Dell XPS 15 9560

gaming 2017 15.6" dGPU ⏱ ~6h ⚖️ 2.10 kg ⚖️ slight imbalance
LB Score
46
out of 100
Fit for you
47/100
✚ Strong: fit_price ⚠ Weak: fit_mobility
Your focus Performance 20% Mobility 20% Reliability 20%
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Profile

vs median
CPU
49
Core i7-7700HQ
GPU
31
GeForce GTX 1050
RAM max
32 GB
DDR4
Battery
56 Wh
~6h
Price
$422
market
Age
9 years
2017

📌 Quick verdict

Overall score 46/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (78), weakest — Photo & design (25).

✓ Strengths

Connectivity (78)

⚠ Weaknesses

Photo & design (25)

Money & ownership

All money blocks on one card

Cost to own

Buying at listing price $422, 2-year horizon — price minus projected resale, spread over months.

≈ $6.3/mo
Money could earn

Keeping the $422 price invested at 4.16%/yr (US Treasury 3-month bill, as of Oct 30, 2026) over 2 years instead of buying.

≈ $1.5/mo
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💰 Price trend

$1,800 $997 $193 2017: $1,800 2017 2018: $1,440 2019: $1,152 2020: $922 2021: $737 2022: $590 2023: $472 2024: $377 2025: $302 2026: $242 2026 2027: $193 (forecast) 2027
📉 Loses ~$173/year (10%). Dashed segment is a model forecast, not observed listings.

Specs in context

LB Score 46
CPU score 49 Office tier
GPU score 31 Light tier
RAM max 32 GB Professional
Weight 2.10 kg Standard
Battery 56 Wh Standard

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

7th generation · model year 2017 — matches the model year

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Full specifications

Brand
Dell
Series
XPS 13/14/15/16/17
Type
Gaming
Release year
2017≈
Screen size
15.6"
Resolution
1920x1080
Panel type
ips
Color gamut (sRGB)
100%~
RAM (max)
32 GB DDR4
Storage interface
non-NVMe
Weight
2.10 kg
Ports
5
Backlit keyboard
✓
Webcam
✓
TPM (security)
✓
Battery
56 Wh

Configuration options

Available model options · 13 variants across 6 categories

🖥 Displays (2)
1920 x 1080 (Full HD) 3840 x 2160 (Ultra HD 4K)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 620
⚙ Processors (2)
Intel Core i7 (7th Gen) 7700HQ Intel Core i5 (7th Gen) 7300HQ
🔲 Memory (3)
8 GB 16 GB 32 GB (4 x 8 GB)
🎮 Graphics (2)
GeForce GTX 1050 GeForce GTX 1050 4GB
💾 Storage (3)
256 GB SSD M.2 PCIe 1 TB HDD SATA 512 GB SSD M.2 PCIe

Performance metrics

Performance 44
Portability 37
Light office 60
Gaming 36
Creative 39
Energy efficiency 52
Connectivity 78
Value 55
Color accuracy —

Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)

🎮 Gaming performance

FPS @ 1080p for the model's best GPU

Game Medium (1080p) High (1080p) Verdict
Counter-Strike 2 — 240 ✓ Comfortable
Overwatch — 240 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 17 — 144 ✓ Comfortable
GTA V — 140 ✓ Comfortable
PUBG: Battlegrounds 40 140 ✓ Comfortable
League of Legends 148 135 ✓ Comfortable
Fortnite 128 132 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 21 136 128 ✓ Comfortable
Dota 2 — 126 ✓ Comfortable
Team Fortress 2 — 117 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 20 112 107 ✓ Comfortable
FIFA 19 104 103 ✓ Comfortable
Valorant 164 100 ✓ Comfortable
World of Warships — 92 ✓ Comfortable
Dirt Rally — 88 ✓ Comfortable
GRID: Autosport — 87 ✓ Comfortable
Battlefield Hardline — 80 ✓ Comfortable
Monster Hunter Stories 2 79 72 ✓ Comfortable
Mad Max — 70 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Squadrons 81 69 ✓ Comfortable
Grand Theft Auto V — 66 ✓ Comfortable
Counter-Strike 2 — 65 ✓ Comfortable
Rocket League 88 64 ✓ Comfortable
Need for Speed 2016 — 63 ✓ Comfortable
Prey 83 61 ✓ Comfortable
Farming Simulator 19 94 60 ✓ Comfortable
Metal Gear Solid V — 60 ✓ Comfortable
Star Wars Battlefront — 60 ✓ Comfortable
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor — 59 ⚠ Playable
Rainbow Six Siege — 57 ⚠ Playable
F1 2019 63 55 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 4 55 55 ⚠ Playable
Resident Evil 7 98 55 ⚠ Playable
Escape from Tarkov 54 54 ⚠ Playable
Titanfall 2 — 53 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 — 52 ⚠ Playable
Battlefield 5 49 51 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty Infinite Warfare — 51 ⚠ Playable
Destiny 2 56 50 ⚠ Playable
Vampire Bloodhunt 56 50 ⚠ Playable
Just Cause 3 — 48 ⚠ Playable
Battlefield 1 — 47 ⚠ Playable
F1 2018 63 47 ⚠ Playable
F1 2020 62 47 ⚠ Playable
Dirt 4 70 46 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty WWII 72 45 ⚠ Playable
X-Plane 11.11 52 45 ⚠ Playable
Anno 2205 — 44 ⚠ Playable
Diablo 4 51 44 ⚠ Playable
Dragon Age: Inquisition — 44 ⚠ Playable
Farming Simulator 22 61 44 ⚠ Playable
Need for Speed Payback 50 44 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Battlefront 2 50 43 ⚠ Playable
For Honor 44 42 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry Primal 47 41 ⚠ Playable
Back 4 Blood 44 40 ⚠ Playable
Darksiders III 50 40 ⚠ Playable
Fallout 76 46 40 ⚠ Playable
GRID Legends 51 40 ⚠ Playable
Mirror's Edge Catalyst — 40 ⚠ Playable
Civilization 6 — 39 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry 5 139 39 ⚠ Playable
Gears Tactics 65 39 ⚠ Playable
Shadow of the Tomb Raider 54 39 ⚠ Playable
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 48 39 ⚠ Playable
The Witcher 3 — 39 ⚠ Playable
Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus 51 39 ⚠ Playable
Doom — 38 ⚠ Playable
F1 22 54 38 ⚠ Playable
Fallout 4 — 38 ⚠ Playable
Dirt Rally 2.0 49 37 ⚠ Playable
Dishonored 2 — 37 ⚠ Playable
F1 2021 46 37 ⚠ Playable
The Crew 2 43 37 ⚠ Playable
Apex Legends 41 36 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty: Warzone 39 36 ⚠ Playable
F1 23 55 36 ⚠ Playable
Far Cry New Dawn 36 36 ⚠ Playable
Rainbow Six Extraction 38 36 ⚠ Playable
Call of Duty Black Ops 4 38 35 ⚠ Playable
F1 2017 43 35 ⚠ Playable
Forza Horizon 5 37 35 ⚠ Playable
Dead Island 2 49 34 ⚠ Playable
ELEX 42 34 ⚠ Playable
GRID 2019 40 34 ⚠ Playable
Hitman 2016 — 34 ⚠ Playable
The Division — 33 ⚠ Playable
Batman: Arkham Knight — 32 ⚠ Playable
Days Gone 37 32 ⚠ Playable
Hitman 3 37 32 ⚠ Playable
Just Cause 4 41 32 ⚠ Playable
Middle-earth: Shadow of War 41 32 ⚠ Playable
Need for Speed Heat 37 32 ⚠ Playable
Watch Dogs 2 — 32 ⚠ Playable
Company of Heroes 3 40 31 ⚠ Playable
Ghost Recon Breakpoint 34 31 ⚠ Playable
Hitman 2 34 31 ⚠ Playable
Kingdom Come: Deliverance 37 31 ⚠ Playable
Rise of the Tomb Raider — 31 ⚠ Playable
Death Stranding 33 30 ⚠ Playable
Deus Ex Mankind Divided — 30 ⚠ Playable
Ghostwire Tokyo 30 — ⚠ Playable
The Division 2 38 30 ⚠ Playable
Anthem 31 29 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Odyssey 36 29 ✗ Low
Guardians of the Galaxy 29 29 ✗ Low
Monster Hunter World 34 29 ✗ Low
Spider-Man Miles Morales 32 29 ✗ Low
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 41 29 ✗ Low
Ghost Recon Wildlands 28 28 ✗ Low
Hunt Showdown 36 28 ✗ Low
New World 32 28 ✗ Low
Alan Wake Remastered 30 27 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Vanguard 27 — ✗ Low
Elden Ring 31 27 ✗ Low
High On Life 32 27 ✗ Low
Immortals Fenyx Rising 44 27 ✗ Low
Mafia Definitive Edition 30 27 ✗ Low
Outriders 33 27 ✗ Low
The Callisto Protocol 29 27 ✗ Low
The Evil Within 2 30 27 ✗ Low
XCOM 2 43 27 ✗ Low
Yakuza Like a Dragon 28 27 ✗ Low
Ashes of the Singularity 31 26 ✗ Low
Atlas Fallen 28 26 ✗ Low
Riders Republic 35 26 ✗ Low
Halo Infinite 30 25 ✗ Low
Mass Effect Andromeda 42 25 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 — 24 ✗ Low
Far Cry 6 29 24 ✗ Low
Horizon Zero Dawn 28 24 ✗ Low
Resident Evil 4 Remake 20 24 ✗ Low
Total War: Three Kingdoms 37 24 ✗ Low
Borderlands 3 36 23 ✗ Low
Need for Speed Unbound 29 23 ✗ Low
Rage 2 28 23 ✗ Low
Resident Evil Village 25 23 ✗ Low
Assassin´s Creed Origins 30 22 ✗ Low
Warhammer 40.000: Dawn of War III 34 22 ✗ Low
Watch Dogs Legion 25 22 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 2022 25 21 ✗ Low
Mafia 3 — 21 ✗ Low
Sons of the Forest 22 21 ✗ Low
Atomic Heart 33 20 ✗ Low
Returnal 22 20 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 1.0 19 — ✗ Low
Metro Exodus 19 19 ✗ Low
The Quarry 25 19 ✗ Low
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands 29 19 ✗ Low
Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War 23 18 ✗ Low
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark 27 18 ✗ Low
Anno 1800 28 17 ✗ Low
Ark Survival Evolved 24 17 ✗ Low
Control 24 17 ✗ Low
Elex 2 22 17 ✗ Low
Hogwarts Legacy 22 17 ✗ Low
Red Dead Redemption 2 26 17 ✗ Low
Uncharted Legacy of Thieves Collection 20 17 ✗ Low
A Plague Tale Requiem 19 16 ✗ Low
Baldur's Gate 3 20 16 ✗ Low
Dirt 5 23 16 ✗ Low
God of War 24 16 ✗ Low
Ratchet & Clank Rift Apart 21 16 ✗ Low
Flight Simulator 2020 21 15 ✗ Low
Serious Sam 4 26 15 ✗ Low
Assassin's Creed Valhalla 17 14 ✗ Low
Cyberpunk 2077 1.6 17 14 ✗ Low
Dying Light 2 18 14 ✗ Low
Star Wars Jedi Survivor 14 13 ✗ Low
The Last of Us Part 1 15 12 ✗ Low
Dead Space Remake 13 11 ✗ Low
Alan Wake 2 10 — ✗ Low
Battlefield 2042 23 7 ✗ Low
💡 173 games in the database for this GPU. ✓ playable (≥60 FPS), ⚠ medium (30-59), ✗ low (<30).

💻 Software compatibility

Counter-Strike 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
45%
RAM
400%
Grand Theft Auto V ✓ Runs well
CPU
246%
GPU
627%
RAM
800%
Cyberpunk 2077 ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
104%
RAM
400%
Minecraft ✓ Runs well
CPU
491%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Fortnite ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
196%
RAM
400%
Valorant ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
627%
RAM
800%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
125%
RAM
533%
Elden Ring ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
65%
RAM
267%
Red Dead Redemption 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
112%
RAM
400%
Apex Legends ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
78%
RAM
533%
Hogwarts Legacy ✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
104%
RAM
200%
Dota 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
627%
RAM
800%
Baldur's Gate 3 ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
90%
RAM
400%
Starfield ✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
45%
RAM
200%
Call of Duty: Warzone ✗ Weak
CPU
89%
GPU
90%
RAM
400%
League of Legends ✓ Runs well
CPU
491%
GPU
627%
RAM
999%
Sims 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
627%
RAM
800%
Helldivers 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
70%
GPU
48%
RAM
400%
Battlefield 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
109%
GPU
104%
RAM
400%
Far Cry 5 ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
142%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
174%
RAM
400%
Forza Horizon 5 ✗ Weak
CPU
109%
GPU
90%
RAM
400%
Metro Exodus ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Overwatch ✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
627%
RAM
800%
PUBG: Battlegrounds ✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
131%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil 4 Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Escape from Tarkov ✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
125%
RAM
400%
God of War ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
131%
RAM
400%
Horizon Zero Dawn ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
104%
RAM
400%
Death Stranding ✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
101%
RAM
400%
Control ✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
104%
RAM
400%
Doom Eternal ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
157%
RAM
400%
Batman: Arkham Knight ✓ Runs well
CPU
273%
GPU
157%
RAM
533%
Hitman 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
157%
RAM
400%
Flight Simulator 2020 ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
125%
RAM
400%
Watch Dogs Legion ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
131%
RAM
400%
Borderlands 3 ✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
112%
RAM
533%
Anno 1800 ✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
157%
RAM
400%
Rainbow Six Siege ✓ Runs well
CPU
409%
GPU
313%
RAM
533%
The Division 2 ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
125%
RAM
400%
Gears Tactics ✓ Runs well
CPU
197%
GPU
209%
RAM
400%
Hunt Showdown ✓ Runs well
CPU
175%
GPU
157%
RAM
533%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands ✗ Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Mafia Definitive Edition ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
157%
RAM
533%
Days Gone ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
104%
RAM
400%
Ghostwire Tokyo ✓ Runs well
CPU
117%
GPU
131%
RAM
267%
Returnal ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
78%
RAM
200%
Dying Light 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
164%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Resident Evil Village ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
90%
RAM
400%
The Callisto Protocol ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
78%
RAM
400%
Atomic Heart ✓ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
131%
RAM
400%
Alan Wake 2 ✗ Weak
CPU
117%
GPU
48%
RAM
200%
Black Myth Wukong ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Ghost of Tsushima ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
131%
RAM
400%
The Last of Us Part 1 ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
78%
RAM
200%
Diablo 4 ✓ Runs well
CPU
223%
GPU
157%
RAM
400%
Spider-Man Miles Morales ✓ Runs well
CPU
164%
GPU
157%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
57%
RAM
400%
Dead Space Remake ✗ Weak
CPU
154%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Lies of P ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
131%
RAM
400%
Sons of the Forest ✗ Weak
CPU
98%
GPU
68%
RAM
267%
Rise of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider ✓ Runs well
CPU
273%
GPU
157%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey ✓ Runs well
CPU
246%
GPU
157%
RAM
400%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla ✓ Runs well
CPU
140%
GPU
131%
RAM
400%
F1 24 ✗ Weak
CPU
273%
GPU
76%
RAM
400%
Need for Speed Heat ✗ Weak
CPU
140%
GPU
90%
RAM
400%
Civilization 6 ✓ Runs well
CPU
328%
GPU
313%
RAM
800%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order ✓ Runs well
CPU
273%
GPU
261%
RAM
400%

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