Microsoft Surface 13", Snapdragon X Plus, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Platinum
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13" 1920x1280
GPU Qualcomm
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.2 kg
47 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong cpu (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong user sentiment (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average affordability (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Qualcomm |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13" |
| Resolution | 1920x1280 (Full HD) |
| Panel | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | sRGB and Enhanced |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.7 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface 13" | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 13" 1920x1280 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Qualcomm | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface 13" | 72.4 | 6.3 | 50 | 45 | 62.5 | 96.1 | 15.8 | 70 | 81.8 | 51.6 | 19.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 83.3 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 71.2 | 98.5 | 81.2 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 6.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 98.9 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 70 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 81.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 81.2 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall47.1
- AI/LLM14.2
- Gaming5
- Portability65.1
- Creator18.6
- Student56.8
- Business53.4
- Developer48.5
- Entertainment44
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