The new fanless Core i5 Surface Pro has a real dual-core processor in it. Let's break down why this is a not a Core-M marketing ploy.

Surface Laptop Core i7 performance comparison The Surface Laptop with Core i7 starts at $1,599, and it features 8GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, just like the specs in our Core i5 review unit.

Intel's new Core i5-8250U is a huge improvement over the dual-core CPUs Intel has been selling for the past few years.

That roughly 10-percent clock speed advantage the current Core i5-7200U has over the prior Core i5-6200U results in roughly a 10-percent bump.

Intel Celeron 3865U, Intel Core i3-7100U, Intel Core i5-7200U or Intel Core i5-7300U CPU 4GB, 8GB or 16GB DDR4 RAM 128GB or 256GB SSD Intel HD Graphics 610 Optional fingerprint reader ...

We recommend headphones. A strong showing from the Core i5 The Surface Laptop is available with Core i5 or Core i7 processors, but our review unit came with a Core i5-7200U alongside of 8GB of RAM.

When it comes to idle consumption, the 7200U is on par with the 6200U as both complete systems consumed just 7 watts here. Despite the slight clock speed advantage, the Core i5-7200U does consume ...

The specs revealed shows that it is powered by the Intel Core i5-7200U clocked at 2.71GHz and is paired with 8GB of RAM.