Microsoft Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019)

Microsoft Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017) $1,149
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,149
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i5-7300U
CPU
Core i5-8257U
GPU
HD 620 1100MHz
GPU
Iris Plus 645 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000×2000 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600

GB6 Single-Core

  • 10% slower vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019)
  • 11% faster vs Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017)
Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017) - GB6S 1,100
x1
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019) - GB6S 1,225
x1.11

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 45% slower vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019)
  • 82% faster vs Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017)
Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017) - GB6M 2,200
x1
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019) - GB6M 4,005
x1.82
  • 45% slower vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019)
  • 83% faster vs Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017)
Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017) - 6 FPS 1080p
x1
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019) - 11 FPS 1080p
x1.83

FP32

  • 48% slower vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019)
  • 91% faster vs Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017)
Surface Book 2 13 (Late 2017) - 422 GFLOPS FP32
x1
MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019) - 806 GFLOPS FP32
x1.91
CPU Image
Core i5-7300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-8257U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
Core i5-7300U vs Core i5-8257U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris Plus 645 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
6 FPS 1080p
5%
422 GFLOPS FP32
1%
11 FPS 1080p
9%
806 GFLOPS FP32
2%
HD 620 1100MHz vs Iris Plus 645 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
13.5"
LCD IPS
13.3"
LCD IPS
13.5"
13.3"
Area
84.1 in² (542.7 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
Brightness
500 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
Response Time
48ms GtG
-
-
Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
3000×2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
3000×2000
2560×1600
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
-
-
-
-
-
-
Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
-
-
Fully Laminated
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
Touch
Capacitive
-
-
3000×2000
2560×1600
1080p
720p
Facial
Fingerprint
2
2
2
2
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 5.0
200 Series U+
300 Series U+
Data
2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
-
Data
-
-
2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
Card
1x SDXC Card
-
-
Power
Surface Connect
-
-
External
External
44W
15.00V
2.58A
61W
20.30V
3.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
-
-
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
3.00A 20V (60W)
Surface Connect
USB-A
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
-
USB-C
Removable Cable
-
69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
58.2Wh
5101mAh
11.41V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 13 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
Windows
macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Magnesium
Build Material
Aluminum
Cooler
2x Fans
Cooler
1x Fans
Convertible
-
Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
312.3 mm (12.3 in)
Depth
232.1 mm (9.1 in)
Volume
1.65 L
Height
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.96 L
Weight
1.64 kg (3.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.86 kg (4.1 lb)
Weight
1.37 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Storage Slots
1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
-
-
A2159
EMC 3301
MacBookPro15,4
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