Motorola Moto Book 60 vs Microsoft Surface Laptop 13

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CPU
Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus (X1P-42-100)
RAM
Storage

Review

Evaluation of Motorola Moto Book 60 and Microsoft Surface Laptop 13 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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VS
113.3
(Excellent)
Value Index
78.3
(Good)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Motorola Moto Book 60
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Includes an old-school USB-A port
  • Features a bigger (~20%) battery – 60 against 50 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 32GB)
  • 37% sharper screen – 243 versus 178 pixels per inch (PPI)
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 13
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
  • Can run popular games at about 30-41% higher FPS
  • Around 22% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Much smaller footprint: 12% more compact case (94.9 vs 107.4 square inches)

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.39 kg (3.06 lbs) 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs)
Dimensions 313.4 x 221 x 16.9 mm
12.34 x 8.7 x 0.67 inches
285.65 x 214.14 x 15.6 mm
11.25 x 8.43 x 0.61 inches
Area 693 cm2 (107.4 inches2) 612 cm2 (94.8 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82.1% ~82.3%
Side bezels 5.9 mm 5.5 mm
Colors Blue, Green Silver, Gray, Purple
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle - 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 1
Noise level (max. load) - 43.6 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 13 inches
Type OLED IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate - No
PPI 243 ppi 178 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 3:2
Resolution 2880 x 1800 pixels 1920 x 1280 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No Yes
Coating - Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor No Yes
Screen space comparison
Moto Book 60
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Laptop 13
13″ (3:2 ratio) = 78 in2
~12% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space - 97.6%
Adobe RGB profile - 72.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut 100% 72.4%
Response time 1 ms 37 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time - 2:10 hr
Battery type - Li-Po
Replaceable - No
Fast charging - Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) - Yes
Charging port position Left Right
Charge power 65 W 45 W

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.2 GHz 3.2 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.8 GHz 3.4 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 8
Threads 12 8
L3 Cache 12 MB 6 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 (48EU) Qualcomm Adreno X1-45
Fabrication process 10 nm 4 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 -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 10 nm 4 nm
GPU base clock 400 MHz 280 MHz
GPU boost clock 1400 MHz 1107 MHz
FLOPS 1.1 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory speed 5.6 Gbps 8.45 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 384 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 24 48
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 12 24
GPU performance 1.1 TFLOPS 1.7 TFLOPS
Solar Bay - 4799

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5600 MHz 8448 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 32 GB -

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness - ~83.5 dB
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v7
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.4
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
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 1x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt No No
HDMI 1x HDMI 1.4 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 No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel - 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 7.5 cm -
Surface - 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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