Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) vs Dell Alienware m15 (R7 AMD, Early 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) $1,400
Dell Alienware m15 (R7 AMD, Early 2022) $1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,400
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
Ryzen 7 6800H
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 6800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
57%
GB6M 11,800
44%
GB6S 1,960
48%
GB6M 9,400
35%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
1695MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 8.68 TFLOPS
17%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
16GB
DDR5-4800
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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15.6"
LCD IPS
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400 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
1.80mm
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
No Biometrics
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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
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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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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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 4.5 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
24 mm (0.9 in)
Width
356.2 mm (14 in)
Depth
272.5 mm (10.7 in)
Volume
2.32 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
2.69 kg (5.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.47 kg (7.7 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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