Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
Dell XPS 17 (9710, Mid 2021) $1,600
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,600
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
17" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
128 Shaders
1450MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.37 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
8GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
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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12.4"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
133 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
79 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.1
No Sensors
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600 Series P+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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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
1x SDXC Card UHS-II
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
130W
20.00V
6.50A
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USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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4.50A 20V (90W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
USB-C
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 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
6.0mm
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Display Side Boarder Size
4.0mm
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
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
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (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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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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