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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 vs. Surface Book 3 15”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 and Surface Book 3 15” models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 is better than Surface Book 3 15”.

2021 vs. 2020

Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

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

3,722

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 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 Yoga Gen 6 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 weighed 3.0 pounds, 29% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
Pound	3.0 lbs.	4.20 lbs.
Kilogram	1.36 kg	1.91 kg

Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6.

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

Surface Book 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 7% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6.

Display size

Surface Book 3 15”

15-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6

14-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 and Surface Book 3 15”.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6

32 GB

Surface Book 3 15”

32 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Intel Core i7-1165G7, 14.0" FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS, Touchscreen, 400 nits 16 GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By Lenovo $818.77	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 14" FHD+ IPS, Touchscreen, 500 Nits, 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel i7-1165G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit KYB, Fingerprint, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Active Pen, Win11P) w/DKZ Hub By Lenovo $1,019.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Intel Core i7-1165G7, 14.0" FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS, Touchscreen, 400 nits, 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By Lenovo $821.77	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 Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,369.00	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 $1,197.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) Available starting February 2021	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020
Pricing	Starting at $1,569	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 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
Dimensions	12.32” x 8.77” x 0.59” (313 x 223 x 14.9 mm)	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Starting at 3.0 lbs (1.35 kg)	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors	Storm Gray	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Spill-resistant Color-matched keyboard Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Call-control keys (F9-F11) Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device: Wider 110mm / 4.33" TrackPad	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 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	14 Inches	15 Inches
Info	14" UHD+ 4K 3840 x 2400 IPS Touch Inking HDR400 with Dolby Vision™ 500 nits 90% DCI P3 Color Gamut TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with PrivacyGuard support 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Inking antiglare PrivacyGuard 500 nits 100% sRGB 14" FHD+ with Low Blue Light support 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Inking antiglare 400 nits 100% sRGB TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with LBL and AR/AS Support 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Inking anti-reflective anti-smudge 400 nits 100% sRGB TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions antiglare	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 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.2Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Garaged Pen	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 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
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	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.	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	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Replaceable).	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
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 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More	NFC Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT12)	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	57 Wh	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 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 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
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 HD video 8.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p HD video
Audio	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System Dolby® Voice® 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 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
Inking	Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor NFC	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Webcam privacy shutter Optional IR camera HPD sensor with IR camera ThinkPad PrivacyGuard ThinkPad PrivacyAlert Kensington™ lock slot	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 65W AC adapter ThinkPad Pen Pro 57Wh Internal battery Quick start guide	Surface Book 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	-	One-year limited hardware warranty
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6	Surface Book 3 15”
At Glance	Released in 2021 16:10 4K UHD+ 14” 2400p 60Hz Weight 3.0 lb 1.36 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 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