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Surface Laptop 3 vs. Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”): Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Surface Laptop 3 and Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”), including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Surface Laptop 3 Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 3 is better than Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Surface Laptop 3 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”). It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 3 - LPDDR4X

3,733 MHz

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Surface Laptop 3 weighed 2.79 pounds, 32% lighter than the 4.08 pounds Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Weight	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Pound	2.79 lbs.	4.08 lbs.
Kilogram	1.27 kg	1.85 kg

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) is better than Surface Laptop 3.

Intel Core i7-10510U inside Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) has a 7% better multi-core CPU performance score than the AMD Ryzen 7-3780U Microsoft Surface Edition inside Surface Laptop 3.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i7-1065G7

3,722

Surface Laptop 3 - Intel Core i5-1035G7

3,691

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

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

2,741

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

2,438

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) has a 15.6-inch screen size 15% larger than the 13.5-inch Surface Laptop 3.

Display size

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)

15.6-inch

Surface Laptop 3

13.5-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 3 and Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”).

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 3

16 GB

Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)

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) By Microsoft $299.00 $319.00 6% 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 $406.99 $470.81 14% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 13.5in Touchscreen Intel i5 8GB RAM 256GB SSD Win 10 (Renewed) By Microsoft $328.38	See at Amazon
Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”) Price
	Lenovo Yoga C740-15.6" FHD Touch - 10th gen i7-10510U - 12GB - 512GB SSD - Mica By Lenovo $899.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Yoga C740 15.6-inch Touchscreen 512GB SSD + 32 Optane 1.6GHz i5-10210U 2-in-1 Laptop (8GB RAM, Quad-Core i5, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10 Home) Iron Grey, 81TD0078US By Lenovo $689.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Laptop Charger 65W Watt USB Type C(USB-C) AC Power Adapter - ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11,E16 By Lenovo $39.00 $50.00 22% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
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 (Auguest 2019)
Pricing	Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) › Starting at 999$ Surface Laptop 3 (15”) › Starting at 1,199$	-

Exterior	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
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).	14 x 9.27 x 0.63 - 0.72” (357.8 x 235.35 x 16.02 - 18.25 mm) Width: 14” (357.8 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235.35 mm) Height: 0.63 - 0.72” (16.02 - 18.25 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 4.08 lbs (1.85 kg)
Colors	Surface Laptop 3 (13.5”) Metal Matte Black Sandstone Alcantara Matte Black Platinum Surface Laptop 3 (15”) Metal Matte Black Platinum	Iron Grey Mira
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 Numeric Keypad Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad

Display	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Size	13.5 Inches	15.6 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	15.6” FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, IPS display with Dolby Vision, anti-glare, 250 nits, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch. Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included) 15.6” HDR FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, IPS display, glossy, 500 nits, VESA400 HDR with Dolby Vision, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-fingure multi-touch. Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included)

Ports	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
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 USB Type-C 3.1 Gen 1 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Audio jack

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
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	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
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	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
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 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 (Soldered)
Storage	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
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.	Intel® 9560 802.11AC (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 5.0

Battery	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Size	45.8 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 60 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11.5 hours of typical device usage	Up to 11.5 hours with FHD with VESA400 HDR. Up to 15 hours with FHD. * 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 with rapid charge support.

Software	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
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 Microsoft Office 2019 McAfee LiveSafe™ Dolby Vision™

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera.
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium	User-facing Dolby Atmos™ speaker system Far-field microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 3	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency	Support Lenovo Active Pen (not included).
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip 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 TrueBlock Privacy Shutter
In the box	Surface Laptop 3 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	Lenovo Yoga C740 (15”)
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	Released in Mid 2019 16:9 FHD 15.6” 1080p 60Hz Weight 4.08 lb 1.85 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10510U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 957 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,942 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Up to 16GB 2666 MHz DDR4