Microsoft Surface Book 2 Detailed Specs - Everything you need to know!

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Key Features
What's new	Performance Info Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U (4-Core, up to 4.20Ghz w/Turbo Boost) Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 (2GB GDDR5) Up to 1TB SSD Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM) Up to 17 hours of battery life New Size Now available in 15-inch with the same beautiful PixelSense display. Better Performance Surface Book 2 has up to 5 times more graphics performance than the original Surface Book. Longer Battery Life Lasts up to 17 hours. USB-C Allows you to charge, transfer data, and video out. More Features Updated hinge design for reducing screen wobbling. Supports the latest Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure. Supports Surface Dial on-screen interaction.	Performance Info Up to 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U (4-Core, up to 4.20Ghz w/Turbo Boost) Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 (6GB GDDR5) Up to 1TB SSD Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM) Up to 17 hours of battery life New Size Now available in 15-inch with the same beautiful PixelSense display. Better Performance Surface Book 2 has up to 5 times more graphics performance than the original Surface Book. Longer Battery Life Lasts up to 17 hours. USB-C Allows you to charge, transfer data, and video out. More Features Updated hinge design for reducing screen wobbling. Supports the latest Surface Pen with 4096 levels of pressure. Supports Surface Dial on-screen interaction. Xbox Wireless built-in.
What's missing	MiniDisplay port replaced with a USB-C port

Availability	Surface Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
Released	2017
Release Info	Introduced: October 17, 2017 Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017 Released: November 16, 2017
Pricing	Starting at 1,149$	Starting at 1,999$

Surface Book 2 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5"(Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB), silver By Microsoft $700.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $715.46 $788.00 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $509.99	See at Amazon
Surface Book 2 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB) - 15in (Renewed) By Microsoft $789.00	See at Amazon
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $2,594.00	See at Amazon
	Microsfot Surface book 3 15 inches Touch 2 in 1 Intel Core i7 32gb 1TB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,948.80	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
Size	13.5 Inches	15 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1600:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch	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 Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
Size Comparison
Dimensions	Surface Book with Intel Core i5: 12.3” x 9.1” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm). Surface Book with Intel Core i7 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Surface Book with Intel Core i5: Total: 3.38 lbs (1,533 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g) Surface Book with Intel Core i7 Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g) Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	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	2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 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 Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology

Battery	Surface Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
Size	Surface Book with Intel Core i5: Total: 69Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 51Wh Surface Book with Intel Core i7: Total: 75.3Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 57.3Wh	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of video playback Up to 5 hours in tablet mode
Power Supply	Surface Book with Intel Core i5: 44W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port. Surface Book with Intel Core i7 100W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.	102W power supply with USB-A (7.5W) charging port.

Software	Surface Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
OS	Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
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 microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc	Surface Book 2 13.5”	Surface Book 2 15”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Book 2 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Book 2 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.

Surface Book 2 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 13.5"(Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256 GB), silver By Microsoft $700.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $715.46 $788.00 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 128GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $509.99	See at Amazon
Surface Book 2 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB) - 15in (Renewed) By Microsoft $789.00	See at Amazon
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $2,594.00	See at Amazon
	Microsfot Surface book 3 15 inches Touch 2 in 1 Intel Core i7 32gb 1TB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,948.80	See at Amazon

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Surface Book 2 Update History

2022

Aug

Resolves potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft Security Advisory ADV220002.
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Jun

Improves system stability and resolves system bugcheck and improves graphics performance and stability.
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Apr

Addresses critical security vulnerability and improves system stability.
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2021

Nov

Addresses critical security vulnerability and improves system stability.
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Aug

Addresses critical security vulnerability and improves device stability, improves device stability and reliability with Surface Dock 2 scenarios, and improves camera and audio stability and reliability.
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Jun

Addresses critical security vulnerability and improves system stability.
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Apr

Improves graphics and system stability.
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2020

Oct

Improves audio performance while streaming content.
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Sep

Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
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Aug

Improves the Windows Hello camera experience and resolves stability issues.
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Jul

Improves Surface Dock 2 reliability during Wake On LAN scenarios and improves the overall stability.
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May

Improves graphics and system stability.
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Feb

Improves Bluetooth connectivity.
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2019

Oct

1.75.139.0 improves battery stability.
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Jul

15.68.17013.110 improves Bluetooth connectivity.
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Jun

389.2706.768.0 resolves potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft security advisory 190013.
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May

15.68.9127.58 improves system security.
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2018

Nov

3.0.10.1 Resolves intermittent pen top button click failure on Surface Pen with no clip-on Windows 10 October 2018 Update, version 1809. Use the Surface Pen Checker Tool to verify that the Pen’s firmware was successfully updated.
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Oct

10.25.0.10 resolves battery consumption issue associated with Windows 10 October update (version 1809).
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Aug

30.15063.6.6082 improves system stability.
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May

4.7.136.0 improves hibernation on Windows 10 April 2018 Update.
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Jan

388.1932.769.0 resolves potential security vulnerabilities, including Microsoft security advisory 180002.
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2017

Nov

22.20.16.4840 improves system stability.
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Surface Book 2 Processors Detailed Specs

Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U

Launch Date	Q1'2017	Q3'2017
Base Frequency	2.60 GHz	1.90 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.50 GHz	4.20 GHz
TDP	15 watt
Level 1 Cache	128 KB
Level 2 Cache	512 KB
Level 3 Cache	3 MB SmartCache	8 MB SmartCache
# of Cores	2	4
# of Threads	4	8
Bus Speed	4 GT/s OPI
Max Memory Support	32 GB
Max Memory Bandwidth	34.1 GB/s
GEEKBENCH 4
Single-Core Score	3,967	4,956
Multi-Core Score	7,736	14,377

Surface Book 2 Integrated Graphics Detailed Specs

Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U

Graphics	Intel® HD Graphics 620	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Base Frequency	300 MHz	300 MHz
Max Dynamic Frequency	1.10 GHz	1.15 GHz
Graphics Max Memory	32 GB
Graphics 4K Support	Yes, at 60Hz
Graphics DirectX	12
Graphics OpenGL	4.4
# Display Supported	3
Graphics Technologies	Intel® Quick Sync Video Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Intel® Clear Video Technology Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	Intel® Quick Sync Video Intel® Clear Video HD Technology Intel® Clear Video Technology Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology

Surface Book 2 Discrete Graphics Detailed Specs

GPU	GEFORCE GTX 1050	GEFORCE GTX 1060
Memory Size	2 GB GDDR5	6 GB GDDR5
GPU Engine Specs
NVIDIA CUDA® Cores	640	1280
Base Clock (MHz)	1354 MHz	1506 MHz
Boost Clock (MHz)	1455	1708
Memory Specs
Memory Speed	7 Gbps	8 Gbps
Memory Interface Width	128-bit	192-bit
Memory Bandwidth (GB/sec)	112	192
Technology Support
Technologies	Simultaneous Multi-Projection VR Ready NVIDIA Ansel NVIDIA SLI® Ready NVIDIA G-SYNC -Ready NVIDIA GameStream -Ready Vulkan API	Simultaneous Multi-Projection VR Ready NVIDIA Ansel NVIDIA SLI® Ready NVIDIA G-SYNC -Ready NVIDIA GameStream -Ready Vulkan API
NVIDIA GPU Boost	3.0
Microsoft DirectX	2 API with feature level 12_1
Vulkan API	Yes
OpenGL	4.5
Bus Support	PCIe 3.0
OS Certification	Windows 7-10, Linux, FreeBSDx86

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Arnaudmk says:

November 19, 2017 at 6:51 am

What does g sync ready means?
Can you use g sync with the SB2 and an external g sync monitor? And in that case through which port (because the port needs to be directly link to the Gpu right?) ? Do I need the surface dock to do so?

- Evan Forrest says:
  
  November 20, 2017 at 4:43 am
  
  Hi Arnaudmk,
  As your concern, The GTX 1050 and 1060 does supports G-SYNC technology. However, all display outputs are wired through the Integrated GPU. And the dGPU is only used for rendering only. So far as I know I think you can’t take advantage of G-SYNC monitor with the Surface Book 2.
  
  - Arnaudmk says:
    
    November 20, 2017 at 5:00 am
    
    Oh I see, thank you for your answer as well as your article!
    
Michael says:

October 4, 2021 at 6:05 am

what is the “accessory radio port” in the bios settings on a surface book 2
I’ve searched Google and Bing (HaHa) for that term and cant find any reference to it.
I’ve turned it off but curious to know what it does

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