ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel vs. Surface Go 3: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel and Surface Go 3 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel Pros

Reasons that ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel is better than Surface Go 3.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-11370H inside ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel has a 209% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i3-10100Y inside Surface Go 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel - Intel Core i7-11370H
4,864
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel - Intel Core i5-11300H
4,441
Surface Go 3 - Intel Core i3-10100Y
1,570
Surface Go 3 - Intel Pentium Gold 6500Y
1,510
Supports larger memory

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Max system memory size
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel
16 GB
Surface Go 3
8 GB
Supports faster memory

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Go 3. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Go 3.

Memory type and speed
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel - DDR4
3,200 MHz
Surface Go 3 - LPDDR3
1,866 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3050 4GB GDDR6 35W TGP vs. integrated

Upgradable storage

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

SlotsASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
M.2
Yes x1
Onboard
48% larger display

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel has a 15.6-inch screen size 48% larger than the 10.5-inch Surface Go 3.

Display size
ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel
15.6-inch
Surface Go 3
10.5-inch

Surface Go 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Go 3 is better than ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel.

About 68% lighter

Surface Go 3 weighed 1.2 pounds, 68% lighter than the 3.64 pounds ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel.

WeightASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Pound
3.64 lbs.
1.2 lbs.
Kilogram
1.65 kg
0.54 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | Intel Price
ASUS VivoBook Pro 15X OLED Laptop, 15.6” OLED Display, Intel Core i7-12650H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Black, K6501ZM-EB74
 ASUS VivoBook Pro 15X OLED Laptop, 15.6” OLED Display, Intel Core i7-12650H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 GPU, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Black, K6501ZM-EB74
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$1,279.00
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ASUS VivoBook 15 Business Laptop, 15.6” FHD Touchscreen Display, 12th Gen Intel 10-Core i7-1255U, 40GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Backlit KB, Webcam, Keypad, HDMI, WiFi 6, USB-C, SPS HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro
 ASUS VivoBook 15 Business Laptop, 15.6” FHD Touchscreen Display, 12th Gen Intel 10-Core i7-1255U, 40GB RAM, 1TB NVMe SSD, Backlit KB, Webcam, Keypad, HDMI, WiFi 6, USB-C, SPS HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro
By ASUS
$706.00
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ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, Intel Core i7-12650H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, K6502ZC-DB74
 ASUS VivoBook Pro 15 Laptop, 15.6” FHD Display, Intel Core i7-12650H CPU, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Quiet Blue, K6502ZC-DB74
By ASUS
$1,499.99
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
 Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$475.75
$629.99 24% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Black (Latest Model)
 Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i3 - 8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Black (Latest Model)
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$540.00
$629.99 14% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
 Microsoft Surface Go 3 - 10.5" Touchscreen - Intel® Pentium® Gold - 4GB Memory - 64GB eMMC - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$379.22
$399.99 5% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Released20212021
Release DateAnnounced on September 02, 2021
  • Introduced: September 22, 2021
  • Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021
  • Released: October 5, 2021
Pricing-
  • $399 
    Gold 6500Y 4 GB 64 GB WiFi
  • $549
    Gold 6500Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi
  • $629
    i3-10100Y 8 GB 128 GB WiFi
Generations-

Exterior

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Dimensions14.17 x 9.26 x 0.74 ~ 0.78” (349.8 x 235.3 x 18.9 ~ 19.9 mm)9.65” x 6.9” x 0.33” (245 mm x 175  mm x 8.3 mm)
Width: 9.65” (245 mm)
Height: 6.9” (175 mm)
Thickness: 0.33” (8.3 mm)
Weight3.64 lbs (1.65 kg)
  • Surface Go 3: 1.2 lbs (544 g)
  • Surface Go 3 Keyboard: 0.55 lbs (249 g)
Colors
Quite Blue Cool Silver
Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size backlit chiclet keyboard with Numpad.
    With 1.35mm key-travel.
  • Large touchpad.
  • Surface Go Type Cover
    • Not included
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1 mm of key travel.
  • Trackpad:
    • Precision glass trackpad.
    • Trackpad size: 101 mm x 56 mm
    • Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Size15.6 Inches10.5 Inches
Info
  • 15.6” FHD 100% sRGB Display
    1920 x 1080 16:9 400 nits IPS-level panel 100% sRGB anti-glare display less harmful blue light 84% screen-to-body ratio
  • 15.6” FHD 100% DCI-P3 Display
    1920 x 1080 16:9 400 nits IPS-level panel 100% DCI-P3 Glossy display less harmful blue light 84% screen-to-body ratio
  • 15.6” FHD OLED Display
    1920 x 1080 16:9 0.2ms response time 600nits peak brightness 100% DCI-P3 color gamut 1000000:1 contrast ratio VESA CERTIFIED Display HDR True Black 600 1.07 billion colors PANTONE Validated Glossy display 70% less harmful blue light SGS Eye Care Display 84％ Screen-to-body ratio
  • Resolution: 1920 x 1280 (2.45M Pixels)
  • Density: 220 PPI
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Contrast ratio: 1500:1
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3

Ports

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Left
  • 2 x USB-A 
    USB 2.0 (480 Mbps).
Right
  • 1 x USB-A 
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps).
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™️ 4
    Supports 40 Gbps transfer speed, DisplayPort, and Power Delivery
  • 1 x HDMI 1.4
  • 1 x MicroSD card reader
  • 1 x Audio jack
    3.5mm jack
  • 1 x DC-in 
    ø4.5 barrel style connector
Surface Go 3 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Right (3)
  • 1 x USB-C
    USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x Surface Go Type Cover Connector
Under Kickstand (1)
  • 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.10 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 5W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Pentium® Gold 6500Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    23 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-10100Y
    Intel® UHD Graphics 615
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Memory
8GB 16GB
3200MHz Dual-channel DDR4 SDRAM
  • Memory Slots: Onboard memory
  • Memory Type: DDR4 Memory
  • Memory Speed: 3200 MHz
4GB 8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete GraphicsOptional NVIDIA® GeForce®
  • GTX 1650 Max Q - 4GB GDDR6
  • RTX™ 3050 - 4GB GDDR6
    Boost up to 1057.5MHz at 35W (50W with Dynamic Boost), NVIDIA Max-Q technology for peak performance and efficiency.
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Storage
256GB 512GB 1TB
M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 3.0 SSD
  • Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2280 slot
  • 64GB
    eMMC
  • 128GB
    SSD

Connectivity

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Wi-Fi
  • WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
    Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Bluetooth 4.2
  • WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
    Dual Band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz WiFi 6 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax Bluetooth 5.0
Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More-LTE version coming soon.

Battery

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Size63 Wh
3S1P, 3-cell Li-ion battery
  • 28Wh 
    Nominal battery capacity.
  • 26.8Wh 
    Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life-Up to 11 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply
  • 65W power adaptor
    ø4.5 AC Adapter rated at 19V/3.42A.
  • 120W power adaptor
    ø4.5 AC Adapter rated at 20V/6A.
24W proprietary Surface Connect power supply

Software

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
OS
Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Windows 11 Home Windows 11 Pro
Windows 11 Home in S-mode
Built-in Apps
  • ProArt Creator Hub
  • MyASUS
    AppDeals System diagnosis Battery health charging Fan Profile Splendid Tru2Life Function key lock WiFi SmartConnect Link to MyASUS TaskFirst Live update AI Noise Canceling
  • Microsoft Office Options
    • 1-month trial for new Microsoft 365 customers. Credit card required.
    • Office Home and Student 2019 included
    • Office Home and Student 2021 included
    • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2019
    • WPS Office Standard Edition (With a license for 3 products)
    • Microsoft Office Home & Business 2021
  • Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one month trial
  • Microsoft 365 Family one month trial

Camera & Audio

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
CameraFront-facing camera with built-in privacy shutter.
720p HD (1280x720 resolution) camera.
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
  • 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio
  • Built-in speaker with Harman/Kardon (Mainstream)
  • Built-in array microphone with ASUS AI Noise-Canceling Technology
  • Enhanced dual far-field Studio Mics
  • 2W stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™

Misc

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
Inking-Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
magnetic storage
SensorsFingerprint sensor integrated with Power Key
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
Security
  • BIOS Booting User Password Protection
  • Trusted Platform Module (Firmware TPM)
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial
  • Fingerprint sensor integrated with Power Key
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box
  • ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 K3500 | Intel
  • Power Adapter
  • Wired optical mouse
  • Carry bag
  • Backpack
  • Surface Go 3
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
More-
  • Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting
  • Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 165 degrees
  • Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability
  • Physical buttons: volumes, power
  • Casing: Magnesium

Key Features

ASUS Vivobook Pro 15 | IntelSurface Go 3
At Glance
Released in Late
2021
16:9 FHD
15.6”
OLED HDR
Weight
3.64 lb
1.65 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-11370H
4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,397
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3050
4GB GDDR6 35W TGP
Released in Late
2021
3:2 FHD+
10.5”
1280p 60Hz
Weight
1.2 lb
0.54 kg
Up to
Intel Core i3-10100Y
2C/4T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
799
Single Core
Geekbench 5
1,570
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 615
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
Configurable up to
8GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3
Surface Go 3 Ports
Starting at
$399
Gold 6500Y, 4GB, 64GB eMMC
Supports
Surface Pen
4096 Levels, Tilt sensing, Magnetic Storage.
Up to
11 Hours
Battery Life
Built-in
IR Camera
For Face Unlock
Optional
4G LTE
Wi-Fi 6

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