Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 6 Platinum 2025
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 165H
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.5" 2256x1504
GPU Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.4 kg
Battery 47 Wh
62 Overall Score
Price $900
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong screen (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong cpu (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average storage (18th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 1.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
| Resolution | 2256x1504 |
| Panel | LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | sRGB and Enhanced |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs |
| Battery | 47 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 6 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 48 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.5" 2256x1504 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (20-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | 47 | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 15 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 6 | 78.6 | 65.5 | 52.2 | 57.5 | 81.4 | 90.7 | 17.5 | 80.8 | 58.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.3 | 74.4 | 91.3 | 76.7 | 99.3 | 69.7 | 80.3 | 97.5 | 89.2 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-G14.R95070TI Compare | 88.8 | 93.7 | 91.6 | 80.3 | 96.3 | 74.8 | 89.3 | 59.9 | 96.3 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 93.2 | 89 | 87.4 | 97.6 | 94.3 | 54.9 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 90.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.1 | 93 | 90.4 | 90.9 | 96.3 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 | 97.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP940XHA-KG3US Compare | 66.8 | 65.5 | 80.8 | 63.5 | 95.8 | 87.6 | 80.3 | 80.8 | 97.4 |
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