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Microsoft Surface Pro 9 vs Go 4

62 out of 100
Microsoft Surface Pro 9
VS
47 out of 100
Microsoft Surface Go 4
Microsoft Surface Pro 9
Microsoft Surface Go 4
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CPU
Intel Processor N200
RAM
8GB
Storage
256GB

Review

Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Pro 9 and Go 4 important characteristics
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)

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Currency
VS
90.7
(Very good)
Value Index
84.4
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 9
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Around 4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Can run popular games at about 151-206% higher FPS
  • Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
  • Features a much bigger (~64%) battery – 47.7 against 29 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 10% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Provides 29% higher max. screen brightness: 450 vs 350 nits
  • 21% sharper screen – 266 versus 220 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Go 4
  • Easier to carry: weighs 350 grams less (around 0.77 lbs)
  • Much smaller footprint: 28% more compact case (66.5 vs 93 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
Laptop:
Surface Pro 9
vs
Surface Go 4

Case

Weight 0.87 kg (1.92 lbs) 0.52 kg (1.15 lbs)
Dimensions 287 x 209 x 9.3 mm
11.3 x 8.23 x 0.37 inches		 245 x 175 x 8.3 mm
9.65 x 6.89 x 0.33 inches
Area 600 cm2 (93 inches2) 429 cm2 (66.5 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~83.9% ~76.5%
Side bezels 6.2 mm 11.5 mm
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Green Gray
Material Top: Aluminum
-
Transformer Yes Yes
Opening angle 360° 360°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 1 1

Display

Size 13 inches 10.5 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 266 ppi 220 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
Resolution 2880 x 1920 pixels 1920 x 1280 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy Glossy
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
Surface Pro 9
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
Surface Go 4
10.5″ (3:2 ratio) = 50.9 in2
~53% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1500:1
sRGB color space 106.1% -
Adobe RGB profile 75.1% -
Max. brightness
Surface Pro 9 +29%
450 nits
Surface Go 4
350 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 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 Right
Charge power 39 W 24 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 0 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz -
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 4 (0P + 4E)
Threads 12 4
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel UHD Graphics (32 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Surface Pro 9 +132%
1913
Surface Go 4
823
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Surface Pro 9 +135%
5822
Surface Go 4
2482
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1200 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps 4.8 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 256
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 16
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 8
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 0.4 TFLOPS
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) Custom
Storage type SSD (M2) -
Channels 1x128 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 1 -
NVMe Yes No

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Power 2x2W -
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6
Bluetooth v5.1 v5.1
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 1x USB 3.1
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 No
HDMI No No
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

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 Surface Go 4:
    - Full magnesium-alloy body.
    - Has UFS 3.1 memory type.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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