Dell Inspiron 13 5390 vs. Surface Book 3 15”: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 13 5390 and Surface Book 3 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell Inspiron 13 5390 Pros
Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is better than Surface Book 3 15”.
Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighed 2.16 pounds, 49% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.
Weight | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Pound | 2.16 lbs. | 4.20 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.98 kg | 1.91 kg |
Surface Book 3 15” Pros
Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
2020 vs. 2019
Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15” has a 59% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Surface Book 3 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Surface Book 3 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5390. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Surface Book 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 12% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell Inspiron 13 5390.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Released | 2019 | 2020 |
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Exterior | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Dimensions |
| 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm) |
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Display | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Size | 13.3 Inches | 15 Inches |
Info | 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display |
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Ports | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
| Left (3)
Right (3)
Bottom (1)
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Internal Specs | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Memory | 4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM. | 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x |
Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores. |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive. | 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD |
Connectivity | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Battery | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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| Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage |
Power Supply | 65 Watt AC Adapter | 127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port. |
Software | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
OS | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Built-in Apps |
| Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Misc | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Inking | - | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision |
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Security | Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional) |
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Warranty | - | One-year limited hardware warranty |
More | - | Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction. |
Key Features | Dell Inspiron 13 5390 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the Inspiron 13 5390, a 13.3-inch machine, in mid-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8565U with a boost clock speed up to 4.60 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.
On the other hand, we have the 15-inch Surface Book 3 15” was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in mid-2020. It comes with a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell Inspiron 13 5390 has a 13.3-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 15-inch Surface Book 3 15”. In addition, The Dell Inspiron 13 5390 weighs 2.16 lbs. about 94% lighter than the 4.20 lbs. Surface Book 3 15”. Moreover, measured at 12.11” x 8.05” x 0.65”, the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 is much more portable than the Surface Book 3 15” at 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.9”.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Inspiron 13 5390 supports up to 8GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Surface Book 3 15”, it supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Dell Inspiron 13 5390, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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