Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 2 vs Dell Inspiron 15 3511
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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 Go 2
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 1 versus 0
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 490 grams less (around 1.08 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 23-32% higher FPS
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 32% more compact case (89 vs 130.8 square inches)
- 49% sharper screen – 149 versus 100 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 330 vs 220 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 3511
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 16GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs) | 1.73 kg (3.81 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 278.2 x 206.2 x 15.7 mm 10.95 x 8.12 x 0.62 inches |
358.5 x 235.56 x 17.5-18.99 mm 14.11 x 9.27 x 0.69-0.75 inches |
| Area | 574 cm2 (88.9 inches2) | 844 cm2 (130.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.8% | ~79.5% |
| Side bezels | 8 mm | 6.6 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Green, Yellow | Black, Silver |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 41.8 dB | 39.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 12.4 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 149 ppi | 100 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1536 x 1024 pixels | 1366 x 768 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 15 3511
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Surface Laptop Go 2
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
~46% more screen space
| Contrast | 990:1 | 400:1 |
| sRGB color space | 93.8% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 63.6% | - |
| Response time | 33 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.25 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | No | No |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 39 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 209 grams | 305 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | ~7 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 1.2-1.9 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 67 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 1x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 16 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~77.5 dB | ~78.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 1 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | No | No |
| Size | - | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| 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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