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Size
15"
Operating System
Windows 11
Size
"
Operating System
Our Verdict
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (2024)
Dell 16 Plus (2025)
Full comparison details regarding individual product score sets can be found in the section below
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Variants
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZYT-00026) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/1TB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHH-00026) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/512GB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHQ-00026) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/512GB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHI-00001) (Black - Snapdragon X Elite/32GB/1TB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZYT-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/1TB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZYU-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/1TB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHG-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/256GB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHQ-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/256GB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHP-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/256GB)
- Surface Laptop 7th Edition 15 (ZHH-00001) (Platinum - Snapdragon X Elite/16GB/512GB)
- 16 Plus (LDB16250-7562BLU-PUS) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 7 256V/16GB/1TB)
- 16 Plus (LDB16250) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 9 288V/32GB/1TB)
- 16 Plus (LDB16250-9555BLU-PUS) (Ice Blue - 2.5K/Ultra 9 288V/32GB/2TB)
Main Differences for
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Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
Form Factor
Traditional (Clamshell)
Build Quality
9.5
Build Quality Photo
Hinge
9.1
Hinge Photo
Range
135°
°
Stability
Good
One Finger Lift
Yes
Portability
8.3
Dimensions Photo
Size
15"
"
Thickness
0.7" (1.8 cm)
" ( cm)
Width
13.0" (33.1 cm)
" ( cm)
Depth
9.4" (24.0 cm)
" ( cm)
Volume
87.3 in³ (1,429.9 cm³)
in³ ( cm³)
Weight
3.6 lbs (1.6 kg)
lbs ( kg)
Charger Size
7.1 in³ (116.0 cm³)
in³ ( cm³)
Charger Weight
0.7 lbs (0.3 kg)
lbs ( kg)
Serviceability
5.8
Internals Photo
Ease Of Access
7.5
RAM Slots
0
Storage Slots
1
Replaceable Battery
Yes
Replaceable Wireless Adapter
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Display
Screen Specs
Display Photo
Resolution
2496 x 1664
Aspect Ratio
3:2
Pixel Density
200 PPI
PPI
Panel Type
IPS
Touch Screen
Yes
Screen-To-Body Ratio
88%
%
Refresh Rate
8.7
Motion Blur
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Hz
Variable Refresh Rate
Dynamic Refresh Rate
Contrast
7.5
Contrast Photo
Native Contrast
1,404 : 1
: 1
Brightness
9.1
Maximum Brightness
601 cd/m²
cd/m²
Minimum Brightness
3 cd/m²
cd/m²
Reflections
6.3
Reflections Photo Off
Reflections Photo Max
Screen Finish
Glossy
Total Reflections
5.79%
%
Indirect Reflections
0.53%
%
Calculated Direct Reflections
5.26%
%
Black Uniformity
8.0
Black Uniformity Photo
Uniformity (Std. Dev.)
0.864%
%
Out-Of-The-Box Color Accuracy
8.7
White Balance Screencap
Gamma Curve Screencap
Color Screencap
Avg. White Balance dE
2.81
Avg. Gamma
2.14
Avg. Color dE
1.58
Avg. Color Temperature
6,411.9 K
K
Color Gamut
8.3
Gamut SDR
sRGB xy
98.35%
%
sRGB uv
98.9%
%
Adobe RGB xy
72.95%
%
Adobe RGB uv
84.98%
%
Gamut HDR
DCI-P3 xy
73.15%
%
DCI-P3 uv
79.9%
%
Rec. 2020 xy
52.48%
%
Rec. 2020 uv
58.23%
%
Flicker
10
Flicker Graph
Flicker-Free
Yes
Flicker Frequency
No Flicker
Flicker Active Below
0%
%
Interface
Keyboard
8.5
Keyboard Photo
Typing Quality
8.5
Numpad
No
Backlighting
Adjustable
Key Switch Actuation Graph
Operating Force
64 gf
gf
Actuation Force
31 gf
gf
Pre-Travel
0.96 mm
mm
Total Travel
1.37 mm
mm
Touchpad
8.8
Touchpad Photo
Tracking Quality
9.0
Size
14.9 in² (96.0 cm²)
in² ( cm²)
Material
Glass
Dedicated Buttons
No
Speakers
8.7
Frequency Response Plot
Max Volume
82 dB SPL
dB SPL
Standard Error @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
5.0 dB
dB
Slope @ Normal Vol. (65 dB)
-1.4
Bass Extension (Low-Frequency Ext.)
334 Hz
Hz
Treble Extension (High-Frequency Ext.)
16 kHz
kHz
Dynamic Range Compression @ Max Vol.
0.7 dB
dB
Webcam & Microphone
8.7
Webcam Video Sample
Video Quality
9.0
Resolution
1080p
Position
Top Center
Privacy Cover
No
Face Unlock
Yes
Connectivity
Ports
6.5
Ports Photo
USB-A Ports
1
USB-C Ports
2
Thunderbolt
No
USB-C Charging
Yes
USB-C Display Out
Yes
HDMI
No
DisplayPort
No
3.5mm Jack
Combo mic/headphone
Card Reader
MicroSD UHS 2
Ethernet
No
Proprietary Port
Surface Connect
Security Lock
No
Wireless Communication
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Bluetooth
5.4
Configuration
CPU
Brand
Qualcomm
Model
Snapdragon X Elite X1E80100
Core Count
12
Thread Count
12
GPU
Brand
Qualcomm
Model
Adreno GPU X1E80100
Dedicated/Integrated
Integrated
VRAM Size
N/A
N/A
GPU Total Graphics Power (TGP)
N/A
N/A
RAM
Capacity
16 GB
GB
Modules
1 (Soldered)
Type
LP-DDR5x
Speed
8,448 MHz
MHz
Storage
Advertised Capacity
512 GB
GB
Usable Capacity
452 GB
GB
Drive 1
WD SDDPTQD-512G-1124
Drive 1 Type
SSD
Drive 2
No 2nd Drive
Drive 2 Type
No 2nd Drive
Performance
Geekbench 5 (Synthetics)
Geekbench Image
CPU Single-Thread
2,778
points
CPU Multi-Thread
14,239
points
GPU Compute
27,488
points
CPU/RAM Performance
7.8
Cinebench 2024 - Single Core
126 points
points
Cinebench 2024 - Multi Core
939 points
points
Geekbench 6 - Single Core
2,778
points
Geekbench 6 - Multi Core
14,239
points
Blender - CPU (Avg)
90 samples/min
min
PassMark PT - CPU Mark
26,637
PassMark PT - Memory Mark
4,301
PassMark PT - Memory Mark (Android)
N/A
Mozilla Kraken
398 ms
Cinebench R23 (CPU Rendering)
Cinebench R23 Photo
Single-Thread
126 points
points
Multi-Thread
939 points
points
Low Tier Graphics
7.4
Geekbench 6 - GPU Compute
27,488
points
Basemark Web 3.0
1,746
PassMark PT - 2D Mark
424
PassMark PT - 2D Mark (Android)
N/A
PassMark PT - 3D Mark
3,519
PassMark PT - 3D Mark (Android)
N/A
Novabench 5 - GPU
164.0
mprep - Stress My GPU
23,046
Blender (3D Rendering)
Blender Image
CPU Render Time
90 samples/min
min
GPU Render Time
N/A
GPU Render Time (Optix)
N/A
High Tier Graphics
4.5
3DMark - Steel Nomad (DX12)
499
3DMark - Steel Nomad (Vulkan/Metal)
447
Basemark GPU (DX12)
30,820
Basemark GPU (Vulkan/Metal)
N/A
GFXBench - High Level Test (Vulkan/Metal)
3,637 Frames
Basemark GPU (Game Scene)
Basemark Image
Overall Score
Professional 3D (GPU Accelerated)
0.0
Blender - GPU (Avg)
N/A
Cinebench 2024 - GPU
N/A
CPU-Intensive Game Performance
4.3
Civilization VII - AI
N/A
Civilization VII - Graphics (Avg)
N/A
Civilization VII - Graphics (1% Low)
N/A
Total War: Warhammer III (Avg)
14.5 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (Avg)
21.9 fps
Baldur's Gate 3 (1% Low)
14.0 fps
Previous Methodology Score
4.0
Previous Methodology Score Converted
3.5
GPU-Intensive Game Performance
2.5
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
12.3 fps
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
9.9 fps
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
N/A
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
N/A
GTA V (Avg)
26.4 fps
GTA V (1% Low)
17.8 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
5 fps
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
5 fps
Resident Evil 4 (Avg)
12.1 fps
Resident Evil 4 (1% Low)
9.7 fps
Previous Methodology Score
3.4
Previous Methodology Score Converted
1.3
Borderlands 3
Borderlands 3 Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Very Low
fps
Ray Tracing Performance
0.0
Cyberpunk 2077 (Avg)
N/A
Cyberpunk 2077 (Min)
N/A
Assassin's Creed Shadows (Avg)
N/A
Assassin's Creed Shadows (1% Low)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (Avg)
N/A
Black Myth: Wukong (5% Low)
N/A
Civilization VI
Civilization VI Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Minimum
fps
Avg. Turn Time
s
Storage Drive Performance
9.0
Storage Performance Image
Sequential Write Speed
1,363.6 MB/s
MB/s
Sequential Read Speed
2,680.7 MB/s
MB/s
Random Write Speed
78.0 MB/s
MB/s
Random Read Speed
39.6 MB/s
MB/s
Battery
9.7
Capacity
66 Wh
Wh
Battery Life (Web Browsing)
17.0 hrs
hrs
Battery Life (Video Playback)
16.4 hrs
hrs
Battery Life (Gaming)
3.5 hrs
hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
hrs
Counter-Strike 2
CS2 Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Low
fps
Thermals And Noise
7.4
Keyboard Temps Picture
Keyboard Temp While Idle
29 °C (84 °F)
°C ( °F)
Keyboard Temp Under Load
49 °C (121 °F)
°C ( °F)
Fan Noise While Idle
25.0 dBA
dBA
Fan Noise Under Load
39.5 dBA
dBA
Power & Fan Control App
No
Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
SOTTR Graph
Avg. FPS
fps
1% Low
fps
0.1% Low
fps
1% Low Delta
ms
0.1% Low Delta
ms
Avg. FPS On Lowest
fps
Performance Over Time
0.0
Performance Over Time Graph
CPU Temp (Cinebench)
N/A
°C
CPU Perf. Loss (Cinebench)
N/A
% loss
GPU Temp (Heaven)
N/A
°C
GPU Perf. Loss (Heaven)
N/A
% loss
Additional Features And Software
Software
Operating System
Windows 11
Additional Software
None
Extra Features
Biometrics
Face Recognition
RGB Illumination
No
Touch Pen Support
No Stylus Support
Secondary Display
No
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