Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) vs. Surface Laptop 3: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) and Surface Laptop 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) is better than Surface Laptop 3.

Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

15% larger display

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3.

Display size
Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
15.6-inch
Surface Laptop 3
13.5-inch

Surface Laptop 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2018

Slightly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7
3,691
Surface Laptop 3 - AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition
2,741
Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i7-8550U
2,557
Surface Laptop 3 - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition
2,438
Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i5-8250U
1,971
Supports faster memory

Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”). It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 3 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - DDR4
2,400 MHz
About 34% lighter

Surface Laptop 3 weighed 2.79 pounds, 34% lighter than the 4.2 pounds Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

WeightLenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Pound
4.2 lbs.
2.79 lbs.
Kilogram
1.91 kg
1.27 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) and Surface Laptop 3.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
16 GB
Surface Laptop 3
16 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Price
Lenovo New 2018 Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Laptop, Intel i5-8250U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Built for Windows Ink, Win10
Lenovo New 2018 Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Laptop, Intel i5-8250U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Built for Windows Ink, Win10
By Lenovo
$689.99
$799.00 14% OFF
Lenovo - Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5-12GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Abyss Blue
Lenovo - Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5-12GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Abyss Blue
By Lenovo
$839.00
Newest Lenovo Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Premium Laptop | Intel Quad Core i5-8250U (beat i7-7500U) | 16GB DDR4 RAM | 512GB SSD | Thunderbolt | Backlit Keyboard | Windows 10 | Iron Gray
Newest Lenovo Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Premium Laptop | Intel Quad Core i5-8250U (beat i7-7500U) | 16GB DDR4 RAM | 512GB SSD | Thunderbolt | Backlit Keyboard | Windows 10 | Iron Gray
By Lenovo
$1,049.00
Surface Laptop 3 Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$299.00
$319.00 6% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$445.01
$489.99 9% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
By Microsoft
$653.03
$799.99 18% OFF

Availability

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Released20182019
Release Date-
  • Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
  • Released: October 22, 2019
Pricing-
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) › Starting at 999$
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”) › Starting at 1,199$

Exterior

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Dimensions14.17 x 9.8 x 0.67” (360 x 249 x 16.95 mm)
Width: 14.17” (360 mm)
Depth: 9.8” (249 mm)
Height: 0.67” (16.95 mm)
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm).
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm).
WeightStarting at 4.2 lbs (1.89 kg)
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • 2.84 lb (1,288 g)
      Sandstone and Matte Black
    • 2.79 lb (1,265 g)
      Cobalt Blue and Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • 3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors
  • Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Sandstone
    • Alcantara
      Matte Black Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size keyboard, 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad
  • Keyboard:
    • Full-size backlit keyboard with the soft-touch feel and full 1.3mm travel.
    • Large palm rest with premium Alcantara® material for maximized typing comfort.
  • Trackpad:
    • Larger size 115 mm x 76.66 mm, glass.
    • Supports up to Five-finger multitouch gesture.

Display

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Size15.6 Inches13.5 Inches
Info
  • 4K Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, Glossy, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface.
  • FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels)
    • Pixel Per Inch: 201
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (4.15M Pixels)
    • Pixel Per Inch: 201
  • PixelSense™ Display
  • Aspect ratio: 3:2
  • Inking: designed together with Surface Pen
  • Touch: 10 points multi-touch
  • Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3
  • 10nm Oleophobic Coating
  • 100% sRGB color, individually calibrated

Ports

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A
    Full-size USB-A ports.
  • 1 x Full HDMI port
  • 1 x Headphone / mic combo
  • 1 x DC power adapter jack
Surface Laptop 3 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 1 x Full-size USB 3.0
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 1 x Surface Connect™
    Supports charging and docking station.
  • 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Processor
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W
  4. AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics
    9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz
  4. AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics
    11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz
Memory
  • 4GB 8GB 16GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
Discrete Graphics
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 2GB
    Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 4GB
    Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
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Storage
  • 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Wi-Fi
  • Lenovo 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”) Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Size
  • 3-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 51.5 Wh
45.8 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 11 hours (on FHD models)
  • Up to 9 hours (on UHD models)
Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply
  • 65W power adapter (w/ integrated graphics models)
  • 90W power adapter (w/ discrete graphics models)
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo App Explorer
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo ID
  • Lenovo Settings
  • Mcafee LiveSafe (30-day trial)
  • Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)
Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera Fixed Focus .
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio
  • JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos certification (2.5W x2)
  • Dolby Atmos® with headphones
  • Dual array microphone
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Accelerometer
  • 3D Gyrometer
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box-
  • Surface Laptop 3
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
More-Supports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3
At Glance
Released in
2018
16:9 4K UHD
15.6”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
4.2 lb
1.91 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8550U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
860
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,557
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Up to
16GB
2400 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1050
4GB GDDR5
Released in
2019
3:2 2.5K
13.5”
1664p 60Hz
Weight
2.79 lb
1.27 kg
Up to
AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition
4C/8T, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
721
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,741
Multi-Core
With integrated
Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics
11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Laptop 3 Ports

Comparison Summary

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) vs. Surface Laptop 3

Lenovo has released the Yoga 730 (15”), a 15.6-inch machine, in 2018. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8550U with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 with 4GB GDDR5.

On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3 was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in 2019. It comes with up to a quad-core AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics (11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U77170.86%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U86079.04%
Surface Laptop 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G71,00292.10%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
3
AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition70364.61%
4
AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition72166.27%
01,088

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)1
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U1,97152.96%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U2,55768.70%
Surface Laptop 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G73,69199.17%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,722100.00%
3
AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition2,43865.50%
4
AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition2,74173.64%
03,722

The Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) has a 15.6-inch display which is considerably larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3. In addition, the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) weighs 4.2 lbs. about 50% heavier than the 2.79 lbs. Surface Laptop 3. Moreover, measured at 14.17” x 9.8” x 0.67”, the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) is much bulkier than the Surface Laptop 3 at 12.13” x 8.79” x 0.57”.

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)Surface Laptop 3

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) supports up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Surface Laptop 3, it supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Unlike Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”), it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Luckily, it has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed.

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