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Surface Book 3 15” vs. Surface Pro 9 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Book 3 15” and Surface Pro 9 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest April 12, 2023

Surface Book 3 15” vs. Surface Pro 9

The 2020 Surface Book 3 15” features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Ice Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While the 2022 Surface Pro 9 features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i5-1235U up to 10-core Intel Core i7-1265U with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 15″ Surface Book 3 15” (2020) and the 13″ Surface Pro 9 (2022), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Book 3 15” vs. Surface Pro 9: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		Better performance - It's 65% faster for i5 models and 50% faster for i7 models than Surface Pro 8. Better specs - It comes with 12th Gen Intel Alder Lake processors, Intel Iris Xe graphics, up to 32GB of 5200 MHz LPDDR5 memory, WiFi-6E, and Bluetooth 5.1. New colors - It's available in four colors: Sapphire Forest Platinum Graphite
What's missing		No headphone jack. No integrated Neural Processing Unit. Slightly less battery life with a smaller battery than Surface Pro 8.

Availability	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Released	2020	2022
Release Info	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	For Consumer $2,299 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,799 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,999 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,399 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial $2,399 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,899 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,099 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,699 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000	Consumer models Windows 11 Home Intel Core i5-1235U $999.99 8GB 128GB $1,099.99 8GB 256GB $1,399.99 16GB 256GB Intel Core i7-1255U $1,599.99 16GB 256GB $1,899.99 16GB 512GB $2,199.99 16GB 1TB $2,599.99 32GB 1TB Business models Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i5-1245U vPro $1,099.99 8GB 128GB $1,199.99 8GB 256GB $1,499.99 8GB 512GB $1,499.99 16GB 256GB Intel Core i7-1265U vPro $1,699.99 16GB 256GB $1,999.99 16GB 512GB $2,299.99 16GB 1TB $2,699.99 32GB 1TB
Amazon Deals	$749.00 Microsoft Surface Book 3 15" i7-1065G7 32GB 512GB SSD GTX-1660 TI - PLATINUM (Renewed) $596.99 Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) $339.00 Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed)	$942.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - 16GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - Platinum (Renewed) $1,099.99 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U Deca-Core - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit - Graphite (Renewed) $889.00 Microsoft Surface Pro 9, 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Fast Intel 12th Gen i7 Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Graphite Microsoft Copilot (Renewed)

Surface Book 3 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 15" i7-1065G7 32GB 512GB SSD GTX-1660 TI - PLATINUM (Renewed) By Microsoft $749.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $596.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.00	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - 16GB RAM - 512GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $942.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Tablet - 13" - Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U Deca-Core - 16 GB RAM - 512 GB SSD - Windows 11 Pro 64-Bit - Graphite (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,099.99 $1,599.99 31% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9, 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Fast Intel 12th Gen i7 Processor, 16GB Ram, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Graphite Microsoft Copilot (Renewed) By Microsoft $889.00 $1,099.99 19% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Size	15 Inches	13 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels) Display Density: 260 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1600:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch	13” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2880 x 1920 5.53M Pixels. Density: 267 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1200:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 450 nits maximum (typical), 2-nits minimum Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive Color Auto Color Management supported Dolby Vision IQ™ support

Exterior	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Size Comparison
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 209 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	1.94 lb (879 g)
Colors	Platinum	Sapphire Forest Platinum Graphite
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel. Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.	Not included. Compatible with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard Type Cover Features: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen
Ports	2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 2 x Surface Connect™ 1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking. 1 x Headset jack 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader UHS-II Performance	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Surface Pro Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U vPro Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,
Memory	16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Removable SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	47.7 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46.5 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 15.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Surface Book 3 15”

Surface Pro 9

For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Free upgrade to Windows 11

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro, Windows 10 Pro

Built-in Apps

Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Preloaded Xbox app
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one-month trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Pro 9
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	Designed for Surface Slim Pen 2 Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box	Surface Book 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 9 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.