Microsoft’s cheapest Surface Book 2 could get a quad-core CPU soon

Microsoft looks set to refresh its cheapest Surface Book 2 computer within the coming weeks, in step with retailer listings first spotted by WinFuture. The largest alternate is expected to be the pc’s CPU, which appears to be getting a bump from a dual-core i5-7300U to a quad-core i5-8350U.

As well as including two extra cores, the i5-8350U additionally modestly bumps the processor’s maximum clock speed up from 3.5GHz to 3.6GHz. Overall, that should bring about a 50 percent upward thrust in multi-middle computing strength. We noticed the overall performance for ourselves throughout our review of the Surface Pro 6.

WinFuture notes that shops have started listing the brand new 13-inch refresh for $1499 (€1569). That’s similar to the endorsed pricing on the contemporary 256GB configuration, although it’s discounted to $1,299 on Microsoft’s store right now. Otherwise, the specifications of the brand new laptop appear to be the same: 8GB of RAM, a 3000 x 2000 resolution display, and wo USB-C.1 Type-A ports, an unmarried Type-C port, and an SD card reader. Microsoft still claims a maximum battery life of 17 hours.

According to the listings, the new version ought to arrive in the coming weeks.