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Surface Book 3 vs. Surface Pro 6 - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Book 3 and Surface Pro 6 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Book 3 vs. Surface Pro 6

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 2018 Surface Pro 6 features the 15W 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R quad-core Intel Core i5-8250U up to quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with the boost speed up to 4.20 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 12.3″ Surface Pro 6 (2018), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Book 3 vs. Surface Pro 6: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Book 3 See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Pro 6 See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new		Better performance: It’s now 67% faster than the Surface Pro (5th Gen). New color: Now available in Platinum and the new Matte Black. Better specs: Surface Pro 6 comes with quad-core 8th Generation Intel Kaby Lake R processors. Better price: $899 for quad-core Intel Core i5, 8GB of RAM, 128 GB SSD, and Windows 10 Home.
What's missing		No Intel Core m3 configuration Windows 10 Pro isn't available for consumers

Availability	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
Released	2020	2018
Release Info	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	Introduced: October 2, 2018 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: October 16, 2018
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 $3,700 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000	Starting at 899$

Surface Book 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $979.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 (SMW-00001) \| 15in (3240 x 2160) Touch-Screen \| Intel Core i7 Processor \| 32GB RAM \| 1TB SSD Storage \| Windows 10 Pro \| GeForce GTX 1660 GPU (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $529.99 $719.92 26% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 6 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB) - Black Newest Version (KJT-00016) (Renewed) By Microsoft $323.40 $346.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	2019 Surface Pro 6 Business 12.3 Touchscreen (2736 x 1824) Latest Model Tablet PC \| Intel Quad-Core i5-8350U \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD \| Windows 10 Pro \| Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $359.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 6 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB) - Newest Version (Renewed) By Microsoft $362.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
Size	13.5 Inches	12.3 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: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating

Exterior	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
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)	11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 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)	Intel Core i5: 1.7 lbs (770 g) Intel Core i7: 1.73 lbs (784 g)
Colors	Platinum	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.	Surface Type Cover Not included Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard: 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.
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 3.0 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSD™ card reader 1 x Type Cover port

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 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 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
	Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
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 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 13.5 hours of video playback
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.	44W power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 39W

Software	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
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 Pro 6
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 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD 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 microphones 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Book 3	Surface Pro 6
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 Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Book 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 6 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power