Intel Core

Inside, you can choose from Intel Core M, Core i5 or Core i7 processors, all from the latest Skylake generation of chips just hitting products now. Both our Surface Book and Surface Pro 4 review units had the same Intel Core i5 processor, and the same 8GB of RAM. Not surprisingly, in our benchmark tests, those two units performed nearly identically, and a bit faster than last year's one-generation-behind Surface Pro 3. The Core i5 is going to be your standard mainstream choice, and with it, the Surface Pro 4 could juggle multiple browsers, HD media streaming, office applications and more, without any slowdown. Using Photoshop on high-resolution images was similarly trouble-free. Basic games ran fine as well, although without a dedicated graphics chip, you're restricted to only the most casual of games.