Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 (Late 2019) vs Dell Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15
(Late 2019)
$1,149
Dell Alienware m15
(R5, Early 2021)
$1,350
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,149
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Base Price (MSRP)
$1,350
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CPU
Core i5-1035G7
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CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
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GPU
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
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GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
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Memory
8GB
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Memory
16GB
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Storage
128GB
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Storage
256GB
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Display
15" LCD IPS 2496×1664 Touch
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Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080
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14 FPS 1080p
12%
1.08 TFLOPS FP32
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89 FPS 1080p
74%
12.9 TFLOPS FP32
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8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
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16GB
DDR4-3200
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24 Tabs
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56 Tabs
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128GB
M.2-2230-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s
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256GB
M.2-2230-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
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186 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
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No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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Area
103.8 in² (670 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
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Area
104 in² (670.9 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
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Brightness
400 Nits
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Brightness
350 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
165Hz
Variable
G-Sync
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Response Time
58ms GtG
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Response Time
3ms GtG
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Flicker
22000Hz
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Resolution
2496×1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
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LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Colour Depth
8-bit
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Coverage
98% sRGB
65% DCI-P3
67% Adobe RGB
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Coverage
100% sRGB
67% DCI-P3
70% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 2.6 Avg
dE 6.6 Max
dE 1.90 Greyscale
2.11 Gamma
6830K
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Accuracy
dE 2.8 Avg
dE 4.9 Max
dE 2.50 Greyscale
2.11 Gamma
6200K
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Coating
Matte
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Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
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Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
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Not Included
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Facial
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Facial
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No Cellular
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No Cellular
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
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Bluetooth 5.0
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Bluetooth 5.2
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No Sensors
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495 Series U+
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Integrated Chipset
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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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Power
Surface Connect
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Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
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65W
15.00V
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240W
19.50V
12.30A
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USB-PD
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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DC 7.4x5mm
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45.8Wh
6042mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
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Up to 5 Hours
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
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Height
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
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Height
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
356.2 mm (14 in)
Depth
272.5 mm (10.7 in)
Volume
2.22 L
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Weight
1.542 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.83 kg
(4 lb)
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Weight
2.42 kg (5.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.2 kg
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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CPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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GPU
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Not Upgradable
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Memory
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Storage
Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
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Wi-Fi
Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Motherboard
Not Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Power Supply
Upgradable
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Storage Slots
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Memory Slots
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