Dell XPS 15 9560 vs. Surface Book 2 15”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Dell XPS 15 9560 and Surface Book 2 15” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 15 9560 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9560 is better than Surface Book 2 15”.

Supports larger memory

Dell XPS 15 9560 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Max system memory size
Dell XPS 15 9560
32 GB
Surface Book 2 15”
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 15 9560 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 15 9560 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Surface Book 2 15” - LPDDR3
1,866 MHz
About 5% lighter

Dell XPS 15 9560 weighed 4 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 2 15”.

WeightDell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 15”
Pound
4 lbs.
4.20 lbs.
Kilogram
1.81 kg
1.91 kg

Surface Book 2 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 2 15” is better than Dell XPS 15 9560.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Book 2 15” has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9560.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Book 2 15” - Intel Core i7-8650U
3,879
Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i7-7700HQ
3,208
Surface Book 2 15” - Intel Core i5-8350U
2,982
Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i5-7300HQ
2,685
Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i3-7100H
1,610

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9560 Price
Dell XPS 15 9560 4K UHD Touch (3840 x 2160) Intel i7-7700HQ Quad Core 1TB SSD, 32GB Ram Thounderbolt NVIDIA GTX 1050 Win 10 Pro Fingerprint Reader (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 15 9560 4K UHD Touch (3840 x 2160) Intel i7-7700HQ Quad Core 1TB SSD, 32GB Ram Thounderbolt NVIDIA GTX 1050 Win 10 Pro Fingerprint Reader (Renewed)
By Dell
$585.33
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Dell XPS 15 9560 15.6in FHD InfinityEdge Display Intel Core i7-7700HQ X4 2.8GHz 8GB 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Silver (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 15 9560 15.6in FHD InfinityEdge Display Intel Core i7-7700HQ X4 2.8GHz 8GB 256GB SSD NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Silver (Renewed)
By Dell
$509.78
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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
 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
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$41.49
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Surface Book 2 15” Price
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver
 Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver
By Microsoft
$799.99
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Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$900.00
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NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
 NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$2,999.99
$3,199.98 6% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 15”
Released20172017
Release Date-
  • Introduced: October 17, 2017
  • Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017
  • Released: November 16, 2017
Pricing-Starting at 1,999$
Generations

Exterior

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 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 0.57”-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 9560Surface Book 2 15”
Size15.6 Inches15 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.
  • 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 9560Surface Book 2 15”
Dell XPS 15 9560 Ports
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
Surface Book 2 15” Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 2 x Surface Connect™
    1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking.
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader
    UHS-II Performance

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 15”
Processor
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H
    2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 GHz, 3MB Cache, 35W
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ
    4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W
  3. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H
    Intel® HD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  3. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (Optional)
    Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
    Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.
Storage
  • 500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD
    Hybrid Hard Drive.
  • 256 GB 512 GB
    PCIe Gen 3 SSD.
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 15”
Wi-Fi
  • Rivet Killer 1535
    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 4.1 technology

Battery

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 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 17 hours of video playback
  • Up to 5 hours in tablet mode
Power Supply130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.
  • 102W power supply with USB-A (7.5W) charging port.

Software

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 15”
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update)
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 9560Surface Book 2 15”
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-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 microphones
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
  • Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Book 2 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
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Kensington lock slot
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box-
  • Surface Book 2 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 9560Surface Book 2 15”
At Glance
Released in
2017
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-7700HQ
4C/8T, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
852
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,208
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® HD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Up to
32GB
2400 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 9560 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 1050
4GB GDDR5
Released in Late
2017
3:2 3.2K
15”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.20 lb
1.91 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8650U
4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,106
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,879
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3
Surface Book 2 15” Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1060
6GB GDDR5

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