2020 HP ENVY 13t vs. Surface Book 3: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between 2020 HP ENVY 13t and Surface Book 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

2020 HP ENVY 13t Pros

Reasons that 2020 HP ENVY 13t is better than Surface Book 3.

About 15% lighter

The 2020 HP ENVY 13t weighed 2.88 pounds, 15% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3.

Weight2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Pound
2.88 lbs.
3.38 lbs.
Kilogram
1.31 kg
1.53 kg

Surface Book 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 is better than 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 has a 26% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
2020 HP ENVY 13t - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7
3,691
2020 HP ENVY 13t - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Supports larger memory

Surface Book 3 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2020 HP ENVY 13t. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Max system memory size
Surface Book 3
32 GB
2020 HP ENVY 13t
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Surface Book 3 supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 HP ENVY 13t. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the 2020 HP ENVY 13t.

Memory type and speed
Surface Book 3 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
2020 HP ENVY 13t - DDR4
3,200 MHz

Prices

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

2020 HP ENVY 13t Price
HP 2020 Envy x360 2-in-1 13.3" FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop Intel Evo Platform 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 8GB Memory 512GB SSD Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6
HP 2020 Envy x360 2-in-1 13.3" FHD IPS Touchscreen Laptop Intel Evo Platform 11th Gen Core i7-1165G7 8GB Memory 512GB SSD Pale Gold - Backlit Keyboard -Fingerprint Reader -Thunderbolt - WiFi 6
By HP
$799.00
HP Envy x360 2-in-1 14" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i7-1355U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, 5MP Camera, Fingerprint Reader, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11, Silver
HP Envy x360 2-in-1 14" FHD Touchscreen Laptop, Intel Core i7-1355U, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, 5MP Camera, Fingerprint Reader, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11, Silver
By HP
$742.95
HP ENVY 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3-inch FHD Touchscreen Display, Windows 10 Home With Fingerprint Reader, Camera Kill Switch (13-ba1010nr, 2020 Model)
HP ENVY 13 Laptop, Intel Core i7-1165G7, 8 GB DDR4 RAM, 256 GB SSD Storage, 13.3-inch FHD Touchscreen Display, Windows 10 Home With Fingerprint Reader, Camera Kill Switch (13-ba1010nr, 2020 Model)
By HP
$777.00
Surface Book 3 Price
Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$838.99
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$577.99
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$798.00

Availability

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Released20202020
Release Date-
  • Introduced: May 6, 2020
  • Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020
  • Released: May 12, 2020
PricingStarting at $949.99For Consumer
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • $1,600 - i5 | 8GB | 256GB | Iris Plus
    • $2,000 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,500 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,700 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1650
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • $2,300 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $2,800 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,000 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,400 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
For Commercial
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • $1,700 - i5 | 8GB | 256GB | Iris Plus
    • $2,100 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,600 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,800 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1650
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • $2,400 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $2,900 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,100 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,500 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,500 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | RTX 3000
    • $3,700 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | RTX 3000
Applicable ModelsHP ENVY 13 (13t-ba)-
Generations-

Exterior

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Dimensions12.07 x 7.66 x 0.67 in (306.57 x 194.56 x 17.08 mm)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7)
    12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight2.88 lbs (1,306 g)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    • Total: 3.38 lbs (1,534 g)
    • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7)
    • Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g)
    • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g)
    • Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors
  • Natural silver
  • Pale Gold
Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size island-style backlit natural silver keyboard
    • Full-size island-style backlit natural silver keyboard
    • Full-size island-style backlit pale gold keyboard
  • Trackpad
    • Precision Touchpad Support
  • 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.

Display

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Size13.3 Inches13.5 Inches
Info
  • 13.3" FHD
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit (1920 x 1080)
  • 13.3" FHD with touch
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, multitouch-enabled (1920 x 1080)
  • 13.3" FHD with privacy
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, HP Sure View integrated privacy screen (1920 x 1080)
  • 13.3" 4K UHD with touch
    IPS, BrightView, micro-edge, WLED-backlit, multitouch-enabled (3840 x 2160)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels)
    • Display Density: 267 PPI
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • 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

Ports

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3 (40Gbps signaling rate) with SuperSpeed USB Type-C® 10Gbps signaling rate (USB Power Delivery, DisplayPort™ 1.4, HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate (HP Sleep and Charge)
  • 1 x SuperSpeed USB Type-A 5Gbps signaling rate
  • 1 x headphone/microphone combo
  • 1 x microSD media card reader
  • 1 x AC adapter port with indicator LED
Surface Book 3 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
    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

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard DDR4-3200 SDRAM
  • Memory Configurations
    • 8GB
    • 16GB
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    8GB 16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX250 (2GB GDDR5)
    Available only on Intel Core i7-10510U models.
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q
      Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5, 128-bit, 1020 → 1245 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q
      Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores.
    • NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q
      Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6,  192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,
Storage
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 256 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
    • 512 GB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD + Intel® Optane™ memory 32 GB
    • 1 TB PCIe® NVMe™ M.2 SSD
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
PCIe SSD

Connectivity

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Wi-FiIntel® Wi-Fi 6 AX 201 (2x2)
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
BluetoothBluetooth® 5.0
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More-
  • Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Size3-cell, 51 Wh Li-ion polymer
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    Total: 69Wh
    Clipboard: 18Wh
    Base: 51Wh
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7)
    Total: 75.3Wh
    Clipboard: 18Wh
    Base: 57.3Wh
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    Total: 90Wh
    Clipboard: 23Wh
    Base: 67Wh
Battery Life
ENERGY STAR® certified; EPEAT® Silver registered
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • Up to 15.5 hours of typical device usage
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply65 W AC power adapter
Supports battery fast charge: approximately 50% in 30 minutes
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    65W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7)
    102W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
OS
  • Windows 10 Home x64
  • Windows 10 Pro x64
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Office Software Trial
  • McAfee LiveSafe™ 30-day trial offer
Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
CameraHP Wide Vision HD 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
  • Audio by Bang & Olufsen
  • 3 speakers
  • HP Audio Boost
  • Integrated dual array digital microphone
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®
    • Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
    • Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
Security
  • All-in-One keyboard
  • Camera Shutter
  • Biometric fingerprint authentication
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box-
  • Surface Book 3
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty
  • 1 year limited hardware warranty
  • 90-day phone support (from date of purchase)
  • Complimentary chat support within warranty period
One-year limited hardware warranty
More-Supports Surface Dial
Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.

Key Features

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
13.3”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.88 lb
1.31 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10510U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
957
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,942
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3200 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
MX250
2GB GDDR5
Released in
2020
3:2 3.2K
13.5”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
3.38 lb
1.53 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Book 3 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3000
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

2020 HP ENVY 13t vs. Surface Book 3

HP has released the ENVY 13t, a 13.3-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10510U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce MX250 with 2GB GDDR5.

On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Book 3 was introduced by Microsoft around the same time in 2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

2020 HP ENVY 13t1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U95787.96%
Surface Book 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G71,00292.10%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
01,088

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

2020 HP ENVY 13t1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,722100.00%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,94279.04%
Surface Book 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G73,69199.17%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,722100.00%
03,722

The 2020 HP ENVY 13t has a 13.3-inch display which is quite similar size to the 13.5-inch Surface Book 3. In addition, The 2020 HP ENVY 13t weighs 2.88 lbs. about 17% lighter than the 3.38 lbs. Surface Book 3. Moreover, measured at 12.07” x 7.66” x 0.67”, the 2020 HP ENVY 13t is much more portable than the Surface Book 3 at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”.

2020 HP ENVY 13tSurface Book 3

Moving over to upgradability, HP claims that the 2020 HP ENVY 13t supports up to 16GB 3200 MHz DDR4 memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Surface Book 3, it supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like 2020 HP ENVY 13t, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

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