Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) vs Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) $1,400
Dell Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) $1,500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,400
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,500
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
Core i5-13420H
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
14" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i5-13420H
8 Cores
12 Threads
2.1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
57%
GB6M 11,800
44%
GB6S 2,290
56%
GB6M 8,505
32%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
2048 Shaders
1417MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
1080p 40 FPS
33%
FP32 5.8 TFLOPS
12%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
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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165Hz
Variable
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
216 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
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
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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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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80Wh
7018mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 8 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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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
321.1 mm (12.6 in)
Depth
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
Volume
1.21 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
1.914 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.39 kg (5.3 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Change Comparison