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Surface Book 3 15” vs. Dell Precision 5550: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Book 3 15” and Dell Precision 5550 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Dell Precision 5550.

Surface Book 3 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 5550. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5550.

Memory type and speed

Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Dell Precision 5550 - DDR4 ECC

2,933 MHz

Dell Precision 5550 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5550 is better than Surface Book 3 15”.

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell Precision 5550 has a 82% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10875H

6,874

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i9-10885H

6,788

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i7-10750H

5,412

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Xeon W-10855M

5,372

Dell Precision 5550 - Intel Core i5-10400H

4,252

Surface Book 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Dell Precision 5550 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book 3 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Book 3 15”.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5550

64 GB

Surface Book 3 15”

32 GB

Dell Precision 5550 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 3 15” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR4X	DDR4 ECC

Prices

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

Surface Book 3 15” Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,319.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $999.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,349.00	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 5550 Price
	Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6 - Intel Core i7 10th Gen - i7-10750H - Six Core 5Ghz - 512GB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T1000 - 3840x2400 4k Touchscreen - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $825.00	See at Amazon
	2020 Dell Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6" - Intel Core i9 10th Gen - i9-10885H - Eight Core 5.3Ghz - 1TB SSD - 32GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Home (Renewed) By Dell $795.98	See at Amazon
	Dell 2020 Precision 5550 Laptop 15.6-inch - Xeon W-10855M - Six Core 5.1Ghz - 1TB SSD + 1TB SSD - 16GB RAM - Nvidia Quadro T2000 - 1920x1200 FHD+ - Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Dell $999.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	-
Pricing	For Consumer $2,299 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,799 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,999 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,399 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial $2,399 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,899 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,099 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,699 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000	-
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 Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Exterior	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.46” (344.4 mm x 230.30 mm x 11.65 mm)
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
Colors	Platinum	-
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 keyboard. 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
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” FHD+ 1920 x 1200 InfinityEdge 60 Hz anti-glare low blue light non-touch 500 nits sRGB 100% min wide-viewing angle 15.6-inch UHD+ with Touch 3840 x 2400 InfinityEdge 60 Hz anti-reflective low blue light touch 500 nits 100% AdobeRGB wide-viewing angle Gorilla Glass

Ports	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Image Source: Microsoft Left (3) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x full-size SD card slot UHS-II performance Right (3) 1 x power port Charging, Docking 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone, On the tablet Bottom (1) 1 x power port Charging, Docking, On the tablet	Image Source: Dell 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery, USB 3.2 Gen 2, and DisplayPort 1.4. 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4. 1 x Headset jack 1 x SD-card reader 1 x Noble Wedge-shaped lock slot

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-10855M 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.80 → 5.10 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Intel Xeon W-10855M Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 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	16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 2993 MHz Memory Type: ECC or Non-ECC Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 64GB
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,	NVIDIA Quadro T1000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1455 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA Quadro T2000 (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1575 → 1785 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 PCIe SSD slot Hard Drive Configurations Supports RAID 0 and RAID 1 Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Intel AX201 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) Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.1
More	Xbox Wireless built-in	-

Battery	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	56 Wh - 3-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable 86 Wh - 4-cell lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable
Battery Life	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage	-
Power Supply	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.	90 W - USB-C power adapter 130 W - USB-C power adapter

Software	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
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. Optional Infrared camera For Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Stereo woofer 2.5 W x 2 Stereo tweeter 1.5 W x 2 8 W total peak Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones MaxxAudio® Pro by Waves

Misc	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor The fingerprint reader in the power button (optional) IR Camera (optional)
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) (optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor) Dell Client Command Suite available (dell.com/command), Factory Installed Dell Client Command \| Update, Dell Command \| Power Manager Intel® Platform Trust Technology Trusted Platform Module (TPM) 2.0 Chassis wedge-shaped security lock Support for Computrace and external SmartCard Reader Touch Fingerprint Reader with Control Vault 3.0 (Advanced Authentication with FIPS 140-2 Level 3 Certification)
In the box	Surface Book 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	Basic Onsite Service 12 Months, 12 Month(s)
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	-

Key Features	Surface Book 3 15”	Dell Precision 5550
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 3:2 3.2K 15” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.20 lb 1.91 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in 2020 16:10 UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 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 ECC Nvidia Quadro T2000 4GB GDDR5