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Surface Book vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Surface Book and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Book Pros

Reasons that Surface Book is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.

Surface Book weighed 1.6 pounds, 58% lighter than the 3.76 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2.

Weight	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Pound	1.6 lbs.	3.76 lbs.
Kilogram	0.73 kg	1.71 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 is better than Surface Book.

2019 vs. 2015

Intel Core i9-9880H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 has a 285% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-6600U inside Surface Book.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i7-9850H

4,914

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i5-9400H

3,690

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - Intel Core i5-9300H

3,308

Surface Book - Intel Core i7-6600U

1,584

Surface Book - Intel Core i5-6300U

1,319

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Book. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Book.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2

64 GB

Surface Book

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Book. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Surface Book.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Surface Book - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Book.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2

15.6-inch

Surface Book

13.5-inch

Prices

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

Surface Book Price
	NEW Microsoft Surface Book 3 - 15" Touch-Screen - 10th Gen Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 256GB SSD (Latest Model) - Platinum By Microsoft $1,437.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book 13.5-Inch (128GB, 8GB RAM, Intel Core i5) (Renewed) By Microsoft $227.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Book, Intel Core i5-6300U, 8GB RAM, 128GB SSD, LCK-00001 - (Renewed) By Microsoft $223.90 $278.00 19% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation Laptop, Backlit, FP, 3-Yr WRT, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,799.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Laptop,16" 1920 x 1200 IPS, Intel Core i7-12700H 14-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 32GB DDR5, 1TB SSD, Windows 11 Pro, Backlit KB, Wi-Fi 6E, FHD Camera, Black By Lenovo $1,899.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Home & Business Laptop (Intel i7-12700H 14-Core, 32GB DDR5 4800MHz RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16.0" 60 Hz Win 11 Pro) with USB-C Dock By Lenovo $2,184.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Released	2015	2019
Release Date	Introduced: October 7, 2015 Pre-ordered: October 7, 2015 Released: October 26, 2015	-
Pricing	Starting at 1,499$	-
Generations	2020 Surface Book 3 15” 2020 Surface Book 3 13.5” 2017 Surface Book 2 15” 2017 Surface Book 2 13.5” 2016 Surface Book i7 2015 Surface Book	-

Exterior	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Size Comparison	Surface BookLenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Dimensions	12.3” x 9.14” x 0.51”-0.90” (312 mm x 232 mm x 13 mm-23 mm)	FHD non-touch: 14.24” x 9.67” x .72” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.4 (mm) 4K UHD touchscreen: 14.24” x 9.67” x .74” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.7 (mm)
Weight	Tablet Only: 1.6 lbs (726 g) Surface Book: 3.34 lbs (1,515 g) Surface Book with dGPU: 3.48 lbs (1,578 g)	FHD non-touch: 3.76 lbs (1.7 kg) 4K UHD touchscreen: 4.06 lbs (1.8 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Black
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.	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad

Display	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Size	13.5 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Display Resolution: 3000 x 2000 (6M Pixels) Display Density: 267 PPI PixelSense™ Display Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1700:1 Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Touch: 10 points multi-touch	15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits. 15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare with Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits. 15.6” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-glare with Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits. 15.6” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) OLED, anti-reflection/anti-smudge, touchscreen with Dolby Vision™ HDR 500, 400 nits.

Ports	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Image Source: Microsoft 2 x Full-size USB 3.0 2 x Surface Connect™ 1 in tablet, 1 in keyboard base, both supports charging and docking. 1 x Mini DisplayPort 1 x Headset jack 1 x Full-size SDXC card reader (UHS-II performance)	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports DisplayPort and data transfer. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 port always on). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x 4-in-1 SD card reader 1 x Network extension 1 x AC power in 1 x Kensington slot

Internal Specs	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.40 → 3.00 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.40 → 4.10 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.30 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6300U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6600U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-9400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU Maxwell Architecture, 1GB GDDR5 128-bit, 954 - 993 MHz, 384 CUDA Cores.	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 with Max-Q (Optional) Turning Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1395 → 1560 MHz, 1024 CUDA Cores.
Storage	128GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB NVMe PCIe 3.0 SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable). Up to 2 SSDs (2 x M.2 2280 PCIe TLC & SATA) up to 2TB max

Connectivity	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.	Intel® AX200 Wi-Fi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 4.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.0

Battery	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Size	Total: 69Wh Clipboard: 18Wh Base: 51Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 80 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 12 hours of video playback	Up to 14 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	Surface Book 36W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port. Surface Book with dGPU 65W power supply with USB-A (5W) charging port.	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
OS	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	-

Camera & Audio	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
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 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover.
Audio	Dual microphones Front-facing stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dolby Atmos® speaker system Dual 360° far-field microphones

Misc	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 1024 levels of pressure Magnetic storage	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope Magnetometer	Ambient light sensor Fingerprint Reader Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello & doesn’t include ThinkShutter)
Security	HW TPM chip for enterprise security Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in	Fast Online Identity (FIDO) authentication capabilities dTPM 2.0 Match-on-Chip Touch fingerprint reader Windows Hello with facial recognition software (requires optional IR Camera) ThinkShutter Kensington® lock slot
In the box	Surface Book Surface Pen Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	-
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only.	-

Key Features	Surface Book	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
At Glance	Released in Late 2015 3:2 3K 13.5” 2000p 60Hz Weight 1.6 lb 0.73 kg Up to Intel Core i7-6600U 2C/4T, 2.60 → 3.40 GHz Geekbench 5 745 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,584 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3 NVIDIA GeForce® GPU 1GB GDDR5 384 CUDA	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.76 lb 1.71 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9880H 8C/16T, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,100 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q