Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 13 (Early 2024) vs Dell XPS 15 (9520, Mid 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 13 (Early 2024) $1,200
Dell XPS 15 (9520, Mid 2022) $1,449
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,200
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,449
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
Core i5-12500H
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 2256x1504 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i5-12500H
12 Cores
16 Threads
2.5GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
57%
GB6M 11,800
44%
GB6S 2,200
54%
GB6M 9,000
34%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
8GB
DDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.1GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/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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15.6"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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2256x1504
3.4 Million Pixels
201 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
145 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
Touch
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
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
Fingerprint
Facial
2
4
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
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
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
90W
20.00V
4.50A
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
4.50A 20V (90W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.0M (3 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 8.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
4.0mm
Height
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
308 mm (12.1 in)
Depth
223 mm (8.8 in)
Volume
1.00 L
Height
18.5 mm (0.7 in)
Width
344.4 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
230.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.47 L
Weight
1.297 kg (2.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.52 kg (3.3 lb)
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Weight
1.84 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.22 kg (4.9 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
Storage Slots
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1x M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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