Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13 (Late 2022) vs Dell Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13 (Late 2022) $799
Dell Alienware m15 (R5, Early 2021) $1,350
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,350
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 110W
3840 Shaders
1680MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 20 FPS
17%
FP32 1.54 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 89 FPS
74%
FP32 12.9 TFLOPS
26%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5200
16GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/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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13.5"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 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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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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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 7.5 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
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 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
1.297 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.59 kg (3.5 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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2x M.2 2242 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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