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Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Surface Book 3 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Laptop 5 15” and Surface Book 3 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest October 30, 2022

Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Surface Book 3 15”

The 2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” features the 15W 12th Generation Intel Alder Lake U 10-core Intel Core i7-1255U up to 10-core Intel Core i7-1265U with the boost speed up to 4.80 GHz. While the 2020 Surface Book 3 15” features the 15W 10th Generation Intel Ice Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 15″ Surface Laptop 5 15” (2022) and the 15″ Surface Book 3 15” (2020), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Laptop 5 15” vs. Surface Book 3 15”: Specs Comparison

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Availability
Released	2022	2020
Release Info	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020
Pricing	Consumer models Windows 11 Home Intel Core i7-1255U $1,299.99 8GB 256GB $1,499.99 8GB 512GB $1,799.99 16GB 512GB $2,399.99 32GB 1TB Business models Windows 11 Pro Intel Core i7-1265U vPro $1,399.99 8GB 256GB $1,599.99 8GB 512GB $1,799.99 16GB 256GB $1,899.99 16GB 512GB $2,499.99 32GB 1TB	For Consumer $2,299 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,799 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,999 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,399 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial $2,399 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,899 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,099 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,699 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000
Amazon Deals	$499.99 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touchscreen Notebook - 2496 x 1664 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 256 GB SSD - Platinum (Renewed) $648.80 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touch 16GB 256GB SSD Core™ i7-1265U 2.3GHz WIN11P, Matte Black (Renewed) $1,276.00 Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 32 GB Total RAM - 1TB SSD - Matte Black (Renewed)	$679.99 Microsoft Surface Book 3 15" i7-1065G7 32GB 512GB SSD GTX-1660 TI - PLATINUM (Renewed) $339.00 Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) $1,288.80 Microsoft Microsfot Surface book 3 15-inch Touch 2 in 1 Intel Core i7 32gb 1TB SSD (Renewed)

Surface Laptop 5 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touchscreen Notebook - 2496 x 1664 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 256 GB SSD - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $499.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touch 16GB 256GB SSD Core™ i7-1265U 2.3GHz WIN11P, Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $648.80	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touchscreen Notebook - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 32 GB Total RAM - 1TB SSD - Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,276.00	See at Amazon
Surface Book 3 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 15" i7-1065G7 32GB 512GB SSD GTX-1660 TI - PLATINUM (Renewed) By Microsoft $679.99 $749.00 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Microsfot Surface book 3 15-inch Touch 2 in 1 Intel Core i7 32gb 1TB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,288.80	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	15 Inches
Info	15” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2496 x 1664 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 5	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

Exterior	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Book 3 15”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58” 340 mm x 244 mm x 14.7 mm	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Metal 3.44 lbs (1.56 kg)	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	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.
Ports	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	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

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Book 3 15”
Processor	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Discrete Graphics		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	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Book 3 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 5.1 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
		Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of typical device usage	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software

Surface Laptop 5 15”

Surface Book 3 15”

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Free upgrade to Windows 11

Built-in Apps

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

Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Book 3 15”
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video 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
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Book 3 15”
Inking	Designed for Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 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
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Firmware TPM 2.0 is a security processor that is designed to give you peace of mind. Windows Hello face sign-in	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Laptop 5 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Book 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More		Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.