Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) vs Dell Alienware X14 (R1, Early 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) $1,299
Dell Alienware X14 (R1, Early 2022) $1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
CPU
Core i7-1255U
CPU
Core i5-12500H
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
14" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i7-1255U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 1,955
48%
GB6M 5,900
22%
GB6S 2,200
54%
GB6M 9,000
34%
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
768 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 1.92 TFLOPS
4%
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5200
16GB
LPDDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
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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60Hz
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144Hz
Variable
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
157 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Touch
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White Backlight
Scissor Switch
1.20mm
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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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+
600 Series P+
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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
130W
20.00V
6.50A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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80.5Wh
7061mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 8.5 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
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
321.5 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
262.8 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
1.841 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.32 kg (5.1 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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