Microsoft Surface Book Specs - Full Technical Specifications

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Key Features
What's new	Performance Info Up to 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U (2-Core, up to 3.40Ghz w/Turbo Boost) Up to NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU (1GB GDDR5) Up to 1TB SSD Up to 16GB (1866Mhz LPDDR3 RAM) Up to 12 hours battery life (69Wh) The most powerful Microsoft's Laptop Surface Book is a high-performance laptop with exceptional power and unprecedented versatility as a laptop, powerful tablet, detachable touchscreen, and a portable studio. Best-in-class screen 13.5-inch PixelSense™ display with 6 million pixels (3000x2000), 1700:1 contrast ratio, and 100% sRGB color gamut. It supports 10-point multitouch and Surface Pen with 1,024 pressure sensitivity (magnet attached to the side of the screen). More Features Magnet charging connector, Full-size USB 3.0 port, Bluetooth 4.0, 5MP front and 8MP rear camera.

Availability	Surface Book
Released	2015
Release Info	Introduced: October 7, 2015 Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015 Released: October 26, 2015
Pricing	Starting at 1,499$
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Surface Book Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,099.66	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $699.27	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book (512 GB, 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce graphics) (Renewed) By Microsoft $654.89 $698.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $692.93 $733.91 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $459.88 $509.79 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $684.99 $732.97 7% OFF	See at Amazon

Display	Surface Book
Size	13.5 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1700:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch

Exterior	Surface Book
Dimensions	12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Tablet Only: 1.6 lbs (726 g) Surface Book: 3.34 lbs (1,515 g) Surface Book with dGPU: 3.48 lbs (1,578 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 3.0 2 x Surface Connect™ 1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader (UHS-II performance)

Internal Specs	Surface Book
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU Maxwell Architecture, 1GB GDDR5 128-bit, 954 - 993 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology

Battery	Surface Book
Size	Total: 69Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 51Wh
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours of video playback
Power Supply	Surface Book 36W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port. Surface Book with dGPU 65W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.

Software	Surface Book
OS	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Book
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

Misc	Surface Book
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	HW TPM chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Book Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only.

Surface Book Price

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Surface Book Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,099.66	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $699.27	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book (512 GB, 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce graphics) (Renewed) By Microsoft $654.89 $698.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $692.93 $733.91 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $459.88 $509.79 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $684.99 $732.97 7% OFF	See at Amazon

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Surface Book Update History

2021

Jul

Addresses critical security vulnerability.
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May

Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
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2020

Sep

Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
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Apr

Addresses security updates and improves system stability.
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Feb

Resolves screen detach scenarios when using “Light Theme”.
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2019

Nov

15.68.17015.112 improves Bluetooth connectivity.
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Jul

15.68.17013.110 improves Bluetooth connectivity.
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Jun

91.2706.768.0 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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Jan

58.2.94.23 improves system stability.
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2018

Nov

24.20.100.6293 improves system stability.
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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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Feb

90.2098.256.0 improves system stability.
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Jan

22.20.16.4811 improves Direct X 12 and power performance.
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2017

Dec

2.0.99 improves multi-touch and pen connectivity when the device wakes from sleep.
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Oct

1.1.333.0 enables Power Slider feature that improves both battery life and the adaptive brightness feature.
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Oct

30.15063.10999.4731 Improves camera stability
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Apr

6.0.1.7895 improves Cortana speech recognition.
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Apr

90.1610.256.0 resolves screen brightness issue when devices comes out of sleep
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Mar

Improve battery life during sleep, system stability and performance, and improve the stability and power utilization of the USB hub in the device base.
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2016

Nov

Improve system stability and reduce false touch events when the device is closed.
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Oct

Improve pen performance in some applications, improve clipboard and keyboard interoperability, and add support for upcoming product releases.
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Aug

Improve the device's battery life, stability, and performance when you change between power states and make sure the default Balanced power plan is set correctly when the operating system is updated.
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Aug

Improve touch stability and screen brightness when the device resumes operation from sleep or hibernation, improve pen pairing with the device and optimize log file storage space management
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Jul

Improve the stability of Windows Hello.
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Jul

Improve the stability of the keyboard, address issues with touch, pen ink, and eraser button, and improve graphics performance and audio stability.
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Jul

Improve the stability of Windows Hello after an upgrade to Windows 10 Anniversary Update.
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Jun

Improve system stability when the device resumes operation from sleep or hibernation and optimizes battery use in connected standby and more.
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May

Improve battery utilization in connected standby, touch stability, and system stability resuming from sleep or hibernation.
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May

Improve system stability.
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May

Improve Windows Hello stability.
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Processor Specifications


Processor	Intel Core i5-6300U	Intel Core i7-6600U
Base Frequency	2.4 GHz	2.6 GHz
Max Turbo Frequency	3.0 GHz	3.4 GHz
TDP	15 watt
Level 1 Cache	128 KB
Level 2 Cache	512 KB
Level 3 Cache	3 MB	4 MB
Max Memory Size	32 GB

Graphics Specifications

Graphics	Intel HD Graphic 520	Intel HD Graphic 520
Graphics Frequency	300 – 1000 MHz
Graphics Max Memory	32 GB
Graphics 4K Support	Yes, at 60Hz
Graphics DirectX	12
Graphics OpenGL	4.4
# Display Supported	3

Discrete NVIDIA Graphics Specifications

Graphics
Graphics	NVIDIA GeForce GPU Also known as NVIDIA Maxwell GPU Surface Book (940M, GDDR5)
Graphics Frequency	954 – 993 MHz
Graphics Memory	1024 MB GDDR5 memory
CUDA Cores	384
Graphics DirectX	12
Graphics Features	GPU Boost 2.0, Optimus, PhysX, CUDA, GeForce Experience