Dell Alienware X16 (R2, Early 2024) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022)

Dell Alienware X16 (R2, Early 2024) $2,000
Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
Core i7-1255U
GPU
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
1TB
Storage
256GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i7-1255U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop 115W
3072 Shaders
2370MHz
8GB GDDR6
256GB/s Bandwidth
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
768 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 14.56 TFLOPS
29%
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 1.92 TFLOPS
4%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7467
8GB
LPDDR5X-5200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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15"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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400 Nits
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240Hz
Variable
60Hz
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2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Facial
6
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.0
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600 Series P+
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
240W
19.50V
12.30A
65W
15.00V
4.00A
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Plastic
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
Height
18.6 mm (0.7 in)
Width
364.8 mm (14.4 in)
Depth
290 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Height
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Weight
2.66 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.44 kg (7.6 lb)
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Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 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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Change Comparison