Surface Pro 7 vs. Dell XPS 15 9570: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Pro 7 and Dell XPS 15 9570 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Pro 7 Pros
Reasons that Surface Pro 7 is better than Dell XPS 15 9570.
2019 vs. 2018
Surface Pro 7 supports a faster memory speed than the Dell XPS 15 9570. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Dell XPS 15 9570.
Surface Pro 7 weighed 1.70 pounds, 58% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9570.
Weight | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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Pound | 1.70 lbs. | 4 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.77 kg | 1.81 kg |
Dell XPS 15 9570 Pros
Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9570 is better than Surface Pro 7.
Intel Core i9-8950HK inside Dell XPS 15 9570 has a 29% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Pro 7.
Dell XPS 15 9570 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 7. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 7.
Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q vs. integrated
Dell XPS 15 9570 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.
Slots | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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M.2 | Onboard | Yes x1 |
Dell XPS 15 9570 has a 15.6-inch screen size 26% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7.
Dell XPS 15 9570 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Pro 7. It has nine versus six amount of ports and slots on the Surface Pro 7.
Ports | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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Battery gauge button | No | Yes |
full-size SD card slot | No | Yes |
HDMI | No | Yes |
headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
lock slot | No | Yes |
microSD card slot | Yes | No |
power port | No | Yes |
Surface Connect | Yes | No |
Surface Type Cover port | Yes | No |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | Yes x2 |
USB-C | Yes | No |
Total | 6 | 9 |
Dell XPS 15 9570 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Pro 7. It has six versus four commonly used ports and slots on the Surface Pro 7.
Ports | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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headphone jack | Yes | Yes |
USB-A | Yes | Yes |
full-size SD card slot | No | Yes |
HDMI | No | Yes |
microSD card slot | Yes | No |
power port | No | Yes |
Thunderbolt 3 | No | Yes |
USB-C | Yes | No |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
Released | 2019 | 2018 |
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Pricing | Starting at 749$ | - |
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Exterior | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
Dimensions | 11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm) | 14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm) |
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Colors | Matte Black Platinum |
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Display | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
Size | 12.3 Inches | 15.6 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
Left (1)
Right (3)
Bottom (1)
Under Kickstand (1)
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Right (4)
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
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Discrete Graphics | - |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD |
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Connectivity | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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Battery | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
Size | 43.2 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Power Supply |
| 130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A. |
Software | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
OS |
| Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11 |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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Misc | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage | - |
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Key Features | Surface Pro 7 | Dell XPS 15 9570 |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Pro 7, a 12.3-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 15.6-inch XPS 15 9570 was introduced by Dell about a year earlier in 2018. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i9-8950HK with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Surface Pro 7 has a 12.3-inch display which is considerably smaller than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9570. In addition, The Surface Pro 7 weighs 1.70 lbs. about 135% lighter than the 4 lbs. Dell XPS 15 9570. Moreover, measured at 11.5” x 7.9” x 0.33”, the Surface Pro 7 is much more portable than the Dell XPS 15 9570 at 14.06” x 9.27” x 0.66”.
There are a toal number of 6 ports and slots available on Surface Pro 7. That includes a headphone jack, a USB-C port, a USB-A port, a Surface Connect, a Surface Type Cover port, and a microSD card slot. With that said, it has three ports and slots fewer than the Dell XPS 15 9570 that has a Thunderbolt 3 port, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, a headphone jack, a power port, a full-size SD card slot, a lock slot, and a Battery gauge button.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Pro 7 supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. It also has soldered storage, and there are no M.2 slots for expansion.
For Dell XPS 15 9570, it supports up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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