Microsoft Surface Pro 11 vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
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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 Pro 11
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 480 grams less (around 1.06 lbs)
- Around 60% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- 17% sharper screen – 266 versus 227 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 20% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 500 nits
- Smaller footprint: 7% more compact case (93 vs 100.1 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
- MacBook with the Apple M1 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Features a bigger (~24%) battery – 58.2 against 47 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.89 kg (1.96 lbs) | 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm 11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 600 cm2 (93 inches2) | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | - |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 7000 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 44.8 dB | 41.9 dB |
Display
| Size | 13 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | Yes (60-120 Hz) | No |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1920 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Contrast | 1300:1 | 1759:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 88.3% |
| Response time | - | 36 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | - | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 65 W |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 61 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 213 grams | 275 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 10 | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 10 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | Apple M1 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 30 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 231 |
| Solar Bay | 7994 | 6115 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.4 dB | ~77.5 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | - | Island |
| Numpad | - | No |
| Backlight | - | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | - | No |
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