Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) vs Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 (Mid 2024) $1,300
Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021) $1,600
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,600
CPU
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
Adreno X1 3.8T
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
17" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-64-100)
10 Cores
10 Threads
3.4GHz Clock
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 2,350
58%
GB6M 12,980
49%
GB6S 1,820
45%
GB6M 6,365
24%
Adreno X1 3.8T
1536 Shaders
1250MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 3.84 TFLOPS
8%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.37 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
LPDDR5X-8448
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.3GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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17"
LCD IPS
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600 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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White Backlight
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.4
Bluetooth 5.1
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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4x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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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 UHS-II
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Power
Surface Connect
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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
66Wh
8707mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 22 Hours
Up to 7.5 Hours
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Charge Time
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Up to 100% in 120 min
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
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
Height
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
Width
329 mm (13 in)
Depth
239 mm (9.4 in)
Volume
1.44 L
Height
19.1 mm (0.8 in)
Width
374.5 mm (14.7 in)
Depth
248.1 mm (9.8 in)
Volume
1.77 L
Weight
1.66 kg (3.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.95 kg (4.3 lb)
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Weight
2.21 kg (4.9 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.69 kg (5.9 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison