Blade 15 (Early 2021) vs Surface Book 3 15" (Mid 2020)

Blade 15 (Early 2021) $1,550
Surface Book 3 15" (Mid 2020) $2,299
Base Price
$1,550
Base Price
$2,299
CPU
Core i7-10750H
CPU
Core i7-1065G7
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W
GPU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Display
15" LCD IPS 3240x2160 Touch
Core i7-10750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i7-1065G7
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
GB6S 1,480
39%
GB6M 5,340
22%
GB6S 1,550
41%
GB6M 5,000
21%
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 95W
3840 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1567MHz
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
1536 Shaders
6GB GDDR6
1335MHz
1080p 83 FPS
69%
FP32 12.04 TFLOPS
24%
1080p 50 FPS
42%
FP32 4.1 TFLOPS
8%
16GB
DDR4-2933
16GB
LPDDR4X-3733
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.8GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.1GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.6"
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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144Hz
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60Hz
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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
3240x2160
7 Million Pixels
260 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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RGB Backlight
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
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HM470
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
3-hole Oval Shape
Power
Surface Connect
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
230W
19.50V
11.80A
127W
15.00V
8.00A
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USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
65Wh
4221mAh
15.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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90Wh
12000mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 6 Hours
Up to 14 Hours
Charge Time
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Magnesium
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.9mm
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Convertible
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Height
19.9 mm (0.8 in)
Width
355 mm (14 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.66 L
Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
343 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Weight
2.09 kg (4.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.89 kg (6.4 lb)
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Weight
1.905 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.29 kg (5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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