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Surface Laptop 3 13.5” vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Surface Laptop 3 13.5” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Surface Laptop 3 13.5” over Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 is better than Surface Laptop 3 13.5”.

2021 vs. 2019

Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 has a 20% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Laptop 3 13.5”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 3 13.5”. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3 13.5”.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

32 GB

Surface Laptop 3 13.5”

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 supports a faster memory speed than the Surface Laptop 3 13.5”. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3 13.5”.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 weighed 2.49 pounds, 11% lighter than the 2.79 pounds Surface Laptop 3 13.5”.

Weight	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Pound	2.79 lbs.	2.49 lbs.
Kilogram	1.27 kg	1.13 kg

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $299.00 $319.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5 Inch Touch-Screen 256GB SSD i5 8GB with Windows 10 Pro (WiFi, 1.2GHz Quad-Core i5) Black (Metal) PKU-00022 (Renewed) By Microsoft $299.00 $339.00 12% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed) By Microsoft $425.00 $449.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Price
	LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon 9th Gen 9 Intel Core i7-1165G7, FHD Non-Touch Screen,16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By LENOVO $1,009.77	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Thinkpadx1 Carbon Gen9 Intel Evo Core i7-1185G7\| Windows11 Pro\| 14inch WQXGA 16:10 IPS Display\| Backlit Keyboard\| Thunderbolt4\| Wi-Fi6\| Fingerprint\| HDMI Cable (16GB RAM \| 512GB PCIe SSD) By Lenovo $1,149.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 20XW004QUS 14" Ultrabook - WUXGA - 1920 x 1200 - Intel Core i5 i5-1135G7 Quad-core (4 Core) 2.40 GHz - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Black - Windows 10 Pro - Intel Iris By Lenovo $670.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Released	2019	2021
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019	Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) Available starting February 2021
Pricing	Starting at 999$	Starting at $1,429
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	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Size Comparison	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Dimensions	12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm) Width: 12.1” (308 mm) Depth: 8.8” (223 mm) Height: 0.57” (14.5 mm)	12.38” x 8.72” x 0.59” (314.5 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm)
Weight	2.84 lb (1,288 g) Sandstone and Matte Black 2.79 lb (1,265 g) Cobalt Blue and Platinum	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Sandstone Alcantara Matte Black Platinum	Black Optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with the 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.	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Size	13.5 Inches	14 Inches
Info	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	14" UHD+ 16:10 3840 x 2400 IPS low-power HDR400 with Dolby Vision™ DCI P3 100% 500 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare low-power 100% sRGB 400 nits Low-power TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with Touch support 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB 400 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with Touch & PrivacyGuard support 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB PrivacyGuard 500 nits

Ports	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	Image Source: Lenovo Left (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0 Right (4) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x nanoSIM card slot 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Always On 1 x lock slot Kensington Lock

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB 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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Replaceable).

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
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/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.1
More	-	Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT12)

Battery	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Size	45.8 Wh	57 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 15 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
Power Supply	60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total) Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
OS	For Consumer: Windows 10 Home For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro Free upgrade to Windows 11	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System Dolby® Voice® 4 x 360-degree microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant 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	Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Webcam privacy shutter HPD sensor with IR Camera ThinkPad PrivacyGuard ThinkPad PrivacyAlert Kensington™ lock slot
In the box	Surface Laptop 3 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 65W AC adapter 57Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	1-year Depot or Carry-in
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 3 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.79 lb 1.27 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	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K UHD+ 14” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,364 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,474 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X