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Dell Precision 5560 vs. Surface Go 3: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Dell Precision 5560 and Surface Go 3 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell Precision 5560 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5560 is better than Surface Go 3.

Intel Xeon W-11955M inside Dell Precision 5560 has a 443% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i3-10100Y inside Surface Go 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Xeon W-11955M

8,527

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i9-11950H

8,450

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i5-11500H

6,270

Surface Go 3 - Intel Core i3-10100Y

1,570

Surface Go 3 - Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

1,510

Dell Precision 5560 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 64GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5560

64 GB

Surface Go 3

8 GB

Dell Precision 5560 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 5560 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Surface Go 3 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Dell Precision 5560 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 Go 3 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4 ECC	LPDDR3

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Dell Precision 5560 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

Dell Precision 5560 has a 15.6-inch screen size 48% larger than the 10.5-inch Surface Go 3.

Display size

Dell Precision 5560

15.6-inch

Surface Go 3

10.5-inch

Dell Precision 5560 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Go 3. It has six versus five amount of ports and slots on the Surface Go 3.

Ports	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Surface Go Type Cover Connector	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	No
USB-C	Yes	Yes
Total	6	5

Dell Precision 5560 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Go 3. It has four versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Go 3.

Ports	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
USB-C	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	No

Surface Go 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Go 3 is better than Dell Precision 5560.

Surface Go 3 weighed 1.2 pounds, 71% lighter than the 4.06 pounds Dell Precision 5560.

Weight	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Pound	4.06 lbs.	1.2 lbs.
Kilogram	1.84 kg	0.54 kg

Prices

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

Dell Precision 5560 Price
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,189.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5560 Laptop - 15.6" UHD+ HDR400, (3840x2400) Touch - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9-11950H 8-Core (11th Gen) - 1TB SSD - 64GB RAM - RTX A2000 - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $1,929.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11800H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.40 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,179.77	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $487.00 $629.99 23% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $404.92	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Black (Latest Model) By Microsoft $500.00 $629.99 21% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on May 11, 2021	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 5, 2021
Pricing	-	$399 Gold 6500Y 4 GB 64 GB WiFi $549 Gold 6500Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi $629 i3-10100Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi
Generations	2022 Dell Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540	2021 Surface Go 3 2020 Surface Go 2 2018 Surface Go 2015 Surface 3 2013 Surface 2 2012 Surface RT

Exterior	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Dimensions	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.30 - 0.56” (344.4 x 230.3 x 7.7 - 11.64 mm)	9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm) Width: 9.65” (245 mm) Height: 6.9” (175 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)
Weight	4.06 lb (1.84 kg)	Surface Go 3: 1.2 lbs (544 g) Surface Go 3 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)
Colors	-	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.	Surface Go Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel. Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Size	15.6 Inches	10.5 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD+ 1920x1200 145 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% sRGB color gamut 1650:1 WVA 4.41W 15.6” UHD+ Touch 3840x2400 290 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Touch 100% Adobe sRGB 94% DCI-P3 1600:1 WVA 10.4W	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels) Density: 220 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Ports	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: Microsoft Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Bottom (1) 1 x Surface Go Type Cover Connector Under Kickstand (1) 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-11955M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 23 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Memory	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Type: Non-ECC or ECC Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 64B	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro T1200, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX A2000, 4GB GDDR6	-
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slots Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD Supports up to 64 Gbps.	64GB eMMC 128GB SSD

Connectivity	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Wi-Fi	Intel AX201 Up to 2400 Mbps Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.1	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	-	LTE version coming soon.

Battery	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Size	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable.	28Wh Nominal battery capacity. 26.8Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	-	Up to 11 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	90W 130W USB-C power adapter.	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 11 Home in S-mode
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial	Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial Microsoft 365 Family one month trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio	Realtek ALC3281-CG audio controler 2 x 2.5W Stereo woofers. 2 x 1.5W Stereo tweeters. Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones	Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™

Misc	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
Inking	-	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	The fingerprint reader in the power button Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in feature. IR Camera	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 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).	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	-	Surface Go 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1-Year Basic Onsite Service	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power Casing: Magnesium

Key Features	Dell Precision 5560	Surface Go 3
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 kg Up to Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C/16T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,565 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,527 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6	Released in Late 2021 3:2 FHD+ 10.5” 1280p 60Hz Weight 1.2 lb 0.54 kg Up to Intel Core i3-10100Y 2C/4T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 799 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,570 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 Starting at $399 Gold 6500Y, 4GB, 64GB eMMC Supports Surface Pen 4096 Levels, Tilt sensing, Magnetic Storage. Up to 11 Hours Battery Life Built-in IR Camera For Face Unlock Optional 4G LTE Wi-Fi 6