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

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Surface Laptop 5 13.5” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 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 5 13.5” Pros

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

2022 vs. 2020

Intel Core i7-1265U inside Surface Laptop 5 13.5” has a 108% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10610U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

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 5 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Max system memory size

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5

16 GB

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 5200MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Memory type and speed

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” - LPDDR5

5,200 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Surface Laptop 5 13.5” weighed 2.80 pounds, 7% lighter than the 2.99 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Weight	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Pound	2.80 lbs.	2.99 lbs.
Kilogram	1.27 kg	1.36 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 Pros

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

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 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $449.99 $504.00 11% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 20UB001FUS 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - 1920 x 1080 - Core i5 i5-10210U - 8 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Iron Gray - Windows 10 Pro 64-bit - Intel UHD Graphics - in-pl By Lenovo $719.77	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 20UB000VUS 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 (10th Gen) i7-10510U Quad-core (4 Core) 1.80 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Iron Gray By Lenovo $699.77	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Released	2022	2020
Release Date	Introduced: October 12, 2022 Pre-ordered: October 12, 2022 Released: October 25, 2022	Announced at CES 2020 (January 2020)
Pricing	Starting at $999.99	-
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 5
Dimensions	12.1” x 8.8” x 0.57” (308 mm x 223 mm x 14.5 mm)	12” x 8.5” x 0.59” (323 x 218 x 15.2 mm) Width: 12” (323 mm) Depth: 8.5” (218 mm) Height: 0.59” (15.2 mm)
Weight	Metal 2.86 lbs (1.297 kg) Alcantara 2.80 lbs (1.272 kg)	Starting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors	Metal Matte Black Sage Sandstone Alcantara Platinum	Iron Grey
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, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New UC functions for F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 300 nits. 14” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, with Dolby Vision™ HDR400, 500 nits. * All supports inking capability.

Ports	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot (Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9) (optional) 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Ethernet Extension Connector (Dongle for Native Ethernet sold separately) 1 x Pen Storage

Internal Specs	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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	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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB 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	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 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 5200 MHz LPDDR5 RAM	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB Removable M.2 NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.
Fans Number	1	-

Connectivity	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth Wireless 5.1 technology	Bluetooth 5.0
More	-	NFC Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A

Battery	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Size	47.4 Wh Nominal battery capacity. 45.8 Wh Minimum battery capacity.	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 18 hours of typical device usage	Up to 19.3 hours * 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 Supports Rapid Charge.

Software

Surface Laptop 5 13.5”

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5

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

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

Misc	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert (required IR Camera) Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot
In the box	Surface Laptop 5 13.5” Power supply Quick Start Guide Safety and warranty documents	ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 65W AC adapter ThinkPad Pen Pro 4 Cell 51Wh Internal battery Quick start guide
Warranty	1-year limited hardware warranty	-

Key Features	Surface Laptop 5 13.5”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
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 2020 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.99 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10610U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 968 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,042 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3