Surface Laptop 3 vs. Lenovo Yoga 920: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Laptop 3 and Lenovo Yoga 920 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

Surface Laptop 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Lenovo Yoga 920.

Newer manufacturing

2019 vs. 2018

Slightly faster CPU performance

AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3 has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Lenovo Yoga 920.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
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
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i7-8550U
2,557
Surface Laptop 3 - AMD Ryzen 5-3580U Microsoft Surface Edition
2,438
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i5-8250U
1,971
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i7-7500U
1,744
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i5-7200U
1,611
Supports faster memory

Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga 920. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 920.

Memory type and speed
Surface Laptop 3 - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
Lenovo Yoga 920 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
About 8% lighter

Surface Laptop 3 weighed 2.79 pounds, 8% lighter than the 3.02 pounds Lenovo Yoga 920.

WeightSurface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
Pound
2.79 lbs.
3.02 lbs.
Kilogram
1.27 kg
1.37 kg

Lenovo Yoga 920 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Lenovo Yoga 920 over Surface Laptop 3.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 3 and Lenovo Yoga 920.

Supports the same maximum memory size of up to 16GB

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size
Surface Laptop 3
16 GB
Lenovo Yoga 920
16 GB

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
$299.00
$319.00 6% OFF
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
$406.00
$453.99 11% OFF
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (2023) - 12.4" Touchscreen, Thin & Lightweight, Intel Core i5, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD SSD, with Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot
By Microsoft
$699.99
$799.99 13% OFF
Lenovo Yoga 920 Price
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" FHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 8GB - 256GB SSD
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" FHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 8GB - 256GB SSD
By Lenovo
$799.00
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" 4K UHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 16GB - 512GB SSD - Silver
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" 4K UHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 16GB - 512GB SSD - Silver
By Lenovo
$1,168.98
2018 Lenovo Yoga 920 2-in-1 13.9" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop | Intel Core i7-8550U Quad Core | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Thunderbolt Port | Fingerprint Reader | Active Pen | Windows 10 Home
2018 Lenovo Yoga 920 2-in-1 13.9" 4K Ultra HD Touch-Screen Laptop | Intel Core i7-8550U Quad Core | 16GB DDR4 | 512GB SSD | Thunderbolt Port | Fingerprint Reader | Active Pen | Windows 10 Home
By Lenovo
$1,378.00

Availability

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
Released20192018
Release Date
  • Introduced: October 2, 2019 (Microsoft October Event)
  • Pre-ordered: October 2, 2019
  • Released: October 22, 2019
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Pricing
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) › Starting at 999$
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”) › Starting at 1,199$
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Exterior

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
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).
12.72” x 8.8” x 0.55” (323 x 223.5 x 13.95 mm)
Width: 12.72” (323 mm)
Depth: 8.8” (223.5 mm)
Height: 0.55” (13.95 mm)
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 3.02 lbs (1.37 kg)
Colors
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Sandstone
    • Alcantara
      Matte Black Platinum
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • Metal
      Matte Black Platinum
Platium Bronze Copper
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.
  • Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad

Display

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
Size13.5 Inches13.9 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
  • 13.9” FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, 300 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch.
  • 13.9” UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, 300 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch.
* All support Lenovo Active Pen 2.

Ports

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
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
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 1 x USB 3.0
    Full-size USB-A ports (always-on charging).
  • 1 x Headphone / mic combo

Internal Specs

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
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. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
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. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM
  • Surface Laptop 3 (15”)
    • 8GB 16GB
      2400 MHz DDR4 RAM
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Storage
128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
Removable M.2 NVMe SSD
  • 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB
    M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
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.
  • Lenovo 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    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 4.1

Battery

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
Size45.8 Wh
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 70 Wh
Battery LifeUp to 11.5 hours of typical device usage
  • Up to 15.5 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10.8 hours on UHD panel
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

Software

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
OS
  • For Consumer: Windows 10 Home
  • For Commercial: Windows 10 Pro
Free upgrade to Windows 11
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Built-in AppsMicrosoft Office 365 30-days trial
  • Lenovo App Explorer
  • Lenovo Companion 3.0
  • Lenovo ID
  • Lenovo Settings
  • Mcafee LiveSafe (30-day trial)
  • Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
Camera
  • Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing)
  • 720p HD front-facing video camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera Fixed Focus.
Audio
  • Dual far-field Studio Mics
  • OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium
  • JBL speakers with Dolby Audio Premium certification (2W x2)
  • Dolby Atmos® with headphones
  • Dual array microphone

Misc

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
InkingSupports Surface Pen
4096 levels of pressure
Tilt sensing
Best in class latency
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen 2
Sensors
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
Security
  • HW TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise security
  • Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
In the box
  • Surface Laptop 3
  • Power supply
  • Quick Start Guide
  • Safety and warranty documents
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Warranty
  • One-year limited hardware warranty
  • Commercial: Advanced Exchange warranty service with expedited device replacement
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MoreSupports Surface Dial
Supports off-screen interaction only
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Key Features

Surface Laptop 3Lenovo Yoga 920
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 Late
2018
16:9 4K UHD
13.9”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
3.02 lb
1.37 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-8550U
4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz
Geekbench 5
860
Single Core
Geekbench 5
2,557
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® UHD Graphics 620
24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Up to
16GB
2400 MHz DDR4

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