Surface Book 3 13.5” vs. Surface Book: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Book 3 13.5” and Surface Book specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Book 3 13.5” Pros
Reasons that Surface Book 3 13.5” is better than Surface Book.
2020 vs. 2015
Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 13.5” has a 134% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6600U inside Surface Book.
Surface Book 3 13.5” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book.
Surface Book 3 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book.
Surface Book Pros
Reasons that Surface Book is better than Surface Book 3 13.5”.
Surface Book weighed 1.6 pounds, 53% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3 13.5”.
Weight | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
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Pound | 3.38 lbs. | 1.6 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.53 kg | 0.73 kg |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
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Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,026.03 | ||
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 | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $2,464.99 | ||
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 $838.99 | ||
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 | ||
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB) - 13.5in (Renewed) By Microsoft $339.94 $378.00 10% OFF |
Availability | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
Released | 2020 | 2015 |
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Pricing | For Consumer
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Exterior | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
Dimensions |
| 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm) |
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Colors | Platinum | Platinum |
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Display | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
Left (3)
Right (3)
Bottom (1)
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Internal Specs | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x | 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
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Storage | 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe SSD | 128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
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Battery | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
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Software | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Book 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
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Misc | Surface Book 3 13.5” | 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 |
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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 3 13.5” | Surface Book |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Book 3 13.5”, a 13.5-inch machine, in mid-2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.
On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Book was introduced by Microsoft about five years earlier in late-2015. It comes with up to a dual-core Intel Core i7-6600U with a boost clock speed up to 3.40 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce® GPU with 1GB GDDR5 384 CUDA.Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Both Surface Book 3 13.5” and Surface Book have the same 13.5-inch display size. In addition, the Surface Book 3 13.5” weighs 3.38 lbs. about 111% heavier than the 1.6 lbs. Surface Book. Moreover, measured at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”, the Surface Book 3 13.5” share the same chassis as the Surface Book.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Book 3 13.5” supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.
For Surface Book, it supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 memory. Like Surface Book 3 13.5”, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.
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