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Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) vs. Surface Book 3 15”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) and Surface Book 3 15” models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) is better than Surface Book 3 15”.

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) weighed 3.09 pounds, 27% lighter than the 4.20 pounds Surface Book 3 15”.

Weight	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Pound	3.09 lbs.	4.20 lbs.
Kilogram	1.40 kg	1.91 kg

Surface Book 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 15” is better than Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

2020 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 15” has a 26% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10510U inside Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Book 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Surface Book 3 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

Max system memory size

Surface Book 3 15”

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)

16 GB

Surface Book 3 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”). It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

Memory type and speed

Surface Book 3 15” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Surface Book 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 7% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”).

Display size

Surface Book 3 15”

15-inch

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)

14-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga C740-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i5-10210U - 8GB - 256GB SSD - Mica By Lenovo $648.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C740-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i5-10210U - 8GB - 256GB SSD - Mica (Renewed) By Lenovo $494.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C740 2-in-1 14" Full HD 1080p Touchscreen Laptop PC, Intel Core i5-10210U Quad Core Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Webcam, WiFi, Bluetooth, Windows 10, Mica By Lenovo $689.99	See at Amazon
Surface Book 3 15” Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,299.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft New Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $999.95	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 3-15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7-32GB Memory - 512GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed) By Microsoft $1,299.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020
Pricing	-	For Consumer $2,299 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,799 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,999 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,399 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti For Commercial $2,399 - i7 \| 16GB \| 256GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $2,899 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,099 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 2TB \| GTX 1660 Ti $3,499 - i7 \| 32GB \| 512GB \| RTX 3000 $3,699 - i7 \| 32GB \| 1TB \| RTX 3000
Generations	-	2020 Surface Book 3 15” 2020 Surface Book 3 13.5” 2017 Surface Book 2 15” 2017 Surface Book 2 13.5” 2016 Surface Book i7 2015 Surface Book

Exterior	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Dimensions	12.67 x 8.45 x 0.59 - 0.67” (321.8 x 214.6 x 14.9 - 16.9 mm) Width: 12.67” (321.8 mm) Depth: 8.45” (214.6 mm) Height: 0.59 - 0.67” (14.9 - 16.9 mm)	13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
Weight	Starting at 3.09 lbs (1.4 kg)	Total: 4.20 lbs (1,905 g) Tablet: 1.80 lbs (817 g)
Colors	Iron Grey Mira	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 C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	14 Inches	15 Inches
Info	14” FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, IPS display, 300 nits with Dolby Vision, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch. Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included)	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 C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
2 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Audio jack	Image Source: Microsoft Left (3) 2 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x full-size SD card slot UHS-II performance Right (3) 1 x power port Charging, Docking 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone, On the tablet Bottom (1) 1 x power port Charging, Docking, On the tablet

Internal Specs	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Processor	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™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	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™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 (Soldered)	16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 1245 → 1425 MHz, 1536 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® Quadro® RTX™ 3000 with Max-Q Turning Architecture, 6GB GDDR6, 192-bit, 765 → 1305 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores, 240 Tensor Cores, 30 RT Cores, Real-time ray tracing, AI hardware acceleration, ODE, QNF,
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Wi-Fi	Intel® 9560 802.11AC (2x2) Up to 867 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 5.0 technology
More	-	Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh	Total: 90Wh Clipboard: 23Wh Base: 67Wh
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter	127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision™	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.	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	User-facing Dolby Atmos™ speaker system Far-field microphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones

Misc	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
Inking	Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included).	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer
Security	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in TrueBlock Privacy Shutter	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box	-	Surface Book 3 15” 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 C740 (14”)	Surface Book 3 15”
At Glance	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 3.09 lb 1.40 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10510U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 957 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,942 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4	Released in Mid 2020 3:2 3.2K 15” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.20 lb 1.91 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-1065G7 4C/8T, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 1,088 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,722 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q