Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 vs Dell Precision 3490
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Review
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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15
- Around 60% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~12%) battery – 47 against 42 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 27% sharper screen – 200 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Dell Precision 3490
- Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Much smaller footprint: 18% more compact case (105.5 vs 128.6 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs) | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 340 x 244 x 16.9 mm 13.39 x 9.61 x 0.67 inches |
321.35 x 212 x 19.06-21.04 mm 12.65 x 8.35 x 0.75-0.83 inches |
| Area | 830 cm2 (128.7 inches2) | 681 cm2 (105.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~79.3% |
| Side bezels | 11.5 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2496 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Surface Laptop 6 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
Precision 3490
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~23% more screen space
| Contrast | 1300:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 100 / 130 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 460 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.6 GHz | 4.3 GHz |
| Cores | 14 (4P + 10E) | 12 (2P + 10E) |
| Threads | 18 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 18 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (8-Cores) | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 7 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 28 W | 30 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 2200 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 4.5 TFLOPS | 5.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | ~16 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 2048 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 4.5 TFLOPS | 5.1 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 1026 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
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 | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Waves MaxxAudio Pro 13.0 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | - | 1.9 mm |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 6.7 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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