Dell XPS 16 (9640, Early 2024) vs Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021)

Dell XPS 16 (9640, Early 2024) $1,700
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio (Late 2021) $1,599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,700
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,599
CPU
Core Ultra 7 155H
CPU
Core i5-11300H
GPU
Arc 8C 2250MHz
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
16.3" LCD IPS 1920x1200 -
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14.4" LCD IPS 2400x1600 Touch
Core Ultra 7 155H
16 Cores
22 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i5-11300H
4 Cores
8 Threads
3.1GHz Clock
Arc 8C 2250MHz
1024 Shaders
2250MHz
Shared Memory
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 4.61 TFLOPS
9%
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
16GB
LPDDR5X-7467
16GB
LPDDR4X-4266
56 Tabs
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56 Tabs
11%
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.4GB/s Read
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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60Hz
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1920x1200
2.3 Million Pixels
139 PPI
2400x1600
3.8 Million Pixels
200 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Facial
Facial
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2
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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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500 Series UP3+
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
130W
20.00V
6.50A
102W
15.00V
6.33A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
99.5Wh
8504mAh
11.70V
Lithium-Ion
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56.3Wh
7427mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
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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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2x Fans
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Convertible
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Height
18.7 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.2 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
240.1 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.61 L
Height
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
323.3 mm (12.7 in)
Depth
228.3 mm (9 in)
Volume
1.40 L
Weight
2.13 kg (4.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.61 kg (5.8 lb)
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Weight
1.82 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.2 kg (4.8 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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Change Comparison