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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold vs. Surface Book 3 15”: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold and Surface Book 3 15” models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold is better than Surface Book 3 15”.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 3 15”. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 3 15”.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold weighed 2.2 pounds, 48% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Pound	2.2 lbs.	4.20 lbs.
Kilogram	1.00 kg	1.91 kg

Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15” has a 118% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i5-L16G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Book 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold - Intel Core i5-L16G7

1,703

Surface Book 3 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold. It supports up to 32GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

Max system memory size

Surface Book 3 15”

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold

8 GB

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Surface Book 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 12% larger than the 13.3-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold.

Display size

Surface Book 3 15”

15-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold

13.3-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold Price
	LENOVO ThinkPad L380 Yoga 13.3" FHD Touchscreen 2-in-1 Laptop with Pen, Intel Core i5-8250, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader with Backlit Keyboard, HDMI, Windows10 Pro (Renewed) By LENOVO $299.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 8 21HQ0007US 14" Touchscreen Convertible 2 in 1 Notebook - WUXGA - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-1355U Deca-core (10 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM By Lenovo $1,474.25 $1,717.84 14% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 Business Laptop (14" 2.8K OLED, Intel Core Ultra 7 155H, 32GB RAM, 4TB SSD), AI PC, Long Battery Life, Backlit, Fingerprint, FHD Webcam, Wi-Fi 6E, Win 11 Pro, Black By ist computers $2,499.99	See at Amazon
Surface Book 3 15” Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,319.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $999.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,349.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Unveiled at CES 2020 Announced on September 29, 2020. Available for order on September 29, 2020.	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $2,499.	For Consumer $2,299 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,799 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,999 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,399 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial $2,399 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,899 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,099 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,699 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000
Generations	-	2020 Surface Book 3 15” 2020 Surface Book 3 13.5” 2017 Surface Book 2 15” 2017 Surface Book 2 13.5” 2016 Surface Book i7 2015 Surface Book

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Dimensions	Folded: 6.23" x 9.29" x 1.09" (27.8mm x 158.2mm x 236mm) Unfolded: 11.79” x 9.29” x 0.45” (11.5mm x 299.4mm x 236mm)	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.2 lbs (0.99 kg)	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors	Authentic black leather folio cover	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Optional Lenovo Fold Mini Keyboard Bluetooth and wirelessly charged.	Keyboard: Full-size mechanical backlit keyset with 1.55mm travel. Mechanical friction attaches the Clipboard to the keyboard. Trackpad: Larger size 105 mm x 70 mm, glass. Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	13.3 Inches	15 Inches
Info	13.3” Touch 2K (2048 x 1536) Flexible QXGA OLED, 4:3, 300nit, DCI-P3 95% Touch with Dolby® Vision™.	Display Resolution: 3240 x 2160 (7M Pixels) Display Density: 260 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1600:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
2 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports data transfer up to 10Gbps. 1 port can be used as DisplayPort. (1 can be used as DP). Optional nano-SIM slot	Image Source: Microsoft Left (3) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x full-size SD card slot UHS-II performance Right (3) 1 x power port Charging, Docking 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone, On the tablet Bottom (1) 1 x power port Charging, Docking, On the tablet

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology 5 cores, 5 threads, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz, 4MB Cache, 7W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	Intel® Core™ i5-L16G7 with Intel® Hybrid Technology Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors 64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 4267 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x SRAM.	16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,
Storage	Up to 1TB PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Wi-Fi	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ 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 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband CAT20 (5G/LTE).	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	50 Wh	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh
Battery Life	Up to 8.5 hours Tested with MobileMark 2014. Up to 10.4 hours Video Playback.	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	Premium Slim 65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
OS	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Windows 10 Home 64-bit	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Camera	Front-facing camera 5MP camera. Infrared (IR) Camera for Windows Hello	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Audio	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree Microphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	IR Camera Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Discrete Trusted Platform Module (dTPM) 2.0 IR camera	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	ThinkPad X1 Fold Premium Slim USB-C 65W AC adapter 50Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide Lenovo Mod Pen (Optional / Select models) Lenovo Mini Bluetooth Keyboard (Optional / Select models)	Surface Book 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1-year Depot or Carry-in	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Fold	Surface Book 3 15”
At Glance	Released in 2020 4:3 2K 13.3” 1536p 60Hz Weight 2.2 lb 1.00 kg Powered By Intel Core i5-L16G7 5C/5T, 1.40 → 3.00 GHz Geekbench 5 773 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,703 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics for 10th Gen Intel® Processors 64 Execution Units, 200 → 500 MHz 8GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Mid 2020 3:2 3.2K 15” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.20 lb 1.91 kg Powered By 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 Configurable up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q