Surface Book 3 15 (Mid 2020) vs Alienware m15 (R7 AMD, Early 2022) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-1065G74 Cores	CPU Ryzen 7 6800H8 Cores
GPU GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q1,536 Shaders, 6GB	GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W2,560 Shaders, 4GB
Memory 16GBLPDDR4X-3733	Memory 16GBDDR5-4800
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15" LCD IPS3240x2160 400Nits 60Hz	Display 15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR
Price $2,299 MAX	Price $1,749 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

Geekbench 6 Single Geekbench 6 Multi Peak OPS FP32 FP16 GPU Bandwidth

Surface Book 3 151,550Core i7-1065G7

x1

Alienware m151,960Ryzen 7 6800H

x1.26

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-1065G7	Ryzen 7 6800H
4 Cores 8 Threads 1.3GHz	8 Cores 16 Threads 3.2GHz

GPU

GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q	GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Laptop 80W
1,536 Shaders 1.33GHz	2,560 Shaders 1.7GHz
6GB GDDR6 288GB/s	4GB GDDR6 192GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 8.2 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 277.7 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse

Memory

16GBLPDDR4X-3733	16GBDDR5-4800
	2x SO-DIMM

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
3GB/s Read 1.6GB/s Write	6.9GB/s Read 5GB/s Write
1x M.2 PCIe 3.0x4	2x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

15" LCD IPS3240x2160 400Nits 60Hz Size Res 15"	15.6" LCD IPS1920x1080 350Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 15.6"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 103.8 in² 3:2	Area & Aspect Ratio 104 in² 16:9
Brightness 400 nits 400 nits Peak	Brightness 350 nits 350 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 60Hz	Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync
Response Time -	Response Time 3 ms
Resolution 3240x2160 7M Pixels 26 ppi	Resolution 1920x1080 2.1M Pixels 141 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1.7K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Color Coverage 100% sRGB	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 67% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Fully Laminated	Coating & Lamination Matte AR
Touchscreen Yes	Touchscreen No
Border Size -	Border Size 7.5mm (0.3")

Battery

Up to 14 hours	Up to 4.5 hours
90Wh 12000mAh 7.5V Lithium-Ion Polymer	86Wh 7544mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 2x USB 3.0 1x USB-C 3.0 DP	Data 1x USB-C 3.1 DP PD 3x USB 3.0
Network -	Network 1x Ethernet 1G
Video -	Video 1x HDMI 2.1
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots 1x SDXC Card	Card Slots -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.2
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 127W Surface Connect USB-A	Charger 240W DC 7.4x5mm
Max Power Draw -	Max Power Draw 230W
Output 127W 15.00V 8.47A	Output 240W 19.50V 12.31A
Input -	Input 3.50A
Protocol & Port Surface Connect USB-A	Protocol & Port DC 7.4x5mm DC 7.4x5mm
USB-PD 1.50A 5V (7.5W)	USB-PD -

Audio

Speakers 2	Speakers 2
Microphones 2	Microphones 2

Input

Keyboard Scissor Backlit -	Keyboard Scissor Backlit Per-Key Lighting
Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass	Trackpad Multi-Touch Clickpad Glass
Biometrics Facial Face ID	Biometrics -

OS

Launch OS Windows

Launch OS Windows 11

Enclosure

Build Material Magnesium	Build Material Plastic
Height 22.8mm (0.9") Width 343mm (13.5") Depth 251mm (9.88")	Height 23.9mm (0.94") Width 356.2mm (14.02") Depth 272.5mm (10.73")
Weight 1.91kg	Weight 2.69kg
Weight + Charger 2.28kg	Weight + Charger 3.47kg
Volume 1.9629L	Volume 2.3247L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights Yes
Fans 2	Fans 2

Info

Release Date 2020-05-06	Release Date 2022-03-23
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Mid 2020	Description R7 AMD, Early 2022
Model Number 1 -	Model Number 1 R7 AMD

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