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Surface Laptop 5 13.5” vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Surface Laptop 5 13.5” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Pros

Reasons that Surface Laptop 5 13.5” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6.

2022 vs. 2021

Intel Core i7-1265U inside Surface Laptop 5 13.5” has a 41% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1255U

6,415

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i7-1265U

6,336

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1235U

5,715

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - Intel Core i5-1245U

5,700

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6. It supports up to 5200MHz versus 4267MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - LPDDR5

5,200 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” weighed 2.80 pounds, 7% lighter than the 3.0 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6.

Weight	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Pound	2.80 lbs.	3.0 lbs.
Kilogram	1.27 kg	1.36 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 over Surface Laptop 5 13.5”.

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Surface Laptop 5 13.5” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6

32 GB

Prices

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

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 (2022), 13.5" Touch Screen, Thin & Lightweight, Long Battery Life, Fast Intel i7 Processor for Multi-Tasking, 16GB RAM, 512GB Storage with Windows 11, Platinum By Microsoft $1,148.49 $1,699.99 32% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i7 12th Gen i7-1265U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black By Microsoft $1,439.99 $1,799.99 20% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 13.5" Touchscreen Notebook - 2256 x 1504 - Intel Core i5 12th Gen i5-1245U - Intel Evo Platform - 16 GB Total RAM - 512 GB SSD - Matte Black By Microsoft $1,529.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Intel Core i7-1165G7, 14.0" FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS, Touchscreen, 400 nits 16 GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By Lenovo $818.77	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 14" FHD+ IPS, Touchscreen, 500 Nits, 2-in-1 Laptop (Intel i7-1165G7, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit KYB, Fingerprint, 2 Thunderbolt 4, Active Pen, Win11P) w/DKZ Hub By Lenovo $1,019.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 Intel Core i7-1165G7, 14.0" FHD+ (1920 x 1200) IPS, Touchscreen, 400 nits, 16 GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By Lenovo $821.77	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Released	2022	2021
Release Date	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022	Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) Available starting February 2021
Pricing	Starting at $999.99	Starting at $1,569
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 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Dimensions	12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)	12.32” x 8.77” x 0.59” (313 x 223 x 14.9 mm)
Weight	Metal 2.86 lbs (1.297 kg) Alcantara 2.80 lbs (1.272 kg)	Starting at 3.0 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Sage Sandstone Alcantara Platinum	Storm Gray
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 gestures.	Keyboard: Spill-resistant Color-matched keyboard Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Call-control keys (F9-F11) Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device: Wider 110mm / 4.33" TrackPad

Display	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Size	13.5 Inches	14 Inches
Info	13.5” PixelSense™ Display Resolution: 2256 x 1504 Density: 201 PPI Color profile: sRGB and Vivid Individually color-calibrated display Refresh rate: 60Hz Aspect ratio: 3:2 Contrast ratio: 1300:1 Touch: 10-point multi-touch Brightness: 400 nits maximum (typical). 5 nits minimum Dolby Vision IQ™ support Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3 Models with Alcantara keyboard finish. Corning® Gorilla® Glass 5 Models with Metal keyboard finish.	14" UHD+ 4K 3840 x 2400 IPS Touch Inking HDR400 with Dolby Vision™ 500 nits 90% DCI P3 Color Gamut TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with PrivacyGuard support 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Inking antiglare PrivacyGuard 500 nits 100% sRGB 14" FHD+ with Low Blue Light support 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Inking antiglare 400 nits 100% sRGB TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with LBL and AR/AS Support 1920 x 1200 IPS Touch Inking anti-reflective anti-smudge 400 nits 100% sRGB TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions antiglare

Ports	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Left (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), Power Delivery, DisplayPort 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (1) 1 x Surface Connect Charging, Docking	2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.2Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Garaged Pen

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Processor	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.30 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.60 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.70 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U 10 cores, 12 threads, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1235U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1245U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, → 1200 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1255U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1265U Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Replaceable).
Fans Number	1	-

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax compatible.	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth 5.1
More	-	NFC Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT12)

Battery	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Size	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	57 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 18 hours of typical device usage	Up to 15 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
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 5 13.5”

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6

Consumer models

Windows 11 Home

Business models

Windows 11 Pro

Windows 10 Home 64-bit
Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Built-in Apps

Consumer models

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Family 30-day trial
Xbox Game Pass Ultimate 30-day trial

Business models

Preloaded Microsoft 365 Apps
Microsoft 365 Business Standard, Microsoft 365 Business Premium, or Microsoft 365 Apps 30-day trial

Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Camera	Windows Hello face authentication camera (front-facing) 720p HD front-facing video camera	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio	Dual far-field Studio Mics OmniSonic stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos®	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System Dolby® Voice® 4 x 360-degree microphones

Misc	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
Inking	Designed for Surface Pen Supports Microsoft Pen Protocol (MPP) 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision	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 NFC
Security	TPM 2.0 chip for enterprise-grade security and BitLocker support Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in Windows 11 Secured-core PC	Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Webcam privacy shutter Optional IR camera HPD sensor with IR camera ThinkPad PrivacyGuard ThinkPad PrivacyAlert Kensington™ lock slot
In the box	Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6 65W AC adapter ThinkPad Pen Pro 57Wh Internal battery Quick start guide
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 6
At Glance	Released in Late 2022 3:2 2.2K 13.5” 1504p 60Hz Weight 2.80 lb 1.27 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1265U 10C/12T, 1.80 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,336 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,336 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 Starting at $999.99 i5, 8GB, 256GB	Released in 2021 16:10 4K UHD+ 14” 2400p 60Hz Weight 3.0 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,364 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,474 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X