The next-gen Microsoft Surface Pro 5 was a no-show at the Mobile World Congress 2017, and many believe it will instead be released this spring. Anticipation is steadily building up as the device continues to be in the news. No official information about the Surface Pro 5 is available right now but below are some of the latest reports about the device.

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The Microsoft Surface Pro 5 is said to be powered by the seventh-gen Intel Kaby Lake chipset, and it is likely to come pre-installed with Windows 10 Redmond 3. The Kaby Lake processor is said to consist of a 14-nm manufacturing process that provides 40 percent improved performance and cooling technology. The Windows 10 Professional Redstone 2 OS is expected to come with innovative features such as a revamped action center. However, there are talks that it may come with AMD Ryzen onboard.

The Ryzen is a 3.4 GHz+ chip with 8 cores, 4 MB of L2 and 16 MB of L3 cache. It aims to beat Intel's clock speed as it improves by 40 percent per clock cycle compared to AMD's Excavator core. The boost of performance is partly from its 14nm process that fits more transistors on a silicon piece. The new "Simultaneous Multi-Threading" also helps in handling multiple tasks. New technology includes the Neural Net forecast which speeds processing by forecasting instructions and Smart Prefetch which forecasts the data's future location and store in the cache. The AM4 Platform is found in Ryzen including DR4 RAM, PCIe Gen 3, USB 3.1 Gen 2, NVMe and SATA Express.

Intel is ready to stop its rival with the launch of the high-end Kaby Lake-X and Skylake-X processors in four Core i7-7000 chips. These powerful CPUs are set to be released in August 2017, and all four will be powered by the HEDT X299 flagship platform. AMD Ryzen is prepared to compete with the Intel Kaby Lake in some aspects, and it comes with remarkably impressive hardware. This is a clear threat to Intel's Core architecture legacy. Ryzen is specifically designed for PC gaming while Intel offers several advantages to Kaby Lake including power efficiency and faster performance.

The Surface Pro 5 is expected to feature a 4k wide screen with 3,840 x 2,160 pixels and could offer only the 128 GB model. It is rumored to come in 21-inch, 24-inch and 27-inch display variants with PixelSense panel and 16 GB of RAM with Surface AIO graphics unit. It could feature the USB Type-C version 3.1 with Thunderbolt. The Microsoft Surface Pro 5 is also rumored to sport a 16 MP rear camera and 8 MP front snapper. It may support 512 GB to 1 TB of storage SSD. WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity will most likely be enhanced as well.

The Surface Pro 5 may also come with an upgraded S Pen with a rechargeable battery capable of wireless charging through a tablet dock. A fingerprint scanner and trackpad are also part of the rumored specs. It could come at a price of $899 USD for the base model.