Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs Dell Alienware m16 (R1 AMD, Early 2023)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
Dell Alienware m16 (R1 AMD, Early 2023) $1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
Ryzen 7 7745HX
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
Radeon RX 7600M XT
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 7745HX
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.6GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 2,660
66%
GB6M 13,020
49%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
Radeon RX 7600M XT
2048 Shaders
2615MHz
8GB GDDR6
288GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 21.42 TFLOPS
43%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
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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600 Nits
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300 Nits
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120Hz
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240Hz
Variable
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 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
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Facial
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Realtek ALC3254
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.3
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Video
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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
Card
1x SDXC Card
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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
66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 22 Hours
Up to 4 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
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Height
25.4 mm (1 in)
Width
368.9 mm (14.5 in)
Depth
289.9 mm (11.4 in)
Volume
2.72 L
Weight
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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Weight
3.3 kg (7.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
4.08 kg (9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not 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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Storage Slots
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2x M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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