Microsoft Surface Pro 9 vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 9
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 1170 grams less (around 2.58 lbs)
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Better webcam recording quality
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 32% more compact case (93 vs 136.4 square inches)
- 18% sharper screen – 266 versus 226 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
- Features a much bigger (~110%) battery – 100 against 47.7 watt-hours
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- 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) | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm 11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches |
357.9 x 245.9 x 16.2 mm 14.09 x 9.68 x 0.64 inches |
| Area | 600 cm2 (93 inches2) | 880 cm2 (136.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.9% | ~84.3% |
| Side bezels | 6.2 mm | 6.6 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 |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 5616 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 46.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 13 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 266 ppi | 226 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2880 x 1920 pixels | 3072 x 1920 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 16 (2019)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Surface Pro 9
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~47% more screen space
| Contrast | 1200:1 | 1331:1 |
| sRGB color space | 106.1% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 75.1% | 88.8% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 99.4% |
| Response time | - | 43 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Ion | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 39 W | 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | - | 359 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 2.6 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 6 |
| Threads | 12 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 14 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 | 50 W |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1200 MHz | 1250 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | ~12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 3.2 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 219 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 2666 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x512 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 | - | ~82.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v5 |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | - |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 4x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | 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 | - | 15.5 x 9.9 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.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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