Earlier this week, Microsoft announced the official specifications sheet for its new Surface Pro 3 tablet, and revealed that the tablet will be available with "4th generation Intel Core i3, i5 or i7" processors.

According to the details shared by Microsoft engineers, the Surface Pro 3 tablet which is presently available for pre-order has a total of five configurations.

With three low-power 4th-generation Intel Core (Haswell) processors powering the different versions, there will also be a mix of memory/storage options. Features like solid-state storage and have MicroSD slots for expansion will be common to all five configurations of Surface Pro 3.

The base model will have only one configuration; and will feature a 1.5 GHz i3-4020Y processor, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of onboard storage capacity.

Another model, to be available in two configurations, will be powered by a 1.9 GHz i5-4300U processor and Turbo boost up to 2.9 GHz, with HD4400 graphics. One configuration will have 4GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage; while the other will have 8GB of RAM and 256 GB of storage.

The top Surface Pro 3 model will be equipped with a 1.7 GHZ i7-4650U processor, with a maximum Turbo frequency of 3.3 GHz and HD5000 graphics. This model will be available in two configurations; both with 8GB of RAM, and the option of either 256 GB or 512 GB of onboard storage.