Dell Inspiron 13 5391 vs. Surface Laptop 3: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Inspiron 13 5391 and Surface Laptop 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell Inspiron 13 5391 Pros
Reasons that Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is better than Surface Laptop 3.
Intel Core i7-10510U inside Dell Inspiron 13 5391 has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3.
Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated
Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighed 2.16 pounds, 23% lighter than the 2.79 pounds Surface Laptop 3.
Weight | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
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Pound | 2.16 lbs. | 2.79 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.98 kg | 1.27 kg |
Surface Laptop 3 Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
Surface Laptop 3 supports a larger memory capacity than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Inspiron 13 5391. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Dell Inspiron 13 5391.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
Released | 2019 | 2019 |
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Exterior | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
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Display | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
Size | 13.3 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
Info | 13.3-inch FHD (1920 x 1080) TrueLife LED Backlight Non-touch Narrow Border Wide Viewing Angle Display |
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Internal Specs | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
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Memory | 4 GB 8 GB 2133 MHz dual-channel onboard LPDDR3 RAM. |
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Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 64-bit, 1518 → 1582 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores. | - |
Storage | 256 GB 512 GB M.2 PCIe NVMe Solid State Drive. | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
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Battery | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
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| 45.8 Wh |
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| Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage |
Power Supply | 65 Watt AC Adapter |
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Software | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
OS | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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| Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
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Misc | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
Inking | - | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency |
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Security | Fingerprint Reader with Windows Hello (Optional) |
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More | - | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only |
Key Features | Dell Inspiron 13 5391 | Surface Laptop 3 |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the Inspiron 13 5391, a 13.3-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.
On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3 was introduced by Microsoft around the same year in 2019. It comes with up to a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics (11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 has a 13.3-inch display which is quite similar size to the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3. In addition, The Dell Inspiron 13 5391 weighs 2.16 lbs. about 29% lighter than the 2.79 lbs. Surface Laptop 3. Moreover, measured at 12.11” x 8.05” x 0.65”, the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 is slightly bulkier than the Surface Laptop 3 at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Inspiron 13 5391 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 Laptop 3, it supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Dell Inspiron 13 5391, 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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