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Dell Precision 7550 vs. Surface Go 3: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell Precision 7550 and Surface Go 3 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 7550 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7550 is better than Surface Go 3.

Intel Xeon W-10885M inside Dell Precision 7550 has a 385% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i3-10100Y inside Surface Go 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Xeon W-10885M

7,618

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Xeon W-10855M

5,372

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i7-10850H

5,341

Dell Precision 7550 - Intel Core i5-10400H

4,252

Surface Go 3 - Intel Core i3-10100Y

1,570

Surface Go 3 - Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y

1,510

Dell Precision 7550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 128GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 7550

128 GB

Surface Go 3

8 GB

Dell Precision 7550 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Memory type and speed

Dell Precision 7550 - DDR4 ECC

2,933 MHz

Surface Go 3 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Dell Precision 7550 comes with four 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 7550	Surface Go 3
Slots	x4	Onboard
Type	DDR4 ECC	LPDDR3

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Dell Precision 7550 comes with three M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install additional SSDs to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
M.2	Yes x3	Onboard

Dell Precision 7550 has a 15.6-inch screen size 48% larger than the 10.5-inch Surface Go 3.

Display size

Dell Precision 7550

15.6-inch

Surface Go 3

10.5-inch

Dell Precision 7550 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Go 3. It has twelve versus five amount of ports and slots on the Surface Go 3.

Ports	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Smart Card Reader	Yes	No
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Surface Go Type Cover Connector	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	No
USB-A	Yes x2	No
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	12	5

Dell Precision 7550 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Go 3. It has eight versus three commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Go 3.

Ports	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	Yes	No
power port	Yes	No
RJ-45	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes	No
USB-C	No	Yes

Surface Go 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Go 3 is better than Dell Precision 7550.

2021 vs. 2020

Surface Go 3 weighed 1.2 pounds, 78% lighter than the 5.42 pounds Dell Precision 7550.

Weight	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
Pound	5.42 lbs.	1.2 lbs.
Kilogram	2.46 kg	0.54 kg

Prices

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

Dell Precision 7550 Price
	Dell Precision 7550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10850H - Six Core 5.1Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $458.00 $559.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Precision 7550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 64GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1080 FHD Touchscreen - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $729.99	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 7550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10850H - Six Core 5.1Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - 1920x1080 FHD - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $541.00	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 $488.00 $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 $384.22	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 7550	Surface Go 3
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	-	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	2021 Dell Precision 7560 2020 Dell Precision 7550 2019 Dell Precision 7540	2021 Surface Go 3 2020 Surface Go 2 2018 Surface Go 2015 Surface 3 2013 Surface 2 2012 Surface RT

Exterior	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
Dimensions	14.17” x 9.53” x 0.98 - 1.08” (360 mm x 242 mm 25 - 27.36 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	Starting at 5.42 lb (2.45 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 with an optional backlit keyboard. 3.92 x 2.09 in (99.50 mm x 53 mm) touchpad with 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 7550	Surface Go 3
Size	15.6 Inches	10.5 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD 1920x1080 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 45% NTSC 220 Nits WVA 4.20W 15.6" FHD 1920x1080 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% DCI-P3 500 Nits WVA 7.2W 15.6" FHD with Touch 1920x1080 60Hz Touch 100% DCI-P3 500 Nits WVA 7.4W 15.6" UHD HDR400 3840x2160 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% Adobe 500 Nits WVA 10W 15.6" UHD HDR600 3840x2160 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% Adobe 700 Nits WVA 18W	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 7550	Surface Go 3
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x Smart Card Reader Right (5) 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x lock slot Back (4) 1 x Mini DisplayPort v1.4 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x RJ-45 1 Gbps 1 x power port	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 7550	Surface Go 3
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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.70 → 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 Intel Xeon W-10855M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 5.10 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-10885M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB 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	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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 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 Intel Xeon W-10855M Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Intel Xeon W-10885M Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 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 4 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 128B Memory Type: DDR4 ECC or Non-ECC memory Memory Speed: 2666 MHz, 2933 MHz, or 3200 MHz	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1,024 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 3000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 256-bit, 945→ 1380 MHz, 2,304 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 4000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 8GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1110→ 1560 MHz, 2,560 Shading Units. NVIDIA Quadro RTX 5000 Mobile (Optional) Turning Architecture, 16GB GDDR6 256-bit, 1035→ 1545 MHz, 3,072 Shading Units.	-
Storage	Hard Drive Slots 3 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Up to 6TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD	64GB eMMC 128GB SSD

Connectivity	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
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 5.0 technology
Ethernet	Integrated Intel i219-LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE	-
More	-	LTE version coming soon.

Battery	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
Size	68 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion ExpressCharge Boost) 95 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion ExpressCharge Boost) 95 Wh (6-cell lithium-ion LCL)	28Wh Nominal battery capacity. 26.8Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	-	Up to 11 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	180 W power adapter Power rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A.	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11	Windows 11 Home in S-mode
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee® Small Business Security 30 Day Free Trial	Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial Microsoft 365 Family one month trial

Camera & Audio	Dell Precision 7550	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. Optional Windows Hello Infrared Camera	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 MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves Two speakers (2W x 2) Noise-reducing array microphones	Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™

Misc	Dell Precision 7550	Surface Go 3
Inking	-	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck	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 SmartCard Reader Fingerprint reader or FIPS Fingerprint reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification) Contacted Smart Card (FIPS 201 with Control Vault 3.0 Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 level 3 Certitication) Contactless Smart Card NFC/CSC (Check regional availability)	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	36 Months 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 7550	Surface Go 3
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p HDR Weight 5.42 lb 2.46 kg Up to Intel Xeon W-10885M 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,256 Single Core Geekbench 5 7,618 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Upgradable up to 128GB 2933 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 16GB 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

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Dell Precision 7550 vs. Surface Go 3: Full specs comparison