Microsoft Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023) vs Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013)

Microsoft Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023) $580
Microsoft Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013) $900
Base Price (MSRP)
$580
Base Price (MSRP)
$900
CPU
N200
CPU
Core i5-3317U
GPU
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
GPU
HD 4000 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
64GB
Storage
64GB
Display
10.5" LCD IPS 1920×1280 Touch
Display
10.6" LCD IPS 1920×1080 Touch

GB6 Single-Core

  • 3.26x faster vs Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013)
  • 69% slower vs Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023)
Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023) - GB6S 1,305
x3.26
Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013) - GB6S 400
x1

GB6 Multi-Core

  • 3.22x faster vs Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013)
  • 69% slower vs Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023)
Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023) - GB6M 2,610
x3.22
Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013) - GB6M 810
x1

FP32

  • 43% faster vs Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013)
  • 30% slower vs Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023)
Surface Go 4 (Alder Lake-N, Late 2023) - 384 GFLOPS FP32
x1.43
Surface Pro (Intel 3rd Gen, Early 2013) - 269 GFLOPS FP32
x1
CPU Image
N200
4 Cores
4 Threads
1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-3317U
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.7GHz Clock
N200 vs Core i5-3317U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12
256 Shaders
750MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 4000 1050MHz
128 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
384 GFLOPS FP32
1%
269 GFLOPS FP32
1%
UHD 32EU 750MHz Gen 12 vs HD 4000 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5-4800
4GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
64GB
64GB
58 min 4K Video
1%
58 min 4K Video
1%
10.5"
LCD IPS
10.6"
LCD IPS
10.5"
10.6"
Area
50.9 in² (328.3 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
48 in² (309.8 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
400 Nits
Brightness
400 Nits
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Refresh Rate
60Hz
Resolution
1920×1280
2.5 Million Pixels
220 PPI
Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
208 PPI
1920×1280
1920×1080
LED Backlight
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
1,400:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
68% DCI-P3
70% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
-
Fully Laminated
-
Fully Laminated
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
1920×1280
1920×1080
Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
Main
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/6" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
Zoom
5x Digital Zoom-In
-
-
Max FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
-
Max Front FPS
-
30 FPS 1080p
Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
-
Features
Autofocus
Video Stabilization
-
-
-
Facial
No Biometrics
2
2
2
2
No Cellular
No Cellular
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
2 Stream
Up to 144Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
Magnetometer
Location
Compass
-
-
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
Video
1x mini-DisplayPort 1.2
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Audio
1x Audio Jack
Card
1x micro SDXC Card UHS-I
Card
1x micro SDXC Card
External
External
24W
15.00V
1.60A
48W
12.00V
3.60A
-
-
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
Surface Connect
-
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect 5-Pin
USB-A
1.4M (5 ft) Cable
28Wh
3655mAh
7.66V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
42Wh
5676mAh
7.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
Up to 12.5 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
Windows
Windows
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
Height
245 mm (9.6 in)
Width
175 mm (6.9 in)
Depth
8.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Height
275 mm (10.8 in)
Width
173 mm (6.8 in)
Depth
13 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Weight
521 g (18.38 oz)
Weight
910 g (32.1 oz)
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
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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