Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Surface Laptop: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop 3 15” and Surface Laptop specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Laptop 3 15” Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 15” is better than Surface Laptop.
2019 vs. 2017
AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 15” has a 37% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7660U inside Surface Laptop.
Surface Laptop 3 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop.
Surface Laptop 3 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop.
Surface Laptop 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 11% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop.
Surface Laptop Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop is better than Surface Laptop 3 15”.
Surface Laptop weighed 2.76 pounds, 19% lighter than the 3.40 pounds Surface Laptop 3 15”.
Weight | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
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Pound | 3.40 lbs. | 2.76 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.54 kg | 1.25 kg |
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
Released | 2019 | 2017 |
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Pricing | Starting at 1,199$ | Platinum
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Exterior | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
Dimensions | 13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm) Width: 13.4” (339.5 mm) Depth: 9.6” (244 mm) Height: 0.57” (14.69 mm) | 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.39-0.57” (308.02 mm x 223.2 mm x 9.93 mm-14.47 mm) Width: 12.13” (308.02 mm) Depth: 8.79” (223.2 mm) Height: 0.39 - 0.57” (9.93 - 14.47 mm) |
Weight | 3.40 lb (1,542 g) |
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| Graphite Gold Platinum Burgundy Cobalt Blue |
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Display | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
Size | 15 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
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Memory | 8GB 16GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM | 4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM |
Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
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Connectivity | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
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Battery | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
Size | 45.8 Wh | 45.2 Wh |
Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage | Up to 14.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Software | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
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| Windows 10 S |
Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | 1 year of Microsoft Office 365 personal |
Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
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Misc | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency | Supports Surface Pen with 1024 levels of pressure |
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More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only |
Key Features | Surface Laptop 3 15” | Surface Laptop |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop 3 15”, a 15-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics (11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop was introduced by Microsoft about two years earlier in mid-2017. It comes with up to a dual-core Intel Core i7-7660U with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 640 (48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1100 MHz).
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Surface Laptop 3 15” has a 15-inch display which is slightly larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop. In addition, the Surface Laptop 3 15” weighs 3.40 lbs. about 23% heavier than the 2.76 lbs. Surface Laptop. Moreover, measured at 13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57”, the Surface Laptop 3 15” is considerably bulkier than the Surface Laptop at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop 3 15” supports up to 32GB 2400 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 Laptop, it supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 memory. Like Surface Laptop 3 15”, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.
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