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Surface Laptop 4 15” vs. Dell Precision 5560: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Laptop 4 15” and Dell Precision 5560 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 4 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 15” is better than Dell Precision 5560.

Surface Laptop 4 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Dell Precision 5560. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Dell Precision 5560.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 4 15” - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Dell Precision 5560 - DDR4 ECC

3,200 MHz

Surface Laptop 4 15” weighed 3.40 pounds, 17% lighter than the 4.06 pounds Dell Precision 5560.

Weight	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Pound	3.40 lbs.	4.06 lbs.
Kilogram	1.54 kg	1.84 kg

Dell Precision 5560 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 5560 is better than Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Intel Xeon W-11955M inside Dell Precision 5560 has a 75% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Xeon W-11955M

8,527

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i9-11950H

8,450

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Surface Laptop 4 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition

6,365

Dell Precision 5560 - Intel Core i5-11500H

6,270

Surface Laptop 4 15” - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

Dell Precision 5560 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 4 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Max system memory size

Dell Precision 5560

64 GB

Surface Laptop 4 15”

32 GB

Dell Precision 5560 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 4 15” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR4X	DDR4 ECC

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 4 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $969.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" PixelSense Touchscreen Notebook, AMD Ryzen 7 4980U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum (5VB-00001) (Renewed) By Microsoft $429.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch Touchscreen 256GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 (8GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, Latest Model) - Platinum, 5UI-00001 By Microsoft $540.98	See at Amazon
Dell Precision 5560 Price
	Dell Precision 5000 5560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD Plus - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Aluminum Titan Gray By Dell $1,189.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5560 Laptop - 15.6" UHD+ HDR400, (3840x2400) Touch - 2.6 GHz Intel Core i9-11950H 8-Core (11th Gen) - 1TB SSD - 64GB RAM - RTX A2000 - Windows 10 Pro By Dell $1,929.77	See at Amazon
	Dell Precision 5560 Workstation Laptop PC FHD+ Intel Core i7-11850H Processor, 32GB DDR4 Ram, 1TB NVMe SSD, Webcam, NVIDIA T1200 4GB GDDR6 Windows 10 Pro (Renewed By Dell $849.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021	Announced on May 11, 2021
Pricing	$1,299.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only $1,499.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB $1,699.99 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB $1,799.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only $2,399.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only	-
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 Precision 5570 2021 Dell Precision 5560 2020 Dell Precision 5550 2019 Dell Precision 5540

Exterior	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)	13.56” x 9.07” x 0.30 - 0.56” (344.4 x 230.3 x 7.7 - 11.64 mm)
Weight	3.40 lb (1,542 g)	4.06 lb (1.84 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	-
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a 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 keyboard. 5.90” x 3.54” (150 mm x 90 mm) touchpad with 5 multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Size	15 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI) 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” FHD+ 1920x1200 145 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% sRGB color gamut 1650:1 WVA 4.41W 15.6” UHD+ Touch 3840x2400 290 PPI 500 nits 60Hz Anti-Glare Touch 100% Adobe sRGB 94% DCI-P3 1600:1 WVA 10.4W

Ports	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 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) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort 2.0, Power Delivery 1 x lock slot Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W Intel Xeon W-11955M 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Intel Xeon W-11955M Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM slots Memory Configurations Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Type: Non-ECC or ECC Minimum Memory: 4GB Maximum Memory: 64B
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA Quadro T1200, 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA Quadro RTX A2000, 4GB GDDR6
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	Hard Drive Slots 2 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slots Hard Drive Configurations Up to 2TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen4 x4 SSD Supports up to 64 Gbps.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
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 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Size	45.8 Wh	56 Wh 3-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable. 86 Wh 6-cell "smart" Lithium-ion, ExpressCharge capable.
Battery Life	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models. Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i7 models.	-
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	90W 130W USB-C power adapter.

Software	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 20.04 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 Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
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 For Windows Hello Facial Recognition. Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Realtek ALC3281-CG audio controler 2 x 2.5W Stereo woofers. 2 x 1.5W Stereo tweeters. Dual integrated noise-canceling digital array microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	The fingerprint reader in the power button Proximity sensor For Express Sign-in feature. IR Camera
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors	Intel® vPro™ Technology (iAMT 12) Optional, requires Intel WiFi® Link WLAN and a vPro compatible processor. Dell Client Command Suite 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 Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost	1-Year Basic Onsite Service
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 4 15”	Dell Precision 5560
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,404 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 UHD+ 15.6” 2400p 60Hz Weight 4.06 lb 1.84 kg Up to Intel Xeon W-11955M 8C/16T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,565 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,527 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD P630 Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 ECC Nvidia Quadro RTX A2000 4GB GDDR6