CPU/GPU Specs, Why no info?
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MOFO
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Found the CPU specs here
Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book Laptop - Best Buy
i5-6300U
Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz) Specifications
i7-6600U
Intel® Core™ i7-6600U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) Specifications
Both are dual core with 4 threads.
Now the only question is what exact nvidia GPU they use ?
Hoping for at least a 950M if it's a 960M then it's a definite buy.
Surface Pro 4 and Surface Book Laptop - Best Buy
i5-6300U
Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Processor (3M Cache, up to 3.00 GHz) Specifications
i7-6600U
Intel® Core™ i7-6600U Processor (4M Cache, up to 3.40 GHz) Specifications
Both are dual core with 4 threads.
Now the only question is what exact nvidia GPU they use ?
Hoping for at least a 950M if it's a 960M then it's a definite buy.
BearFlag
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Thanks for finding this. Would you say the difference is not significant then? I'm not an expert on CPU performance and would not want to pay $200 more for something I won't really notice. I do intend to play games on it so I would be getting the version with the NVIDIA graphics card.
MOFO
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Unless your a power user I think the i5 version should be just fine and I don't think the i7 version would give a significant performance boost in gaming , with DX12 around the corner the impact will be even less.
Now I could be totally wrong about CPU performance but it might also come down to how well the chassis handles thermals and if it can run cool enough to not throttle under heavy load.
Now I could be totally wrong about CPU performance but it might also come down to how well the chassis handles thermals and if it can run cool enough to not throttle under heavy load.
Passmark Comparisons - small sample sizes take with several grains of salt.
Comparison of SP3 i7 with SP4 i5 & SP3 i5
Comparison of SP3 i7 with SP4 i7 & i5
Geekbench - - single thread - - multi thread *1 small sample size *2 upper percentile.
i5-6300U - - 3058 - - 6333*1
i5-4300U - - 2780 - - 5370*2
i7-6600U - - 3179 - - 6820*1
i7-4650U - - 3020 - - 5620*2
Comparison of SP3 i7 with SP4 i5 & SP3 i5
Comparison of SP3 i7 with SP4 i7 & i5
Geekbench - - single thread - - multi thread *1 small sample size *2 upper percentile.
i5-6300U - - 3058 - - 6333*1
i5-4300U - - 2780 - - 5370*2
i7-6600U - - 3179 - - 6820*1
i7-4650U - - 3020 - - 5620*2
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leeshor
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The GPU was jointly developed by the Surface Engineering Team and NVIDIA specifically for the Surface Book, it has the basic core of the 950M IIRC but is also heavily modified and optimized for the device. It will game but its tuned for Video Production, 3D modeling , etc.
leeshor
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CrippsCorner
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Does anyone know what m3 processor is in the base model? CPU Boss seems to think it's less powerful than than the Surface 3... not sure about that 
Haven't seen a single benchmark for it yet. I saw a site yesterday showing a comparison... but all the numbers were 'Zeros'Does anyone know what m3 processor is in the base model? CPU Boss seems to think it's less powerful than than the Surface 3... not sure about that
nice template I guess.
CrippsCorner
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Can't find the link now but it was saying the m3 had a processor speed of 0.9GHz... something's amiss!
