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Surface Laptop 3 15” vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Laptop 3 15” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 3 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 15” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Surface Laptop 3 15” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 3 15”

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

16 GB

Surface Laptop 3 15” supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 3 15” - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Surface Laptop 3 15” has a 15-inch screen size 7% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4.

Display size

Surface Laptop 3 15”

15-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4

14-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 is better than Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Intel Core i7-10710U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 has a 74% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10710U

4,786

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8665U

4,209

Surface Laptop 3 15” - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Surface Laptop 3 15” - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8365U

3,442

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,741

Surface Laptop 3 15” - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition

2,438

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 weighed 2.99 pounds, 13% lighter than the 3.40 pounds Surface Laptop 3 15”.

Weight	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Pound	3.40 lbs.	2.99 lbs.
Kilogram	1.54 kg	1.36 kg

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 3 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3, 15" Touchscreen Notebook, Intel Core i7-1065G7, 16GB RAM, 256 GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Display(2496×1664), CAM, WiFi, Platinum, Windows 10 Pro(Renewed) By Microsoft $455.00	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Tablet 15" 2K Touchscreen Laptop, Inter Core i7-1065G7,16GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Type-C, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Microsoft $458.50	See at Amazon
	New Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15in Touch-Screen AMD Ryzen 5 Edition - 8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive Matte Black (Renewed) By Microsoft $387.99 $499.99 22% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (4th Gen 4) Touchscreen 2-in-1 Convertible Laptop 14" FHD(1920x1080), Intel i7-8665U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth Windows 10 pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $361.96	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga 4th Gen 20QF0007US 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Ultrabook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-8365U - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Renewed) By Lenovo $288.50	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 4) i7-8665U 1.9Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $469.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Released	2019	2019
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event) Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019 Released: October 22, 2019	Announced at Lenovo Tech Life (Sep 2019)
Pricing	Starting at 1,199$	-
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 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm) Width: 13.4” (339.5 mm) Depth: 9.6” (244 mm) Height: 0.57” (14.69 mm)	12.71” x 8.58” x 0.61” (333 x 218 x 15.5 mm) Width: 12.71” (333 mm) Depth: 8.58” (218 mm) Height: 0.61” (15.5 mm)
Weight	3.40 lb (1,542 g)	Starting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Iron Grey
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. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Size	15 Inches	14 Inches
Info	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” 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 Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
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	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 Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
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 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.10 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.80 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™ i7-10710U 6 cores, 12 threads, 1.10 → 4.70 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 AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics 9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8365U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8665U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 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™ i7-10710U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32 GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: 2x2 MIMO IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible	Intel Wireless-AC 9560 2x2 AC Up to 867 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	-	NFC WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9

Battery	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Size	45.8 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 18.3 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
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 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
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	-

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. IR & 720p HD Camera with microphone
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor
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 Laptop 3 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	-
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement	-
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 3 15”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 4
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition 4C/8T, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 721 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,741 Multi-Core With integrated Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics 11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4	Released in 2019 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.99 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10710U 6C/12T, 1.10 → 4.70 GHz Geekbench 5 1,051 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,786 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3