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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 vs. Surface Laptop Studio: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 and Surface Laptop Studio, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is better than Surface Laptop Studio.

Intel Core i9-11950H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 has a 73% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-11370H inside Surface Laptop Studio.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - Intel Core i9-11950H

8,450

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Surface Laptop Studio - Intel Core i7-11370H

4,864

Surface Laptop Studio - Intel Core i5-11300H

4,441

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop Studio. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop Studio.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4

64 GB

Surface Laptop Studio

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop Studio since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 has a 16-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14.4-inch Surface Laptop Studio.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4

16-inch

Surface Laptop Studio

14.4-inch

Surface Laptop Studio Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop Studio is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4.

Surface Laptop Studio supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop Studio - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Surface Laptop Studio weighed 3.83 pounds, 5% lighter than the 3.99 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Pound	3.99 lbs.	3.83 lbs.
Kilogram	1.81 kg	1.74 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation Laptop, Backlit, FP, 3-Yr WRT, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Home & Business Laptop (Intel i7-12700H 14-Core, 64GB DDR5 4800MHz RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16.0" 60 Hz Win 10 Pro) with Dockztorm Hub By Lenovo $2,649.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Business Laptop, 16" WUXGA IPS Display, Core i7-12700H, Windows 11 Pro, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, Wi-Fi 6E, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, TD By Lenovo $1,885.77 $2,029.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 1TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,511.00 $2,699.99 44% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,611.00 $3,099.99 48% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $977.00 $1,599.99 39% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on June 23, 2021 (MWC 2021). Available starting August 2021.	Introduced: September 22, 2021 Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021 Released: October 5, 2021
Pricing	Starting at €2,099	$1,599.99 i5-11300H 16GB 256GB Intel Iris Xe $1,799.99 i5-11300H 16GB 512GB Intel Iris Xe $2,099.99 i7-11370H 16GB 256GB RTX 3050 Ti $2,699.99 i7-11370H 16GB 1TB RTX 3050 Ti $3,099.99 i7-11370H 32GB 2TB RTX 3050 Ti
Applicable Models	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	-

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Dimensions	14.15 x 9.99 x 0.70 inches (359.5 x 253.8 x 17.7 mm) Non-touch models. 14.15 x 9.99 x 0.72 inches (359.5 x 253.8 x 18.2 mm) Touch models.	12.72” x 8.98” x 0.746” (323.28 mm x 228.32 mm x 18.94 mm)
Weight	3.99 lbs (1.81 kg ) Non-touch models. 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg) Touch models.	3.83 lb (1,742.9 grams) Intel Core i5 models. 4.00 lb (1,820.2 grams) Intel Core i7 models.
Colors	Black	Platinum Casing: Magnesium and Aluminum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Bottom-load backlit keyboard with white LED, 1.5mm stroke 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys with Unified Communications controls Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad (115 x 67mm)	Keyboard: Activation: Moving (mechanical) keys Layout: QWERTY, full row of function keys (F1-F12) Windows key and dedicated buttons for media controls, screen brightness Backlight. Precision Haptic touchpad: Largest surface touchpad to date. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gestures.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	16 Inches	14.4 Inches
Info	16” QHD+ Non-touch Display 16:10, IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 2560x1600, 400nit, 100% sRGB, 1200:1, 60Hz, Low Blue Light. 16” UHD+ Non-touch Display 16:10, IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 3840x2400, 600nit, 100% Adobe RGB, HDR400 Dolby Vision, 1500:1, 60Hz, Low Blue Light, 8+2 bit color. 16” UHD+ Touch Display 16:10, IPS, Anti-Reflective, Anti-Smudge, Touch, 3840x2400, 600nit, 100% Adobe RGB, HDR400 Dolby Vision, 1500:1, 60Hz, Low Blue Light, 8+2 bit color.	14.4” PixelSense™ Flow Display Resolution: 2400 x 1600 (201 PPI) Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1500:1 Refresh rate: 120Hz 60Hz default. Inking: GPU Ink Acceleration Touch: 10 points multi-touch Dolby Vision® support

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Left 2 x Thunderbolt™️ 4 Supports USB 4 with 40Gbps data transfer, DisplayPort 1.4, and Power Delivery 3.0. 1 x HDMI HDMI 2.0 on models with integrated graphics. HDMI 2.1 on models with discrete graphics. 1 x Headset jack 3.5mm 1 x Power connector Right 2 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) with Always On. 1 x SD Card Reader Full-size with UHS-II supports 1 x Kensington nano security slot.	Image Source: Microsoft Left (2) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery Right (2) 1 x Surface Connect+ Magnet Charging, Surface Dock 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.10 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 35W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 35W
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-11300H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11370H Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB	16GB 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Ti - 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU - 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU - 16GB GDDR6 All supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12.	Optional NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 3050 Ti  with 4GB GDDR6 For Consumer. Optional NVIDIA® RTX™ A2000 with 4GB GDDR6 For Business.
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe slot Models with RTX 3060/3070/3080. 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe slot Models with integrated graphics and RTX 3050 Ti. With RAID 0/1 support.	256GB 512GB 1TB 2TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Wi-Fi	Intel® AX210 Wi-Fi 6E 802.11AX (2 x 2) Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
Ethernet	Ethernet support via optional Lenovo USB-C to Ethernet Adapter	-
More	Optional 5G supports. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem M.2 card - RF System with embedded eSIM functionality No support	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Size	90 Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery	58.0 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 56.3 Wh Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life	Up to 10.7 hours of battery life Tested with MobileMark 2018.	Up to 19 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i5 models. Up to 18 hours of typical device usage Intel Core i7 models.
Power Supply	[featurs items="135W, 170W, 230W"] slim tip (3-pin) AC adapter with RapidCharge supports.	60W power supply Intel Core i5 models. 95W power supply Intel Core i7 models.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
OS	Windows® 10 Pro 64 Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 11 Pro 64 Windows 11 Home 64 Windows 11 DG Windows 10 Pro 64 Linux Ubuntu Linux No operating system	For Consumer: Windows 11 Home For Commercial: Windows 11 Pro
Built-in Apps	-	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 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Camera	Front-facing camera 1080p FHD with ThinkShutter privacy cover. Windows Hello IR support (optional).	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 1080p resolution front-facing camera
Audio	High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3306 codec Stereo speakers, 2W x2, Dolby® Atmos® Dual array microphone, far-field	Dual far-field Studio Mics Quad Omnisonic™ speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
Inking	Optional inking supports. Lenovo Precision Pen 2 No pen (pen sold separately) No support (non-touch display doesn't support pen input)	Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2
Sensors	Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello)	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Security Chip Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset Disabled (in some regions) Physical Locks Kensington® Nano Security Slot Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button, match-on-chip BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password NVMe password Self-healing BIOS Other Security (Optional) Camera privacy shutter (Optional) IR camera for Windows Hello	Hardware TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows enhanced hardware security
In the box	-	Surface Laptop Studio 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	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. Hinge Dynamic Woven Hinge made of woven fabric with embedded cables that can bend 180 degrees.

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	Surface Laptop Studio
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 4K UHD+ 16” 2400p 60Hz Weight 3.99 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11950H 8C/16T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,581 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,450 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6	Released in Late 2021 3:2 2.4K 14.4” 2400p 60~120Hz Weight 3.83 lb 1.74 kg Up to Intel Core i7-11370H 4C/8T, 3.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,397 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 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti  4GB GDDR6

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 vs. Surface Laptop Studio: Full specs comparison