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Surface Book 3 15” vs. Surface Book 2 15”

Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Book 3 15” and Surface Book 2 15” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Key Differences

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Microsoft has released the Surface Book 3 15”, a 15-inch machine, in mid-2020. It is powered by 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 RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

On the other hand, we have the 15-inch Surface Book 2 15” was introduced by Microsoft about three years earlier in late-2017. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5.

Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Surface Book 2 15”.

2020 vs. 2017

Surface Book 3 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Max system memory size

Surface Book 3 15”

32 GB

Surface Book 2 15”

16 GB

Surface Book 3 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 2 15”. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 2 15”.

Memory type and speed

Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Surface Book 2 15” - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Surface Book 2 15” Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Surface Book 2 15” over Surface Book 3 15”.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Book 3 15” and Surface Book 2 15”.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

3,879

Surface Book 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

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

2,982

Surface Book 3 15” Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,099.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft New Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,039.33	See at Amazon
	Microsfot Surface book 3 15 inches Touch 2 in 1 Intel Core i7 32gb 1TB SSD (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,948.80	See at Amazon
Surface Book 2 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed) By Microsoft $684.98 Was: $725.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 256GB) - 15in (Renewed) By Microsoft $749.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver By Microsoft $1,970.98	See at Amazon

Key Features	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
At Glance	Released in Mid 2020 3:2 3.2K 15” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.20 lb 1.91 kg Powered By 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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	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

Availability	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Released	2020	2017
Release Date	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	Introduced: October 17, 2017 Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017 Released: November 16, 2017
Pricing	For Consumer $2,299 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,799 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,999 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,399 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial $2,399 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,899 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,099 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,699 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000	Starting at 1,999$
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
Stores	See at Amazon	See at Amazon

Exterior	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Size Comparison	Surface Book 3 15”Surface Book 2 15”
Dimensions	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 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 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Size	15 Inches	15 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: 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	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Image Source: Microsoft Left (3) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x full-size SD card slot UHS-II performance Right (3) 1 x power port Charging, Docking 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone, On the tablet Bottom (1) 1 x power port Charging, Docking, On the tablet	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

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Processor	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	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
Geekbench 5 Single Core Surface Book 3 15”1 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,08898.37% Surface Book 2 15”1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U86277.94% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U1,106100.00% 01,106 Geekbench 5 Multi Core Surface Book 3 15”1 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,72295.95% Surface Book 2 15”1 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U2,98276.88% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U3,879100.00% 03,879
Integrated Graphics	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz	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
Memory	16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics	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,	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
More	Xbox Wireless built-in	-

Battery	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Size	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh
Battery Life	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 17 hours of video playback Up to 5 hours in tablet mode
Power Supply	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.	102W power supply with USB-A (7.5W) charging port.

Software	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update) Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
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 far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc	Surface Book 3 15”	Surface Book 2 15”
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	Surface Book 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Surface Book 2 15” 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 both on-screen and off-screen interaction.