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

Here is a comparison of the specs between Dell XPS 15 9560 and Surface Studio, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Dell XPS 15 9560 Pros

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

Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 15 9560 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Studio. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Surface Studio.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 15 9560 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Surface Studio - DDR4
2,133 MHz
About 81% lighter

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

WeightDell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
Pound
4 lbs.
21 lbs.
Kilogram
1.81 kg
9.53 kg

Surface Studio Pros

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

Newer manufacturing

2016 vs. 2017

79% larger display

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

Display size
Surface Studio
28-inch
Dell XPS 15 9560
15.6-inch

Key Similars

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

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i7-7700HQ
3,208
Surface Studio - Intel Core i7-6820HQ
3,142
Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i5-7300HQ
2,685
Surface Studio - Intel Core i5-6440HQ
2,625
Dell XPS 15 9560 - Intel Core i3-7100H
1,610
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 9560
32 GB
Surface Studio
32 GB

Prices

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

Dell XPS 15 9560 Price
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
$949.00
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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
$569.68
$599.90 5% OFF
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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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$35.54
$37.33 5% OFF
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Surface Studio Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
By Microsoft
$2,299.99
$2,799.99 18% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum
 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum
By Microsoft
$1,571.00
$2,699.99 42% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Inch Touchscreen, Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, Perfect for Surface Pro, Surface Book 3 and Surface Tablet Users Platinum 9U1-00001 (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Inch Touchscreen, Intel Core i5, 16GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, Perfect for Surface Pro, Surface Book 3 and Surface Tablet Users Platinum 9U1-00001 (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$671.00
$799.00 16% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
Released20172016
Release Date-
  • Introduced: October 26, 2016
  • Pre-ordered: October 26, 2016
  • Released: December 15, 2016
Pricing-Intel® Core™ i5
  • $2,999 - 8GB | 1TB (64GB SSD) | GTX 965M
Intel® Core™ i7
  • $3,499 - 16GB | 1TB (128GB SSD) | GTX 965M
  • $4,199 - 32GB | 2TB (128GB SSD) | GTX 980M
Generations-

Exterior

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
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)
  • 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)
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.
  • Included Surface Keyboard
  • Included Surface Mouse

Display

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
Size15.6 Inches28 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
  • Contrast ratio typical: 1100:1
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated
  • Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65)

Ports

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
Dell XPS 15 9560 Ports
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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 Studio Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 4 x full-size USB 3.0
  • 1 x Mini DisplayPort
  • 1 x Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance)
  • 1 x 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet

Internal Specs

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
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. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ
    4 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6 MB Smart Cache, 45W
  2. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W
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. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6440HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 530
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 950 MHz
  2. 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 530
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
Memory
  • 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
8GB 16GB 32GB
DDR4 RAM
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (Optional)
    Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 965m
    Maxwell Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 944 MHz + Boost, 1024 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 980m
    Maxwell Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1038 MHz + Boost, 1536 CUDA Cores.
Storage
  • 500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD
    Hybrid Hard Drive.
  • 256 GB 512 GB
    PCIe Gen 3 SSD.
1 TB (64GB SSD) 1TB (128GB SSD) 2 TB (128 SSD)
Rapid Hybrid Drive Storage

Connectivity

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
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 9560Surface Studio
Size
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
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Power Supply130 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 9560Surface Studio
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 9560Surface Studio
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 9560Surface Studio
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
1024 levels of pressure
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
  • Surface Pen
  • Surface Keyboard
  • Surface Mouse
  • AC power cord with grip-release cable
  • Quick start guide
  • Safety, warranty and product documents
Warranty-
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
More-
  • Physical buttons: Volume, Power.

Key Features

Dell XPS 15 9560Surface Studio
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
2016
3:2 4.5K
28”
3000p 60Hz
Weight
21 lb
9.53 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-6820HQ
4C/8T, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
826
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,142
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® HD Graphics 530
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2133 MHz DDR4
Surface Studio Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 980M
4GB GDDR5

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