Microsoft Surface Book 3 15 vs Book 3 13.5
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Book 3 15
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~19%) battery – 82 against 69 watt-hours
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Book 3 13.5
- Can run popular games at about 105-143% higher FPS
- Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (112.2 vs 133.4 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.9 kg (4.19 lbs) | 1.64 kg (3.62 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 343 x 251 x 15-23 mm 13.5 x 9.88 x 0.59-0.91 inches |
312 x 232 x 15-23 mm 12.28 x 9.13 x 0.59-0.91 inches |
| Area | 861 cm2 (133.4 inches2) | 724 cm2 (112.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.8% | ~75% |
| Side bezels | 13 mm | 13.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 34 dB | 33.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 13.5 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 260 ppi | 267 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 3240 x 2160 pixels | 3000 x 2000 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Surface Book 3 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
Surface Book 3 13.5
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
~23% more screen space
| Contrast | 1600:1 | 1600:1 |
| sRGB color space | 93% | 95% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 58% | 61% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 127 W | 65 / 102 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 452 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.9 GHz | 3.9 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1380 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1560 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.1 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.1 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 374 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Intel Ice Lake-U/Y PCH-LP cAVS | Intel Ice Lake-U/Y PCH-LP cAVS |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~65.7 dB | ~61.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.1 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.1 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.55 mm | 1.55 mm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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