Surface Laptop Studio vs. Dell XPS 15 9500: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop Studio and Dell XPS 15 9500 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Laptop Studio Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop Studio is better than Dell XPS 15 9500.
2021 vs. 2020
Surface Laptop Studio supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9500. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2933MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9500.
Surface Laptop Studio weighed 3.83 pounds, 5% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9500.
Weight | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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Pound | 3.83 lbs. | 4 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.74 kg | 1.81 kg |
Dell XPS 15 9500 Pros
Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9500 is better than Surface Laptop Studio.
Intel Core i9-10885H inside Dell XPS 15 9500 has a 39% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11370H inside Surface Laptop Studio.
Dell XPS 15 9500 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop Studio.
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 Studio since it has onboard memory.
Memory | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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Slots | Onboard | x2 |
Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
Dell XPS 15 9500 has a 15.6-inch screen size 8% larger than the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio.
Dell XPS 15 9500 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Laptop Studio. It has six versus four amount of ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Studio.
Ports | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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full-size SD card slot | No | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
lock slot | No | Yes |
Surface Connect+ | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes x2 |
Thunderbolt 4 | Yes x2 | No |
USB-C | No | Yes |
Total | 4 | 6 |
Dell XPS 15 9500 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It has four versus two commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Laptop Studio.
Ports | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
full-size SD card slot | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 4 | Yes | No |
USB-C | No | Yes |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
Released | 2021 | 2020 |
Release Date |
| Release Date: May 13, 2020 |
Pricing |
| Starting at $1,299.99 |
Generations | - |
Exterior | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
Dimensions | 12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746” (323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 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) |
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Colors | Platinum Casing: Magnesium and Aluminum |
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Display | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
Size | 14.4 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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Right (2)
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X 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 | 256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB 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 Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
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Bluetooth | Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology |
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Battery | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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Battery Life |
| Full HD+ model
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Software | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
OS |
| Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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Misc | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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In the box |
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Warranty |
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More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. HingeDynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees. | - |
Key Features | Surface Laptop Studio | Dell XPS 15 9500 |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop Studio, a 14.4-inch machine, in late-2021. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-11370H with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti with 4GB GDDR6.
On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch XPS 15 9500 was introduced by Dell about a year earlier in mid-2020. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i9-10885H with a boost clock speed up to 5.30 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1650Ti with 4GB GDDR6.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Surface Laptop Studio has a 14.4-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9500. In addition, The Surface Laptop Studio weighs 3.83 lbs. about 4% lighter than the 4 lbs. Dell XPS 15 9500. Moreover, measured at 12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746”, the Surface Laptop Studio is slightly more portable than the Dell XPS 15 9500 at 13.56” x 9.07” x 0.71”.
There are a toal number of 4 ports and slots available on Surface Laptop Studio. That includes a Thunderbolt 4 port, a Surface Connect+, and a headphone jack. With that said, it has two ports and slots fewer than the Dell XPS 15 9500 that has two Thunderbolt 3 ports, a lock slot, a USB-C port, a full-size SD card slot, and a headphone jack.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop Studio supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.
For Dell XPS 15 9500, it supports up to 64GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.
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