Microsoft Surface Pro 9 vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023)
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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 9
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 730 grams less (around 1.61 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 13% more compact case (93 vs 107.1 square inches)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (2023)
- Around 2.3x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- MacBook with the Apple M2 Pro chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a much bigger (~47%) battery – 70 against 47.7 watt-hours
- Provides 11% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 450 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.87 kg (1.92 lbs) | 1.6 kg (3.53 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm 11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 600 cm2 (93 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | Silver, Gray |
| Material | Top: 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 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 6800 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 47.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 13 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1920 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 14 (2023)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
Surface Pro 9
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~16% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 25000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 106.1% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 75.1% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.2% |
| Response time | - | 31 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | 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 | 39 W | 67 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 274 / 315 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | - |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 12 (8P + 4E) |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Apple M2 Pro GPU (19-core) |
| Fabrication process | 10 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 | 15 W | 35 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1200 MHz | 1398 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 6.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | - | 256 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 2432 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 152 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 76 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 6.8 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 863 |
| Solar Bay | - | 14631 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | - | ~84.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.3 |
| 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 | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | - | Island |
| Numpad | - | No |
| Backlight | - | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1 mm |
| Size | - | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | - | No |
Further details
Notes on Surface Pro 9:
- Depending on the 5G/WiFi support, LPDDR4X/LPDDR5 memory is installed.
- The Surface Pro 9 SQ® 3/5G model does not have Thunderbolt 4.
Notes on MacBook Pro 14 (2023):
- The base model features a 10-core CPU and a 16-core GPU, as opposed to the 12-core CPU and 19-core GPU we tested, making it about 15% slower in multi-core tests.
- The base model with a 512 GB SSD uses a single-channel SSD. Versions with 1 TB or larger have faster dual-channel SSD modules.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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