Surface Go 3 vs. Dell Inspiron 14 5410: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Go 3 and Dell Inspiron 14 5410 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Surface Go 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Go 3 is better than Dell Inspiron 14 5410.

About 63% lighter

Surface Go 3 weighed 1.2 pounds, 63% lighter than the 3.22 pounds Dell Inspiron 14 5410.

WeightSurface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Pound
1.2 lbs.
3.22 lbs.
Kilogram
0.54 kg
1.46 kg

Dell Inspiron 14 5410 Pros

Reasons that Dell Inspiron 14 5410 is better than Surface Go 3.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-11390H inside Dell Inspiron 14 5410 has a 224% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i3-10100Y inside Surface Go 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 - Intel Core i7-11390H
5,096
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 - Intel Core i7-11370H
4,864
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 - Intel Core i5-11300H
4,441
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 - Intel Core i3-1125G4
3,690
Surface Go 3 - Intel Core i3-10100Y
1,570
Surface Go 3 - Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
1,510
Supports larger memory

Dell Inspiron 14 5410 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Max system memory size
Dell Inspiron 14 5410
32 GB
Surface Go 3
8 GB
Supports faster memory

Dell Inspiron 14 5410 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Memory type and speed
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Surface Go 3 - LPDDR3
1,866 MHz
Upgradable memory

Dell Inspiron 14 5410 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 Go 3 since it has onboard memory.

MemorySurface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR3DDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX450 2GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

Dell Inspiron 14 5410 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsSurface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
M.2
Onboard
Yes x1
33% larger display

Dell Inspiron 14 5410 has a 14-inch screen size 33% larger than the 10.5-inch Surface Go 3.

Display size
Dell Inspiron 14 5410
14-inch
Surface Go 3
10.5-inch

Prices

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

Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$395.92
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$647.99
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$390.00
$549.99 29% OFF
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 Price
Dell 2021 Newest Inspiron 5410 2-in-1 Touch-Screen Laptop, 14" Full HD, Intel Core i7-1165G7 Evo, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, Webcam, FP Reader, WiFi-6, Backlit KB, Win 10 Home, Silver
Dell 2021 Newest Inspiron 5410 2-in-1 Touch-Screen Laptop, 14" Full HD, Intel Core i7-1165G7 Evo, 32GB RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, HDMI, Webcam, FP Reader, WiFi-6, Backlit KB, Win 10 Home, Silver
By Dell
$899.00
Dell Latitude 5410 | 14" Notebook | Full HD - 1920 x 1080 | Core i5 i5-10310U 10th Gen | 1.7GHz | Windows 10 (Renewed) (16GB / 256GB)
Dell Latitude 5410 | 14" Notebook | Full HD - 1920 x 1080 | Core i5 i5-10310U 10th Gen | 1.7GHz | Windows 10 (Renewed) (16GB / 256GB)
By Dell
$226.99
$293.04 23% OFF
Dell Inspiron 5410 2-in-1 (2021) | 14" FHD Touch | Core i3-256GB SSD - 8GB RAM | 4 Cores @ 3.7 GHz - 11th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed)
Dell Inspiron 5410 2-in-1 (2021) | 14" FHD Touch | Core i3-256GB SSD - 8GB RAM | 4 Cores @ 3.7 GHz - 11th Gen CPU Win 11 Home (Renewed)
By Dell
$366.99

Availability

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Released20212021
Release Date
  • Introduced: September 22, 2021
  • Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021
  • Released: October 5, 2021
Announced on April 14, 2021
Pricing
  • $399 
    Gold 6500Y 4 GB 64 GB WiFi
  • $549
    Gold 6500Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi
  • $629
    i3-10100Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi
  • $470.39
    i3-1125G4 8GB 256GB
  • $587.99
    i5-11320H 8GB 512GB
  • $783.99
    i7-11390H 16GB 512GB
Applicable Models-
  • Dell Inspiron 14 Laptop
  • 2021 Dell Inspiron 14
  • Dell Inspiron 14 5410
  • Dell Inspiron 14 5418
Generations-

Exterior

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Size Comparison
Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Dimensions9.65” 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)
12.65 x 8.38 x 0.67 ~ 0.71 inches (321.27 x 212.8 x 17.02 ~ 17.99 mm)
Weight
  • Surface Go 3: 1.2 lbs (544 g)
  • Surface Go 3 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)
Starting at 3.22 lbs (1.461 kg)
Colors
Platinum
Platinum Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • 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.
Keyboard
  • Full-size titan grey keyboard with optional key backlit.
Touchpad
  • Multi-touch gesture-enabled precision touchpad.
  • Size: 4.53 x 2.76 in (115 x 70 mm)

Display

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Size10.5 Inches14 Inches
Info
  • 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
  • 14” FHD
    250 nits brightness, 45% NTSC color gamut, 500:1 contrast ratio, 3.60 W power consumption.
  • 14” FHD with 100% sRGB
    300 nits brightness, 100% sRGB color gamut, 600:1 contrast ratio, 4.50 W power consumption.
  • All Configurations
    1920 x 1080, 16:9 aspect ratio, 157 PPI, 35 ms response time, 60 Hz refresh rate, non-touch, anti-glare.

Ports

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Surface Go 3 Ports
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
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left
  • 1 x USB-C
    - USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20 Gbps) on i3 and i5 configurations.
    - Thunderbolt™️ 4/USB4 (40 Gbps) on i7 configuration.
    - Both support DisplayPort 1.4 and Power Delivery.
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4
  • 1 x Power connector 
    4.5mm barrel type connector.
Right
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x MicroSD Card Slot
  • 1 x Headset port
    3.5mm jack.

Internal Specs

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.00 → 3.70 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11390H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1125G4
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11390H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Memory
4GB 8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB
  • Memory Slots: 2 x SODIMM slots.
  • Memory Type: Dual Channel DDR4 Memory.
  • Memory Speed:
    3200 MHz
  • Memory Size per Slot: 
    4GB 8GB 16GB
Discrete Graphics-Optional NVIDIA® GeForce® MX450 with 2GB of GDDR5 VRAM
Storage
  • 64GB
    eMMC
  • 128GB
    SSD
256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB
  • Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe Gen 3.0 x4 slot.

Connectivity

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Wi-FiWi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
  • Intel Wireless-AC 9462 Wi-Fi 5
    Up to 433 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac), Bluetooth 5.0
  • Qualcomm QCA61x4A (DW1820) Wi-Fi 5
    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 5.0
  • Intel AX201 Wi-Fi 6
    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 5.2
BluetoothBluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.2
MoreLTE version coming soon.-

Battery

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Size
  • 28Wh 
    Nominal battery capacity.
  • 26.8Wh 
    Minimum battery capacity.
  • 41 Wh 3-cell polymer battery.
  • 54 Wh 4-cell polymer battery
Supports ExpressCharge™ can recharge up to 80% in 60 minutes.
Battery LifeUp to 11 hours of typical device usage-
Power Supply24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply65W Power Adapter
4.5mm barrel type connector.

Software

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
OSWindows 11 Home in S-mode
  • Windows 10 Home | Home in S-mode | Pro
  • Windows 11 Home | Home in S-mode | Pro | National Academic
  • Ubuntu 20.04
Built-in Apps
  • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial
  • Microsoft 365 Family one month trial
  • Microsoft Office 30 Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe 12 Month Subscription
  • Dell Mobile Connect
  • My Dell
  • SupportAssist
  • Dell Update
  • Dell Digital Delivery

Camera & Audio

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
Camera
  • 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
Front-facing camera
720p at 30 fps, HD RGB camera.
Audio
  • Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics
  • 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™
  • Realtek high-definition audio controller.
  • 2 x 2.5W stereo speakers.
  • 1 x combo headphone/microphone jack.
  • Dual-array microphones.

Misc

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
InkingSupports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
-
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
Optional fingerprint reader sensor
Integrated with the power button.
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
Optional fingerprint reader with Windows Hello support.
In the box
  • Surface Go 3
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
-
Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
1 Year Hardware Service with Onsite Service After Remote Diagnosis
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

Surface Go 3Dell Inspiron 14 5410
At Glance
Released in Late
2021
3:2 FHD+
10.5”
1280p 60Hz
Weight
1.2 lb
0.54 kg
Up to
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C/4T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
799
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,570
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 615
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3
Surface Go 3 Ports
Starting at
$399
Gold 6500Y, 4GB, 64GB eMMC
Supports
Surface Pen
4096 Levels, Tilt sensing, Magnetic Storage.
Up to
11 Hours
Battery Life
Built-in
IR Camera
For Face Unlock
Optional
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 6
Released in Mid
2021
16:9 FHD
14”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.22 lb
1.46 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-11390H
4C/8T, 3.40 → 5.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,573
Single Core
Geekbench 5
5,096
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1400 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Dell Inspiron 14 5410 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
MX450
2GB GDDR6

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