Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) vs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) and Surface Laptop 4 13.5” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) is better than Surface Laptop 4 13.5”.

Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 13.5” is better than Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020).

Newer manufacturing

2021 vs. 2020

Significantly faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 13.5” has a 30% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition
6,365
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1185G7
4,864
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - AMD Ryzen 5-4680U Microsoft Surface Edition
4,614
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1145G7
4,450
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1135G7
3,980
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Supports larger memory

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” supports a larger memory capacity than the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020).

Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
32 GB
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020). It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020).

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
About 11% lighter

Surface Laptop 4 13.5” weighed 2.79 pounds, 11% lighter than the 3.11 pounds Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020).

WeightRazer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Pound
3.11 lbs.
2.79 lbs.
Kilogram
1.41 kg
1.27 kg

Prices

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

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) Price
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
By Razer
$1,599.99
$1,799.99 11% OFF
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" UHD 4K 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" UHD 4K 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
By Razer
$2,399.00
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" FHD 1080p 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" FHD 1080p 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
By Razer
$1,499.99
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB - 512GB Solid State Drive - Matte Black
By Microsoft
$985.00
$1,699.99 42% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum (Renewed)
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$398.99
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum
Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Touch-Screen – AMD Ryzen 5 Surface Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Platinum
By Microsoft
$543.99

Availability

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Released20202021
Release Date-
  • Introduced: April 13, 2021
  • Released: April 13, 2021
Pricing
  • $1,699.99 - Full HD 60Hz
  • $1,799.99 - Full HD 120Hz
  • $1,999.99 - 4K Touch 60Hz
  • $999.99
    AMD Ryzen 5 8GB 256GB Platinum Only
  • $1,199.99
    AMD Ryzen 5 16GB 256GB Platinum Only
  • $1,299.99
    Intel Core i5 8GB 512GB
  • $1,499.99
    Intel Core i5 16GB 512GB
  • $1,699.99
    Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB
  • $2,299.99
    Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only
Generations

Exterior

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Dimensions11.99” x 8.27” x 0.60” (304.6 mm x 210 mm x 15.3 mm)12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)
Weight
  • Razer Blade Stealth 13 with Full HD panel
    3.11 lbs / 1.41kg
  • Razer Blade Stealth 13 with IGZO QHD+
    3.26 lbs / 1.48 kg
  • 2.84 lb (1,288 g)
    Sandstone and Matte Black
  • 2.79 lb (1,265 g)
    Cobalt Blue and Platinum
Colors
  • Black
  • Temper 6 CNC precision milled unibody aluminum chassis, anodized finish, tone on tone Razer logo
  • Metal
    Matte Black Sandstone
  • Alcantara
    Ice Blue Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit full-size keyboard with the new right position Shift key.
    • Single-zone RGB powered by Razer Chroma™
    • Anti-ghosting keyboard
    • Half arrow keys.
  • Precise Glass Touchpad
    • A large, clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.
  • 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

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Size13.3 Inches13.5 Inches
Info
  • 13.3" Full HD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080, matte, 100% sRGB, 4.9 mm slim side bezels, individually factory-calibrated.
  • 13.3" Full HD 120Hz
    1920 x 1080, matte, 100% sRGB, 4.9 mm slim side bezels, individually factory-calibrated.
  • 13.3" 4K 60Hz
    3840 x 2160, touch display, 100% sRGB, 4.9 mm slim side bezels, individually factory calibrated.
  • Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (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

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
  • 1 x USB Type-C with Thunderbolt 3.
    Supports power delivery up to 100W, 4 lanes of PCI Express.
  • 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2.
    Support power delivery up to 100W.
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1.
  • 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack.
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Ports
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

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.10 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 4.40 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  1. AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    7 Graphics Cores,
  2. AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    AMD Radeon™ Graphics
    8 Graphics Cores,
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  4. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  5. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard dual-channel memory
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 16GB
    • Maximum Memory: 16GB
    • Memory Type: DDR4x RAM
    • Memory Speed: 3733MHz
8GB 16GB 32GB
4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1650 Ti with Max-Q
4GB GDDR6 VRAM
-
Storage
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD

Connectivity

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Wi-FiIntel® Wireless-AX201
(IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology

Battery

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Size53.1Wh lithium-ion polymer45.8 Wh
Battery Life-
  • Up to 19 hours of typical device usage
    AMD™ Ryzen™ 5 models.
  • Up to 17 hours of typical device usage
    Intel® Core™ i5 models.
Power Supply100W USB-C Power Adapter
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)

Software

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
OSWindows 10 Home 64-bit
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
Built-in Apps
  • Razer Synapse 3 enabled with programmable keyboard
Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial

Camera & Audio

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD).
  • Windows® Hello built-in IR camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
Audio
  • Stereo, 4 Speakers + Smart Amp
  • Array microphone
  • Dolby® Atmos
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®

Misc

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
Inking-Supports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
Sensors-
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
  • 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 13.5”
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
Warranty-
  • 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

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
At Glance
Released in Early
2020
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 120Hz
Weight
3.11 lb
1.41 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
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in Early
2021
3:2 2.2K
13.5”
1504p 60Hz
Weight
2.79 lb
1.27 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
Surface Laptop 4 13.5” Ports

Comparison Summary

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) vs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”

Razer has released the Blade Stealth 13 , a 13.3-inch machine, in early-2020. It is powered by a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti with 4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q.

On the other hand, we have the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 13.5” was introduced by Microsoft about a year later in early-2021. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1185G7 with a boost clock speed up to 4.80 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics (96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz).

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G71,08877.49%
Surface Laptop 4 13.5”1
AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition87662.39%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition1,09077.64%
3
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G71,19585.11%
4
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G71,31393.52%
5
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G71,404100.00%
01,404

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)1
10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G73,72258.48%
Surface Laptop 4 13.5”1
AMD Ryzen™ 5 4680U Microsoft Surface® Edition4,61472.49%
2
AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition6,365100.00%
3
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1135G73,98062.53%
4
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1145G74,45069.91%
5
11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G74,86476.42%
06,365

The Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) has a 13.3-inch display which is quite similar size to the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 4 13.5”. In addition, the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) weighs 3.11 lbs. about 11% heavier than the 2.79 lbs. Surface Laptop 4 13.5”. Moreover, measured at 11.99” x 8.27” x 0.60”, the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) is slightly more portable than the Surface Laptop 4 13.5” at 12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57”.

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020)Surface Laptop 4 13.5”

Moving over to upgradability, Razer claims that the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020) supports 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 Laptop 4 13.5”, it supports up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X memory. Like Razer Blade Stealth 13 (2020), 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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