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.

Dell XPS 15 7590 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 7590 is better than Surface Book 3 15”.

Much faster CPU performance

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”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i9-9980HK
6,504
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i7-9750H
4,880
Surface Book 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Dell XPS 15 7590 - Intel Core i5-9300H
3,308
About 5% lighter

Dell XPS 15 7590 weighed 4 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.

WeightDell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Pound
4 lbs.
4.20 lbs.
Kilogram
1.81 kg
1.91 kg
Has two more ports and slots

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”.

PortsDell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Battery gauge buttonYesNo
full-size SD card slotYesYes
HDMIYesNo
headphone jackYesYes
lock slotYesNo
power portYesYes x2
Thunderbolt 3YesNo
USB-AYes x2Yes x2
USB-CNoYes
Total97
Slightly more versatile connectivity

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”.

PortsDell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
full-size SD card slotYesYes
headphone jackYesYes
power portYesYes
USB-AYesYes
HDMIYesNo
Thunderbolt 3YesNo
USB-CNoYes

Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Dell XPS 15 7590.

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports faster memory

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.

Memory type and speed
Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Dell XPS 15 7590 - DDR4
2,666 MHz

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 7590 and Surface Book 3 15”.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 7590
32 GB
Surface Book 3 15”
32 GB

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 7590 Price
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Inch 4K UHD Non-Touch 512GB SSD 2.6GHz i7 16GB RAM (6-Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, Windows 10 Home) Silver XPS7590-7992SLV-PUS
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Inch 4K UHD Non-Touch 512GB SSD 2.6GHz i7 16GB RAM (6-Core i7-9750H, NVIDIA GTX 1650, Windows 10 Home) Silver XPS7590-7992SLV-PUS
By Dell
$1,698.00
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
Dell XPS 15 7590 15.6 Core I7-9750H 16GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD 4K OLED Non-Touch (3840X2160) NVIDIA GTX 1650 4GB Windows 10 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$924.69
Dell XPS 7590 Laptop, 15.6 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) Non-Touch, 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, Windows 10 (Renewed)
Dell XPS 7590 Laptop, 15.6 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) Non-Touch, 9th Gen Intel Core i7-9750H, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650, Windows 10 (Renewed)
By Dell
$992.93
Surface Book 3 15” Price
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$1,099.00
Microsoft Surface Book 3 (SNK-00001) | 15in (3240 x 2160) Touch-Screen | Intel Core i7 Processor | 32GB RAM | 2TB SSD Storage | Windows 10 Pro | GeForce GTX 1660 GPU
Microsoft Surface Book 3 (SNK-00001) | 15in (3240 x 2160) Touch-Screen | Intel Core i7 Processor | 32GB RAM | 2TB SSD Storage | Windows 10 Pro | GeForce GTX 1660 GPU
By Microsoft
$2,165.94
$2,999.00 28% OFF
Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$2,464.99

Availability

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Released20192020
Release DateAnnounced on May 28th, 2019 (Dell Computex 2019)
  • Introduced: May 6, 2020
  • Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020
  • Released: May 12, 2020
PricingStarting at $999.99 (OLED start at $1,899.99)For Consumer
  • $2,299 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $2,799 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $2,999 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,399 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
For Commercial
  • $2,399 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $2,899 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,099 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,499 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
  • $3,499 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | RTX 3000
  • $3,699 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | RTX 3000
Generations

Exterior

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Dimensions14.06 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)
Weight
  • 3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg)
  • 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
  • Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g)
  • Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel.
  • 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel.
    • Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Size15.6 Inches15 Inches
Info
  • 15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 500-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD IPS touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD OLED non-touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, OLED, 282 PPI, 400-nit brightness, 100% DCI-P3, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Non-touch support.
 
  • Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels)
  • Display Density: 260 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Contrast ratio: 1600:1
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch

Ports

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Dell XPS 15 7590 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (5)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 1 x Battery gauge button
Surface Book 3 15” Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Left (3)
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
    UHS-II performance
Right (3)
  • 1 x power port
    Charging, Docking
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone, On the tablet
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x power port
    Charging, Docking, On the tablet

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Processor
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory
  • 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
16GB 32GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4x
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (Optional)
    Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q
    Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q
    Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6,  192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
PCIe SSD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer AX1650
    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)
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Rivet Killer AX1650 › Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More-
  • Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Size
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
  • Total: 90Wh
    Clipboard: 23Wh
    Base: 67Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 20 hours and 30 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.
127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription
Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
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)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video
  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Audio
  • Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • Dual-array microphones
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®
    • Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
    • Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box-
  • Surface Book 3 15”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-One-year limited hardware warranty
More-Supports Surface Dial
Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.

Key Features

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”
At Glance
Released in Mid
2019
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p OLED
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-9980HK
8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,114
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,504
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 7590 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 1650
4GB GDDR6
Released in Mid
2020
3:2 3.2K
15”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.20 lb
1.91 kg
Powered By
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
Surface Book 3 15” Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3000
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

Dell XPS 15 7590 vs. Surface Book 3 15”

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

Dell XPS 15 75901
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H94885.10%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H1,04493.72%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK1,114100.00%
Surface Book 3 15”1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,08897.67%
01,114

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Dell XPS 15 75901
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H3,30850.86%
2
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H4,88075.03%
3
9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK6,504100.00%
Surface Book 3 15”1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,72257.23%
06,504

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”.

Dell XPS 15 7590Surface Book 3 15”

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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