Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5 vs Dell Inspiron 15 3510
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5
- Around 5.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 570 grams less (around 1.26 lbs)
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 45.8 against 41 watt-hours
- 101% sharper screen – 201 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 59% higher max. screen brightness: 350 vs 220 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 19% more compact case (106.5 vs 130.8 square inches)
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 3510
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 8GB) and an SSD
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) | 1.85 kg (4.08 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 308 x 223 x 14.5 mm 12.13 x 8.78 x 0.57 inches |
358.5 x 235.5 x 17.5-18.9 mm 14.11 x 9.27 x 0.69-0.74 inches |
| Area | 687 cm2 (106.5 inches2) | 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79% | ~79.5% |
| Side bezels | 11.3 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue | Black, Silver |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 140° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 13.5 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 201 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2256 x 1504 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Contrast | - | 400:1 |
| sRGB color space | 121% | - |
| Response time | - | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.25 V |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | No |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 60 W | 65 W |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.0 GHz | 1.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.6 GHz | - |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 2 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics G1 | Intel UHD Graphics 600 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 5 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 200 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 750 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | 0.14 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | 2.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 96 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 12 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 2 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 8 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | No |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.6 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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