CPU
7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake Dual Core i3-7100H or Quad Core i5-7300HQ or i7-7700HQ Processor
Memory Type
PC4-19200 2400MHz DDR4 260pin SO-DIMM Laptop Memory
Standard Memory
up to 32GB
Memory Expansion Slots
2 SO-DIMM slots
USB Ports
Two USB v3.2 Gen-1 Type-A Ports and One USB v3.2 Gen-2 Type-C Thunderbolt-3 Display Port
Card Reader
6-in-1 Integrated SD Card Reader Slot: (SD/SDHC/SDIO/SDXC/SDXC with UHS/MMC with UHS)
Original Optical Drives
External Option Only
Original Hard Drives
Optional in models with the Smaller 3-cell 56Whr Battery Installed - 320GB, 500GB, 750GB, 1TB 5400RPM or 7200RPM SATA III 6Gb/s Hard Drive or 500GB, 1TB 5400RPM 8GB MLC NAND SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Hybrid Drive
Original Solid State Drives
128GB, 256GB, 512GB 2.5" SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive and/or 32GB, 64GB, 128GB, 256GB M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2242) SATA III 6Gb/s Solid State Drive or 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB M.2 NGFF (2280) PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 Solid State Drive
Drive Notes
The Dell XPS 9560 Laptop Supports Either 1 or 2 Drives Depending on the Battery Installed. (One 2.5" Solid State Drive or Hard Drive with the Smaller 3-cell 56Whr Battery Installed and/or One M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2242) Solid State Drive) or (One M.2 NGFF (2280) or (2242) Solid State Drive with the Larger 6-cell 97Whr Battery Installed) Note: Models that have the larger 97Whr battery installed do not support 2.5" Drives due to the larger battery occupying the 2.5" Drive bay. The M.2 (2242) Drive uses a wafer adapter bracket p/n CF4TP to accommodate for the larger M.2 (2280) slot. If installing a M.2 (2280) PCIe NVMe Drive, you will need the M.2 Drive thermal cooling bracket p/n 4TW9C for installation. If Installing a 2.5" Drive in models with the smaller 56Whr battery installed, you will need the 2.5" Drive caddy p/n 3FDY3 and rubber rails p/n 3XYT5 and cable p/n XDYGX for installation. (The M.2 slot supports SATA and PCIe NVMe Solid State Drives)