Surface Laptop 3 vs. Lenovo Legion 5i 17”: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Surface Laptop 3 and Lenovo Legion 5i 17” models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Laptop 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.

Supports faster memory

Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion 5i 17”. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2933 MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 3 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - DDR4
2,933 MHz
About 50% lighter

Surface Laptop 3 weighed 2.79 pounds, 50% lighter than the 5.5 pounds Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.

WeightSurface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Pound
2.79 lbs.
5.5 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
2.49 kg

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion 5i 17” is better than Surface Laptop 3.

Much faster CPU performance

Intel Core i7-10875H inside Lenovo Legion 5i 17” has a 150% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - Intel Core i7-10875H
6,874
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - Intel Core i7-10750H
5,412
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” - Intel Core i5-10300H
3,747
Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7
3,722
Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7
3,691
Surface Laptop 3 - AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition
2,741
Surface Laptop 3 - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition
2,438
Supports larger memory

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Laptop 3. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Laptop 3.

Max system memory size
Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
32 GB
Surface Laptop 3
16 GB
Upgradable memory

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Surface Laptop 3 since it has onboard memory.

MemorySurface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Slots
Onboard
x2
TypeLPDDR4XDDR4
Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

28% larger display

Lenovo Legion 5i 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 28% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3.

Display size
Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
17.3-inch
Surface Laptop 3
13.5-inch

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 3 Price
Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
 Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5" Touch-Screen Intel Core i5-8GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive (PKX-00003) Matte Black (Renewed)
By Microsoft
$325.53
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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)
 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
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Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 – 13.5" Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 16GB Memory - 512GB Solid State Drive (Latest Model) – Platinum with Alcantara (Renewed)
 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
$412.00
$449.00 8% OFF
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Lenovo Legion 5i 17” Price
Lenovo - Legion 5i - Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-11800H - 8GB DDR4 RAM - 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Graphics - 17.3" FHD 144Hz - Windows 11 Home - Phantom Blue
 Lenovo - Legion 5i - Gaming Laptop - Intel Core i7-11800H - 8GB DDR4 RAM - 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Graphics - 17.3" FHD 144Hz - Windows 11 Home - Phantom Blue
By Lenovo
$1,500.72
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Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16" LCD Gaming Laptop WQXGA 240Hz Intel Core i9-13900HX 16GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB Onyx Grey
 Lenovo Legion Pro 5i 16" LCD Gaming Laptop WQXGA 240Hz Intel Core i9-13900HX 16GB RAM 1TB SSD NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 8GB Onyx Grey
By Lenovo
$1,599.99
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Lenovo Legion Pro 5i - (2023) - Gaming Laptop Computer - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060-16" WQXGA - 165Hz - Intel Core i7-13700HX - 16GB RAM - 1TB SSD - Windows 11-3-Month Xbox GamePass Included
 Lenovo Legion Pro 5i - (2023) - Gaming Laptop Computer - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060-16" WQXGA - 165Hz - Intel Core i7-13700HX - 16GB RAM - 1TB SSD - Windows 11-3-Month Xbox GamePass Included
By LENOVO (UNITED STATES)
$1,389.00
$1,599.99 13% OFF
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Specs Comparison

Availability

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Released20192020
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
  • Released: October 22, 2019
Announced in April 2020
Pricing
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) › Starting at 999$
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”) › Starting at 1,199$
Starting at $1,099.99

Exterior

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Size Comparison
Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Dimensions
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm).
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm).
15.84" x 11.41" x 1.05" / 398.6mm x 290mm x 24.3-26.6mm
Weight
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • 2.84 lb (1,288 g)
      Sandstone and Matte Black
    • 2.79 lb (1,265 g)
      Cobalt Blue and Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • 3.40 lb (1,542 g)
Starting at 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Colors
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Sandstone
    • Alcantara
      Matte Black Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Platinum
Phantom Black
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.
  • Keyboard
    • Backlit full-size with the white backlit keyboard.
  • Touchpad
    • Precision Touchpad.
    • Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Size13.5 Inches17.3 Inches
Info
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • Resolution: 2256 x 1504 (3.4M Pixels)
    • Pixel Per Inch: 201
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (4.15M Pixels)
    • Pixel Per Inch: 201
  • 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
  • 17.3" FHD 60Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 60 Hz, 72% NTSC, 300 nits.
  • 17.3" FHD 144Hz
    1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, 72% NTSC, 300 nits, Dolby Vision™ Enabled.

Ports

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Surface Laptop 3 Ports
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
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-C (with DisplayPort)
  • 1 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A (always on)
  • 3 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Type-A
  • 1 x HDMI™ 2.0
  • 1 x RJ45 Ethernet
  • 1 x SD Card Reader
  • 1 x Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot
  • 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo
  • 1 x Power input
  • 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Processor
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 3.70 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.30 → 3.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.10 → 3.70 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W
  4. AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 2MB L2 Cache, 4MB L3 Cache, 15W
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1035G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1065G7
    Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics
    64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  3. AMD Ryzen™ 5 3580U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    Radeon™ Vega 9 Graphics
    9 Graphics Cores, 1300 MHz
  4. AMD Ryzen™ 7 3780U Microsoft Surface® Edition
    Radeon™ RX Vega 11 Graphics
    11 Graphics Cores, 1400 MHz
  1. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10300H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
  2. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
  3. 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10875H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
  • Memory Slots
    • 2 x DDR4 SODIMM
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 8GB
    • Maximum Memory: 32GB
    • Memory Speed: 2933MHz
Discrete Graphics-
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR5)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti (6GB GDDR6)
  • NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6)
Storage
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
    • 1 x 2.5 inches hard drive slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 128 GB/256 GB/512 GB/1 TB PCIe NVMe SSD
    • 1 TB/2 TB HDD

Connectivity

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Wi-Fi
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”) Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac compatible.
WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth Wireless 5.0 technology
Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet-Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps.

Battery

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Size45.8 Wh80 Wh (4 Cell polymer)
Battery LifeUp to 11.5 hours of typical device usageUp to 7.7 hours
Power Supply
  • 60W power supply with USB-A (5W) (65W total)
  • Supports Fast Charge (0-80% in about one hour)
  • 170W AC power adapter
    Lenovo proprietary charging port.
  • 230W AC power adapter
    Lenovo proprietary charging port.

Software

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
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 AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
  • Lenovo Vantage
  • Lenovo PC Manager
  • McAfee LiveSafe™
  • Lenovo Antivirus
  • Microsoft Office Trial5
  • Power2Go

Camera & Audio

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
Front-facing camera
Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • 2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speaker System with Chamber
  • Dolby Atmos® Headphone Support
  • Dual-array microphones

Misc

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
-
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
-
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box
  • Surface Laptop 3
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
  • Legion 5i 17"
  • AC Adapter
  • 80Wh Internal Battery
  • Quick start guide
Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
One Year Legion Ultimate Support
MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only
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Key Features

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Legion 5i 17”
At Glance
Released in
2019
3:2 2.5K
13.5”
1664p 60Hz
Weight
2.79 lb
1.27 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
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
Surface Laptop 3 Ports
Released in Early
2020
16:9 FHD
17.3”
1080p 144Hz
Weight
5.5 lb
2.49 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-10875H
8C/16T, 2.30 → 5.10 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,192
Single Core
Geekbench 5
6,874
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 630
24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Upgradable up to
32GB
2933 MHz DDR4
NVIDIA GeForce
RTX 2060
6GB GDDR6

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