Microsoft Surface Pro 12" Touchscreen Review
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 12" 2196x1464
GPU Qualcomm X1
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 0.7 kg
Battery 38 Wh
66.7 Overall Score
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong compact (99th percentile) 99th
- Strong port (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong cpu (92th percentile) 91th
- Strong reliability (75th percentile) 76th
Cons
- Below average storage (12th percentile) 22th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 3.4 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | X1 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | UFS |
Display
| Size | 12" |
| Resolution | 2196 |
| Panel | PixelSense |
| Refresh Rate | 90 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 0.7 kg / 1.5 lbs |
| Battery | 38 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
Value & Pricing
Price History
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Pro 12" Touchscreen | Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch MacBook Pro - Apple M5 chip with 10-core | ASUS ROG Zephyrus ASUS - ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K OLED 120Hz Gaming | Lenovo Yoga Lenovo - Yoga Slim 9i - Copilot+ PC - 14" 4K 120Hz | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Samsung - Galaxy Book5 Pro - Copilot+ PC - 14" 3K | MSI Prestige MSI - Prestige 13”AI+ - Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus X1P-64-100 | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 300 Series | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 Series 2 | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 12" 2196x1464 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 3840x2400 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Qualcomm X1 | Apple M4 GPU | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | 38 | 72 | - | 75 | - | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Pro 12" Touchscreen | 95.1 | 42 | 60.9 | 90.6 | 75 | 99.2 | 21.7 | 75.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch M5 chip Compare | 82.9 | 20.6 | 68.5 | 84 | 96.9 | 70.4 | 72.3 | 94.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 14" 3K Compare | 90.6 | 89.7 | 94.3 | 96.8 | 94.1 | 75.2 | 72.3 | 55.8 |
| Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i 14" Compare | 65.7 | 66.6 | 94.6 | 90.6 | 99.9 | 84.7 | 72.3 | 75.6 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro Galaxy Book5 Pro 14" 3K Compare | 69 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 90.6 | 93.5 | 84.9 | 72.3 | 75.6 |
| MSI Prestige 13”AI+ Ukiyoe Edition 13.3"OLED Compare | 65.7 | 66.6 | 86.9 | 98.3 | 90.6 | 95.5 | 72.3 | 55.8 |