Surface Studio 2 vs. Dell XPS 15 9570: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Studio 2 and Dell XPS 15 9570 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Studio 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Studio 2 is better than Dell XPS 15 9570.

79% larger display

Surface Studio 2 has a 28-inch screen size 79% larger than the 15.6-inch Dell XPS 15 9570.

Display size
Surface Studio 2
28-inch
Dell XPS 15 9570
15.6-inch

Dell XPS 15 9570 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9570 is better than Surface Studio 2.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i9-8950HK inside Dell XPS 15 9570 has a 34% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7820HQ inside Surface Studio 2.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i9-8950HK
4,806
Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i7-8750H
4,470
Surface Studio 2 - Intel Core i7-7820HQ
3,573
Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i5-8300H
3,269
Supports faster memory

Dell XPS 15 9570 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Studio 2. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Surface Studio 2.

Memory type and speed
Dell XPS 15 9570 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Surface Studio 2 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
About 81% lighter

Dell XPS 15 9570 weighed 4 pounds, 81% lighter than the 21 pounds Surface Studio 2.

WeightSurface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Pound
21 lbs.
4 lbs.
Kilogram
9.53 kg
1.81 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Studio 2 and Dell XPS 15 9570.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 32GB

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Surface Studio 2
32 GB
Dell XPS 15 9570
32 GB

Prices

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

Surface Studio 2 Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
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$2,879.99
$3,699.99 22% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) - Intel Evo Platform -
 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) - Intel Evo Platform -
By Microsoft
$1,359.99
$1,499.00 9% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum
 Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum
By Microsoft
$1,457.99
$3,099.99 53% OFF
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Dell XPS 15 9570 Price
Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed)
 Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed)
By Dell
$744.69
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Genuine Dell 130W(watt) Tip 4.5mm Slim Power AC Adapter for dell XPS 15 9530 9550 9560 9570/Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530 Laptop Charger (HA130PM130/DA130PM130) Power Supply
 Genuine Dell 130W(watt) Tip 4.5mm Slim Power AC Adapter for dell XPS 15 9530 9550 9560 9570/Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530 Laptop Charger (HA130PM130/DA130PM130) Power Supply
By Dell
$35.95
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Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570
 Dell Original XPS 15 Laptop Charger 130W(watt) AC Power Adapter(Power Supply) with 3 Prong Power Cord - Precision M3800 5510 5520 5530,XPS 9530 9550 9560 9570
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$41.25
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Released20182018
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 2, 2018
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018
  • Released: November 15, 2018
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PricingIntel® Core™ i7
  • $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060
  • $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070
  • $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070
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Generations-

Exterior

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Size Comparison
Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Dimensions
  • Display
    25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm)
  • Base
    9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 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)
Weight
  • up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg
  • 3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg)
  • 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors
Platinum
  • Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Included Surface Keyboard
  • Included Surface Mouse
  • Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel.
  • 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Size28 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels)
  • Density: 192 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Brightness: 515 nits
  • Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated
  • Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65)
  • Individually color-calibrated display
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
  • Touch: 10-point multitouch
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge
  • 15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support.
  • 15.6-inch UHD touchscreen
    3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Surface Studio 2 Ports
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  • 4 x full-size USB 3.0
  • 1 x USB-C 3.1
  • Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance)
  • 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack
  • 1 x Gigabit Ethernet
Dell XPS 15 9570 Ports
Image Source: Dell
Left (5)
  • 1 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x power port
Right (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare
  • 1 x full-size SD card slot
  • 1 x lock slot
  • 1 x Battery gauge button

Internal Specs

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Processor
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ
    Intel® HD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
16GB 32GB
2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
    Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070
    Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional)
    Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.
Storage
1 TB 2 TB
BGA PCIe NVMe SSD
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
  • Rivet Killer 1535
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
  • Bluetooth 4.2
Ethernet
  • Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
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More
  • Xbox Wireless built-in
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Battery

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Size-
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh
  • 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery Life-
  • Up to 20 hours and 18 minutes
* Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
Power Supply
  • Internal power supply with AC inlet
  • Grip-release cable (AC power cable)
130 W power adapter
Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
OSWindows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro
Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
  • Microsoft Office 30-days trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
Camera
  • Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support
  • Front-facing camera
    Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Stereo microphones
  • Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • 8 x speakers in the display
  • 2 x speakers in the base
  • Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro
  • Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total)
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
InkingSupports Surface Pen
  • 4096 levels of pressure
  • Tilt sensing
  • Best in class latency
  • Paper feel
  • 0.1mm precision
  • Magnetic storage
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Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security;
  • Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Wedge-shaped lock
In the box
  • Surface Studio 2
  • Surface Pen
  • Surface Keyboard
  • Surface Mouse
  • AC power cord with grip-release cable
  • Quick start guide
  • Safety and warranty guide
  • Booklet
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Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
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More
  • Physical buttons: Volume, Power.
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Key Features

Surface Studio 2Dell XPS 15 9570
At Glance
Released in
2018
3:2 4.5K
28”
3000p 60Hz
Weight
21 lb
9.53 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-7820HQ
4C/8T, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
958
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,573
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® HD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2400 MHz DDR4
Surface Studio 2 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1070
8GB GDDR5
Released in
2018
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4 lb
1.81 kg
Up to
Intel Core i9-8950HK
6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,066
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,806
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Up to
32GB
2666 MHz DDR4
Dell XPS 15 9570 Ports
Nvidia Quadro
GTX 1050Ti
4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q

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