Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) vs Microsoft Surface Book 13 (Late 2015)

Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
Microsoft Surface Book 13 (Late 2015) $1,499
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,499
CPU
Core i5-13420H
CPU
Core i5-6300U
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
GPU
HD 520 1000MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
128GB
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000x2000 Touch
Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
Core i5-6300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
HD 520 1000MHz
192 Shaders
1000MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14"
LCD IPS
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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400 Nits
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165Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 PPI
3000x2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
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Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
1.20mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Facial
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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100 Series U+
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Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Video
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
36W
12.00V
2.58A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 12 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Magnesium
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Convertible
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Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.1 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.21 L
Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
312.3 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
232.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.65 L
Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 lb)
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Weight
1.516 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg (3.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Change Comparison