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

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

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

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 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 15″ Surface Laptop 5 15” (2022) and the 12″ Surface Pro 3 (2014), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

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

	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Laptop 5 15” See at Amazon	Compare With Please enter device name or part of it Surface Pro 3 See at Amazon
Key Features
What's new		New Design It’s now thinner (9.1mm), lighter (800g), and new platinum magnesium exterior. Better display New 3:2 aspect ratio, bigger and better 2K 12” ClearType pixel-free display. Better performance It’s now 10% faster than Surface Pro 2 with the new range of 4th Gen Intel processors up to Core i7. New Inking Supports It now supports a new Surface Pen with 256 pressure sensitivity, tail eraser, and remote Bluetooth activation. Better Battery It has 20% more battery life than Surface Pro 2 up to 9 hours. More Better 5.0MP front and rear-facing camera, new Surface Connect Port (charging and docking), new type cover with two typing angles.
What's missing		Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port

Availability	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
Released	2022	2014
Release Info	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022	Introduced: May 20, 2014 Pre-ordered: May 20, 2014 Released: June 20, 2014
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 $2,499.99 32GB 1TB	Starting at 799$

Surface Laptop 5 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 15" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,699.99 $1,799.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 15" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,199.99 $1,499.99 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15" Touchscreen Notebook - 2496 x 1664 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black - Intel Chip - Windows 11 Pro By Microsoft $1,566.88	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed) By Microsoft $194.99 $224.78 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (1631) Silver - 256GB, 12in, Windows 8, Intel Core i5 - Renewed By Microsoft $193.99 $228.00 15% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (12-inch, 128 GB, Intel Core i5, Windows 10) + Microsoft Surface Type Cover (Renewed) By Microsoft $398.00	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
Size	15 Inches	12 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	Resolution: 2160 x 1440 (3.1M Pixels) Density: 216 PPI ClearType Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Touch: 10 point multi-touch Surface Pen support

Exterior	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
Size Comparison
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58” 340 mm x 244 mm x 14.7 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)
Weight	Metal 3.44 lbs (1.56 kg)	1.76 lbs (800 g)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Silver
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.	Surface Type Cover Not included Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Supports up to three-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	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 Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
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	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 11.5W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.90 → 2.90 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U 2 cores, 4 threads, 1.70 → 3.30 GHz, 4MB 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	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-4020Y Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 850 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-4300U Intel® HD Graphics 4200 20 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4650U Intel® HD Graphics 5000 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	4GB 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB SSD

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
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 5.1 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology

Battery	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
Size	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	42.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of typical device usage	Up to 9 hours of web browsing
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	36W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 31W

Software

Surface Laptop 5 15”

Surface Pro 3

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

Windows 8.1 Pro

Free upgrade to Windows 10

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 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 5.0MP rear-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Front and rear-facing microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio enhanced sound

Misc	Surface Laptop 5 15”	Surface Pro 3
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 256 levels of pressure N-trig Active Pen technology
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Ambient light 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
In the box	Surface Laptop 5 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Pro 3 Surface Pen 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 150 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power