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Dell XPS 15 9550 vs. Surface 3: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell XPS 15 9550 and Surface 3, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell XPS 15 9550 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9550 is better than Surface 3.

Intel Core i7-6700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9550 has a 296% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Atom x7-Z8700 inside Surface 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i7-6700HQ

3,073

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i5-6300HQ

2,409

Dell XPS 15 9550 - Intel Core i3-6100H

1,597

Surface 3 - Intel Atom x7-Z8700

776

Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface 3. It supports up to 32GB versus 4GB of system memory on the Surface 3.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9550

32 GB

Surface 3

4 GB

Dell XPS 15 9550 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface 3. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the Surface 3.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9550 - DDR4

2,133 MHz

Surface 3 - DDR3

1,600 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Dell XPS 15 9550 has a 15.6-inch screen size 44% larger than the 10.8-inch Surface 3.

Display size

Dell XPS 15 9550

15.6-inch

Surface 3

10.8-inch

Dell XPS 15 9550 has more ports and slots count than the Surface 3. It has nine versus seven amount of ports and slots on the Surface 3.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Battery gauge button	Yes	No
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Micro USB	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
nanoSIM card slot	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No
Type Cover	No	Yes
USB-A	Yes x2	Yes
Total	9	7

Dell XPS 15 9550 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface 3. It has six versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Surface 3.

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
USB-A	Yes	Yes
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
HDMI	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Mini DisplayPort	No	Yes
power port	Yes	No
Thunderbolt 3	Yes	No

Surface 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface 3 is better than Dell XPS 15 9550.

Surface 3 weighed 1.37 pounds, 65% lighter than the 3.9 pounds Dell XPS 15 9550.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Pound	3.9 lbs.	1.37 lbs.
Kilogram	1.77 kg	0.62 kg

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9550 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,638.00	See at Amazon
	Genuine Dell 130W(watt) Tip 4.5mm Slim Power AC Adapter for dell XPS 15 9530 9550 9560 9570/Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530 Laptop Charger (HA130PM130/DA130PM130) Power Supply By Dell $31.43 $36.99 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570 By Dell $41.49	See at Amazon
Surface 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $299.00 $319.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	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 3 128GB WiFi Tablet 10.8" Intel Atom - Silver (Renewed) By Microsoft $184.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Released	2015	2015
Release Date	-	Introduced: March 21, 2015 Pre-ordered: March 21, 2015 Released: May 5, 2015
Pricing	-	Surface 3 Wi-Fi $499 - 2 GB \| 64 GB $599 - 4 GB \| 128 GB Surface 3 4G LTE $599 - 2 GB \| 64 GB $699 - 4 GB \| 128 GB
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550	2021 Surface Go 3 2020 Surface Go 2 2018 Surface Go 2015 Surface 3 2013 Surface 2 2012 Surface RT

Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
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)	10.52” x 7.36” x 0.34” (267 mm x 187 mm x 8.7 mm) Width: 10.52” (267 mm) Height: 7.36” (187 mm) Thickness: 0.34” (8.7 mm)
Weight	3-cell battery models: 3.9 lb (1.78 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.4 lb (2.0 kg)	Surface 3: 1.37 lbs (621 g) Surface 3 with Keyboard: 1.95 lbs (884 g)
Colors	CNC machined aluminum Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass NBT™ on 4K Ultra HD display Carbon fiber composite palm rest with soft-touch paint	Silver
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.	Surface Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Supports up to three-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Size	15.6 Inches	10.8 Inches
Info	15.6-inch WED FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch WED UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.4M Pixels) Density: 214 PPI Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: supports Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x2, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button	Image Source: Microsoft Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Micro USB Charging Port 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Bottom (1) 1 x Type Cover Under Kickstand (2) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x nanoSIM card slot Surface 3 with LTE only, Optional

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 35W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 3.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W	Intel® Atom™ x7-Z8700 4 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 2.40 GHz, 2MB Cache, 2W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-6100H Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 900 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz	Intel® Atom™ x7-Z8700 Intel® HD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 20 → 600 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	2GB 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3 SDRAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 960M (Optional) Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1033 → 1098 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.	64GB 128GB eMMC

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Wi-Fi	DW1820A Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
More	-	Optional LTE Nano SIM Tray GPS Assisted GPS GLONASS

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 84 Wh	27.5 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours * Tested on 84 WHr battery, FHD panel, SSD models.	Up to 10 hours of video playback
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.	13W Micro USB power supply

Software	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 8.1 Pro Upgradable to Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	1-Year Microsoft Office 365 Personal

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Camera	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.	3.5MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Audio	Realtek ALC3266 with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Digital-array microphones	Single microphone Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 256 levels of pressure N-trig Active Pen technology
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer Digital compass
Security	Kensington lock slot	-
In the box	-	Surface 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Casing: Magnesium Kickstand: 3 positions Physical buttons: volumes, power

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9550	Surface 3
At Glance	Released in 2015 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.9 lb 1.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6700HQ 4C/8T, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz Geekbench 5 798 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,073 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 530 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz Up to 32GB 2133 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 960M 2GB GDDR5	Released in Early 2015 3:2 FHD+ 10.8” 1280p 60Hz Weight 1.37 lb 0.62 kg Powered By Intel Atom x7-Z8700 4C/4T, 1.60 → 2.40 GHz Geekbench 5 224 Single Core Geekbench 5 776 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 16 Execution Units, 20 → 600 MHz Configurable up to 4GB 1600 MHz DDR3