Lenovo Yoga 920 vs. Surface Book 2: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Yoga 920 and Surface Book 2 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo Yoga 920 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga 920 is better than Surface Book 2.

Supports faster memory

Lenovo Yoga 920 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book 2. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book 2.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Yoga 920 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Surface Book 2 - LPDDR3
1,866 MHz
About 11% lighter

Lenovo Yoga 920 weighed 3.02 pounds, 11% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 2.

WeightLenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
Pound
3.02 lbs.
3.38 lbs.
Kilogram
1.37 kg
1.53 kg

Surface Book 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 2 is better than Lenovo Yoga 920.

Newer manufacturing

2017 vs. 2018

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-8650U inside Surface Book 2 has a 51% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Lenovo Yoga 920.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Book 2 - Intel Core i7-8650U
3,879
Surface Book 2 - Intel Core i5-8350U
2,982
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i7-8550U
2,557
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i5-8250U
1,971
Surface Book 2 - Intel Core i5-7300U
1,777
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i7-7500U
1,744
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i5-7200U
1,611
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Yoga 920 and Surface Book 2.

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 920
16 GB
Surface Book 2
16 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga 920 Price
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" FHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 8GB - 256GB SSD
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" FHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 8GB - 256GB SSD
By Lenovo
$849.00
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" 4K UHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 16GB - 512GB SSD - Silver
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" 4K UHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 16GB - 512GB SSD - Silver
By Lenovo
$1,289.00
Lenovo Yoga 920 2-in-1 Ultrabook Laptop, 13.9in FHD IPS Touchscreen, Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U, 8GB DDR4 Ram, 256GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10, Bronze (Renewed)
Lenovo Yoga 920 2-in-1 Ultrabook Laptop, 13.9in FHD IPS Touchscreen, Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U, 8GB DDR4 Ram, 256GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10, Bronze (Renewed)
By Lenovo
$599.99
Surface Book 2 Price
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB), Silver
By Microsoft
$799.99
$899.99 11% OFF
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Book 2 15" (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512 GB) (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$564.69
$719.99 22% OFF
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Book 2 (Intel Core i7, 16GB RAM, 512GB) - 13.5in (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$495.99
$574.95 14% OFF

Availability

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
Released20182017
Release Date-
  • Introduced: October 17, 2017
  • Pre-ordered: November 9, 2017
  • Released: November 16, 2017
Pricing-
  • Surface Book 2 13.5”: Starting at 1,149$
  • Surface Book 2 15”: Starting at 1,999$

Exterior

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
Dimensions12.72” x 8.8” x 0.55” (323 x 223.5 x 13.95 mm)
Width: 12.72” (323 mm)
Depth: 8.8” (223.5 mm)
Height: 0.55” (13.95 mm)
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
    12.3” x 9.1” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm).
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
    12.3” x 9.14” x 0.59”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
  • Surface Book 2 15”
    13.5” x 9.87” x 0.57”-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm).
WeightStarting at 3.02 lbs (1.37 kg)
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
    • Total: 3.38 lbs (1,533 g)
    • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
    • Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g)
    • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
  • Surface Book 2 15”
    • Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g)
    • Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors
Platium Bronze Copper
Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad
  • 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 Yoga 920Surface Book 2
Size13.9 Inches13.5 Inches
Info
  • 13.9” FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, 300 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch.
  • 13.9” UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, 300 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch.
* All support Lenovo Active Pen 2.
  • Surface Book 2 13.5”
    • Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels)
    • Display Density: 267 PPI
  • Surface Book 2 15”
    • 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 Yoga 920Surface Book 2
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 1 x USB 3.0
    Full-size USB-A ports (always-on charging).
  • 1 x Headphone / mic combo
Surface Book 2 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 1
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1
    Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort.
  • 2 x Surface Connect™
    1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking.
  • 1 x Headset jack
  • 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader
    UHS-II Performance

Internal Specs

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
Processor
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
8GB 16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM
Discrete Graphics-
  • Surface Book 2 13.5”
    • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050
      Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
  • Surface Book 2 15”
    • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
      Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores.
Storage
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
PCIe SSD

Connectivity

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
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.
  • Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Bluetooth Wireless 4.1 technology
More-
  • Surface Book 2 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 70 Wh
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
    Total: 69Wh
    Clipboard: 18Wh
    Base: 51Wh
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
    Total: 75.3Wh
    Clipboard: 18Wh
    Base: 57.3Wh
  • Surface Book 2 15”
    Total: 90Wh
    Clipboard: 23Wh
    Base: 67Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 15.5 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10.8 hours on UHD panel
  • Up to 17 hours of video playback
  • Up to 5 hours in tablet mode
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i5)
    44W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
  • Surface Book 2 13.5” (Core i7)
    100W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
  • Surface Book 2 15”
    102W power supply with USB-A 7.5W) charging port.

Software

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Windows 10 Pro (Creators Update)
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo App Explorer
  • Lenovo Companion 3.0
  • 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 920Surface Book 2
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera Fixed Focus.
  • 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
  • JBL speakers with Dolby Audio Premium certification (2W x2)
  • Dolby Atmos® with headphones
  • Dual array microphone
  • Dual microphones
  • Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones
  • Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2
Inking
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen 2
Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Paper feel
0.1mm precision
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Proximity sensor
  • Accelerometer
  • Gyroscope
  • Magnetometer
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box-
  • Surface Book 2
  • 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 Yoga 920Surface Book 2
At Glance
Released in Late
2018
16:9 4K UHD
13.9”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
3.02 lb
1.37 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
Released in
2017
3:2 3.2K
13.5”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
3.38 lb
1.53 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8650U
4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,106
Single Core
Geekbench 5
3,879
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Configurable up to
16GB
1866 MHz LPDDR3
Surface Book 2 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
GTX 1060
6GB GDDR5

Comparison Summary

Lenovo Yoga 920 vs. Surface Book 2

Lenovo has released the Yoga 920, a 13.9-inch machine, in late-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 an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Book 2 was introduced by Microsoft about a year earlier in 2017. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 with 6GB GDDR5.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Yoga 9201
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U72165.19%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U76669.26%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U77169.71%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U86077.76%
Surface Book 21
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U81573.69%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U86277.94%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U1,106100.00%
01,106

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Lenovo Yoga 9201
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U1,61141.53%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U1,74444.96%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U1,97150.81%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U2,55765.92%
Surface Book 21
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U1,77745.81%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U2,98276.88%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U3,879100.00%
03,879

The Lenovo Yoga 920 has a 13.9-inch display which is quite similar size to the 13.5-inch Surface Book 2. In addition, The Lenovo Yoga 920 weighs 3.02 lbs. about 11% lighter than the 3.38 lbs. Surface Book 2. Moreover, measured at 12.72” x 8.8” x 0.55”, the Lenovo Yoga 920 is much more portable than the Surface Book 2 at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”.

Lenovo Yoga 920Surface Book 2

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo Yoga 920 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 Book 2, it supports up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 memory. Unlike Lenovo Yoga 920, 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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