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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 vs. Surface Pro 9 5G: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 and Surface Pro 9 5G models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 is better than Surface Pro 9 5G.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

32 GB

Surface Pro 9 5G

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 4266MHz of system memory on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Surface Pro 9 5G - LPDDR4X

4,266 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 has a 14-inch screen size 7% larger than the 13-inch Surface Pro 9 5G.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

14-inch

Surface Pro 9 5G

13-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 has more ports and slots count than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It has eight versus six amount of ports and slots on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	No
lock slot	Yes	No
nanoSIM card slot	Yes	Yes
SSD slot	No	Yes
Surface Connect	No	Yes
Surface Type Cover	No	Yes
Thunderbolt 4	Yes x2	Yes x2
USB-A	Yes x2	No
Total	8	6

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 has better versatile I/O connectivity than the Surface Pro 9 5G. It has four versus one commonly used port and slot on the Surface Pro 9 5G.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Thunderbolt 4	Yes	Yes
HDMI	Yes	No
headphone jack	Yes	No
USB-A	Yes	No

Surface Pro 9 5G Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 9 5G is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

2022 vs. 2021

Microsoft SQ3 inside Surface Pro 9 5G has a 6% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Pro 9 5G - Microsoft SQ3

4,760

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Surface Pro 9 5G weighed 1.95 pounds, 22% lighter than the 2.49 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Pound	2.49 lbs.	1.95 lbs.
Kilogram	1.13 kg	0.88 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Price
	LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon 9th Gen 9 Intel Core i7-1165G7, FHD Non-Touch Screen,16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By LENOVO $1,009.77	See at Amazon
	LENOVO Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" FHD+ Ultrabook IPS Touchscreen 400 nits,11th gen i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Fingerprint Reader, Thunderbolt 4, Win 10 Pro, Black By LENOVO $1,059.77 $1,169.00 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Thinkpadx1 Carbon Gen9 Intel Evo Core i7-1185G7\| Windows11 Pro\| 14inch WQXGA 16:10 IPS Display\| Backlit Keyboard\| Thunderbolt4\| Wi-Fi6\| Fingerprint\| HDMI Cable (16GB RAM \| 512GB PCIe SSD) By Lenovo $1,149.99	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Sapphire Microsoft Copilot By Microsoft $779.00 $1,099.99 29% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 13" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD Platinum By Microsoft $960.99 $1,299.00 26% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Copilot, Graphite (Renewed) By Microsoft $699.99 $749.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Released	2021	2022
Release Date	Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) Available starting February 2021	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022
Pricing	Starting at $1,429	Starting at $2,999.99
Applicable Models	-	Surface Pro 9 with 5G Surface Pro 9 SQ® 3
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 X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Dimensions	12.38” x 8.72” x 0.59” (314.5 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm)	11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 208 mm x 9.3 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	1.95 lb (883 g)
Colors	Black Optional woven carbon fiber top cover	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Not included. Compatible with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard Type Cover Features: 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. Surface Slim Pen Storage Magnetic dock Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Size	14 Inches	13 Inches
Info	14" UHD+ 16:10 3840 x 2400 IPS low-power HDR400 with Dolby Vision™ DCI P3 100% 500 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare low-power 100% sRGB 400 nits Low-power TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with Touch support 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB 400 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with Touch & PrivacyGuard support 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB PrivacyGuard 500 nits	13” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2880 x 1920 5.53M Pixels. Density: 267 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Dynamic refresh rate: up to 120Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1200:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 450 nits maximum (typical), 5 nits minimum Gorilla® Glass 5 Adaptive Color

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Image Source: Lenovo Left (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0 Right (4) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x nanoSIM card slot 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Always On 1 x lock slot Kensington Lock	Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (1) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Bottom (1) 1 x Surface Type Cover Under Kickstand (2) 1 x nanoSIM card slot 1 x SSD slot M.2 2230 NVMe slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit 8 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 7W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz	Microsoft® SQ3™ with Neural Processing Unit Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU N/A,
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.	8GB 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Replaceable).	128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB Removable SSD.
Fans Number	-	-

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Wi-Fi 6E: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Wireless WAN	-	Location: GPS, Glonass, Galileo, and Beidou Support NanoSIM and eSIM support Supports 5G
More	Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT12)	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Size	57 Wh	47.7 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 46.5 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	39W power supply Supports Fast Charge (0-60% in about one hour)

Software

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

Surface Pro 9 5G

Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home on ARM

Business models

Windows 11 Pro on ARM

Built-in Apps

Lenovo Vantage

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Preloaded Xbox app
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate one-month trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System Dolby® Voice® 4 x 360-degree microphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics 2W stereo speakers

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
Inking	-	Designed for Surface Slim Pen 2 Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2 The integrated storage and wireless charging for Surface Slim Pen 2 with Surface Pro Signature Keyboard
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor NFC	Ambient light sensor Gyroscope Magnetometer Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
Security	Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Webcam privacy shutter HPD sensor with IR Camera ThinkPad PrivacyGuard ThinkPad PrivacyAlert Kensington™ lock slot	Enhanced security with Microsoft Pluton Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC
In the box	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 65W AC adapter 57Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide	Surface Pro 9 SQ3 with 5G Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents SIM Card access tool
Warranty	1-year Depot or Carry-in	1-year limited hardware warranty

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	Surface Pro 9 5G
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K UHD+ 14” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,364 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,474 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Late 2022 3:2 2.8K 13” 1920p 60~120Hz Weight 1.95 lb 0.88 kg Powered By Microsoft SQ3 8C/8T, 3.00 GHz Geekbench 5 978 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,760 Multi-Core With integrated Microsoft® SQ3™ Adreno™ 8cx Gen 3 GPU N/A Configurable up to 16GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X Starting at $1,299.99 i5, 8GB, 128GB, Win 11 Home for ARM Up to 19 hours Battery life for typical device usage.