Product Review

Microsoft combines the portability of a tablet and the performance of a laptop with the Surface Pro 3 64GB 12" Multi-Touch Tablet. Weighing just 1.76 pounds and measuring just 0.36" thin, the Surface Pro 3 packs 4th-gen Haswell Intel Core processing power into a magnesium casing with a silver finish.

The Surface Pro 3 features a 12" ClearType Full HD Plus widescreen display with a 2160 x 1440 native resolution, which allows you to play Full HD content with ease. The display is also a touchscreen so you'll be able to take full advantage of the multi-touch gestures incorporated into Windows 8.1 Pro. If you want to output video to an external display, you can use the mini DisplayPort.

The system is powered by a dual-core 4th generation Haswell 1.5 GHz Intel Core i3-4020Y processor. It also has 4GB of RAM, 64GB of flash storage, a microSDXC media card slot, 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, two 1080p cameras, and integrated dual microphones. There are also built-in stereo speakers with Dolby audio. Windows 10 Pro is the installed operating system.

Dual-Core 4th-Gen Haswell Intel Core Performance
The Microsoft Surface Pro 3 houses a 4th-gen Haswell Intel Core i3-4020Y processor. Its dual cores can reach a stock speed of 1.5 GHz. The Haswell processor also uses low voltage for energy efficiency and improved battery life. With a dedicated 3MB L3 cache, 4GB of RAM, and Intel Hyper-Threading technology, you'll be able to push the dual cores into four virtual threads for efficient multitasking.