Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 vs Dell XPS 15 9500
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 290 grams less (around 0.64 lbs)
- Around 21% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Display has support for touch input
- 38% sharper screen – 200 versus 145 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell XPS 15 9500
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 44-60% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~18%) battery – 56 against 47.4 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Provides 32% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 380 nits
Value for money
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 339.5 x 244 x 14.7 mm 13.37 x 9.61 x 0.58 inches |
344 x 230 x 18 mm 13.54 x 9.06 x 0.71 inches |
| Area | 828 cm2 (128.5 inches2) | 791 cm2 (122.7 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.9% | ~89.2% |
| Side bezels | 11.3 mm | 4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Aluminum Middle: Carbon fiber Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5000 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40 dB | 46 dB |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 145 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2496 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | G-Sync |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1558:1 | 1650:1 |
| sRGB color space | 97.7% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 62% | 89.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 65.1% | 94% |
| Response time | 45 ms | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 3:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 90 / 130 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 306 grams | 481 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2-3.0 GHz | 2.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| 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 | 55 W |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 1485 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS | 3.041 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 2933 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3281-CG |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 78.7 dB | 84.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 3x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.3 mm |
| Size | - | 15.0 x 9.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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