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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 vs Laptop 3 13.5

46 out of 100
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15
VS
47 out of 100
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5
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Review

Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 and Laptop 3 13.5 important characteristics
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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VS
30.0
(Mediocre)
Value Index
40.9
(Average)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15
  • Can run popular games at about 66-90% higher FPS
  • Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5
  • Easier to carry: weighs 260 grams less (around 0.57 lbs)
  • Around 32% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (106.5 vs 128.3 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Surface Laptop 3 15
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Surface Laptop 3 13.5

Case

Weight 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs)
Dimensions 339.5 x 244 x 14.6 mm
13.37 x 9.61 x 0.57 inches		 308 x 223 x 14.5 mm
12.13 x 8.78 x 0.57 inches
Area 828 cm2 (128.5 inches2) 687 cm2 (106.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.9% ~79%
Side bezels 11.3 mm 11.3 mm
Colors Black, Gold, Gray, Blue Black, Gold, Gray, Blue
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 150° 140°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 39 dB -

Display

Size 15 inches 13.5 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 200 ppi 201 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
Resolution 2496 x 1664 pixels 2256 x 1504 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Surface Laptop 3 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
Surface Laptop 3 13.5
13.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 84.1 in2
~23% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1042:1 -
sRGB color space 99.4% 121%
Adobe RGB profile 63.4% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 75% -
Response time 35 ms -
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:30 hr -
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 60 W 60 W
Weight of AC adapter 287 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.0 GHz
Turbo frequency 3.7 GHz 3.6 GHz
Cores 4 4
Threads 8 8
L3 Cache 6 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 Intel UHD Graphics G1
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1050 MHz 1050 MHz
FLOPS 1.1 TFLOPS 0.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory speed 3.73 Gbps 3.73 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 512 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 32 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 8 8
GPU performance 1.1 TFLOPS 0.5 TFLOPS
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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 1x128 GB 1x128 GB
Upgradable No No
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~79.8 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v5 v6
Bluetooth v5 v5
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1280 x 720
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 1x USB 3.2 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 No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 7.6 cm 11.5 x 7.6 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
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