Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2013)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2013) $1,699
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,699
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core i5-3230M
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
HD 4000 1100MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core i5-3230M
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
HD 4000 1100MHz
128 Shaders
1100MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.28 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
8GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
Proprietary Apple 7+17 Pin
SATA 3
Up to 520MB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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600 Series P+
QS77
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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2x Thunderbolt 1 (10Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74Wh
6601mAh
11.21V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion
Windows
macOS 10.15 Catalina (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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Cooler
2x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
6.0mm
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Height
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
278.2 mm (11 in)
Depth
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
19 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.31 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.62 kg (3.6 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not 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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A1425
EMC 2672
MacBookPro10,2
Change Comparison