Surface Pro 3 vs. Surface Book - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 3 and Surface Book specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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. While 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.
If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 12″ Surface Pro 3 (2014) and the 13.5″ Surface Book (2015), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Pro 3 vs. Surface Book: Specs Comparison
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What's missing | Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port |
Availability | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
Released | 2014 | 2015 |
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Pricing | Starting at 799$ | Starting at 1,499$ |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed) By Microsoft $237.88 | ||
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (1631) Silver - 256GB, 12in, Windows 8, Intel Core i5 - Renewed By Microsoft $238.00 | ||
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model) By Microsoft $224.95 $399.99 44% OFF | ||
Surface Book Price | ||
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,157.83 $1,699.98 32% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver By Microsoft $694.95 $799.99 13% OFF | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $338.95 |
Display | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
Size | 12 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
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Dimensions | 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) | 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) |
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Colors | Silver | Platinum |
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB SSD | 128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
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Battery | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
Size | 42.2 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 9 hours of web browsing |
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Software | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
OS | Windows 8.1 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 10 | Windows 10 Pro |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
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Misc | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Book |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 256 levels of pressure N-trig Active Pen technology | Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage |
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Warranty |
| One-year limited hardware warranty |
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| Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only. |
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