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

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) and Surface Laptop 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 Laptop 3 15”.

Intel Core i7-10510U inside Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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

3,722

Surface Laptop 3 15” - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

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

2,942

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

2,933

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,741

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,438

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 3 15”. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Surface Laptop 3 15” - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”) weighed 3.09 pounds, 10% lighter than the 3.40 pounds Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Weight	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 3 15”
Pound	3.09 lbs.	3.40 lbs.
Kilogram	1.40 kg	1.54 kg

Surface Laptop 3 15” Pros

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

Surface Laptop 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 Laptop 3 15”

32 GB

Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)

16 GB

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

Display size

Surface Laptop 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 $495.00	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 $499.00 $600.00 17% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 3 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, 15" Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i7-1065G7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Display(2496×1664), CAM, WiFi, Platinum, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $634.69	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Tablet 15" 2K Touchscreen Laptop, Inter Core i7-1065G7,16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Type-C, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $458.50	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15in Touch-Screen AMD Ryzen 5 Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $349.00 $499.99 30% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 3 15”
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Auguest 2019)	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019
Pricing	-	Starting at 1,199$
Generations	-	2022 Surface Laptop 5 15” 2022 Surface Laptop 5 13.5” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 15” 2021 Surface Laptop 4 13.5” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 15” 2019 Surface Laptop 3 13.5” 2018 Surface Laptop 2 2017 Surface Laptop

Exterior	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 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)	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm) Width: 13.4” (339.5 mm) Depth: 9.6” (244 mm) Height: 0.57” (14.69 mm)
Weight	Starting at 3.09 lbs (1.4 kg)	3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors	Iron Grey Mira	Metal Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Full-size keyboard with 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 C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 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)	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 C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 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 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 C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 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™ i5-1035G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W 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	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™ i5-1035G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7 Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics 9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 (Soldered)	8GB 16GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 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 5: 2x2 MIMO IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 3 15”
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh	45.8 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 13 hours	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 3 15”
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 Vantage Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision™	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 3 15”
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	User-facing Dolby Atmos™ speaker system Far-field microphones	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium

Misc	Lenovo Yoga C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 3 15”
Inking	Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included).	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
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 Laptop 3 15” 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 C740 (14”)	Surface Laptop 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 Late 2019 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 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 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4