Surface Book 13" (Late 2015) vs MacBook 12" (Early 2016)

Surface Book 13" (Late 2015) $1,499
MacBook 12" (Early 2016)
Base Price
$1,499
Base Price
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CPU
Core i5-6300U
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
GPU
HD 520 1000MHz
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.5" LCD IPS 3000x2000 Touch
Display
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Core i5-6300U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.4GHz Clock
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
GB6S 1,000
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GB6M 2,050
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GB6S 760
20%
GB6M 1,320
6%
HD 520 1000MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
1000MHz
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
Shared Memory
850MHz
N/A
0%
FP32 0.38 TFLOPS
1%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.33 TFLOPS
1%
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
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128GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13.5"
LCD IPS
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LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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3000x2000
6 Million Pixels
267 PPI
2304x1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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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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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 4.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
100 Series Y+
Data
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2x USB 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Data
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1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
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Video
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1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
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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
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External
External
36W
12.00V
2.58A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-PD
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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69Wh
9200mAh
7.50V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 12 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
Magnesium
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Convertible
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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
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.516 kg (3.3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.74 kg (3.8 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
Not 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
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1x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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