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Surface Book 2 15” vs. Surface Book: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Book 2 15” and Surface Book specifications, including details on 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 Surface Book.

2017 vs. 2015

Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Book 2 15” has a 144% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6600U inside Surface Book.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

3,879

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

2,982

Surface Book - Intel Core i7-6600U

1,584

Surface Book - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Surface Book 2 15” has a 15-inch screen size 11% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book.

Display size

Surface Book 2 15”

15-inch

Surface Book

13.5-inch

Surface Book Pros

Reasons that Surface Book is better than Surface Book 2 15”.

Surface Book weighed 1.6 pounds, 62% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 2 15”.

Weight	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
Pound	4.20 lbs.	1.6 lbs.
Kilogram	1.91 kg	0.73 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Book 2 15” and Surface Book.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Book 2 15”

16 GB

Surface Book

16 GB

Both laptops supports the same 1866MHz LPDDR3 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Surface Book 2 15” - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Surface Book - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

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
Surface Book Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,189.92	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver By Microsoft $694.95 $799.99 13% 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 $539.00 $590.06 9% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
Released	2017	2015
Release Date	Introduced: October 17, 2017 Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017 Released: November 16, 2017	Introduced: October 7, 2015 Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015 Released: October 26, 2015
Pricing	Starting at 1,999$	Starting at 1,499$
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	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

Exterior	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	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	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.	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	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
Size	15 Inches	13.5 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	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

Ports	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
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	Image Source: Microsoft 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 2 15”	Surface Book
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	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	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	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
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU Maxwell Architecture, 1GB GDDR5 128-bit, 954 - 993 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD	128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology

Battery	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	Total: 69Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 51Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17 hours of video playback Up to 5 hours in tablet mode	Up to 12 hours of video playback
Power Supply	102W power supply with USB-A (7.5W) charging port.	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 2 15”	Surface Book
OS	Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 2 15”	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	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 Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	HW TPM chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Book 2 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Book Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only.

Key Features	Surface Book 2 15”	Surface Book
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 2015 3:2 3K 13.5” 2000p 60Hz Weight 1.6 lb 0.73 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6600U 2C/4T, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz Geekbench 5 745 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,584 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce® GPU 1GB GDDR5 384 CUDA