Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) vs Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (Intel 4th Gen, Mid 2014)

Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (Intel 12th Gen, Late 2022) $1,000
Microsoft Surface Pro 3 (Intel 4th Gen, Mid 2014) $800
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,000
Base Price (MSRP)
$800
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core i3-4020Y
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
GPU
HD 4200 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
4GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
64GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2880×1920 Touch
Display
12.3" LCD IPS 2736×1824 Touch
CPU Image
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i3-4020Y
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.5GHz Clock
Core i5-1235U vs Core i3-4020Y Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz
640 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 4200 850MHz
160 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
20 FPS 1080p
17%
1.54 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
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272 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Xe 80EU 1200MHz vs HD 4200 850MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
4GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
8 Tabs
2%
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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12.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
78 in² (503.2 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Area
69.8 in² (450.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
450 Nits
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Brightness
450 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2880×1920
5.5 Million Pixels
266 PPI
Resolution
2736×1824
5 Million Pixels
267 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,000:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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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
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.4 Aperture
1/3.2" Sensor Size
1.75 µm Pixel Size
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5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
Front
5.0MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
80˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
30 FPS 4K
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Max FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
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30 FPS 1080p
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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Features
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Autofocus
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Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
Modem
Qualcomm
X61
5G mmWave
No Cellular
Speed
Up to 2500Mbps Download
Up to 900Mbps 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
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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
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
36W
12.00V
2.58A
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
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
50.2Wh
6623mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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42.2Wh
5553mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 15.5 Hours
Up to 9 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
292.1 mm (11.5 in)
Width
201.4 mm (7.9 in)
Depth
9.1 mm (0.4 in)
Volume
0.500 L
Weight
879 g (31.01 oz)
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Weight
800 g (28.22 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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