Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021) vs Dell XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021) $1,599
Dell XPS 15 (9510, Mid 2021) $1,300
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,300
CPU
Core i5-11300H
CPU
Core i5-11400H
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
UHD 16EU 1450MHz Gen 12
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14.4" LCD IPS 2400x1600 Touch
Display
15.6" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
Core i5-11300H
4 Cores
8 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
Core i5-11400H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
GB6S 1,680
41%
GB6M 4,855
18%
GB6S 1,820
45%
GB6M 6,365
24%
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%
16GB
LPDDR4X-4266
8GB
DDR4-3200
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/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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14.4"
LCD IPS
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15.6"
LCD IPS
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500 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2400x1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 PPI
1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
145 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
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Scissor Switch
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
4
2
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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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500 Series UP3+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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2x 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
102W
15.00V
6.33A
90W
20.00V
4.50A
USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
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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1.0M (3 ft) Cable
56.3Wh
7427mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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86Wh
7544mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
Charge Time
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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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
4.0mm
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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
344.7 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
230.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.43 L
Weight
1.82 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.2 kg (4.8 lb)
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Weight
1.81 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.19 kg (4.8 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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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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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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Change Comparison