Blade 14 (Early 2016) vs Surface Book 2 15" (Late 2017)

Blade 14 (Early 2016) $2,000
Surface Book 2 15" (Late 2017) $1,999
Base Price
$2,000
Base Price
$1,999
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
CPU
Core i5-8350U
GPU
GeForce GTX 970M
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
14" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Display
15" LCD IPS 3240x2160 Touch
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Core i5-8350U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
GB6S 1,100
29%
GB6M 3,440
14%
GB6S 1,150
31%
GB6M 3,600
15%
GeForce GTX 970M
1280 Shaders
3GB GDDR5
993MHz
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1100MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 2.54 TFLOPS
5%
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
16GB
DDR4-2133
16GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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14"
LCD IGZO
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15"
LCD IPS
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300 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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3200x1800
5.8 Million Pixels
262 PPI
3240x2160
7 Million Pixels
260 PPI
LED Backlight
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350:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
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RGB Backlight
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Solid-state Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Facial
2
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.1
Bluetooth 4.1
No Sensors
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HM170
Integrated Chipset
Data
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
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1x HDMI 2.0
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
Power
Surface Connect
Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
165W
19.80V
8.33A
102W
15.00V
6.33A
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USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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DC - 5.5 x 2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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90Wh
12000mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 3.5 Hours
Up to 13.8 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Magnesium
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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Height
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
345 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.45 L
Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
343 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Weight
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.47 kg (5.4 lb)
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Weight
1.9 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.28 kg (5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
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