Microsoft Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020) vs Dell XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021)

Microsoft Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020) $1,599
Dell XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021) $1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
CPU
Core i5-1035G7
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000×2000 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1200

GB6 Single-Core

  • 26% slower vs XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021)
  • 36% faster vs Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020)
Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020) - GB6S 1,340
x1
XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021) - GB6S 1,820
x1.36

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 32% slower vs XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021)
  • 48% faster vs Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020)
Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020) - GB6M 4,300
x1
XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021) - GB6M 6,365
x1.48

FP32

  • 2.91x faster vs XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021)
  • 66% slower vs Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020)
Surface Book 3 13 (Mid 2020) - 1.08 TFLOPS FP32
x2.91
XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021) - 371 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
Core i5-1035G7
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i5-1035G7 vs Core i5-11400H Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
512 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
14 FPS 1080p
12%
1.08 TFLOPS FP32
2%
N/A
0%
371 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz vs UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
8GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.1GB/s
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
13.5"
LCD IPS
15.6"
LCD IPS
13.5"
15.6"
Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
109.4 in² (705.6 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
Response Time
62ms GtG
Resolution
3000×2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
Resolution
1920×1200
2.3 Million Pixels
145 PPI
3000×2000
1920×1200
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,600:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
81% DCI-P3
79% Adobe RGB
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accuracy
dE 3.5 Avg
dE 6.4 Max
dE 5.00 Greyscale
2.26 Gamma
7030K
-
-
Fully Laminated
Coating
Matte
-
Touch
Capacitive
-
-
3000×2000
1920×1200
1080p
720p
Facial
Fingerprint
2
2
2
2
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 5.0
Bluetooth 5.1
495 Series U+
Integrated Chipset
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
-
-
Data
-
-
1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x SDXC Card
Card
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
Power
Surface Connect
-
-
External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
90W
20.00V
4.50A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
-
-
-
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 15V (45W)
4.50A 20V (90W)
Surface Connect
USB-A
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
-
1.0M (3 ft) Cable
69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
Up to 13 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium
Build Material
Aluminum
Cooler
2x Fans
Cooler
2x Fans
Convertible
-
-
-
Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
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
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
344.7 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
230.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.43 L
Weight
1.642 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.93 kg (4.3 lb)
Weight
1.81 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.19 kg (4.8 lb)
CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
-
Storage Slots
-
2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
-
-
Memory Slots
2x SO-DIMM
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