Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) vs. Surface Book 3: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) and Surface Book 3 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is better than Surface Book 3.

About 12% lighter

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighed 2.98 pounds, 12% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3.

WeightLenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Pound
2.98 lbs.
3.38 lbs.
Kilogram
1.35 kg
1.53 kg

Surface Book 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 is better than Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Newer manufacturing

2020 vs. 2019

Supports larger memory

Surface Book 3 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”).

Max system memory size
Surface Book 3
32 GB
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)
16 GB
Supports discrete graphics

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

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) and Surface Book 3.

Uses the same memory type and speed

Both laptops supports the same 3733MHz LPDDR4X RAM.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Surface Book 3 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Price
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$998.00
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
Lenovo Yoga C940-14 FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-1065G7-12GB - 512GB SSD - Gray
By Lenovo
$1,249.99
Lenovo Yoga C940 2-in-1 Laptop, 14" Full HD 1080p Touchscreen, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i7-1065G7 Up to 3.9 GHz 12GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard Fingerprint Reader Thunderbolt 3 Win 10
Lenovo Yoga C940 2-in-1 Laptop, 14" Full HD 1080p Touchscreen, 10th Gen Intel Quad-Core i7-1065G7 Up to 3.9 GHz 12GB RAM 512GB PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard Fingerprint Reader Thunderbolt 3 Win 10
By Lenovo
$1,298.00
Surface Book 3 Price
Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$838.99
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum
By Microsoft
$577.99
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5 Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$798.00

Availability

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Released20192020
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
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • $1,600 - i5 | 8GB | 256GB | Iris Plus
    • $2,000 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,500 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,700 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1650
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • $2,300 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $2,800 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,000 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,400 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
For Commercial
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • $1,700 - i5 | 8GB | 256GB | Iris Plus
    • $2,100 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,600 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1650
    • $2,800 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1650
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • $2,400 - i7 | 16GB | 256GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $2,900 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,100 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,500 - i7 | 32GB | 2TB | GTX 1660 Ti
    • $3,500 - i7 | 32GB | 512GB | RTX 3000
    • $3,700 - i7 | 32GB | 1TB | RTX 3000

Exterior

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Dimensions12.61” x 8.54” x 0.57-0.61” (320.3mm x 215.6mm x 14.5-15.7mm)
Width: 12.61” (320.3 mm)
Depth: 8.54” (215.6mm)
Height: 0.57-0.61” (14.5-15.7 mm)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm)
  • Surface Book 3 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 3 15”
    13.5” x 9.87” x 0.568-0.90” (343 mm x 251 mm x 15 mm-23 mm)
WeightStarting at 2.98 lbs (1.35 kg)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    • Total: 3.38 lbs (1,534 g)
    • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7)
    • Total: 3.62 lbs (1,642 g)
    • Tablet: 1.59 lbs (719 g)
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • 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 C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Size14 Inches13.5 Inches
Info
  • 14” FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, 400 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • 14” 4K HDR UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, HDR 400, 500 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch.
    Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels)
    • Display Density: 267 PPI
  • Surface Book 3 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 C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports
Image Source: Lenovo
Left (4)
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Always On
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 3
    40 Gpbs, USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10 Gbps)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
Surface Book 3 Ports
Image Source: Microsoft
  • 2 x Full-size USB 3.1 Gen 2
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2
    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 C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.10 → 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
  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
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G4
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    48 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 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
Memory
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    3733 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4X.
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    8GB 16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    16GB 32GB
    3733 MHz LPDDR4x
Discrete Graphics-
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q
      Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5, 128-bit, 1020 → 1245 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • 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 2TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
PCIe SSD

Connectivity

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Wi-Fi
  • Lenovo WiFi-5 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • Lenovo WiFi-6 802.11ax Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
  • Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
More-
  • Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in

Battery

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    Total: 69Wh
    Clipboard: 18Wh
    Base: 51Wh
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7)
    Total: 75.3Wh
    Clipboard: 18Wh
    Base: 57.3Wh
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    Total: 90Wh
    Clipboard: 23Wh
    Base: 67Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 15 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10 hours on UHD panel
* Tested with MobileMark 2014.
  • Surface Book 3 13.5”
    • Up to 15.5 hours of typical device usage
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    • Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i5)
    65W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.
  • Surface Book 3 13.5” (Core i7)
    102W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.
  • Surface Book 3 15”
    127W Surface Power Supply with USB-A (7W) charging port.

Software

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 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 C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
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
  • Rotating Sound Bar with Dolby Atmos® Speaker System
  • 2 Base Speakers inside D-Cover
  • 2 x 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 C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
Inking
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen (included).
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
  • TrueBlock Privacy Shutter
  • Lenovo Privacy Essentials by FigLeaf
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
In the box-
  • Surface Book 3
  • 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 C940 (14”)Surface Book 3
At Glance
Released in Early
2019
16:9 4K UHD
14”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
2.98 lb
1.35 kg
Up to
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
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) Ports
Released in
2020
3:2 3.2K
13.5”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
3.38 lb
1.53 kg
Up to
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
Surface Book 3 Ports
Nvidia GeForce
RTX 3000
6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q

Comparison Summary

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) vs. Surface Book 3

Lenovo has released the Yoga C940 (14”), a 14-inch machine, in early-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Book 3 was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in 2020. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 with 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G41,03795.31%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
Surface Book 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G71,00292.10%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,088100.00%
01,088

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G43,34789.92%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,722100.00%
Surface Book 31
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G73,69199.17%
2
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,722100.00%
03,722

The Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) has a 14-inch display which is slightly larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book 3. In addition, The Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) weighs 2.98 lbs. about 13% lighter than the 3.38 lbs. Surface Book 3. Moreover, measured at 12.61” x 8.54” x 0.61”, the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) is much more portable than the Surface Book 3 at 12.3” x 9.14” x 0.9”.

Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”)Surface Book 3

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”) supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. Fortunately, it comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Surface Book 3, it supports up to 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Lenovo Yoga C940 (14”), it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users.

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