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Surface Book vs. Surface Pro X - Detailed Specs Comparison

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

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Book vs. Surface Pro X

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 2019 Surface Pro X features the 7W Qualcomm Snapdragon 8-core Microsoft SQ1 with a clock speed of 3.00 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 13″ Surface Pro X (2019), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Book vs. Surface Pro X: Specs Comparison

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Key Features
What's new	Performance Info Up to 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U (2-Core, up to 3.40Ghz w/Turbo Boost) Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU (1GB GDDR5) Up to 1TB SSD Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM) Up to 12 hours battery life (69Wh) The most powerful Microsoft's Laptop Surface Book is a high-performance laptop with exceptional power and unprecedented versatility as a laptop, powerful tablet, detachable touchscreen, and a portable studio. Best-in-class screen 13.5-inch PixelSense™ display with 6 million pixels (3000x2000), 1700:1 contrast ratio, and 100% sRGB color gamut. It supports 10-point multitouch and Surface Pen with 1,024 pressure sensitivity (magnet attached to the side of the screen). More Features Magnet charging connector, Full-size USB 3.0 port, Bluetooth 4.0, 5MP front and 8MP rear camera.	New Pro Design - The thinnest Surface Pro ever at just 7.3mm thin with a larger 13” edge-to-edge PixelSense display. Always Connected - Surface Pro X comes with blazing-fast LTE connectivity as standard. Microsoft SQ1 - Custom-made by Microsoft in partnership with Qualcomm for delivering the best performance and battery life. Windows 10 on Arm - Not Windows RT! It can run most desktop apps in the 32-bit emulator. More Features Removable SSD storage Supports fast charging Dual far-field studio mics 2 x USB-C ports 2W stereo speakers 4K rear camera
What's missing		No MicroSD card reader No Headset jack Can't emulate native 64-bit applications Microsoft is currently working to brings 64-bit emulation to Windows 10 on Arm.

Availability	Surface Book	Surface Pro X
Released	2015	2019
Release Info	Introduced: October 7, 2015 Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015 Released: October 26, 2015	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: Early November 2019
Pricing	Starting at 1,499$	Starting at 999$

Surface Book Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $699.00 $919.99 24% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $309.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7-8650U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 (Renewed) By Microsoft $432.00 $459.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Pro X Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touch Screen SQ1-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD Wi-Fi with 4G LTE (Unlocked), Matte Black (MBR-00001) By Microsoft $598.00 $628.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 2-in-1 Laptop/Tablet (2024), Windows 11 Copilot+ PC, 13" Touchscreen Display, Snapdragon X Plus (10 Core), 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage, Sapphire By Microsoft $1,199.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro X - 13" Touchscreen - SQ 2 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - WiFi + 4G LTE - Matte Black By Microsoft $1,399.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Book	Surface Pro X
Size	13.5 Inches	13 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1700:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch	Resolution: 2880 x 1920 (5.53M 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	Surface Pro X
Size Comparison
Dimensions	12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.28” (287 mm x 208 mm x 7.3 mm) Width: 11.3” (287 mm) Height: 8.2” (208 mm) Thickness: 0.28” (7.3 mm)
Weight	Tablet Only: 1.6 lbs (726 g) Surface Book: 3.34 lbs (1,515 g) Surface Book with dGPU: 3.48 lbs (1,578 g)	1.70 lbs (774 g)
Colors	Platinum	Matte Black
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. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen
Ports	2 x Full-size USB 3.0 2 x Surface Connect™ 1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader (UHS-II performance)	2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect+ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Nano SIM 1 x Surface Pro X Type Cover

Internal Specs	Surface Book	Surface Pro X
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	Microsoft® SQ1™ 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 2MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz	Microsoft® SQ1™ Microsoft® SQ1™ Adreno™ 685 GPU 2.1 teraflops of graphics processing power,
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU Maxwell Architecture, 1GB GDDR5 128-bit, 954 - 993 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	8GB 16GB LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book	Surface Pro X
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
		Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X24 LTE modem Up to Gigabit LTE Advanced Pro5 with nanoSIM and eSIM support. LTE Bands supported: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 66 Assisted GPS and GLONASS support

Battery	Surface Book	Surface Pro X
Size	Total: 69Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 51Wh	38.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours of video playback	Up to 13 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	Surface Book 36W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port. Surface Book with dGPU 65W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Surface Book	Surface Pro X
OS	Windows 10 Pro	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	Surface Pro X
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 video/4K video.
Audio	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Book	Surface Pro X
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage	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 Magnetometer
Security	HW TPM chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Firmware TPM Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Book Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro X Power supply SIM card access tool Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	30-day return policy 90 days of free technical phone support One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only.