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

Microsoft Surface Book 2 15 (Late 2017) $1,999
Razer Blade 14 (Early 2016) $2,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,000
CPU
Core i5-8350U
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
GPU
UHD 620 1100MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 970M
Memory
16GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 3240x2160 Touch
Display
14" LCD IGZO 3200x1800 Touch
Core i5-8350U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,150
28%
GB6M 3,600
13%
GB6S 1,100
27%
GB6M 3,440
13%
UHD 620 1100MHz
192 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GTX 970M
1280 Shaders
993MHz
3GB GDDR5
120GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 6 FPS
5%
FP32 0.42 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 2.54 TFLOPS
5%
16GB
LPDDR3-1866
16GB
DDR4-2133
56 Tabs
11%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.6GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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14"
LCD IGZO
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400 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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3240x2160
7 Million Pixels
260 PPI
3200x1800
5.8 Million Pixels
262 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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350:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Solid-state Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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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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Integrated Chipset
HM170
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps) + DP
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3x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
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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
Surface Connect
Power
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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Security
Kensington Lock
TPM 2.0
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External
External
102W
15.00V
6.33A
165W
19.80V
8.33A
USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
DC 5.5x2.5mm
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1.5M (5 ft) Cable
90Wh
12000mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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71Wh
6400mAh
11.10V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 13.8 Hours
Up to 3.5 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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Height
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
343 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Height
17.9 mm (0.7 in)
Width
345 mm (13.6 in)
Depth
235 mm (9.3 in)
Volume
1.45 L
Weight
1.9 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.28 kg (5 lb)
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Weight
1.89 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.47 kg (5.4 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
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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