Dell XPS 15 7590 vs. Surface Book 3 15”: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Dell XPS 15 7590 and Surface Book 3 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Dell XPS 15 7590 Pros
Reasons that Dell XPS 15 7590 is better than Surface Book 3 15”.
Intel Core i9-9980HK inside Dell XPS 15 7590 has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15”.
Dell XPS 15 7590 weighed 4 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.
Weight | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Pound | 4 lbs. | 4.20 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.81 kg | 1.91 kg |
Dell XPS 15 7590 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Book 3 15”. It has nine versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Surface Book 3 15”.
Ports | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Battery gauge button | Yes | No |
full-size SD card slot | Yes | Yes |
HDMI | Yes | No |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
lock slot | Yes | No |
power port | Yes | Yes x2 |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes | No |
USB-A | Yes x2 | Yes x2 |
USB-C | No | Yes |
Total | 9 | 7 |
Dell XPS 15 7590 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Book 3 15”. It has six versus five commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Book 3 15”.
Ports | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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full-size SD card slot | Yes | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
power port | Yes | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | Yes |
HDMI | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 3 | Yes | No |
USB-C | No | Yes |
Surface Book 3 15” Pros
Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Dell XPS 15 7590.
2020 vs. 2019
Surface Book 3 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 7590. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 7590.
Key Similars
Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 7590 and Surface Book 3 15”.
Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Released | 2019 | 2020 |
Release Date | Announced on May 28th, 2019 (Dell Computex 2019) |
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Pricing | Starting at $999.99 (OLED start at $1,899.99) | For Consumer
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Exterior | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Dimensions | 14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm) | 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm) |
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Colors |
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Display | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Size | 15.6 Inches | 15 Inches |
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Ports | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Left (5)
Right (4)
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Right (3)
Bottom (1)
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Internal Specs | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Memory |
| 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x |
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Storage |
| 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD |
Connectivity | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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More | - |
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Battery | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Battery Life |
| Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage |
Power Supply | 130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A. | 127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port. |
Software | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
OS | Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Built-in Apps |
| Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Misc | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
Inking | - | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision |
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In the box | - |
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Warranty | - | One-year limited hardware warranty |
More | - | Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction. |
Key Features | Dell XPS 15 7590 | Surface Book 3 15” |
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Comparison Summary
Dell has released the XPS 15 7590, a 15.6-inch machine, in mid-2019. It is powered by up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-9980HK with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6.
On the other hand, we have the 15-inch Surface Book 3 15” was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in mid-2020. It comes with a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Dell XPS 15 7590 has a 15.6-inch display which is slightly larger than the 15-inch Surface Book 3 15”. In addition, The Dell XPS 15 7590 weighs 4 lbs. about 5% lighter than the 4.20 lbs. Surface Book 3 15”. Moreover, measured at 14.06” x 9.27” x 0.66”, the Dell XPS 15 7590 is much more portable than the Surface Book 3 15” at 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.9”.
There are a toal number of 9 ports and slots available on Dell XPS 15 7590. That includes a Thunderbolt 3 port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, a power port, a full-size SD card slot, a lock slot, and a Battery gauge button. With that said, it has two ports and slots more than the Surface Book 3 15” that has two USB-A ports, a full-size SD card slot, two power port, a USB-C port, and a headphone jack.
Moving over to upgradability, Dell claims that the Dell XPS 15 7590 supports up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Surface Book 3 15”, it supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike Dell XPS 15 7590, 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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