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Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Laptop 3 15” and Dell XPS 15 9500 models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 15” is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.

Surface Laptop 3 15” weighed 3.40 pounds, 16% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9500.

Weight	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Pound	3.40 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	1.54 kg	1.81 kg

Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than Surface Laptop 3 15”.

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 15 9500 has a 147% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 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

Dell XPS 15 9500 - Intel Core i5-10300H

3,747

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

3,722

Surface Laptop 3 15” - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,741

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,438

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 3 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9500

64 GB

Surface Laptop 3 15”

32 GB

Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 3 15”. It supports up to 2933MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9500 - DDR4

2,933 MHz

Surface Laptop 3 15” - DDR4

2,400 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 Laptop 3 15” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	DDR4	DDR4

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 3 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, 15" Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i7-1065G7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Display(2496×1664), CAM, WiFi, Platinum, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $634.69	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Tablet 15" 2K Touchscreen Laptop, Inter Core i7-1065G7,16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Type-C, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $458.50	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15in Touch-Screen AMD Ryzen 5 Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $387.99 $499.99 22% OFF	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 $664.69 $799.00 17% OFF	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
	Dell XPS 15 9500 15.6 inch FHD+ Laptop Intel Core i7-10750H 10thGEn, I7-10750H (6-CORE) 512GB PCIe SSD 16GB RAM GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Dell $1,250.32	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019	Release Date: May 13, 2020
Pricing	Starting at 1,199$	Starting at $1,299.99
Generations	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop	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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm) Width: 13.4” (339.5 mm) Depth: 9.6” (244 mm) Height: 0.57” (14.69 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	3.40 lb (1,542 g)	Non-touch with 56Wh: 4 lbs (1.83 kg) Touch screen with 86Wh: 4.5 lbs (2.05 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black 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 backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	15 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated	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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics 9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 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 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 64 GB 2933 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR6 128-bit, 1035 → 1200 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable M.2 NVMe 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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: 2x2 MIMO 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 5.0 technology	Rivet Killer AX1650s › Bluetooth 5.0 Rivet Killer AX500s DBS › Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Size	45.8 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 86 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	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	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video 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.
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	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 Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	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 Laptop 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	-
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Dell XPS 15 9500
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition 4C/8T, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 721 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,741 Multi-Core With integrated Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4	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