Microsoft Surface Pro 7 vs Dell Inspiron 15 5505
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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
Pick the usage scenario that best matches your needs
Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 7
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 730 grams less (around 1.61 lbs)
- Features a bigger (~13%) battery – 45 against 40 watt-hours
- Display has support for touch input
- 89% sharper screen – 267 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 30% more compact case (91 vs 129.4 square inches)
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
Advantages of the Dell Inspiron 15 5505
- Around 2.6x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 77-105% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB) and an SSD
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.1 kg (2.43 lbs) | 1.83 kg (4.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 292 x 201 x 8.5 mm 11.5 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
356.1 x 234.5 x 14.1-17.9 mm 14.02 x 9.23 x 0.56-0.7 inches |
| Area | 587 cm2 (91 inches2) | 835 cm2 (129.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.7% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 16.1 mm | 5.4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 175° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 1 |
Display
| Size | 12.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 267 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Inspiron 15 5505
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
Surface Pro 7
12.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
~48% more screen space
| Contrast | 1001:1 | 600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 93.2% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 60.3% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | - |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 281 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 6 |
| Threads | 4 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics G1 | Radeon RX Vega 6 |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 900 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 1.87 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 8 |
| GPU performance | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 2 | 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 | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Ice Lake-U/Y PCH-LP cAVS | Realtek ALC3204 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.6W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | ~78.3 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | 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 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 10.2 x 5.3 cm | 11.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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