The entry-level Surface Pro 7 (i3) scores around 1200 for single-core and 2300 for multi-core. The iPad Pro scores around 1700 in Geekbench 5 for single-core performance, and around 6900 for multi-core performance. Geekbench 5 is available on both platforms, and is designed to offer comparable results from different system types.

It's not easy to draw direct comparisons because of the fundamental differences between Apple and Microsoft’s hardware and operating systems here, but the best information to draw on from a cross-platform benchmark. There's only one winner here when it comes to sheer horsepower and speed System memory runs from 4GB up to 16GB, and storage up to 1TB. You get Intel Iris Plus graphics with the i5 or i7 systems, but weaker Intel UHD graphics with the Core i3. There's also a quad-core Intel Core i5-1035G4 available for a lower price, or a dual-core Intel i3-1005G1 at the entry-level prices. The top-of-the-line chip is a Core i7-1065G7 (quad-core, capable of Turbo up to 3.9GHz).

The Surface Pro 7 offers a broad range of processor options at different price points, drawn from Intel's 10th-gen processor range (which is no longer its latest and greatest, due to the Surface Pro 7 hailing from 2019).

The eight-core GPU is also a beast when compared to other integrated graphics options – it's again the most powerful chip of its type we've seen in a tablet.

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