The 15-inch Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 consists of four major SKUs in the following order from least expensive to most expensive: the Ryzen 5 3580U, Core i5-1035G7, Ryzen 7 3780U, and the Core i7-1065G7. We recently checked out the AMD Ryzen 5 configuration to see what the Surface Laptop can offer at its base level. Today, we'll be checking out the Intel Core i7 SKU to see what the Surface Laptop can do when at its supposed best.

We recommend checking out our existing review on the Surface Laptop 3 Ryzen 5 SKU to learn more about the chassis, keyboard, display, and other external features as these characteristics are identical between the Intel and AMD models. This review will instead focus on any internal differences between the Intel Core i7 and AMD Ryzen 5 SKUs including temperature, power consumption, battery life and of course, performance. Comparing our Core i7 SKU with the Ryzen 7 SKU would have made for more interesting results, but that will have to wait until a future date when we can get our hands on a Ryzen 7 unit.

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