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Dell Precision 5550 vs. Surface Laptop Studio: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell Precision 5550 and Surface Laptop Studio models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Precision 5550 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5550 is better than Surface Laptop Studio.

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell Precision 5550 has a 39% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11370H inside Surface Laptop Studio.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Xeon W-10855M

5,372

Surface Laptop Studio - Intel Core i7-11370H

4,864

Surface Laptop Studio - Intel Core i5-11300H

4,441

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i5-10400H

4,252

Dell Precision 5550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop Studio.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5550

64 GB

Surface Laptop Studio

32 GB

Dell Precision 5550 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop Studio since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4 ECC	LPDDR4X

Dell Precision 5550 has a 15.6-inch screen size 8% larger than the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio.

Display size

Dell Precision 5550

15.6-inch

Surface Laptop Studio

14.4-inch

Surface Laptop Studio Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop Studio is better than Dell Precision 5550.

2021 vs. 2020

Surface Laptop Studio supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 5550. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5550.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop Studio - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell Precision 5550 - DDR4 ECC

2,933 MHz

Surface Laptop Studio weighed 3.83 pounds, 6% lighter than the 4.06 pounds Dell Precision 5550.

Weight	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Pound	4.06 lbs.	3.83 lbs.
Kilogram	1.84 kg	1.74 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Dell Precision 5550 Price
	Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T1000 - 3840x2400 4k Touchscreen - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $825.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6" - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $795.98	See at Amazon
	Dell 2020 Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6-inch - Xeon W-10855M - Six Core 5.1Ghz - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $999.99	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,511.00 $2,699.99 44% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,590.99 $3,099.99 49% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $967.19 $1,599.99 40% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	-	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 5, 2021
Pricing	-	$1,599.99 i5-11300H 16GB 256GB Intel Iris Xe $1,799.99 i5-11300H 16GB 512GB Intel Iris Xe $2,099.99 i7-11370H 16GB 256GB RTX 3050 Ti $2,699.99 i7-11370H 16GB 1TB RTX 3050 Ti $3,099.99 i7-11370H 32GB 2TB RTX 3050 Ti
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540	-

Exterior	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Dimensions	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.46” (344.4 mm x 230.30 mm x 11.65 mm)	12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746” (323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm)
Weight	4.06 lb (1.84 kg)	3.83 lb (1,742.9 grams) Intel Core i5 models. 4.00 lb (1,820.2 grams) Intel Core i7 models.
Colors	-	Platinum Casing: Magnesium and Aluminum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.	Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness Backlight. Precision Haptic touchpad: Largest surface touchpad to date. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.

Display	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	15.6 Inches	14.4 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD+ 1920 x 1200 InfinityEdge 60 Hz anti-glare low blue light non-touch 500 nits sRGB 100% min wide-viewing angle 15.6-inch UHD+ with Touch 3840 x 2400 InfinityEdge 60 Hz anti-reflective low blue light touch 500 nits 100% AdobeRGB wide-viewing angle Gorilla Glass	14.4” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2400 x 1600 (201 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Refresh rate: 120Hz 60Hz default. Inking: GPU Ink Acceleration Touch: 10 points multi-touch Dolby Vision® support

Ports	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Image Source: Dell 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery, USB 3.2 Gen 2, and DisplayPort 1.4. 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4. 1 x Headset jack 1 x SD-card reader 1 x Noble Wedge-shaped lock slot	Image Source: Microsoft Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (2) 1 x Surface Connect+ Magnet Charging, Surface Dock 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-10855M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Intel Xeon W-10855M Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 2993 MHz Memory Type: ECC or Non-ECC Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB	16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti  with 4GB GDDR6 For Consumer. Optional NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 with 4GB GDDR6 For Business.
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Wi-Fi	Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 802.11 a/b/g WiFi-4 (802.11n) WiFi-5 (802.11ac) WiFi-6 (802.11ax) Bluetooth 5.1	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology

Battery	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	56 Wh - 3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable 86 Wh - 4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable	58.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 56.3 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	-	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i5 models. Up to 18 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i7 models.
Power Supply	90 W - USB-C power adapter 130 W - USB-C power adapter	60W power supply Intel Core i5 models. 95W power supply Intel Core i7 models.

Software	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11	For Consumer: Windows 11 Home For Commercial: Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial	Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial Preloaded Xbox app Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Optional Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1080p resolution front-facing camera
Audio	Stereo woofer 2.5 W x 2 Stereo tweeter 1.5 W x 2 8 W total peak Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves	Dual far-field Studio Mics Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
Inking	-	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2
Sensors	Ambient light sensor The fingerprint reader in the power button (optional) IR Camera (optional)	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor) Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command \| Update, Dell Command \| Power Manager Intel® Platform Trust Technology Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and external SmartCard Reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows enhanced hardware security
In the box	-	Surface Laptop Studio Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	Basic Onsite Service 12 Months, 12 Month(s)	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. Hinge Dynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees.

Key Features	Dell Precision 5550	Surface Laptop Studio
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:10 UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5	Released in Late 2021 3:2 2.4K 14.4” 2400p 60~120Hz Weight 3.83 lb 1.74 kg Up to Intel Core i7-11370H 4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,397 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti  4GB GDDR6