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Surface Book 2 15” vs. 2019 MacBook Pro 16”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Surface Book 2 15” and 2019 MacBook Pro 16” models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Book 2 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 2 15” is better than 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

Surface Book 2 15” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
M.2	Yes x1	Onboard

2019 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2019 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Surface Book 2 15”.

2019 vs. 2017

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside 2019 MacBook Pro 16” has a 67% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Book 2 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Surface Book 2 15” - Intel Core i7-8650U

3,879

Surface Book 2 15” - Intel Core i5-8350U

2,982

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Max system memory size

2019 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Surface Book 2 15”

16 GB

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Memory type and speed

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Surface Book 2 15” - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” has a 16-inch screen size 6% larger than the 15-inch Surface Book 2 15”.

Display size

2019 MacBook Pro 16”

16-inch

Surface Book 2 15”

15-inch

Prices

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

Surface Book 2 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver By Microsoft $694.95 $799.99 13% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 2-in-1 Touchscreen Tablet Laptop Computer Intel Core i5-6300U up to 3GHz 8GB RAM 128GB SSD Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $271.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 – 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $964.99	See at Amazon
2019 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $634.00 $674.95 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $732.00 $768.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16-Inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage) - Silver (Renewed) By Apple $688.05	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Released	2017	2019
Release Date	Introduced: October 17, 2017 Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017 Released: November 16, 2017	Announced on November 13th, 2019 Available on November 13th, 2019
Pricing	Starting at 1,999$	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon 5300M 4GB $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Radeon 5500M 4GB
Generations	2020 Surface Book 3 15” 2020 Surface Book 3 13.5” 2017 Surface Book 2 15” 2017 Surface Book 2 13.5” 2016 Surface Book i7 2015 Surface Book	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”

Exterior	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Space Gray Silver
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.	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID sensor Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	15 Inches	16 Inches
Info	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	Retina display 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 2048 by 1280 1792 by 1120 1344 by 840 1152 by 720 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Ports	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Image Source: Microsoft 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	Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

Internal Specs	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Processor	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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	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	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of video playback Up to 5 hours in tablet mode	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	102W power supply with USB-A (7.5W) charging port.	96W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
OS	Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11	Shipped with macOS Catalina
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
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	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack

Misc	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Touch ID sensor
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	Surface Book 2 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Surface Book 2 15”	2019 MacBook Pro 16”
At Glance	Released in Late 2017 3:2 3.2K 15” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.20 lb 1.91 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8650U 4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,106 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,879 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5	Released in Late 2019 16:10 Retina 16” 1920p 60Hz Weight 4.3 lb 1.95 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB GDDR6