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Dell XPS 13 9300 vs. Surface Pro 9 5G: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 13 9300 and Surface Pro 9 5G specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 13 9300 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9300 is better than Surface Pro 9 5G.

Dell XPS 13 9300 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 13 9300

32 GB

Surface Pro 9 5G

16 GB

Dell XPS 13 9300 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It has three versus one commonly used port and slot on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
headphone jack	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes

Surface Pro 9 5G Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 9 5G is better than Dell XPS 13 9300.

2022 vs. 2020

Microsoft SQ3 inside Surface Pro 9 5G has a 27% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Dell XPS 13 9300.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Pro 9 5G - Microsoft SQ3

4,760

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i5-1035G1

2,878

Dell XPS 13 9300 - Intel Core i3-1005G1

2,027

Surface Pro 9 5G supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 13 9300. It supports up to 4266MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 13 9300.

Memory type and speed

Surface Pro 9 5G - LPDDR4X

4,266 MHz

Dell XPS 13 9300 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Surface Pro 9 5G weighed 1.95 pounds, 27% lighter than the 2.65 pounds Dell XPS 13 9300.

Weight	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Pound	2.65 lbs.	1.95 lbs.
Kilogram	1.20 kg	0.88 kg

Surface Pro 9 5G has more ports and slots count than the Dell XPS 13 9300. It has six versus four amount of ports and slots on the Dell XPS 13 9300.

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
headphone jack	Yes	No
microSD card slot	Yes	No
nanoSIM card slot	No	Yes
SSD slot	No	Yes
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Surface Type Cover	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x2	No
Thunderbolt 4	No	Yes x2
Total	4	6

Prices

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

Dell XPS 13 9300 Price
	Dell New XPS 13 9300 13.4-inch FHD InfinityEdge Touchscreen Laptop (Silver), Intel Core i7-1065G7 10th Gen, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (XPS 9300-7524SLV-PUS) By Dell $822.81	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9300 Laptop, 13.4 UHD (3840 x 2400) Touchscreen, Intel Core 10th Gen i7-1065G7, 32GB LPRAMX, 1TB Class 35 SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $1,129.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 13.4-inch FHD InfinityEdge Touchscreen Laptop (Silver), Intel Core i7-1065G7 10th Gen, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $822.81	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Sapphire Microsoft Copilot By Microsoft $779.00 $1,099.99 29% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD Platinum By Microsoft $960.99 $1,299.00 26% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Copilot, Graphite (Renewed) By Microsoft $699.99 $749.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Released	2020	2022
Release Date	Announced at CES 2020) Available on January 7, 2020 Developer Edition available on February 4, 2020	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	-	Starting at $2,999.99
Applicable Models	Dell XPS 13 Dell XPS 13 (early 2020) Dell XPS 13 9300 Dell XPS 13 with 10th Gen Intel G-Series processors	Surface Pro 9 with 5G Surface Pro 9 SQ® 3
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333	2022 Surface Pro 9 5G 2022 Surface Pro 9 2021 Surface Pro 8 2021 Surface Pro 7 Plus 2019 Surface Pro 7 2018 Surface Pro 6 2017 Surface Pro 5 2015 Surface Pro 4 2014 Surface Pro 3 2013 Surface Pro 2 2012 Surface Pro 1

Exterior	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Dimensions	11.64 x 7.82 x 0.27 - 0.38 in (295.65 x 198.68 x 6.75 - 9.58mm) Width: 11.64” (295.65 mm) Depth: 7.82” (198.68 mm) Height: 0.27 - 0.38” (6.75 - 9.58 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 208 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	2.65 lbs - 2.8 lbs (1.2 kg - 1.27 kg)	1.95 lb (883 g)
Colors	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.42 x 2.53 in (112.30 mm x 64.15 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Not included. Compatible with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard Type Cover Features: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

Display	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Size	13.4 Inches	13 Inches
Info	13.4-inch FHD+ touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.4-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, 169 PPI, 60 Hz, 1800:1 contrast ratio, 500 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.4-inch 4K UHD+ touchscreen 3840 x 2400, 338 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 450 nits luminance, 6.6 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.	13” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2880 x 1920 5.53M Pixels. Density: 267 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1200:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 450 nits maximum (typical), 5 nits minimum Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive Color

Ports	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Image Source: Dell Left (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) 1 x microSD card slot Right (2) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack	Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (1) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Bottom (1) 1 x Surface Type Cover Under Kickstand (2) 1 x nanoSIM card slot 1 x SSD slot M.2 2230 NVMe slot

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.00 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1 Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU N/A,
Memory	4 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4 Memory On-board 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x Memory On-board	8GB 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Removable SSD.
Fans Number	-	-

Connectivity	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer 1650s 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) Rivet Killer 500s DBS Up to 1800 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)	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Rivet Killer 1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer 500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Wireless WAN	-	Location: GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and Beidou Support NanoSIM and eSIM support Supports 5G

Battery	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh	47.7 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46.5 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	-	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-60% in about one hour)

Software

Dell XPS 13 9300

Surface Pro 9 5G

Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04

Upgradable to Windows 11

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home on ARM

Business models

Windows 11 Pro on ARM

Built-in Apps

Microsoft Office 30-days trial
McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Preloaded Xbox app
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one-month trial

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio	Realtek ALC3281-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2.5W x 2 = 4W peak) 3.5mm headphone/microphone combo jack with 360-degree Waves NX 3D virtual surround with head-tracking via headphones Dual microphone array powered by Waves MaxxVoice Pro supporting VoIP – Cortana Farfield capable	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers

Misc	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
Inking	-	Designed for Surface Slim Pen 2 Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
Security	Windows Hello Facial Recognition Wedge-shaped lock	Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box	-	Surface Pro 9 SQ3 with 5G Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents SIM Card access tool
Warranty	-	1-year limited hardware warranty

Key Features	Dell XPS 13 9300	Surface Pro 9 5G
At Glance	Released in Early 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 13.4” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.65 lb 1.20 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Late 2022 3:2 2.8K 13” 1920p 60~120Hz Weight 1.95 lb 0.88 kg Powered By Microsoft SQ3 8C/8T, 3.00 GHz Geekbench 5 978 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,760 Multi-Core With integrated Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU N/A Configurable up to 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X Starting at $1,299.99 i5, 8GB, 128GB, Win 11 Home for ARM Up to 19 hours Battery life for typical device usage.