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Surface Book 3 vs. Surface Laptop 4 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Book 3 and Surface Laptop 4 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest February 21, 2026

Surface Book 3 vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”

The 2020 Surface Book 3 features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Ice Lake quad-core Intel Core i5-1035G7 up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While the 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” features the 15W AMD Zen 2 Architecture 8-core AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition up to quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 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 13.5″ Surface Book 3 (2020) and the 15″ Surface Laptop 4 15” (2021), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Book 3 vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new		Better performance - It’s now 70% faster than Surface Laptop 3. 11th Gen Intel or AMD 4000 processors - The 13.5-inch model now available in both AMD and Intel processors. Longer Battery Life - Up to 17.5 hours on AMD Ryzen™ R7 models and 16.5 hours on Intel® Core™ i7 models. Dolby Atmos® Audio - Deliver rich, full-range, and accurate spatial sound from its stereo Omnisonic speakers.

Availability	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Released	2020	2021
Release Info	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing	For Consumer Surface Book 3 13.5” $1,600 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB \| Iris Plus $2,000 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1650 $2,500 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1650 $2,700 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1650 Surface Book 3 15” $2,300 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,800 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,000 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,400 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial Surface Book 3 13.5” $1,700 - i5 \| 8GB \| 256GB \| Iris Plus $2,100 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1650 $2,600 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1650 $2,800 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1650 Surface Book 3 15” $2,400 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,900 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,100 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,500 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,500 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,700 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000	$1,299.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only $1,499.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB $1,699.99 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB $1,799.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only $2,399.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only
Amazon Deals	$749.00 Microsoft Surface Book 3 15" i7-1065G7 32GB 512GB SSD GTX-1660 TI - PLATINUM (Renewed) $459.90 Microsoft NEW Surface Book 3 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) $1,099.98 NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum	$419.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 – 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) $869.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-32GB - 1TB SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) $449.90 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-16GB - 256B SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed)

Surface Book 3 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 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $459.90	See at Amazon
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,099.98	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15in Intel Core Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 – 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $419.99 $1,399.99 70% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-32GB - 1TB SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $869.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7-16GB - 256B SSD Windows 11 PRO (Latest Model) - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $449.90	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	13.5 Inches	15 Inches
Info	Surface Book 3 13.5” Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI Surface Book 3 15” 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	Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI) PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 10nm Oleophobic Coating 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Exterior	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7) 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm) Surface Book 3 15” 13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Weight	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) Total: 3.38 lbs (1,534 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g) Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7) Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g) Surface Book 3 15” Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors	Platinum	Metal Matte Black Platinum
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.	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel. Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort. Trackpad: Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.
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	1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Discrete Graphics	Surface Book 3 13.5” NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5, 128-bit, 1020 → 1245 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores. Surface Book 3 15” 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	Surface Book 3 13.5” 8GB 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x Surface Book 3 15” 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
	Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) Total: 69Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 51Wh Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7) Total: 75.3Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 57.3Wh Surface Book 3 15” Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	45.8 Wh
Battery Life	Surface Book 3 13.5” Up to 15.5 hours of typical device usage Surface Book 3 15” Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models. Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i7 models.
Power Supply	Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5) 65W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (5W) charging port. Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7) 102W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port. Surface Book 3 15” 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	Surface Laptop 4 15”
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
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) 720p HD front-facing video camera
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 OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Book 3	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
In the box	Surface Book 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only