Surface Book vs. Surface Pro 3 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Book and Surface Pro 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
The 2015 Surface Book features the 15W 6th Generation Intel Skylake dual-core Intel Core i5-6300U up to dual-core Intel Core i7-6600U with the boost speed up to 3.40 GHz. While the 2014 Surface Pro 3 features the 11.5W 4th Generation Intel Haswell dual-core Intel Core i3-4020Y up to dual-core Intel Core i7-4650U with the boost speed up to 3.30 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 (2015) and the 12″ Surface Pro 3 (2014), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Book vs. Surface Pro 3: Specs Comparison
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What's missing | Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port |
Availability | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
Released | 2015 | 2014 |
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Pricing | Starting at 1,499$ | Starting at 799$ |
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Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $749.99 $919.99 18% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $315.00 | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5 Inch Touch-Screen 512GB i7 32GB RAM with Windows 10 Pro (Wi-Fi, 1.3GHz Quad-Core i7 up to 3.9GHz, Newest Version) SLM-00001, Platinum By Microsoft $899.00 $949.00 5% OFF | ||
Surface Pro 3 Price | ||
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet PC - Intel Core i5-4300U 1.9GHz 4GB 128GB SSD Windows 10.1 (Renewed) By Microsoft $109.99 $119.99 8% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed) By Microsoft $213.00 $229.00 7% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB) with Windows 10 Anniversary (Renewed) By Microsoft $149.99 |
Display | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 12 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
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Dimensions | 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) | 11.50” x 7.93” x 0.36” (292 mm x 201.3 mm x 9.1 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.93” (201.3 mm) Thickness: 0.36” (9.1 mm) |
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Colors | Platinum | Silver |
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Internal Specs | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 4GB 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD | 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
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Battery | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
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| 42.2 Wh |
Battery Life |
| Up to 9 hours of web browsing |
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Software | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
OS | Windows 10 Pro | Windows 8.1 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 10 |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
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Misc | Surface Book | Surface Pro 3 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage | Supports Surface Pen 256 levels of pressure N-trig Active Pen technology |
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Warranty | One-year limited hardware warranty |
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More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. |
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