Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2016)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15 (Early 2024) $1,400
MacBook 12 (Early 2016) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,400
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core Ultra 5 135H
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
GPU
Arc 8C 2200MHz
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304x1440 -
Core Ultra 5 135H
14 Cores
18 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 2,300
57%
GB6M 11,800
44%
GB6S 760
19%
GB6M 1,320
5%
Arc 8C 2200MHz
1024 Shaders
2200MHz
Shared Memory
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 4.51 TFLOPS
9%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5X-5600
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
M.2-2230-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/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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12"
LCD IPS
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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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2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.3
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
100 Series Y+
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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2.40A 5V (12W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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47.4Wh
6253mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Height
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.56 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.85 kg (4.1 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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1x M.2 2230 PCIe 4.0 x4
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A1534
EMC 2991
MacBook9,1
Change Comparison