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Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD vs. Surface Pro 7 Plus: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD and Surface Pro 7 Plus models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD is better than Surface Pro 7 Plus.

AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U inside Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD has a 27% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1165G7 inside Surface Pro 7 Plus.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD - AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U

5,727

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD - AMD Ryzen 5-5600U

5,302

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD - AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650U

5,015

Surface Pro 7 Plus - Intel Core i7-1165G7

4,487

Surface Pro 7 Plus - Intel Core i5-1135G7

3,980

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD - AMD Ryzen 3-5400U

3,635

Surface Pro 7 Plus - Intel Core i3-1115G4

2,445

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD has a 13.3-inch screen size 8% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7 Plus.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD

13.3-inch

Surface Pro 7 Plus

12.3-inch

Surface Pro 7 Plus Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 7 Plus is better than Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD.

Surface Pro 7 Plus supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD.

Max system memory size

Surface Pro 7 Plus

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD

16 GB

Surface Pro 7 Plus supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD.

Memory type and speed

Surface Pro 7 Plus - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Surface Pro 7 Plus weighed 1.70 pounds, 45% lighter than the 3.06 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 | AMD.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Pound	3.06 lbs.	1.70 lbs.
Kilogram	1.39 kg	0.77 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 13.3" IPS Anti-Glare, Non-Touch, 250 nits, LED Backlight AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 5650U 8GB DDR4-3200MHz (Soldered) 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe TLC Opal Win11Pro By Lenovo $439.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Precision Pen 2 (Laptop) – USB-C Charging – Tilt Recognition – Pen is Only Compatible with Certain Devices, Iron Grey By Lenovo $71.24 $79.99 11% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2 AMD 16" Laptop (2023 Model) - AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U 8-Core, AMD Radeon 780M, 64GB RAM, 1TB M.2 NVMe SSD, 16.0" 4K OLED WQUXGA 400-Nits, Windows 11 Pro, Workstation By Lenovo $1,459.00 $1,599.97 9% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 7 Plus Price
	Microsoft - Surface Pro 7+ - 12.3” Touch Screen – Intel Core i5 – 8GB Memory – 128GB SSD with Black Type Cover (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $775.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ 12.3-inch Tablet (1NC-00016) Matte Black, Intel Core i7-1135G7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Win10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $614.98	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 7+ Tablet 12.3 Inch PixelSense Touchscreen Display, Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Wi-Fi + Bluetooth, Windows 10 Home, Platinum 1XK-00001 (Renewed) By Microsoft $590.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on June 23, 2021 (MWC 2021). Available starting August 2021.	Introduced: January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)
Pricing	Starting at €649	Starting at 899$
Applicable Models	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 (AMD)	-
Generations	-	2022 Surface Pro 9 5G 2022 Surface Pro 9 2021 Surface Pro 8 2021 Surface Pro 7 Plus 2019 Surface Pro 7 2018 Surface Pro 6 2017 Surface Pro 5 2015 Surface Pro 4 2014 Surface Pro 3 2013 Surface Pro 2 2012 Surface Pro 1

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Dimensions	12.26 x 8.62 x 0.69 inches (311.5 x 219 x 17.6 mm)	11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm)
Weight	3.06 lbs (1.39 kg)	Intel Core i3, i5 (Wi-Fi): 1.70 lbs (770 g) Intel Core i5 (LTE): 1.75 lbs (796 g) Intel Core i7 (Wi-Fi): 1.73 lbs (784 g)
Colors	Black Silver	Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys with Unified Communications controls Optional keyboard backlit. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad	Surface Type Cover Not included Weight: 0.68 lb (310 g) Dimension: 11.61 x 8.54 x 0.19 inches (295 mm x 216 mm x 5mm) Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) 4 directional keys; Windows, Brightness and Media Controls Keys; LED backlighting Trackpad: Precision glass trackpad. Trackpad size: 4 x 2 inches (101.6 mm x 50.8 mm) Supports a five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Size	13.3 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	13.3” HD Non-touch TN Display 16:9, TN, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 1366x768, 250nit, 45% NTSC, 90% VA, 500:1, 60Hz. 13.3” FHD Non-touch IPS Display 16:9, IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 1920x1080, 250nit, 45% NTSC, 170% VA, 800:1, 60Hz. 13.3” FHD Touch IPS Display 16:9, IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 1920x1080, 300nit, 72% NTSC, 170% VA, 700:1, 60Hz.	Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels) Density: 267 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	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Left 2 x USB-C 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) Both ports support data transfer, Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort™ 1.4. 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) with Always On. 1 x Ethernet extension connector 1 x Headset jack 3.5mm Right 1 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x MicroSD Card Reader 1 x Kensington security slot.	Image Source: Microsoft Left (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x USB-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Station Bottom (1) 1 x Surface Type Cover Under Kickstand (2) 1 x microSD card slot Optional 1 x nanoSIM card slot Optional

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 3 5400U 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600U 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 5 Pro 5650U 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.30 → 4.20 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 Pro 5850U 8 cores, 16 threads, 1.90 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 16MB L3 Cache, 15W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 3 5400U AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 5600U AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 Pro 5650U AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1800 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 Pro 5850U AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4 Intel® UHD Graphics 48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB Memory Slots: Memory soldered to the system board, no slots. Memory Type: Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory. Memory Speed: 3200 MHz.	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Storage Slots: 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3x4 slot Supports M.2 2242/2280 SSD.	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable SSD.

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Wi-Fi	Mediatek Wi-Fi 6 MT7921, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.2, M.2 Card Realtek RTL8852AE, Wi-Fi 6, 802.11ax Dual Band 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.2, M.2 card Intel® Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.2, M.2 card	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet, RJ45 via optional ThinkPad® Ethernet Extension Adapter Gen 2	-
More	-	LTE Advanced with removable SIM and eSIM support Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X20 LTE Modem LTE bands supported: 1,2,3,4,5,7,8,12,13,14, 19, 20,25, 26,28 29,30,38,39,40,41,66

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Size	46 Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery supports Rapid Charge (charge up to 80% in 1hr) with 65W AC adapter	50.4 Wh Lithium-ion Battery
Battery Life	Up to 10.93 hours of battery life Tested with MobileMark 2018.	Up to 15 hours of typical device usage LTE Advanced: Up to 13.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	45W USB-C (2-pin) AC adapter 45W USB-C (3-pin) AC adapter 65W USB-C slim (3-pin) AC adapter 65W USB-C slim (2-pin) AC adapter 65W USB-C (2-pin) AC adapter 65W USB-C (3-pin) AC adapter No power adapter	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
OS	Windows® 10 Pro 64 Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 11 Pro 64 Windows 11 Home 64 Windows 11 DG Windows 10 Pro 64 No operating system	Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	-	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD with privacy shutter. Windows Hello IR support (optional).	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD video
Audio	High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3287 codec Stereo speakers, 2W x2, Dolby® Audio™ Premium Dual array microphone	Dual far-field Studio Mics 1.6W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
Sensors	Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello) Fingerprint Reader (optional)	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope
Security	Security Chip Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset Disabled (in some regions) Physical Locks Kensington® Security Slot Smart Card Reader Smart card reader No smart card reader Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button, match-on-chip No fingerprint reader BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password NVMe password Self-healing BIOS Other Security (Optional) Camera privacy shutter (Optional) IR camera for Windows Hello	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	-	Surface Pro 7 Plus for Business Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year depot with 2-year system board service 1-year limited onsite service 1-year + 2-year depot service 1-year + 2-year limited onsite service 3-year (1-yr battery) depot service 3-year (1-yr battery) limited onsite service No base warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty Microsoft Store Promise for Surface: 60-day return policy 90 days of free technical phone support Free virtual workshops and training Surface price promise

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad L13 Gen 2 \| AMD	Surface Pro 7 Plus
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:9 FHD 13.3” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.06 lb 1.39 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 5850U 8C/16T, 1.90 → 4.40 GHz Geekbench 5 1,270 Single Core Geekbench 5 5,727 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 2000 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 3200 MHz DDR4	Released in Early 2021 3:2 2.7K 12.3” 1824p 60Hz Weight 1.70 lb 0.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1165G7 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,374 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,487 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X