Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4 Spec Comparison
Surface Laptop is the first Microsoft's real laptop PC with a starting price of $999. How this new Surface Laptop compared to its cousin the Surface Pro 4 with a similar price tag.
Microsoft Surface Laptop is a new PC device in the Microsoft Surface family. It has a stylish clamshell design without the detachable keyboard which is different from its cousins, the Surface Pro 4 tablet and Surface Book. It is a real laptop with better typing experience than Surface Pro 4 and thinner than the 2-in-1 Surface Book.
In term of performance, the Surface Laptop doesn’t have dGPU options as Surface Book. However, as compared to Surface Pro 4, it comes with a similar configuration except for the new Intel Kaby Lake chip comes with Surface Laptop. Here is the quick specs comparison between Surface Laptop and Surface Pro 4.
- Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Overall Specs Comparison
- Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Processor Comparison
- Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4 – Graphics Comparison
1Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Overall Specs Comparison
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| Availability | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
| Released | 2017 | 2015 |
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| Pricing | Platinum
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| Display | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
| Size | 13.5 Inches | 12.3 Inches |
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| Exterior | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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| Dimensions | 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm) Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm) Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm) Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm) | 11.50” x 7.93” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201.42 mm x 8.4 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.93” (201.42 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.4 mm) |
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| Colors | Graphite GoldPlatinumBurgundyCobalt Blue | Silver |
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| Internal Specs | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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| Memory | 4GB8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM | 4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
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| 128 GB256 GB512 GB1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD |
| Connectivity | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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| Battery | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
| Size | 45.2 Wh | 38.2 Wh |
| Battery Life | Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage | Up to 9 hours of video playback |
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| Software | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
| OS | Windows 10 S | Windows 10 Pro |
| Built-in Apps | 1 year of Microsoft Office 365 personal | Microsoft Office 30-days trial |
| Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
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| Misc | Surface Laptop | Surface Pro 4 |
| Inking | Supports Surface Pen with 1024 levels of pressure | Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage |
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| More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only |
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2Surface Laptop vs Surface Pro 4 – Processor Comparison
Surface Laptop comes with only 2 processor configurations, the Intel Core i5-7200U, and Intel Core i7-7660U. While Surface Pro 4 comes with 3 processor configurations starting from Intel Core m3-6Y30 for a better starting price point. In overall, new processors available in Surface Laptop has a better clock speed than Surface Pro 4. Especially the Intel Core i7-7660U has a max turbo frequency up to 4.00 GHz.
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| Processor | Intel Core i5-7200U | Intel Core i7-7660U | |
| Base Frequency | 2.50 GHz | 2.50 GHz | |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 3.10 GHz | 4.00 GHz | |
| TDP | 15 watt | ||
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB | ||
| Level 2 Cache | 512 KB | ||
| Level 3 Cache | 3 MB SmartCache | 4 MB | |
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| Processor | Intel Core m3-6Y30 | Intel Core i5-6300U | Intel Core i7-6650U |
| Base Frequency | 0.9 GHz | 2.4 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Max Turbo Frequency | 2.2 GHz | 3.0 GHz | 3.4 GHz |
| TDP | 4.5 watt | 15 watt | |
| Level 1 Cache | 128 KB | ||
| Level 2 Cache | 512 KB | ||
| Level 3 Cache | 4 MB | 3 MB | 4 MB |
3Surface Laptop vs. Surface Pro 4 – Graphics Comparison
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| Graphics | Intel HD Graphic 620 | Intel Iris™ Plus Graphics 640 | |
| Graphics Frequency | 300 – 1000 MHz | 300 – 1100 MHz | |
| Graphics Max Memory | 32 GB | ||
| Graphics 4K Support | Yes, at 60Hz | ||
| Graphics DirectX | 12 | ||
| Graphics OpenGL | 4.4 | ||
| # Display Supported | 3 | ||
| eDRAM | 64MB | ||
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| Graphics | Intel HD Graphic 515 | Intel HD Graphic 520 | Intel Iris Graphics 540 |
| Graphics Frequency | 300 – 850 MHz | 300 – 1000 MHz | 300 – 1050 MHz |
| Graphics Max Memory | 16 GB | 32 GB | |
| Graphics 4K Support | Yes, at 60Hz | 15 watt | |
| Graphics DirectX | 12 | ||
| # Display Supported | 3 | ||
| Graphics OpenGL | 4.4 | ||
| eDRAM | 64MB | ||
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