Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) vs Microsoft Surface 3 (Intel Atom)

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen) $1,000
Microsoft Surface 3 (Intel Atom) $500
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$500
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Atom x7-Z8700
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
HD 600MHz Gen 8
Memory
8GB
Memory
2GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880x1920 Touch
Display
10.8" LCD IPS 1920x1280 Touch
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Atom x7-Z8700
4 Cores
4 Threads
1.6GHz Clock
GB6S 1,865
46%
GB6M 5,680
21%
GB6S 215
5%
GB6M 610
2%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
HD 600MHz Gen 8
128 Shaders
600MHz
Shared Memory
1080p 20 FPS
17%
FP32 1.54 TFLOPS
3%
N/A
0%
FP32 0.15 TFLOPS
0%
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
2GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
128GB
64GB
186 min 4K Video
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58 min 4K Video
1%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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10.8"
LCD IPS
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450 Nits
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400 Nits
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120Hz
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60Hz
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2880x1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
1920x1280
2.5 Million Pixels
214 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,400:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
10.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/3.24" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
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Main
8.1MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2 Aperture
1/4" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
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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
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Zoom
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FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
4K up to 30 FPS
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FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
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1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
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Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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2
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X5
4G
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
1x eSIM
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 4.0
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Proximity
Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Ambient Light
Magnetometer
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Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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2x Thunderbolt 4 (40Gbps)
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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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Card
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1x micro SDXC Card
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
14W
5.20V
2.50A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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27.5Wh
7275mAh
3.78V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15.5 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Magnesium, Glass
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Height
287 mm (11.3 in)
Width
208 mm (8.2 in)
Depth
9.3 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.600 L
Height
267 mm (10.5 in)
Width
187 mm (7.4 in)
Depth
8.6 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.400 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
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Weight
620 g (21.87 oz)
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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
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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