Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 15 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026)
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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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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 8 15
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026)
- MacBook with the Apple M5 (10-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 31% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a a little bigger (~10%) battery – 72.4 against 66 watt-hours
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 600 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (107.1 vs 121.8 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.67 kg (3.68 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 329 x 239 x 18.26 mm 12.95 x 9.41 x 0.72 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 786 cm2 (121.9 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~85.2% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 6 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black, Silver |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 53.2 dB |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 262 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 3270 x 2180 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Surface Laptop 8 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
~14% more screen space
| Contrast | 1300:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | - | 100% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 37 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, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 70 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 165 / 375 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 4.04 GHz | 4.61 GHz |
| Cores | 10 | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 10 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Adreno X2-45 | Apple M5 GPU (10-core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 500 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1700 MHz | 1620 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 9.52 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1152 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 72 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 36 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 3.9 TFLOPS | 4.1 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 2006 |
| Solar Bay | - | 22280 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 9523 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 2x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~83.1 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v6.0 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| 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 | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on MacBook Pro 14 (M5, 2026):
- The standard M5 model has Thunderbolt 4, while the M4 Pro and Max feature Thunderbolt 5.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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