Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) vs Dell Alienware m17 (R5, Early 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (Late 2023) $1,999
Dell Alienware m17 (R5, Early 2022) $1,450
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,450
CPU
Core i7-13700H
CPU
Ryzen 7 6800H
GPU
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
512GB
Display
14.4" LCD IPS 2400x1600 Touch
Display
17.3" LCD IPS 1920x1080 -
Core i7-13700H
14 Cores
20 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 6800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
Iris Xe 96EU 1500MHz
768 Shaders
1500MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
2560 Shaders
1695MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
N/A
0%
FP32 2.3 TFLOPS
5%
1080p 60 FPS
50%
FP32 8.68 TFLOPS
17%
16GB
LPDDR5X-5200
16GB
DDR5-4800
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6.9GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14.4"
LCD IPS
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17.3"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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120Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2400x1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
127 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Touch
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Scissor Switch
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
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 5.2
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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
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
DC 7.4x5mm
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External
External
102W
15.00V
6.33A
240W
19.50V
12.30A
USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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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
56.3Wh
7427mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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97Wh
8509mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
Charge Time
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Plastic
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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Display Side Boarder Size
7.5mm
Height
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
323.3 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
228.3 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.40 L
Height
22.6 mm (0.9 in)
Width
397.3 mm (15.6 in)
Depth
298.7 mm (11.8 in)
Volume
2.68 L
Weight
1.982 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.36 kg (5.2 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
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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison