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

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Dell XPS 15 9560 and Surface Studio 2 specifications, including details on 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 Studio 2.

Dell XPS 15 9560 weighed 4 pounds, 81% lighter than the 21 pounds Surface Studio 2.

Weight	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
Pound	4 lbs.	21 lbs.
Kilogram	1.81 kg	9.53 kg

Surface Studio 2 Pros

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

2018 vs. 2017

Intel Core i7-7820HQ inside Surface Studio 2 has a 11% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7700HQ inside Dell XPS 15 9560.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Studio 2 - Intel Core i7-7820HQ

3,573

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i7-7700HQ

3,208

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i5-7300HQ

2,685

Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i3-7100H

1,610

Surface Studio 2 has a 28-inch screen size 79% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9560.

Display size

Surface Studio 2

28-inch

Dell XPS 15 9560

15.6-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Dell XPS 15 9560 and Surface Studio 2.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9560

32 GB

Surface Studio 2

32 GB

Both laptops supports the same 2400MHz DDR4 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9560 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Surface Studio 2 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

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) By Dell $585.33	See at Amazon
	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	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9560 4K UHD Touch (3840 x 2160) 7th Gen Intel i7-7700HQ Quad Core 1TB SSD, 32GB Ram Thounderbolt NVIDIA GTX 1050 Win 10 Pro Fingerprint Reader Plus Best Notebook Stylus By Dell $1,199.00	See at Amazon
Surface Studio 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $3,089.99 $3,699.99 16% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - By Microsoft $1,466.99 $1,589.99 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,619.99 $3,099.99 48% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
Released	2017	2018
Release Date	-	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018
Pricing	-	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070
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	-

Exterior	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
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)	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)
Weight	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
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.	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse

Display	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
Size	15.6 Inches	28 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: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Brightness: 515 nits Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65) Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating Touch: 10-point multitouch Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge

Ports	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
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 4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 GHz, 3MB Cache, 35W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ 4 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB Cache, 45W	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-7100H Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7700HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Memory	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	16GB 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 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. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Storage	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
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 4.0 technology
Ethernet	-	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
More	-	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	-
Power Supply	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)

Software	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
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 sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
Audio	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base

Misc	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Ambient light sensor
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Kensington lock slot	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio
In the box	-	Surface Studio 2 Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide Booklet
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.

Key Features	Dell XPS 15 9560	Surface Studio 2
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 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5	Released in 2018 3:2 4.5K 28” 3000p 60Hz Weight 21 lb 9.53 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-7820HQ 4C/8T, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 958 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,573 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5