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Surface Book 2 15” vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Surface Book 2 15” and Dell XPS 15 9500 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Book 2 15” Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Surface Book 2 15” over Dell XPS 15 9500.

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than Surface Book 2 15”.

2020 vs. 2017

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 15 9500 has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Book 2 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Surface Book 2 15” - Intel Core i7-8650U

3,879

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

Surface Book 2 15” - Intel Core i5-8350U

2,982

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9500

64 GB

Surface Book 2 15”

16 GB

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Surface Book 2 15” - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Dell XPS 15 9500 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Book 2 15” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR3	DDR4

Dell XPS 15 9500 weighed 4 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 2 15”.

Weight	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound	4.20 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	1.91 kg	1.81 kg

Prices

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

Surface Book 2 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver By Microsoft $799.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $900.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 1 TB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,475.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9500 Price
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inches FHD i7-10750H 16 512GB SSD GTX 1650 Ti XPS9500-7002SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $1,098.95	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9500 (Latest Model) 15.6-inch Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen 32GB DDR4 RAM 1TB SSD, 4K UHD+ (3840x2400) 500-NIT Touch NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 PRO (Renewed) By Dell $1,399.99	See at Amazon
	New Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch UHD+ Touchscreen Laptop (Silver) Intel Core i7-10750H 10th Gen, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 1TB SSD, Nvidia GTX 1650 Ti with 4GB GDDR6, Window 10 Pro (XPS9500-7845SLV-PUS) By Dell $999.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Released	2017	2020
Release Date	Introduced: October 17, 2017 Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017 Released: November 16, 2017	Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	Starting at 1,999$	Starting at $1,299.99
Generations	2020 Surface Book 3 15” 2020 Surface Book 3 13.5” 2017 Surface Book 2 15” 2017 Surface Book 2 13.5” 2016 Surface Book i7 2015 Surface Book	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	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	13.56 x 9.07 x 0.30 - 0.71 in (344.40 x 230.30 x 7.70 - 18 mm) Width: 13.56” (344.40 mm) Depth: 9.07” (230.30 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.71” (7.70 - 18 mm)
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)
Colors	Platinum	CNC machined aluminum in platinum silver with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black Edge-to-edge Corning® Gorilla® Glass 6 on touch panel
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard. 5.91 x 3.54 in (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	15 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	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	15.6-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, 4.41W. 15.6-inch UHD+ IPS touchscreen 3840 x 2400, IPS, 290 PPI, 500-nit brightness, 1600:1 contrast ratio, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge, Anti-Reflective, Touch support, 10.4W.

Ports	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
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	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x full-size SD card slot v6.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	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
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	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
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB Removable M.2 2230/2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.
Fans Number	-	2

Connectivity	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Rivet Killer AX1650s 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)
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology	Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of video playback Up to 5 hours in tablet mode	Full HD+ model Up to 24 hours (productivity tasks). Up to 16 hours, 52 minutes (streaming Netflix). UHD+ model Up to 13 hours, 52 minutes (productivity tasks). Up to 8 hours, 27 minutes (streaming Netflix).
Power Supply	102W power supply with USB-A (7.5W) charging port.	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.

Software	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
OS	Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Camera	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	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.
Audio	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Realtek ALC3281-CG Studio quality tuning with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro and Waves Nx® 3D audio Quad-speaker design with 2.5W x2 woofers and 1.5W x2 tweeters = 8W total peak output Dual microphone array optimized with Waves MaxxVoice supporting VoIP - Microsoft Cortana capable

Misc	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Wedge-shaped lock
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	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
At Glance	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 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5	Released in Mid 2020 16:10 4K UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 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 Upgradable up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6