Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs Microsoft Surface Book 3 15 (Mid 2020)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
Microsoft Surface Book 3 15 (Mid 2020) $2,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,299
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core i7-1065G7
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
15" LCD IPS 3240x2160 Touch
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core i7-1065G7
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q
1536 Shaders
1335MHz
6GB GDDR6
288GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 50 FPS
42%
FP32 4.1 TFLOPS
8%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
16GB
LPDDR4X-3733
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
256GB
M.2-2280-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.1GB/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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15"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
3240x2160
7 Million Pixels
260 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Capacitive
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Scissor Switch
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
Facial
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2
No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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600 Series P+
495 Series U+
Data
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1x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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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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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
Surface Connect
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External
External
39W
15.00V
2.60A
127W
15.00V
8.00A
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USB-PD
1.50A 5V (7.5W)
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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90Wh
12000mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 14 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Magnesium
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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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Convertible
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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
22.8 mm (0.9 in)
Width
343 mm (13.5 in)
Depth
251 mm (9.9 in)
Volume
1.96 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
1.905 kg (4.2 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.29 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
Not Upgradable
Storage
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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Change Comparison