Surface Laptop 5 15 (Late 2022) vs Alienware X14 (R2, Early 2023) Full Specs

Summary

CPU Core i7-1255U10 Cores (2P+8E)	CPU Core i5-13420H8 Cores (4P+4E)
GPU Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz768 Shaders	GPU GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W2,048 Shaders, 4GB
Memory 8GBLPDDR5X-5200	Memory 16GBLPDDR5-4800
Storage 256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	Storage 512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
Display 15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz	Display 14" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR
Price $1,299 MAX	Price $1,500 MAX

Highlights

Geekbench 6 Single

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

Surface Laptop 5 151,955Core i7-1255U

x1

Alienware X142,292Core i5-13420H

x1.17

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System Arch

CPU

Core i7-1255U	Core i5-13420H
10 Cores(2P+8E) 12 Threads 1.7GHz	8 Cores(4P+4E) 12 Threads 2.1GHz

GPU

Iris Xe 96EU 1250MHz	GeForce RTX 3050 Laptop 50W
768 Shaders 1.25GHz	2,048 Shaders 1.42GHz
Shared Memory	4GB GDDR6 192GB/s
Peak·FP32·FP16 3.84 TFLOPSFP16	Peak·FP32·FP16 185.7 TOPSINT4 Tensor Sparse

Memory

8GBLPDDR5X-5200

16GBLPDDR5-4800

Storage

256GBPCIe 3.0 x4	512GBPCIe 4.0 x4
2.2GB/s Read 830MB/s Write	6.9GB/s Read 5GB/s Write
	1x M.2 PCIe 4.0x4

Display

15" LCD IPS2496x1664 400Nits 60Hz Size Res 15"	14" LCD IPS2560x1600 300Nits 165Hz Matte AR Size Res 14"
Panel & HDR LCD IPS	Panel & HDR LCD IPS
Area & Aspect Ratio 103.8 in² 3:2	Area & Aspect Ratio 88.09 in² 16:10
Brightness 400 nits 400 nits Peak	Brightness 300 nits 300 nits Peak
Refresh & VRR 60Hz	Refresh & VRR 165Hz Variable Refresh G-Sync
Response Time 58 ms	Response Time 3 ms
Resolution 2496x1664 4.2M Pixels 2 ppi	Resolution 2560x1600 4.1M Pixels 216 ppi
Backlight & Contrast LED 1.6K:1 contrast	Backlight & Contrast LED 1.5K:1 contrast
Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V	Viewing Angles 178° H 178° V
Color Depth 8-bit	Color Depth 8-bit
Color Coverage 98% sRGB 65% DCI-P3	Color Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3
Coating & Lamination Fully Laminated	Coating & Lamination Matte AR
Touchscreen Yes	Touchscreen No
Border Size 11.3mm (0.44")	Border Size 7.5mm (0.3")

Battery

Up to 7 hours	Up to 8 hours
47.4Wh 6253mAh 7.58V Lithium-Ion Polymer	80Wh 7018mAh 11.4V Lithium-Ion
User Replaceable No	User Replaceable No

Ports

Data 1x Thunderbolt 4 1x USB 3.0	Data -
Audio 1x Audio Jack	Audio 1x Audio Jack
Card Slots -	Card Slots 1x microSDXC Card

Connectivity

Wi-Fi 6 Bluetooth 5.0	Wi-Fi 6E Bluetooth 5.3
Infrared No	Infrared No

Power

Charger 65W Surface Connect USB-A	Charger 130W USB-C
Max Power Draw 65W	Max Power Draw -
Output 65W 15.00V 4.33A	Output 130W 20.00V 6.50A
Input 1.60A	Input 1.80A
Protocol & Port Surface Connect USB-A	Protocol & Port USB-C DC 7.4x5mm
USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W)	USB-PD 1.00A 5V (5W) 4.50A 20V (90W)

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 Facial Face ID

OS

Launch OS Windows

Launch OS Windows 11

Enclosure

Build Material Aluminum	Build Material Plastic
Height 14.7mm (0.58") Width 339.5mm (13.37") Depth 244mm (9.61")	Height 14.5mm (0.57") Width 321.1mm (12.64") Depth 260.4mm (10.25")
Weight 1.56kg	Weight 1.91kg
Weight + Charger 1.85kg	Weight + Charger 2.39kg
Volume 1.2177L	Volume 1.2124L
Decor Lights No	Decor Lights Yes
Fans 1	Fans -

Info

Release Date 2022-10-12	Release Date 2023-03-02
Warranty 1 year	Warranty 1 year
Description Late 2022	Description R2, Early 2023
Model Number 1 -	Model Number 1 R2

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