Surface Laptop 3 vs. Surface Book 3 13.5”: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Book 3 13.5” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Laptop 3 Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Surface Book 3 13.5”.
Surface Laptop 3 weighed 2.79 pounds, 18% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3 13.5”.
Weight | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Pound | 2.79 lbs. | 3.38 lbs. |
Kilogram | 1.27 kg | 1.53 kg |
Surface Book 3 13.5” Pros
Reasons that Surface Book 3 13.5” is better than Surface Laptop 3.
Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 13.5” has a 35% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3.
Surface Book 3 13.5” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 3. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3.
Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated
Key Similars
Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Book 3 13.5”.
Both laptops supports the same 3733MHz LPDDR4X RAM.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
Released | 2019 | 2020 |
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Exterior | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Display | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
Size | 13.5 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Ports | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Right (3)
Bottom (1)
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Internal Specs | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Memory |
| 8GB 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x |
Discrete Graphics | - |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD | 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe SSD |
Connectivity | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Battery | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
Size | 45.8 Wh |
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Battery Life | Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage |
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Software | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Misc | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision |
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Warranty |
| One-year limited hardware warranty |
More | Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only | Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction. |
Key Features | Surface Laptop 3 | Surface Book 3 13.5” |
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Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Laptop 3, a 13.5-inch machine, in 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 Book 3 13.5” was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in mid-2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1650 with 4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
Both Surface Laptop 3 and Surface Book 3 13.5” have the same 13.5-inch display size. In addition, The Surface Laptop 3 weighs 2.79 lbs. about 21% lighter than the 3.38 lbs. Surface Book 3 13.5”. Moreover, measured at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”, the Surface Laptop 3 is much more portable than the Surface Book 3 13.5” at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Laptop 3 supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X 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 Book 3 13.5”, it supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Surface Laptop 3, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.
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