Anno 117: Pax Romana | 89 | 67 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion Remastered | 97 | 67 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Alan Wake 2 | 67 | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Avatar Frontiers of Pandora | 74 | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Star Wars Jedi Survivor | 70 | 65 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Returnal | 69 | 64 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Enshrouded | 75 | 63 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Lords of the Fallen | 84 | 63 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Monster Hunter Wilds | 63 | — | ✓ Comfortable |
| Dragon's Dogma 2 | — | 61 | ✓ Comfortable |
| Elden Ring | 60 | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| The Crew Motorfest | 60 | 60 | ✓ Comfortable |
| A Plague Tale Requiem | 67 | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Final Fantasy XVI | 68 | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Horizon Forbidden West | 77 | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Until Dawn | 79 | 59 | ⚠ Playable |
| Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 | 70 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart | 72 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Space Marine 2 | 59 | 58 | ⚠ Playable |
| Hogwarts Legacy | 92 | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| The Last of Us Part 1 | 61 | 57 | ⚠ Playable |
| Immortals of Aveum | — | 56 | ⚠ Playable |
| Indiana Jones and the Great Circle | — | 55 | ⚠ Playable |
| Black Myth Wukong | 68 | 54 | ⚠ Playable |
| Borderlands 4 | 65 | 52 | ⚠ Playable |
| X-Plane 11.11 | 75 | 52 | ⚠ Playable |
| Starfield | 62 | 51 | ⚠ Playable |
| Stalker 2 | 55 | 50 | ⚠ Playable |
| Assassin's Creed Shadows | 55 | 46 | ⚠ Playable |
| Final Fantasy XV Benchmark | 84 | 41 | ⚠ Playable |
| Star Wars Outlaws | 45 | 40 | ⚠ Playable |
| Senua's Saga Hellblade 2 | 53 | 34 | ⚠ Playable |
💡 134 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
122%
RAM
800%
Grand Theft Auto V
✓ Runs well
CPU
299%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Cyberpunk 2077
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
598%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Fortnite
✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
528%
RAM
800%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
338%
RAM
999%
Elden Ring
✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
176%
RAM
533%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
302%
RAM
800%
Apex Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
211%
RAM
999%
Hogwarts Legacy
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
282%
RAM
400%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Baldur's Gate 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
122%
RAM
400%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
598%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
85%
GPU
130%
RAM
800%
Battlefield 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Far Cry 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
150%
GPU
384%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
469%
RAM
800%
Forza Horizon 5
✓ Runs well
CPU
133%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
Metro Exodus
✓ Runs well
CPU
150%
GPU
272%
RAM
800%
Overwatch
✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
999%
RAM
999%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✓ Runs well
CPU
150%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Escape from Tarkov
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
338%
RAM
800%
God of War
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Death Stranding
✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
272%
RAM
800%
Control
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Doom Eternal
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Hitman 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Flight Simulator 2020
✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
338%
RAM
800%
Watch Dogs Legion
✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Borderlands 3
✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
302%
RAM
999%
Anno 1800
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
498%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
The Division 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
338%
RAM
800%
Gears Tactics
✓ Runs well
CPU
239%
GPU
563%
RAM
800%
Hunt Showdown
✓ Runs well
CPU
214%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
999%
Days Gone
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
282%
RAM
800%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
352%
RAM
533%
Returnal
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
211%
RAM
400%
Dying Light 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Resident Evil Village
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
The Callisto Protocol
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
211%
RAM
800%
Atomic Heart
✓ Runs well
CPU
187%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Alan Wake 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
142%
GPU
130%
RAM
400%
Black Myth Wukong
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
352%
RAM
400%
Ghost of Tsushima
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
The Last of Us Part 1
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
211%
RAM
400%
Diablo 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
272%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✓ Runs well
CPU
199%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
154%
RAM
800%
Dead Space Remake
✓ Runs well
CPU
187%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Lies of P
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
Sons of the Forest
✓ Runs well
CPU
120%
GPU
184%
RAM
533%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✓ Runs well
CPU
299%
GPU
422%
RAM
800%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
352%
RAM
800%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
206%
RAM
800%
Need for Speed Heat
✓ Runs well
CPU
171%
GPU
241%
RAM
800%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
399%
GPU
845%
RAM
999%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
332%
GPU
704%
RAM
800%
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