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Surface Book 3 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Book 3 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Book 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Book 3 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Book 3 has a 22% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10610U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Surface Book 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Surface Book 3 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Max system memory size

Surface Book 3

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5

16 GB

Surface Book 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Memory type and speed

Surface Book 3 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 is better than Surface Book 3.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 weighed 2.99 pounds, 12% lighter than the 3.38 pounds Surface Book 3.

Weight	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Pound	3.38 lbs.	2.99 lbs.
Kilogram	1.53 kg	1.36 kg

Prices

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

Surface Book 3 Price
	Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $994.92	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 13.5" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i5 - 8GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $539.00 $590.06 9% OFF	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 $1,369.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $424.98 $449.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $594.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 20UB001FUS 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-10210U - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Iron Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Intel UHD Graphics - in-pl By Lenovo $719.77	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Released	2020	2020
Release Date	Introduced: May 6, 2020 Pre-ordered: May 6, 2020 Released: May 12, 2020	Announced at CES 2020 (January 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	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Dimensions	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)	12” x 8.5” x 0.59” (323 x 218 x 15.2 mm) Width: 12” (323 mm) Depth: 8.5” (218 mm) Height: 0.59” (15.2 mm)
Weight	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)	Starting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	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.	Keyboard: Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New UC functions for F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Size	13.5 Inches	14 Inches
Info	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	14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 300 nits. 14” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, with Dolby Vision™ HDR400, 500 nits. * All supports inking capability.

Ports	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot (Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9) (optional) 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Ethernet Extension Connector (Dongle for Native Ethernet sold separately) 1 x Pen Storage

Internal Specs	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Processor	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	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™ i5-10310U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	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	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™ i5-10310U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	Surface Book 3 13.5” 8GB 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x Surface Book 3 15” 16GB 32GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4x	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
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 1 TB 2TB PCIe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.0
More	Surface Book 3 15” Only: Xbox Wireless built-in	NFC Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A

Battery	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Size	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	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	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	Up to 19.3 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	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.	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home 64-bit For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro 64-bit Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	-

Camera & Audio	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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	Front-facing camera HD 720p with ThinkShutter privacy cover. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos® Support for Windows Sonic for Headphones Support for Dolby® Atmos for Headphones	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones

Misc	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor NFC
Security	HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert (required IR Camera) Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot
In the box	Surface Book 3 Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 65W AC adapter ThinkPad Pen Pro 4 Cell 51Wh Internal battery Quick start guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	-
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports both on-screen and off-screen interaction.	-

Key Features	Surface Book 3	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
At Glance	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 Nvidia GeForce RTX 3000 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.99 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10610U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 968 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,042 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3