Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs Dell Alienware X15 (R2, Early 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
Dell Alienware X15 (R2, Early 2022) $2,150
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,150
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core i7-12700H
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core i7-12700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.3GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 100W
3840 Shaders
1605MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 85 FPS
71%
FP32 12.33 TFLOPS
25%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
16GB
LPDDR5-5200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
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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12.4"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
141 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
Scissor Switch
1.50mm
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.2
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600 Series P+
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
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1x micro SDXC Card UHS-II
Power
Surface Connect
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 7.4x5mm
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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87Wh
7632mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 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
4x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
278.2 mm (11 in)
Depth
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
15.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
359.7 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
277.3 mm (10.9 in)
Volume
1.59 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.35 kg (5.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.13 kg (6.9 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not 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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Change Comparison