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Dell XPS 17 9700 vs. Surface Go 2: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Dell XPS 17 9700 and Surface Go 2 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Dell XPS 17 9700 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 17 9700 is better than Surface Go 2.

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 416% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core M3-8100Y inside Surface Go 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell XPS 17 9700 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Surface Go 2 - Intel Core M3-8100Y

1,313

Surface Go 2 - Intel Pentium Gold 4425Y

922

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go 2. It supports up to 64GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go 2.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 17 9700

64 GB

Surface Go 2

8 GB

Dell XPS 17 9700 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go 2. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go 2.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 17 9700 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Surface Go 2 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Dell XPS 17 9700 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

Dell XPS 17 9700 has a 17-inch screen size 61% larger than the 10.5-inch Surface Go 2.

Display size

Dell XPS 17 9700

17-inch

Surface Go 2

10.5-inch

Dell XPS 17 9700 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Go 2. It has seven versus five amount of ports and slots on the Surface Go 2.

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
full-size SD card slot	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	Yes
lock slot	Yes	No
microSD card slot	No	Yes
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Surface Go Type Cover Connector	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 3	Yes x4	No
USB-C	No	Yes
Total	7	5

Surface Go 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Go 2 is better than Dell XPS 17 9700.

Surface Go 2 weighed 1.2 pounds, 75% lighter than the 4.65 pounds Dell XPS 17 9700.

Weight	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Pound	4.65 lbs.	1.2 lbs.
Kilogram	2.11 kg	0.54 kg

Prices

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

Dell XPS 17 9700 Price
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 Ti - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $1,458.80	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 17" 9700 FHD+ Laptop PC Intel Core i7-10750H Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, Type C, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 1650, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $724.99	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell XPS 9700 Laptop 17 - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 2TB SSD - 64GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce RTX 2060 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $2,312.79	See at Amazon
Surface Go 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 2-10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - WiFi - Platinum (Latest Model) (Renewed) By Microsoft $272.80	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Go 2 - 10.5" Touch-Screen - Intel Pentium - 4GB Memory - 64GB - Wifi - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $349.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 2 10.5 inches Touch-Screen Intel Pentium 4GB RAM, 64gb STV-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $167.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Announced Date: May 13, 2020	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020
Pricing	-	Surface Go 2 for Consumer $399 - Intel Pentium \| 4 GB \| 64 GB \| WiFi $549 - Intel Pentium \| 8 GB \| 128 GB \| WiFi $629 - Intel Core M3 \| 8 GB \| 128 GB \| WiFi $729 - Intel Core M3 \| 8 GB \| 128 GB \| LTE Surface Go 2 for Commercial $449 - Intel Pentium \| 4 GB \| 64 GB \| WiFi $599 - Intel Pentium \| 8 GB \| 128 GB \| WiFi $679 - Intel Core M3 \| 8 GB \| 128 GB \| WiFi $779 - Intel Core M3 \| 8 GB \| 128 GB \| LTE
Generations	2022 Dell XPS 17 9720 2021 Dell XPS 17 9710 2020 Dell XPS 17 9700	2021 Surface Go 3 2020 Surface Go 2 2018 Surface Go 2015 Surface 3 2013 Surface 2 2012 Surface RT

Exterior	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Dimensions	14.74 x 9.76 x 0.77 in (374.45 x 248.05 x 19.5 mm) Width: 14.74” (374.45 mm) Depth: 9.76” (248.05 mm) Height: 0.77” (19.5 mm)	9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm) Width: 9.65” (245 mm) Height: 6.9” (175 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)
Weight	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4.65 lbs (2.11 kg) Touch screen with 97Wh: 5.53 lbs (2.51 kg)	Surface Go 2: 1.2 lbs (544 g) Surface Go 2 with LTE: 1.22 lbs. (553 g) Surface Go 2 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)
Colors	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard with larger keycaps. Larger touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.	Surface Go Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel. Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Size	17 Inches	10.5 Inches
Info	17-inch FHD+ non-touchscreen 1920 x 1200, IPS, 145 PPI, 500-nits brightness, 1650:1 contrast ratio, 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 17-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support.	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels) Density: 220 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Ports	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.4, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone	Image Source: Microsoft Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Bottom (1) 1 x Surface Go Type Cover Connector Under Kickstand (1) 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4425Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 GHz, 2MB, 6W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ M3-8100Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-10885H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 4425Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ M3-8100Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
Memory	8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX 2060 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6 192-bit, 975 → 1185 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB 4TB 2 x Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.	64GB eMMC 128GB 256GB SSD

Connectivity	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Wi-Fi	Rivet Killer AX1650w 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) Rivet Killer AX500s DBS Up to 1774.50 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 AX1650w › Bluetooth 5.1 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	-	Optional LTE Nano SIM Tray 4G LTE Advanced (22 Bands: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66) GPS/GLONASS: Standalone and Assiste GNSS, accuracy up to 3 meters

Battery	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh	26.81 Wh
Battery Life	-	WiFi: Up to 10 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 10 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	90 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/3A, 9VDc/3A, 15VDC/3A, 20VDC/4.5A. 130 W USB Type-C power adapter Power rated at 5VDC/1A, 20VDC/6.5A.	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home in S-mode For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription	For Consumer Microsoft 365 Family one month trial For Commercial 1 month trial for new Microsoft Office 365 customers

Camera & Audio	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Camera	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 576 x 360 (VGA) at 30 fps for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio	Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable	Dual Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™

Misc	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer NFC
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face 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 Go 2 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power Casing: Magnesium

Key Features	Dell XPS 17 9700	Surface Go 2
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 17” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.65 lb 2.11 kg Up to Intel Core i9-10885H 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,196 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,788 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Mid 2020 3:2 FHD+ 10.5” 1280p 60Hz Weight 1.2 lb 0.54 kg Up to Intel Core M3-8100Y 2C/4T, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz Geekbench 5 660 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,313 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz Configurable up to 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3