Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 CPU and availability details leak ahead of launch

Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 CPU and availability details leak ahead of launch

What you need to know

  • New details about the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 have leaked.
  • Today’s details reveal CPU and availability information.
  • Microsoft is expected to unveil the Surface Pro 9, Surface Laptop 5, and Surface Studio 3 in October.

A new report from WinFuture has revealed more details about the upcoming Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5, including the CPUs that will be available as well as rough availability dates for many of the devices. 

According to the report, the Surface Pro 9 and Surface Laptop 5 will ship with Intel 12th-gen chips, which will differ slightly depending on whether you buy the consumer model or business model.

Category Surface Pro 9 (rumored)
OS Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro (commercial)
Processor Consumer: 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1245U, Core i7-1265U
Commercial (vPro): 12th Gen Intel Core i5-1235U, Core i7-1255U
5G model: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8cx G3 (Microsoft SQ3) ARM
RAM 8GB, 16GB, 32GB LPDDR4x (Wi-Fi)
8GB or 16GB LPDDR4x (5G)
Graphics Intel Iris Xe, Ardreno (ARM)
Storage 128GB, 256GB SSD, 512GB, 1TB SSD (Wi-Fi)
128GB, 256GB SSD, 512GB (5G)
Display 13 inches 3:2 aspect ratio
2880×1920 (267 PPI), Up to 120Hz
Ports Two Thunderbolt 4, Surface Connect, 3.5mm audio
Audio Dual 2W stereo speakers, Dolby Atmos, Dual far-field studio mics
Connectivity Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, Snapdragon X20 LTE/5G eSIM support
Camera IR camera Front-facing 5MP (1080p), Rear-facing 10MP (1080p, 4K)
Keyboard Surface Pro Signature keyboard (Not included)
Touchpad Precision
Pen Surface Slim Pen 2 (Not included)
Battery 50.2WHr
Up to 16 hours
Dimensions 11.3 x 8.2 x 0.37 inches
(287mm x 208.3mm x 9.4mm)
Weight 1.96 pounds (891g)
Color Platinum, Graphite, Forrest, or Sapphire (Wi-Fi)
Platinum (5G)