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Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 5 15” - Detailed Specs Comparison

Here's what you need to know what's different between Surface Studio 2 and Surface Laptop 5 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

BY Evan Forrest November 15, 2023

Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 5 15”

The 2018 Surface Studio 2 features the 45W 7th Generation Intel Kaby Lake quad-core Intel Core i7-7820HQ with the boost speed up to 3.90 GHz. While 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.

If you are in the market looking for a laptop and don't know what's the difference between the 28″ Surface Studio 2 (2018) and the 15″ Surface Laptop 5 15” (2022), we have a detailed tech specs comparison between both devices for you to check out here.

Surface Studio 2 vs. Surface Laptop 5 15”: Specs Comparison

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Availability
Released	2018	2022
Release Info	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070	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

Surface Studio 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,999.99 $3,699.99 19% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - By Microsoft $1,459.99 $1,589.99 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,611.00 $3,099.99 48% OFF	See at Amazon
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 $1,262.21 $1,799.99 30% 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 - Platinum By Microsoft $1,500.00 $1,597.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15-inch Touchscreen, 1TB i7 32GB RAM with Windows 11 Pro (Wi-Fi, 3.6GHz Ten-Core i7-1265U, Newest Version) Black Metal, RL1-00001 By Microsoft $2,300.99	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 5 15”
Size	28 Inches	15 Inches
Info	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Brightness: 515 nits Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65) Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating Touch: 10-point multitouch Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge	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

Exterior	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 5 15”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.58” 340 mm x 244 mm x 14.7 mm
Weight	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg	Metal 3.44 lbs (1.56 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Metal Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse	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	4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet	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 Studio 2	Surface Laptop 5 15”
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W	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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 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
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.
Memory	16GB 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM
Storage	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 5 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Ethernet	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)
	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 5 15”
Size		47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life		Up to 17 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Surface Studio 2

Surface Laptop 5 15”

Windows 10 Pro

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

Built-in Apps

Microsoft Office 365 30-days 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 Studio 2	Surface Laptop 5 15”
Camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Surface Studio 2	Surface Laptop 5 15”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision 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
Security	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio	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 Studio 2 Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide Booklet	Surface Laptop 5 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.