Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 (Early 2021) vs Dell Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 (Early 2021) $1,149
Dell Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021) $1,350
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,149
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,350
CPU
Ryzen 7 4980U
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Ryzen 7 4980U
8 Cores
16 Threads
2GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,420
35%
GB6M 5,800
22%
GB6S 1,765
43%
GB6M 7,225
27%
Radeon Vega 8 1950MHz
512 Shaders
1950MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
3840 Shaders
1680MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 15 FPS
13%
FP32 2 TFLOPS
4%
1080p 89 FPS
74%
FP32 12.9 TFLOPS
26%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
16GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
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White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.80mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
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 5.0
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Ethernet (2.5Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
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
Height
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Height
22.9 mm (0.9 in)
Width
356.2 mm (14 in)
Depth
272.5 mm (10.7 in)
Volume
2.22 L
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 (7.1 lb)
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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
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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