https://www.techradar.com/news/these-could-be-the-specs-inside-microsofts-new-cheaper-surface

It very much looks like Microsoft has a cheaper set of Surfaces in the pipeline, and thanks to some excellent digging on the part of WinFuture, we now have a better idea of how the price will be kept down: with Intel Pentium processors.

The Intel Pentium Silver N5000, Intel Pentium Gold 4410Y and Intel Pentium Gold 4415Y will be the chips lined up for the new configurations of the Surface, according to WinFuture's source. Apologies to anyone who was hoping for an Intel Core m3 chip, as it looks like you're out of luck.