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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 vs. Surface Pro 4

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 and Surface Pro 4 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Key Differences

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Lenovo has released the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5, a 14-inch machine, in 2017. It is powered by up to a dual-core Intel Core i7-7600U with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® HD Graphics 620 (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 4 was introduced by Microsoft about two years earlier in mid-2015. It comes with up to a dual-core Intel Core i7-6650U with a boost clock speed up to 3.40 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 (48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz).

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 is better than Surface Pro 4.

2017 vs. 2015

Intel Core i7-7600U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6650U inside Surface Pro 4.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7600U

1,883

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7300U

1,777

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i7-6650U

1,757

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7500U

1,744

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-6500U

1,500

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-6200U

1,333

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core m3-6Y30

1,058

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 has a 14-inch screen size 13% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 4.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

14-inch

Surface Pro 4

12.3-inch

Surface Pro 4 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 4 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Surface Pro 4 weighed 1.69 pounds, 33% lighter than the 2.49 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Pound	2.49 lbs.	1.69 lbs.
Kilogram	1.13 kg	0.77 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 and Surface Pro 4.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

16 GB

Surface Pro 4

16 GB

Both laptops supports the same 1866MHz LPDDR3 RAM.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Surface Pro 4 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 5th Gen i7-7600U 2.80Ghz 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 10 Pro Webcam (Renewed) By Lenovo $439.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10, Intel i7-1280P vPro(14 Cores), 14" 4K (3840 x 2400) IPS, Anti-Glare, Touch, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, 5G WWAN, Nano SIM Card, 1080p Camera, Win 11 Pro - Carbon Fiber By Lenovo $3,199.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Latest Gen 8 ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" FHD Ultrabook (400 nits) with 10th Gen Intel i7-10510U Processor up to 4.90 GHz, 1 TB PCIe SSD, 16GB RAM, and Windows 10 Pro By Lenovo $1,179.00 Was: $1,299.00	See at Amazon
Surface Pro 4 Price
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft $274.76 Was: $308.99	See at Amazon
	Latest Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (2736 x 1824) Tablet 6th Generation (Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB Ram, 256GB SSD, Bluetooth, Dual Camera) Windows 10 Professional (Renewed) By Microsoft $325.33	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB) with Windows 10 Anniversary (Renewed) By Microsoft $226.80 Was: $294.89	See at Amazon

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 WQHD 14” 1440p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7600U 2C/4T, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 885 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,883 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Mid 2015 3:2 2.7K 12.3” 1824p 60Hz Weight 1.69 lb 0.77 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6650U 2C/4T, 2.20 → 3.40 GHz Geekbench 5 764 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,757 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Released	2017	2015
Release Date	-	Introduced: October 7, 2015 Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015 Released: October 26, 2015
Pricing	-	Starting at 899$
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
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Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Size Comparison	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5Surface Pro 4
Dimensions	12.73” x 8.54” x 0.62” (323.5 x 217.1 x 15.95 mm) Width: 12.73” (323.5 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217.1 mm) Height: 0.62” (15.95 mm)	11.50” x 7.93” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201.42 mm x 8.4 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.93” (201.42 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.4 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	Intel Core m3: 1.69 lbs (766 g) Intel Core i5 and i7: 1.73 lbs (786 g)
Colors	Black Silver	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	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 X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Size	14 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch.	Resolution: 2736 x 1824 (5M Pixels) Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Contrast ratio: 1300:1 Aspect ratio: 3:2 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch with GPU-based processing 100 percent sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.0 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Native Network RJ45 1 x HDMI 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x MicroSD card reader 1 x Micro SIM slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot	Image Source: Microsoft Left (1) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.0 (5 Gbps) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking Station Bottom (1) 1 x Type Cover port Under Kickstand (1) 1 x microSD card slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y30 2 cores, 4 threads, 0.90 → 2.20 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 4.5W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 51 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U55863.05% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U67976.72% 3 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U72181.47% 4 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U81592.09% 5 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U76686.55% 6 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U885100.00% Surface Pro 41 6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y3046552.54% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U58666.21% 3 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U76486.33% 0885 Geekbench 5 Multi Core Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 51 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U1,33370.79% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U1,50079.66% 3 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U1,61185.55% 4 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U1,77794.37% 5 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U1,74492.62% 6 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U1,883100.00% Surface Pro 41 6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y301,05856.19% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U1,31970.05% 3 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U1,75793.31% 01,883
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y30 Intel® HD Graphics 515 24 Execution Units, 300 → 850 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U Intel® Iris® Graphics 540 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM side cache, 300 → 1050 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8265 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8260 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
Ethernet	RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000)	-
More	WWAN: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh	38.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 9 hours of video playback
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	36W proprietary power supply USB-A output: 5W Surface Connect: 31W

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Pro
Built-in Apps	-	Microsoft Office 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.	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	Dolby Audio™ Premium Microphones	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Surface Pro 4
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Kensington lock slot	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	-	Surface Pro 4 Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Mechanical features: Signature unibody magnesium design with hidden perimeter venting Kickstand with a full-friction multiposition hinge to 150 degrees Magnetic attach for keyboard fold stability Physical buttons: volumes, power