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MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) vs. Surface Laptop 4 15”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) and Surface Laptop 4 15” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) Pros

Reasons that MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) is better than Surface Laptop 4 15”.

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 4 15”. It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Max system memory size

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)

64 GB

Surface Laptop 4 15”

32 GB

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop 4 15” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) weighed 2.62 pounds, 23% lighter than the 3.40 pounds Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Weight	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Pound	2.62 lbs.	3.40 lbs.
Kilogram	1.19 kg	1.54 kg

Surface Laptop 4 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 15” is better than MSI Modern 14 (B4SX).

Surface Laptop 4 15” supports a faster memory speed than the MSI Modern 14 (B4SX). It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the MSI Modern 14 (B4SX).

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 4 15” - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Surface Laptop 4 15” has a 15-inch screen size 7% larger than the 14-inch MSI Modern 14 (B4SX).

Display size

Surface Laptop 4 15”

15-inch

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)

14-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) and Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Laptop 4 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition

6,365

Surface Laptop 4 15” - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) - AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

4,691

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) - AMD Ryzen 5 4500U

3,785

Prices

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

MSI Modern 14 (B4SX) Price
	MSI Modern 14 14" Laptop: Intel Core i7-1195G7, Intel Iris Xe, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, USB Type-C, MicroSD Card Reader, Win 11 Pro: Classic Black C11M-064US By MSI $719.99 $799.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Msi Modern14C7M-048US Nb Msi Modern 14 C7m-048us R By MSI $509.49	See at Amazon
	MSI Modern 14 Laptop: Intel Core i3-1215U, UHD Graphics, 14" FHD, 8GB DDR4, 512GB NVMe SSD, 180-Degree Lay-Flat, Type C, Win 11 Home: Classic Black C12M-495US By MSI $449.00 $499.00 10% OFF	See at Amazon
Surface Laptop 4 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $969.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" PixelSense Touchscreen Notebook, AMD Ryzen 7 4980U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum (5VB-00001) (Renewed) By Microsoft $429.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15in Touch AMD Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 10 Pro By Microsoft $599.99	See at Amazon

Availability	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	-	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing	-	$1,299.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only $1,499.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB $1,699.99 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB $1,799.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only $2,399.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only
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	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Dimensions	12.56” x 8.67” x 0.66” (319 x 220.2 x 16.9 mm) MSI Modern 14 B4M 12.68” x 8.74” x 0.63” (322 x 222 x 15.9 mm) MSI Modern 14 B4MW	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)
Weight	2.87 lbs (1.3 kg) MSI Modern 14 B4M 2.62 lbs (1.19 kg) MSI Modern 14 B4MW	3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Colors	Carbon Gray Beige Mousse Bluestone MSI Modern 14 B4M Aluminum Black MSI Modern 14 B4MW	Metal Matte Black Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard Backlight Keyboard (Single-Color, White) 1.5mm key travel Touchpad Precision touchpad support multitouch gestures and intuitive response.	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a 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	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	14 Inches	15 Inches
Info	14.0" FHD (1920x1080), IPS-Level, Wide View Angle, Thin Bezel.	Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (201 PPI) 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	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 1 2 x USB Type-A 2.0 1 x MicroSD Card Reader 1 x HDMI (4K @ 30Hz) 1 x Mic-in/Headphone-out Combo Jack 1 x DC-in	Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack

Internal Specs	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U 6 cores, 6 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U 8 cores, 8 threads, 2.00 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB Cache, 15W	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4500U AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4700U AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory	DDR4-3200 Memory Type 2 Slots Number of SO-DIMM Slot Max 64GB Max Capacity	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Storage	1 x M.2 SSD Combo slot (NVMe PCIe Gen3 / SATA)	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Wi-Fi	802.11 AC Wi-Fi 5 802.11 AX Wi-Fi 6	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Size	52 Wh (3-cell Li-Polymer battery)	45.8 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models. Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i7 models.
Power Supply	65W compact power adapter Output: [email protected].	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
OS	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	MSI Center for Business & Productivity	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) top mounted camera.	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio	2 x 2W Speaker Nahimic 3 High-Resolution Audio ready	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
Inking	-	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency
Sensors	-	Ambient light sensor
Security	-	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors
In the box	-	Surface Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents
Warranty	1-year Limited Warranty (Include 1 Year Global)	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost
More	-	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only

Key Features	MSI Modern 14 (B4SX)	Surface Laptop 4 15”
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 FHD 14” 1080p 60Hz Weight 2.62 lb 1.19 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7 4700U 8C/8T, 2.00 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 968 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,691 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4	Released in Early 2021 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,404 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X