Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio vs Laptop 3 15
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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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 78% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 58 against 45.8 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Better webcam recording quality
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- Smaller footprint: 11% more compact case (114.4 vs 128.3 square inches)
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 280 grams less (around 0.62 lbs)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs) | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 323.2 x 228.3 x 18.9 mm 12.72 x 8.99 x 0.74 inches |
339.5 x 244 x 14.6 mm 13.37 x 9.61 x 0.57 inches |
| Area | 738 cm2 (114.4 inches2) | 828 cm2 (128.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.7% | ~80.9% |
| Side bezels | 9.4 mm | 11.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 150° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.7 dB | 39 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.4 inches | 15 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 200 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 2400 x 1600 pixels | 2496 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1714:1 | 1042:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | 99.4% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 78.5% | 63.4% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 80.6% | 75% |
| Response time | 41 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 60 / 95 / 102 W | 60 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 379 grams | 287 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 3.7 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics 80EU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 50 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1140 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1410 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS | - |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 3.73 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 8 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3733 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 82.9 dB | 79.8 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Mechanical | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 8.0 cm | 11.5 x 7.6 cm |
| Surface | Glass | 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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