Surface Pro 3 vs. Surface Pro 5 - Detailed Specs Comparison
Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Pro 3 and Surface Pro 5 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 2017 Surface Pro 5 features the 4.5W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake dual-core Intel Core m3-7Y30 up to dual-core Intel Core i7-7660U with the boost speed up to 4.00 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 12.3″ Surface Pro 5 (2017), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.
Surface Pro 3 vs. Surface Pro 5: Specs Comparison
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What's missing | Replace old charging connector with new Surface Connect port |
Availability | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
Released | 2014 | 2017 |
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Pricing | Starting at 799$ |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (256 GB, Intel Core i5)(Windows 10 Professional 64 bit) (Renewed) By Microsoft
$264.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (1631) Silver - 256GB, 12in, Windows 8, Intel Core i5 - Renewed By Microsoft
$214.00 $228.00 6% OFF |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 3 Tablet (12-inch, 128 GB, Intel Core i5, Windows 10) + Microsoft Surface Type Cover (Renewed) By Microsoft
$398.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 5 Tablet,12.3 inch (2736 x 1824), Intel Core i5-7300U 2.6 GHz, 8 GB RAM 256GB SSD, CAM, Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft
$286.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro 5 12.3†Touch-Screen (2736 X 1824) Tablet PC | Intel Core i5-7300U | 8GB Memory | 256GB SSD | WiFi | USB 3.0 | Camera | Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft
$359.00 |
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Microsoft Surface Pro (5th Gen) Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft
$442.89 |
Display | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
Size | 12 Inches | 12.3 Inches |
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Exterior | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
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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)
| 11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm)
Width: 11.50” (292 mm)
Height: 7.9” (201 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)
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Colors | Silver | Platinum |
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB
1600 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 4GB 8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 64 GB 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
SSD | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
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Battery | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
Size | 42.2 Wh | 45 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 9 hours of web browsing | Up to 13.5 hours of video playback |
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Software | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
OS | Windows 8.1 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 10 | Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
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Audio |
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Misc | Surface Pro 3 | Surface Pro 5 |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen
256 levels of pressure
N-trig Active Pen technology
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4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
magnetic storage
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Security |
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