Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 vs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 and Surface Laptop 4 13.5” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
Key Differences
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Lenovo has released the ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5, a 14-inch machine, in 2020. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-10610U with a boost clock speed up to 4.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 13.5” was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in early-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz).
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 Pros
We couldn't find any advantages of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 over Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Pros
Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 13.5” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.
Newer manufacturing
2021 vs. 2020
Much faster CPU performance
Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 13.5” has a 59% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10610U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.
Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition
6,365
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 5-4680U Microsoft Surface Edition
4,614
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1145G7
4,450
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-10610U
3,042
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10310U
2,992
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-10510U
2,942
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10210U
2,933
Supports larger memory
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.
Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
32 GB
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
16 GB
Supports faster memory
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.
Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
About 7% lighter
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” weighed 2.79 pounds, 7% lighter than the 2.99 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.
| Weight | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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| Pound | 2.99 lbs. | 2.79 lbs. |
| Kilogram | 1.36 kg | 1.27 kg |
Key Features | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Availability | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
| Released | 2020 | 2021 |
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Exterior | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
| Size Comparison | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Laptop 4 13.5” | |
| Dimensions | 12” x 8.5” x 0.59” (323 x 218 x 15.2 mm)
Width: 12” (323 mm)
Depth: 8.5” (218 mm)
Height: 0.59” (15.2 mm)
| 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm) |
| Weight | Starting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg) |
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| Colors | Iron Grey |
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Display | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
| Size | 14 Inches | 13.5 Inches |
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Ports | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Internal Specs | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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| Memory |
| 8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
| Storage |
| 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD |
Connectivity | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
| Wi-Fi |
| Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible. |
| Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology |
| More |
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Battery | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
| Size |
| 45.8 Wh |
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| Power Supply | 65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge. |
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Software | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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| Built-in Apps | - | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
Camera & Audio | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
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Misc | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 | Surface Laptop 4 13.5” |
| Inking |
| Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
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| Warranty | - |
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| More | - | Supports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only |
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