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Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 3 Platinum 2020
CPU Core i7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 13.5" 3000x2000
GPU NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q
OS Windows 10 Home
Weight 1.6 kg
59 Overall Score
Price $1,800
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong screen (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ram (78th percentile) 78th
Cons
- Below average cpu (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q |
| Type | Discrete |
| VRAM | 4 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR5 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 3000x2000 |
| Panel | LCD |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.6 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 3 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i7 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 2048 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 13.5" 3000x2000 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | - | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Book 13.5" 3 | 18.3 | 72 | 77.8 | 50.2 | 89.1 | 89.5 | 38 | 80.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.1 | 77.2 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 97.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 92 | 98.7 | 99.7 | 95.5 | 7.2 | 97.5 | 80.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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