Dell Precision 7560 vs. Surface Laptop Studio: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell Precision 7560 and Surface Laptop Studio specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell Precision 7560 Pros
Reasons that Dell Precision 7560 is better than Surface Laptop Studio.
Intel Xeon W-11955M inside Dell Precision 7560 has a 75% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11370H inside Surface Laptop Studio.
Dell Precision 7560 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It supports up to 128GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop Studio.
Dell Precision 7560 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 Laptop Studio since it has onboard memory.
Memory | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Slots | x4 | Onboard |
Type | DDR4 ECC | LPDDR4X |
Dell Precision 7560 has a 15.6-inch screen size 8% larger than the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio.
Dell Precision 7560 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Laptop Studio. It has twelve versus four amount of ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Studio.
Ports | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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DisplayPort | Yes | No |
full-size SD card slot | Yes | No |
HDMI | Yes | No |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
lock slot | Yes | No |
power port | Yes | No |
RJ-45 | Yes | No |
Smart Card Reader | Yes | No |
Surface Connect+ | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 4 | Yes x2 | Yes x2 |
USB-A | Yes x2 | No |
Total | 12 | 4 |
Dell Precision 7560 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It has eight versus two commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Studio.
Ports | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
Thunderbolt 4 | Yes | Yes |
DisplayPort | Yes | No |
full-size SD card slot | Yes | No |
HDMI | Yes | No |
power port | Yes | No |
RJ-45 | Yes | No |
USB-A | Yes | No |
Surface Laptop Studio Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop Studio is better than Dell Precision 7560.
Surface Laptop Studio supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 7560. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3466MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 7560.
Surface Laptop Studio weighed 3.83 pounds, 30% lighter than the 5.42 pounds Dell Precision 7560.
Weight | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Pound | 5.42 lbs. | 3.83 lbs. |
Kilogram | 2.46 kg | 1.74 kg |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
Released | 2021 | 2021 |
Release Date | Announced on May 11, 2021 |
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Exterior | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
Dimensions | 14.17” x 9.53” x 0.98 - 1.08” (360 mm x 242 mm 25 - 27.36 mm) | 12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746” (323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm) |
Weight | Starting at 5.42 lb (2.45 kg) |
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Colors | - | Platinum Casing: Magnesium and Aluminum |
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Display | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
Size | 15.6 Inches | 14.4 Inches |
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Ports | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
Left (3)
Right (5)
Back (4)
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Right (2)
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Internal Specs | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Memory | Memory Slots
ECC memory only supports devices that shipped with an Intel Xeon processor. | 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
Discrete Graphics | NVIDIA Quadro
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| 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
Wi-Fi | Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 Up to 2400 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.2 | Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology |
Ethernet | Integrated Intel i219-LM 10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE. | - |
Battery | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Battery Life | - |
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Power Supply | 180 W power adapter 7.4mm barrel, rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A. |
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Software | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
OS | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
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Camera & Audio | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Misc | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
Inking | - |
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In the box | - |
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Warranty | 36 Months Basic Onsite Service |
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More | - | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. HingeDynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees. |
Key Features | Dell Precision 7560 | Surface Laptop Studio |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the Precision 7560, a 15.6-inch machine, in mid-2021. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Xeon W-11955M with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 with 16GB GDDR6.
On the other hand, we have the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio was introduced by Microsoft around the same year in late-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-11370H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB GDDR6.
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Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell Precision 7560 has a 15.6-inch display which is slightly larger than the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio. In addition, the Dell Precision 7560 weighs 5.42 lbs. about 41% heavier than the 3.83 lbs. Surface Laptop Studio. Moreover, measured at 14.17” x 9.53” x 1.08”, the Dell Precision 7560 is much bulkier than the Surface Laptop Studio at 12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746”.
There are a toal number of 12 ports and slots available on Dell Precision 7560. That includes a Thunderbolt 4 port, a Smart Card Reader, a USB-A port, a full-size SD card slot, a headphone jack, a lock slot, an HDMI port, a DisplayPort, an RJ-45 port, and a power port. With that said, it has eight ports and slots more than the Surface Laptop Studio that has two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a Surface Connect+, and a headphone jack.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell Precision 7560 supports up to 128GB 3466 MHz DDR4 ECC memory that you can upgrade with four memory module slots on the motherboard. It also comes with three M.2 slots that users can easily upgrade and install additional SSDs to expand the storage on the device.
For Surface Laptop Studio, it supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike Dell Precision 7560, 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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