ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J and Surface Laptop 4 15” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J Pros

Reasons that ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J is better than Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Upgradable memory

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop 4 15” since it has onboard memory.

MemoryASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Slots
x1
Onboard
TypeDDR4LPDDR4X
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce MX330 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Surface Laptop 4 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 15” is better than ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 15” has a 30% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Laptop 4 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition
6,365
Surface Laptop 4 15” - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - Intel Core i5-1035G1
2,878
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - Intel Core i3-1005G1
2,027
Supports larger memory

Surface Laptop 4 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 4 15”
32 GB
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Surface Laptop 4 15” supports a faster memory speed than the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 4 15” - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J - DDR4
2,400 MHz
About 10% lighter

Surface Laptop 4 15” weighed 3.40 pounds, 10% lighter than the 3.74 pounds ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J.

WeightASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Pound
3.74 lbs.
3.40 lbs.
Kilogram
1.70 kg
1.54 kg

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J Price
ASUS Vivobook 15 F515EA-WH52 Slate Grey Laptop, i5-1135G7, 8GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, 15.6" IPS Touch Full HD (1920x1080), Intel Iris Xe, Windows 11 Home
 ASUS Vivobook 15 F515EA-WH52 Slate Grey Laptop, i5-1135G7, 8GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, 15.6" IPS Touch Full HD (1920x1080), Intel Iris Xe, Windows 11 Home
By ASUS
$388.00
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ASUS Vivobook 15 Laptop for Business & Student, 15.6 FHD Touch Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7, 12GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Keypad, Fast Charge, WiFi, USB-C, PDG HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro
 ASUS Vivobook 15 Laptop for Business & Student, 15.6 FHD Touch Display, 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1135G7, 12GB RAM, 512GB PCIe SSD, Webcam, Keypad, Fast Charge, WiFi, USB-C, PDG HDMI Cable, Win 11 Pro
By ASUS
$462.99
$499.99 7% OFF
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ASUS Vivobook 16X OLED Laptop, 16” 3.2K 120Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900H CPU, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4060 GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Indie Black, K3605VV-ES96
 ASUS Vivobook 16X OLED Laptop, 16” 3.2K 120Hz Display, Intel Core i9-13900H CPU, NVIDIA Geforce RTX 4060 GPU, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Home, Indie Black, K3605VV-ES96
By ASUS
$1,586.49
$1,699.99 7% OFF
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Surface Laptop 4 15” Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black
 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black
By Microsoft
$969.99
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch Touchscreen 256GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 (8GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, Latest Model) - Platinum, 5UI-00001
 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15-inch Touchscreen 256GB SSD AMD Ryzen 7 (8GB RAM, Windows 10 Home, Latest Model) - Platinum, 5UI-00001
By Microsoft
$540.97
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" PixelSense Touchscreen Notebook, AMD Ryzen 7 4980U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum (5VB-00001) (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" PixelSense Touchscreen Notebook, AMD Ryzen 7 4980U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum (5VB-00001) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$429.00
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Specs Comparison

Availability

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Released20202021
Release Date-
  • Introduced: April 13, 2021
  • Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing-
  • $1,299.99
    AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only
  • $1,499.99
    AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB
  • $1,699.99
    AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB
  • $1,799.99
    Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only
  • $2,399.99
    Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only
Applicable Models
  • ASUS VivoBook 15
  • ASUS VivoBook 15 X512J
  • ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JA
  • ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JF
  • ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JP
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Generations-

Exterior

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Dimensions14.06” x 9.07” x 0.77” (357.2 x 230.4 x 19.9 mm)13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Weight3.74 lbs (1.7 kg)3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors
Transparent Silver Slate Gray Peacock Blue Coral Crush
Metal
Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard
    • Full-size keyboard with 1.4mm key travel
    • Illuminated chiclet keyboard (optional)
  • Touchpad
    • Button-less touchpad.
    • Built-in fingerprint sensor in the touchpad (optional)
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size backlit keyboard with a soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
    • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Size15.6 Inches15 Inches
Info
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1920x1080) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC with wide 178° viewing angles
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit FHD (1280x800) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
  • 15.6" (16:9) LED-backlit HD (1280x800) 60Hz Anti-Glare Panel with 45% NTSC
  • Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI)
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
  • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
  • 1 x Type-C USB 3.0 (USB 3.1 Gen 1)
  • 1 x Type-A USB 3.1 (Gen 1)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 port(s)
  • 1 x HDMI
  • 1 x Micro SD card
  • 1 x Audio jack
Surface Laptop 4 15” Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Surface Connect™ +
    Supports charging and docking station.
  • 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    2 cores, 4 threads, 1.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.00 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1005G1
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 900 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G1
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    32 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores,
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB
    DDR4 2400MHz SDRAM Onboard Memory
  • 1 x SODIMM slot for expansion, upgradable to 8GB or 16GB SDRAM.
8GB 16GB 32GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Discrete Graphics
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JA
  • No discrete graphics
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JF
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX130
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JP
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® MX330
    Video memory: 2GB GDDR5 VRAM
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Storage
  • 1TB
    5400 rpm SATA HDD.
  • 128GB 256GB 512GB
    PCIe® Gen3 x2 SSD M.2
  • 512GB Intel® PCIe® SSD + 32GB Intel® Optane™ memory
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Wi-Fi
  • Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac)
  • Integrated Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 ac (2x2))
Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
BluetoothBluetooth 5.0Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Size37Wh (2-cell lithium-polymer battery)45.8 Wh
Battery Life-
  • Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
    AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models.
  • Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage
    Intel® Core™ i7 models.
Power Supply45W power adapter
19V DC, 7=2.37A
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
OS
  • Windows 10 Home
  • Windows 10 Pro
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
MyASUS McAfee's free one-year offer
MyASUS Features
  • System Diagnosis
  • Battery Health Charging
  • Splendid
  • Tru2Life
  • Function Key Lock
  • WiFi roaming optimization
  • AppDeals
  • Link to MyASUS
Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio
  • 3.5mm headphone jack
  • ASUS SonicMaster Technology
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Sensors
  • Fingerprint sensor (optional)
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Fingerprint reader (optional)
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Secured-Core PC
    For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition
  • Windows enhanced hardware security
    For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
In the box-
  • Surface Laptop 4 15”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More-Supports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features

ASUS VivoBook 15 X512JSurface Laptop 4 15”
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 FHD
15.6”
1080p 60Hz
Weight
3.74 lb
1.70 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,088
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,722
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Upgradable up to
16GB
2400 MHz DDR4
Nvidia GeForce
MX330
2GB GDDR5
Released in Early
2021
3:2 2.5K
15”
1664p 60Hz
Weight
3.40 lb
1.54 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,864
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Laptop 4 15” Ports

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