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Surface Laptop 4 15” vs. 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Surface Laptop 4 15” and 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in 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 4 15” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 4 15” is better than 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

2021 vs. 2020

Surface Laptop 4 15” supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 4 15” - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Surface Laptop 4 15” weighed 3.40 pounds, 39% lighter than the 5.5 pounds 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Weight	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Pound	3.40 lbs.	5.5 lbs.
Kilogram	1.54 kg	2.49 kg

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in Pros

Reasons that 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in is better than Surface Laptop 4 15”.

AMD Ryzen 7-4800H inside 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in has a 32% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1185G7 inside Surface Laptop 4 15”.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H

6,440

Surface Laptop 4 15” - AMD Ryzen 7-4980U Microsoft Surface Edition

6,365

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H

4,908

Surface Laptop 4 15” - Intel Core i7-1185G7

4,864

The 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in 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 4 15” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Slots	Onboard	x2
Type	LPDDR4X	DDR4

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

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 4 15” and 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 4 15”

32 GB

2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in

32 GB

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 4 15” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15” Touch-Screen – Intel Core i7 - 32GB - 1TB Solid State Drive - Matte Black By Microsoft $969.99	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15in Touch AMD Ryzen 7 16GB RAM 512GB SSD Win 10 Pro By Microsoft $599.99 $630.00 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" PixelSense Touchscreen Notebook, AMD Ryzen 7 4980U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD, AMD Radeon Graphics, Windows 10 Pro, Platinum (5VB-00001) (Renewed) By Microsoft $430.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo Legion 5 15.6 4600H 4800H Price
	Lenovo Legion 5 15.6" Gaming Laptop, 165Hz WQHD IPS, AMD Ryzen 7 7735HS (8-core), 16GB RAM 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 with 8GB, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, Win11, Storm Gray, W/GaLiMu By Lenovo $1,059.98	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop 15.6" WQHD IPS 165Hz 350nits 100% sRGB AMD Octa-Core Ryzen 7 7735HS 32GB RAM 1TB SSD GeForce RTX 4060 8GB USB-C Backlit Rapid Charge Win11 Gray + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,179.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion 5 Gaming Laptop, 15.6" FHD (1920x1080) IPS Screen, AMD Ryzen 7 4800H Processor, 16GB DDR4, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GTX 1660Ti, Windows 10, 82B1000AUS, Phantom Black By Lenovo $1,049.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Released	2021	2020
Release Date	Introduced: April 13, 2021 Released: April 13, 2021	Announced in April 2020
Pricing	$1,299.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 256GB Platium Only $1,499.99 AMD Ryzen 7 8GB 512GB $1,699.99 AMD Ryzen 7 16GB 512GB $1,799.99 Intel Core i7 16GB 512GB Matte Black Only $2,399.99 Intel Core i7 32GB 1TB Matte Black Only	Starting at $899.99
Applicable Models	-	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 (AMD Ryzen 4000 H-Series) Lenovo Legion 5 (2020) 15-inch Lenovo Legion 5 (2020) Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH-05H
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	2021 Lenovo Legion 5 15in 2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in

Exterior	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Dimensions	13.4” x 9.6” x 0.57” (339.5 mm x 244 mm x 14.69 mm)	14.3" x 10.2" x 1" / 363mm x 260mm x 23.57 - 26.13mm
Weight	3.40 lb (1,542 g)	Starting at 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Platinum	Phantom Black
Keyboard and Trackpad	Keyboard: Full-size backlit keyboard with a 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. 4-zone RGB (optional) Touchpad Precision Touchpad. Supports multi-touch gesture.

Display	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Size	15 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	Resolution: 2496 x 1664 (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	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60 Hz, <25 ms Response Time, 100% sRGB, 300 nits. 15.6" FHD 120Hz 1920 x 1080, IPS, 120 Hz, <25 ms Response Time, 45% NTSC, 250 nits. 15.6" FHD 144Hz HDR 1920 x 1080, IPS, 144 Hz, <3 ms Response Time, 100% sRGB, 300 nits, VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified, Dolby Vision™ Enabled.

Ports	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Image Source: Microsoft 1 x Full-size USB 3.2. Gen 2 1 x USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports Power Delivery and DisplayPort. 1 x Surface Connect™ + Supports charging and docking station. 1 x Headset jack	Image Source: Lenovo 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 Kensington MiniSaver Lock slot 1 x 3.5mm microphone/headphone combo 1 x Power input 1 x NOVO hole

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.00 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 7 4980U Microsoft Surface® Edition AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1185G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz LPDDR4X RAM	Memory Slots 2 x DDR4 SODIMM Memory Configurations Minimum Memory: 8GB Maximum Memory: 32GB Memory Speed: 3200MHz
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 (4GB GDDR5) NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti (4GB GDDR6) NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 (6GB GDDR6)
Storage	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 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax 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 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Size	45.8 Wh	60 Wh (4 Cell polymer) 80 Wh (4 Cell polymer)
Battery Life	Up to 17.5 hours of typical device usage AMD™ Ryzen™ 7 models. Up to 16.5 hours of typical device usage Intel® Core™ i7 models.	Up to 8 hours 80Wh models Up to 5 hours 60Wh models
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 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
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 Lenovo PC Manager McAfee LiveSafe™ Lenovo Antivirus Microsoft Office Trial Power2Go

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
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 Atmos®	2 x 2W Harman Kardon® Speaker System with Chamber Dolby Atmos® Headphone Support Dual-array microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
Inking	Supports 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 Secured-Core PC For Surface Laptop 4 powered by AMD RyzenTM Microsoft Surface Edition Windows enhanced hardware security For Surface Laptop 4 powered by 11th Gen Intel® Core™ processors	Chassis Kensington® Wedge security lock
In the box	Surface Laptop 4 15” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	Legion 5 15" AC Adapter Internal Battery Quick start guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty Surface for Business customers: Includes Advanced Exchange, an expedited replacement service, at no additional cost	1 Year Depot or Carry-in
More	Supports Surface Dial Supports off-screen interaction only	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 4 15”	2020 Lenovo Legion 5 15in
At Glance	Released in Early 2021 3:2 2.5K 15” 1664p 60Hz Weight 3.40 lb 1.54 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1185G7 4C/8T, 3.00 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,404 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,864 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1350 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X	Released in Mid 2020 16:9 FHD 15.6” HDR 144Hz Weight 5.5 lb 2.49 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 7-4800H 8C/16T, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,078 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,440 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6