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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 vs. Surface Pro 4

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

Key Differences

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Pros

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

2019 vs. 2015

Intel Core i7-10710U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 has a 172% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6650U inside Surface Pro 4.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10710U

4,786

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8665U

2,425

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8365U

2,419

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i7-6650U

1,757

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core m3-6Y30

1,058

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Pro 4. It supports up to 2133MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Pro 4.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Surface Pro 4 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

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

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

14-inch

Surface Pro 4

12.3-inch

Surface Pro 4 Pros

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

Surface Pro 4 weighed 1.69 pounds, 44% lighter than the 2.99 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Pound	2.99 lbs.	1.69 lbs.
Kilogram	1.36 kg	0.77 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4: Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 exceed all minimum system requirements for Windows 11.

Requirements	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-8265U → Intel Core i7-10710U
4GB RAM	8GB → 16GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 2TB
2 Cores CPU	4 → 6 cores

According to Lenovo, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 lasts up to 18.3 hours of battery life.

Up to 18.3 hours

* Tested with MobileMark 2014

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. Learn more.

What we don't like

Reasons not to like about Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Learn more.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 4th Gen 20QF0007US 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Ultrabook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-8365U - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Renewed) By Lenovo $449.99 Was: $525.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 2) i7 7600U 2.8Ghz 14 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop, 16GB RAM, 1TB NVMe PCIe M.2 SSD, FHD 1080p, Thunderbolt 3 USB-C, Webcam, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $504.99 Was: $604.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 14-inch 4K UHD Touchscreen 1TB SSD, 10th Gen i7, 2-in-1 Laptop (16GB RAM, 4.9GHz i7-10610U, Fingerprint Reader, ThinkPad Pen, Windows 10 Pro) Iron Gray, 20UB000NUS By Lenovo $1,699.00	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 $1,189.00 Was: $1,245.77	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 20XY002RUS 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - WUXGA - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i7 i7-1165G7 Quad-core (4 Core) 2.80 GHz - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Storm Gray - Windows By Lenovo $1,433.77	See at Amazon

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Surface Pro 4: Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Surface Pro 4.

According to Microsoft, the Surface Pro 4 lasts up to 9 hours of battery life.

Up to 9 hours of video playback

Surface Pro 4 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. Learn more.

What we don't like

Reasons not to like about Surface Pro 4.

Not supports Windows 11

Requirements	Surface Pro 4
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core m3-6Y30 → Intel Core i7-6650U
4GB RAM	4GB → 16GB
64GB Drive	128GB → 1TB
2 Cores CPU	2 cores

Learn more.

What's new

Improvements over its predecessor.

Intel Core i7-6650U inside Surface Pro 4 has a 42% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-4650U inside Surface Pro 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i7-6650U

1,757

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Surface Pro 3 - Intel Core i7-4650U

1,236

Surface Pro 3 - Intel Core i5-4300U

1,234

Surface Pro 4 - Intel Core m3-6Y30

1,058

Surface Pro 3 - Intel Core i3-4020Y

782

Surface Pro 4 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 3. It supports up to 16GB versus 8GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 3.

Max system memory size

Surface Pro 4

16 GB

Surface Pro 3

8 GB

Surface Pro 4 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Pro 3. It supports up to 1866MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the Surface Pro 3.

Memory type and speed

Surface Pro 4 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Surface Pro 3 - LPDDR3

1,600 MHz

Surface Pro 4 Price
	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 $348.39	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4; 256 GB, 8 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft $310.52	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (Intel Core i5, 4GB RAM, 128GB) with Windows 10 Anniversary (Renewed) By Microsoft $302.33 Was: $321.47	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 (256 GB, 16 GB RAM, Intel Core i7e) (Renewed) By Microsoft $553.67	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Pro 4 128 GB, 4 GB RAM, Intel Core i5 (Renewed) By Microsoft $279.99	See at Amazon

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Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
At Glance	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.99 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10710U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,051 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,786 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 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 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Released	2019	2015
Release Date	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Sep 2019)	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
Stores	See at Amazon	See at Amazon

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Size Comparison	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4Surface Pro 4
Dimensions	12.71” x 8.58” x 0.61” (333 x 218 x 15.5 mm) Width: 12.71” (333 mm) Depth: 8.58” (218 mm) Height: 0.61” (15.5 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 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg)	Intel Core m3: 1.69 lbs (766 g) Intel Core i5 and i7: 1.73 lbs (786 g)
Colors	Iron Grey	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 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Size	14 Inches	12.3 Inches
Info	14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 300 nits. 14” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, with Dolby Vision™ HDR400, 500 nits. * All supports inking capability.	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 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot (Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9) (optional) 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Ethernet Extension Connector (Dongle for Native Ethernet sold separately) 1 x Pen Storage	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 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.80 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB 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 Yoga Gen 41 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U64561.37% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U63860.70% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U80476.50% 4 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U76572.79% 5 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U94489.82% 6 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U95791.06% 7 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U1,051100.00% Surface Pro 41 6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y3046544.24% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U58655.76% 3 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U76472.69% 01,051 Geekbench 5 Multi Core Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 41 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U2,13244.55% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U2,41950.54% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U2,32748.62% 4 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U2,42550.67% 5 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U2,93361.28% 6 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U2,94261.47% 7 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U4,786100.00% Surface Pro 41 6th Gen Intel® Core™ m3-6Y301,05822.11% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U1,31927.56% 3 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6650U1,75736.71% 04,786
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10710U Intel® UHD Graphics 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 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	4GB 8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Wi-Fi	Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 AC 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 5.0	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology
More	NFC WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh	38.2 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 18.3 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 Yoga Gen 4	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 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. IR & 720p HD Camera with microphone	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 Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4	Surface Pro 4
Inking	Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure magnetic storage
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert (required IR Camera) Optional IR Camera 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