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Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Go 3 and Surface Laptop 5 13.5” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest September 29, 2023

Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Laptop 5 13.5”

The 2021 Surface Go 3 features the 5W 10th Generation Intel Amber Lake Y dual-core Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y up to dual-core Intel Core i3-10100Y with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While the 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 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 10.5″ Surface Go 3 (2021) and the 13.5″ Surface Laptop 5 13.5” (2022), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Go 3 vs. Surface Laptop 5 13.5”: Specs Comparison

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Go 3 See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Laptop 5 13.5” See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new	More Powerful Processors - The Surface Go 3 now features the latest 10th generation Intel Mobile processors, including Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0, resulting in faster speeds up to 3.40 GHz, particularly on the entry-level models. Longer Battery Life - Last up to 11 hours battery life of typical device usage. More Now with the Matte Black option Preloaded with Windows 11 Supports fast charging

Availability	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Released	2021	2022
Release Info	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 5, 2021	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	$399 Gold 6500Y 4 GB 64 GB WiFi $549 Gold 6500Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi $629 i3-10100Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi	Consumer models Windows 11 Home Intel Core i5-1235U $999.99 8GB 256GB $1,299.99 8GB 512GB $1,499.99 16GB 512GB Intel Core i7-1255U $1,699.99 16GB 512GB Business models Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i5-1245U vPro $1,099.99 8GB 256GB $1,399.99 8GB 512GB $1,599.99 16GB 512GB Intel Core i7-1265U vPro $1,699.99 16GB 256GB $1,799.99 16GB 512GB

Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $376.98 $399.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $550.00 $629.99 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $509.98 $549.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5, 13.5" Pixelsense Touchsreen, 12th Gen Intel i5, 8GB RAM Memory, 256GB SSD, Windows 11 Pro Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $699.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black By Microsoft $1,440.99 $1,799.99 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,399.00 $1,699.99 18% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Size	10.5 Inches	13.5 Inches
Info	Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels) Density: 220 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3	13.5” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 Density: 201 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display Refresh rate: 60Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1300:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 400 nits maximum (typical). 5 nits minimum Dolby Vision IQ™ support Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Models with Alcantara keyboard finish. Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 Models with Metal keyboard finish.

Exterior	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175 mm x 8.3 mm) Width: 9.65” (245 mm) Height: 6.9” (175 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)	12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” 308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm
Weight	Surface Go 3: 1.2 lbs (544 g) Surface Go 3 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)	Metal 2.86 lbs (1.297 kg) Alcantara 2.80 lbs (1.272 kg)
Colors	Platinum Matte Black	Metal Matte Black Sage Sandstone Alcantara Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Surface Go Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel. Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm Supports a 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 gestures.
Ports	1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack 1 x microSDXC™ card reader 1 x Surface Go Type Cover port	1 x Thunderbolt™ 4 USB-C interface supports USB 4.0, Power Delivery, DisplayPort, and data transfer up to 40Gbps. 1 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2 Data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W	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® Pentium® Gold 6500Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 23 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y Intel® UHD Graphics 615 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 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
Memory	4GB 8GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
Storage	64GB eMMC 128GB SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
	LTE version coming soon.

Battery	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Size	28Wh Nominal battery capacity. 26.8Wh Minimum battery capacity.	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours of typical device usage	Up to 18 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Surface Go 3

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”

Windows 11 Home in S-mode

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

Built-in Apps

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial
Microsoft 365 Family one month trial

Consumer models

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

Business models

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Camera	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	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Go 3	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”
Inking	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel magnetic storage	Designed for Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Ambient light 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	Firmware TPM 2.0 is a security processor that is designed to give you peace of mind. Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Go 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	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 Casing: Magnesium