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

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

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Surface Book 2 15” Pros

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

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

Dell XPS 15 9560 Pros

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

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

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

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

Weight	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 – 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $964.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $900.00	See at Amazon
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 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 By Dell $41.49	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
Released	2017	2017
Release Date	Introduced: October 17, 2017 Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017 Released: November 16, 2017	-
Pricing	Starting at 1,999$	-
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 9560
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	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)
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
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; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 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.

Ports	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 (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

Internal Specs	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
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	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
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	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
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2400 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 1050 (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD	500GB/32GB SSD 512GB/128GB SSD Hybrid Hard Drive. 256 GB 512 GB PCIe Gen 3 SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	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).
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology	Bluetooth 4.1

Battery	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of video playback Up to 5 hours in tablet mode	-
Power Supply	102W power supply with USB-A (7.5W) charging port.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
OS	Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
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 9560
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 Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones

Misc	Surface Book 2 15”	Dell XPS 15 9560
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 Kensington lock slot
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 9560
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 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