Surface Laptop SE vs. Dell Precision 7560: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop SE and Dell Precision 7560 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Surface Laptop SE Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop SE is better than Dell Precision 7560.

About 55% lighter

Surface Laptop SE weighed 2.45 pounds, 55% lighter than the 5.42 pounds Dell Precision 7560.

WeightSurface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Pound
2.45 lbs.
5.42 lbs.
Kilogram
1.11 kg
2.46 kg

Dell Precision 7560 Pros

Reasons that Dell Precision 7560 is better than Surface Laptop SE.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Xeon W-11955M inside Dell Precision 7560 has a 683% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Celeron N4120 inside Surface Laptop SE.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell Precision 7560 - Intel Xeon W-11955M
8,527
Dell Precision 7560 - Intel Core i9-11950H
8,450
Dell Precision 7560 - Intel Core i7-11850H
8,205
Dell Precision 7560 - Intel Core i7-11800H
7,908
Dell Precision 7560 - Intel Xeon W-11855M
6,936
Dell Precision 7560 - Intel Core i7-11600H
6,451
Dell Precision 7560 - Intel Core i5-11500H
6,270
Surface Laptop SE - Intel Celeron N4120
1,088
Surface Laptop SE - Intel Celeron N4020
746
Supports larger memory

Dell Precision 7560 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop SE. It supports up to 128GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop SE.

Max system memory size
Dell Precision 7560
128 GB
Surface Laptop SE
8 GB
Supports faster memory

Dell Precision 7560 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop SE. It supports up to 3466MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop SE.

Memory type and speed
Dell Precision 7560 - DDR4 ECC
3,466 MHz
Surface Laptop SE - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Upgradable memory

Dell Precision 7560 comes with four SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop SE since it has onboard memory.

MemorySurface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Slots
Onboard
x4
TypeDDR4DDR4 ECC
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 16GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

34% larger display

Dell Precision 7560 has a 15.6-inch screen size 34% larger than the 11.6-inch Surface Laptop SE.

Display size
Dell Precision 7560
15.6-inch
Surface Laptop SE
11.6-inch

Prices

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

Surface Laptop SE Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD RENEWED, Glacier
Microsoft Surface Laptop SE CELERON 8GB RAM 128GB SSD RENEWED, Glacier
By Microsoft
$199.00
$219.00 9% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$249.00
$304.99 18% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5/'' Touchscreen AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 128GB Windows 11 H, 13-13.99 inches
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5/'' Touchscreen AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 128GB Windows 11 H, 13-13.99 inches
By Microsoft
$399.00
Dell Precision 7560 Price
Dell Precision 7000 7560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Anodized Titan Gray
Dell Precision 7000 7560 15.6" Mobile Workstation - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 11th Gen i7-11850H Octa-core (8 Core) 2.50 GHz - 32 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Anodized Titan Gray
By Dell
$1,639.77
Dell Precision 7560 Workstation Laptop PC FHD 1920 x 1080, Intel Core i7-11850H Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, HDMI, NVIDIA T1200 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
Dell Precision 7560 Workstation Laptop PC FHD 1920 x 1080, Intel Core i7-11850H Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB NVMe SSD, HDMI, NVIDIA T1200 4GB GDDR6, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$779.00
Dell Precision 7560 7000 Mobile Workstation Laptop 15.6" FHD (Intel 8-Core i7-11850H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Quadro T1200) 3-Year WRT, Thunderbolt 4, RJ-45, Webcam, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro (Renewed)
Dell Precision 7560 7000 Mobile Workstation Laptop 15.6" FHD (Intel 8-Core i7-11850H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Quadro T1200) 3-Year WRT, Thunderbolt 4, RJ-45, Webcam, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Dell
$1,549.99

Availability

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Released20212021
Release DateIntroduced on November 9, 2021Announced on May 11, 2021
PricingStarting at $249.99
  • $2,761.38 
    i5-11500H 8GB 256GB Intel UHD
  • $3,470.36
    i5-11500H 16GB 256GB Nvidia T1200 IR Cam
  • $3,981.88
    i7-11850H 16GB 512GB Nvidia T1200 IR Cam
  • $4,230.88
    i7-11850H 32GB 512GB Nvidia T1200 IR Cam
  • $4,565.88
    i7-11850H 32GB 512GB Nvidia RTX A2000 IR Cam
  • $7,356.86
    W-11855M 64GB 256GB Nvidia RTX A5000
Generations-

Exterior

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Dimensions11.17” x 7.6” x 0.70” (283.70 x 193.05 x 17.85 mm)14.17” x 9.53” x 0.98 - 1.08” (360 mm x 242 mm 25 - 27.36 mm)
Weight2.45 lbs. (1,112.4 g)Starting at 5.42 lb (2.45 kg)
Colors
Glacier
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Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
  • Trackpad:
    • Microsoft Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.
  • Full-size with an optional backlit keyboard with 10 Key Numeric Keypad.
  • 4.13 x 2.56 (105 mm x 65 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Size11.6 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • Resolution: 1366 x 768 (135 PPI)
  • Liquid Crystal Display Module
  • Aspect ratio: 16:9
  • 15.6" FHD
    1920x1080 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 45% NTSC 220 Nits 600:1 WVA 4.20W
  • 15.6" FHD
    1920x1080 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% DCI-P3 500 Nits 600:1 WVA 7.2W
  • 15.6" FHD with Touch
    1920x1080 60Hz Touch 100% DCI-P3 500 Nits 600:1 WVA 7.4W
  • 15.6" UHD HDR600
    3840x2160 60Hz Anti-Glare Non-Touch 100% Adobe 600 Nits 6000:1 WVA 18W

Ports

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Surface Laptop SE Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Left
  • Kensington lock slot
Right
  • 1 x USB-A
  • 1 x USB-C
  • 1 x DC-in
    Barrel type power connector.
  • 1 x Headset jack
    Standard 3.5mm jack.
Dell Precision 7560 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (3)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x Smart Card Reader
Right (5)
  • 2 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x headphone jack
  • 1 x lock slot
    PowerShare
Back (4)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.1
  • 1 x DisplayPort
    v1.4
  • 1 x RJ-45
    1 Gbps, Flip-Down Port
  • 1 x power port

Internal Specs

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Processor
  1. Intel® Celeron® Processor N4020
    2 cores, 2 threads, 1.10 → 2.80 GHz, 4MB Cache, 6W
  2. Intel® Celeron® Processor N4120
    4 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 2.60 GHz, 4MB Cache, 6W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.60 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
  6. Intel Xeon W-11855M
    6 cores, 12 threads, 3.20 → 4.90 GHz, 18MB SmartCache, 45W
  7. Intel Xeon W-11955M
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. Intel® Celeron® Processor N4020
    Intel® UHD Graphics 600
    12 Execution Units, 200 → 650 MHz
  2. Intel® Celeron® Processor N4120
    Intel® UHD Graphics 600
    12 Execution Units, 200 → 700 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  6. Intel Xeon W-11855M
    Intel® UHD P630 Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
  7. Intel Xeon W-11955M
    Intel® UHD P630 Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz
Memory
4GB 8GB
2400 MHz DDR4 Memory
Memory Slots
  • 4 x DDR4 SODIMM slots
Memory Configurations
  • Speed: 3200 - 3466 MHz
  • Memory Type: ECC, Non-ECC, SuperSpeed Non-ECC
  • Minimum Memory: 4 GB
  • Maximum Memory: 128 GB
ECC memory only supports devices that shipped with an Intel Xeon processor.
Discrete Graphics-
NVIDIA Quadro
  • T1200, 4GB GDDR6
  • RTX A2000, 4GB GDDR6
  • RTX A3000, 6GB GDDR6
  • RTX A4000, 8GB GDDR6
  • RTX A5000, 16GB GDDR6
Storage
64GB 128GB
eMMC
  • Hard Drive Slots
    • 3 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Hard Drive Configurations
    • Up to 3 x 4TB M.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x4 SSD, up to 64 Gbps.

Connectivity

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5 (2x2): IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210
Up to 2400 Mbps Triple band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz/6 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.2
BluetoothBluetooth Wireless 5.0 LE technologyBluetooth 5.2
Ethernet-Integrated Intel i219-LM
10/100/1000 Mb/s Ethernet (RJ-45 ) with Intel Remote Wake UP and PXE.

Battery

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Size35Wh
  • 68 Wh
    6-cell lithium-ion ExpressCharge Boost.
  • 95 Wh
    6-cell lithium-ion ExpressCharge Boost.
  • 95 Wh
    6-cell lithium-ion Long Cycle Life.
Battery LifeUp to 16 hours of typical device usage-
Power Supply45W Barrel type power adapter180 W power adapter
7.4mm barrel, rated at 19.5 VDC/9.23 A.

Software

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
OSWindows 11 SE
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 LTS RedHat 8.2
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in AppsMicrosoft 365 for EducationMicrosoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
Camera1MP Front facing camera
With up to 720p 30fps 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.
  • Optional Proximity sensor
    For Express Sign-in
Audio
  • 2W Stereo Speakers
  • Single digital microphone
  • Realtek ALC3204 Audio Controller
  • Two speakers (2W x 2)
  • Noise-reducing array microphones

Misc

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
InkingNot Support-
Sensors1 x Hall-effect Sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the keyboard deck
  • Infrared camera
    Optional for Windows Hello Facial Recognition.
  • Proximity sensor
    Optional for Express Sign-in
SecurityTPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • 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 SE
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
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WarrantyOne-year limited hardware warranty36 Months Basic Onsite Service
MoreExterior
  • Casing: All plastic bodies unpainted
  • Physical buttons: Power button and Volume buttons on Keyboard
  • Hinge: 135 degrees open angle
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Key Features

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560
At Glance
Released in Late
2021
16:9 HD
11.6”
768p 60Hz
Weight
2.45 lb
1.11 kg
Up to
Intel Celeron N4120
4C/4T, 1.10 → 2.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
384
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,088
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 600
12 Execution Units, 200 → 700 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
2400 MHz DDR4
Surface Laptop SE Ports
Released in Mid
2021
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p HDR
Weight
5.42 lb
2.46 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
128GB
3466 MHz DDR4 ECC
Dell Precision 7560 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
RTX 5000
16GB GDDR6

Comparison Summary

Surface Laptop SE vs. Dell Precision 7560

Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop SE, a 11.6-inch machine, in late-2021. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Celeron N4120 with a boost clock speed up to 2.60 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics 600 (12 Execution Units, 200 → 700 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch Precision 7560 was introduced by Dell around the same year in mid-2021. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Xeon W-11955M with a boost clock speed up to 5.00 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro RTX 5000 with 16GB GDDR6.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Surface Laptop SE1
Intel® Celeron® Processor N402041125.96%
2
Intel® Celeron® Processor N412038424.26%
Dell Precision 75601
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H1,42189.77%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H1,43690.71%
3
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H1,46692.61%
4
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H1,583100.00%
5
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H1,58199.87%
6
Intel Xeon W-11855M1,45992.17%
7
Intel Xeon W-11955M1,56598.86%
01,583

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Surface Laptop SE1
Intel® Celeron® Processor N40207468.75%
2
Intel® Celeron® Processor N41201,08812.76%
Dell Precision 75601
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11500H6,27073.53%
2
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11600H6,45175.65%
3
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H7,90892.74%
4
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H8,20596.22%
5
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H8,45099.10%
6
Intel Xeon W-11855M6,93681.34%
7
Intel Xeon W-11955M8,527100.00%
08,527

The Surface Laptop SE has a 11.6-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Dell Precision 7560. In addition, The Surface Laptop SE weighs 2.45 lbs. about 121% lighter than the 5.42 lbs. Dell Precision 7560. Moreover, measured at 11.17” x 7.6” x 0.7”, the Surface Laptop SE is much more portable than the Dell Precision 7560 at 14.17” x 9.53” x 1.08”.

Surface Laptop SEDell Precision 7560

Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop SE supports up to 8GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

For Dell Precision 7560, it supports up to 128GB 3466 MHz DDR4 ECC memory that you can upgrade with four memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has three M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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