Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 vs HP Dragonfly Pro
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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 5 15
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- 23% sharper screen – 200 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP Dragonfly Pro
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 1
- Can run popular games at about 65-89% higher FPS
- Around 61% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Better webcam recording quality
- Much smaller footprint: 15% more compact case (108.8 vs 128.6 square inches)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 340 x 244 x 14.7 mm 13.39 x 9.61 x 0.58 inches |
314.7 x 223 x 18.29 mm 12.39 x 8.78 x 0.72 inches |
| Area | 830 cm2 (128.7 inches2) | 702 cm2 (108.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~81% |
| Side bezels | 11.5 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 140° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | - | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | - | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 40.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2496 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1300:1 | 1638:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 77.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 76.6% |
| Response time | - | 50 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 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 |
| Charge power | 0 W | 96 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | - | 278 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.7 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 4.7 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 16 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Radeon 680M |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 6 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | - | 2400 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS | 3.686 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 0 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | - | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | - | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | - | 80.2 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 2560 x 1440 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | No |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 8.0 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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