Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) vs Dell Alienware m16 (R2, Early 2024)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) $1,299
Dell Alienware m16 (R2, Early 2024) $1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
CPU
Core i7-1255U
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
1TB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i7-1255U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
GB6S 1,955
48%
GB6M 5,900
22%
GB6S 2,400
59%
GB6M 12,500
47%
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
768 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 4050 Laptop 110W
2560 Shaders
2355MHz
6GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 1.92 TFLOPS
4%
N/A
0%
FP32 12.06 TFLOPS
24%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5200
16GB
DDR5-5600
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
1TB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 7GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
1,978 min 4K Video
49%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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240Hz
Variable
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 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
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
Facial
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Realtek ALC3254
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.3
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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
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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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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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90Wh
7895mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 4 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
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
363.9 mm (14.3 in)
Depth
249.4 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
2.13 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
2.61 kg (5.8 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.39 kg (7.5 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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Change Comparison