Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 vs. Surface Pro 8: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 and Surface Pro 8 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 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 is better than Surface Pro 8.

7% larger display

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 has a 14-inch screen size 7% larger than the 13-inch Surface Pro 8.

Display size
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
14-inch
Surface Pro 8
13-inch

Surface Pro 8 Pros

Reasons that Surface Pro 8 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Pro 8 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 Pro 8 - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
Surface Pro 8 - 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
Surface Pro 8 - Intel Core i3-1115G4
2,445
Supports larger memory

Surface Pro 8 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 Pro 8
32 GB
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Surface Pro 8 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 Pro 8 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - LPDDR3
2,133 MHz
About 35% lighter

Surface Pro 8 weighed 1.96 pounds, 35% lighter than the 2.99 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

WeightLenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Pound
2.99 lbs.
1.96 lbs.
Kilogram
1.36 kg
0.89 kg

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 Price
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed)
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$424.97
$449.99 6% OFF
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed)
By Lenovo
$594.99
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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 20UB001FUS 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-10210U - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Iron Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Intel UHD Graphics - in-pl
 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 20UB001FUS 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-10210U - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Iron Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Intel UHD Graphics - in-pl
By Lenovo
$719.77
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Microsoft Surface Pro 8 Price
Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum Microsoft Copilot
 Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (2022), 13" 2-in-1 Tablet & Laptop, Thin & Lightweight, Intel 12th Gen i5 Fast Processor for Multi-Tasking, 8GB RAM, 256GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum Microsoft Copilot
By Microsoft
$770.99
$1,099.99 30% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
 Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 128GB SSD - Device Only - Platinum (Latest Model)
By Microsoft
$737.90
$1,099.99 33% OFF
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Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Evo Platform Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Device Only - Graphite (Latest Model) (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Pro 8-13" Touchscreen - Intel® Evo Platform Core™ i5-8GB Memory - 256GB SSD - Device Only - Graphite (Latest Model) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$649.00
$697.00 7% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Released20202021
Release Date
  • Announced at CES 2020 (January 2020)
  • Introduced: September 22, 2021
  • Pre-ordered: September 22, 2021
  • Released: October 5, 2021
Pricing-
  • $1,099.99 
    i5-1135G7 8GB 128GB
    Platinum only.
  • $1,199.99 
    i5-1135G7 8GB 256GB
  • $1,399.99 
    i5-1135G7 16GB 256GB
  • $1,399.99 
    i5-1135G7 8GB 512GB
  • $1,599.99 
    i7-1185G7 16GB 256GB
  • $1,899.99 
    i7-1185G7 16GB 512GB
  • $2,199.99 
    i7-1185G7 16GB 1TB
    Platinum only.
  • $2,599.99 
    i7-1185G7 32GB 1TB
    Platinum only.
Generations-

Exterior

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Dimensions12” 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)
11.3” x 8.2” x 0.37” (287 mm x 208 mm x 9.3 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg)1.96 lb (889 g)
Colors
Iron Grey
Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard.
    • New UC functions for F9-F11
  • Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.
  • Not included.
  • Compatible with 
    Surface Pro Signature Keyboard Surface Pro X Keyboard
  • Type Cover Features:
    • 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.
  • Surface Slim Pen Storage
    • Magnetic dock
    • Automatically wireless charge Surface Slim Pen

Display

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Size14 Inches13 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: 2880 x 1920
    5.53M Pixels.
  • Density: 267 PPI
  • Refresh rate: 120Hz
    60Hz default.
  • PixelSense™ Flow Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: GPU Ink Acceleration
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch

Ports

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
  • 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
Surface Pro 8 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
Left (1)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Right (3)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x Surface Connect
    Charging, Docking
Bottom (1)
  • 1 x Surface Type Cover
Under Kickstand (1)
  • 1 x SSD slot
    M.2 2230 NVMe slot

Internal Specs

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    2 cores, 4 threads, 3.00 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  4. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-1115G4
    Intel® UHD Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 400 → 1250 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory
  • 8GB 16GB
    2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
8GB 16GB 32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
128GB 256GB 512GB 1TB
Removable SSD.

Connectivity

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
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.
Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology
More
  • NFC
  • Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A
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Battery

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
  • 51.5Wh
    Nominal battery capacity.
  • 50.2Wh
    Minimum battery capacity.
Battery Life
  • Up to 19.3 hours
* Tested with MobileMark 2014		Up to 16 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge.
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Windows 11 Home
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 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    HD 720p with ThinkShutter privacy cover.
  • Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p Skype HD video
  • 10.0MP rear-facing autofocus camera with 1080p full HD and 4K video
Audio
  • Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System
  • 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • 2W stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
Inking
  • Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)
  • Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP)
    4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage
  • Supports Tactile signals with Surface Slim Pen 2
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Optional IR Camera
  • Ambient light sensor
  • NFC
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
  • Ambient Color Sensor (brightness and color)
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
  • Firmware TPM chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box
  • ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
  • 65W AC adapter
  • ThinkPad Pen Pro
  • 4 Cell 51Wh Internal battery
  • Quick start guide
  • Surface Pro 8
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-1-year limited hardware warranty

Key Features

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5Surface Pro 8
At Glance
Released in
2020
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.99 lb
1.36 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10610U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz
Geekbench 5
968
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,042
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
2133 MHz LPDDR3
Released in Late
2021
3:2 2.8K
13”
1920p 60~120Hz
Weight
1.96 lb
0.89 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1185G7
4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,404
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
Surface Pro 8 Ports

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