Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) vs Dell Alienware X15 (R2, Early 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) $1,299
Dell Alienware X15 (R2, Early 2022) $2,150
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,150
CPU
Core i7-1255U
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i7-1255U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz
768 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
3840 Shaders
1605MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 25 FPS
21%
FP32 1.92 TFLOPS
4%
1080p 85 FPS
71%
FP32 12.33 TFLOPS
25%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5200
16GB
LPDDR5-5200
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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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
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
1.50mm
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+
Data
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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 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
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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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
15.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
359.7 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
277.3 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
1.59 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.13 kg (6.9 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
Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Change Comparison