Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13 (Late 2022) vs Dell Alienware X17 (R1, Mid 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13 (Late 2022) $799
Dell Alienware X17 (R1, Mid 2021) $2,880
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,880
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core i7-11800H
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 125W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Display
17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core i7-11800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop 125W
5120 Shaders
1620MHz
8GB GDDR6
448GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 20 FPS
17%
FP32 1.54 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 123 FPS
102%
FP32 16.59 TFLOPS
33%
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
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
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
127 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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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Facial
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2
Realtek ALC3281
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
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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Video
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
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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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 6 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
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
8.0mm
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Height
21.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
399.2 mm (15.7 in)
Depth
299.5 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.56 L
Weight
1.297 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.59 kg (3.5 lb)
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Weight
3.2 kg (7.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.98 kg (8.8 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
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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