Surface Pro 7 vs. Lenovo Legion 5i 17”: Which is better?
Here is a side by side comparison between Surface Pro 7 and Lenovo Legion 5i 17” specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.
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Surface Pro 7 Pros
Reasons that Surface Pro 7 is better than Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.
Surface Pro 7 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion 5i 17”. It supports up to 3733MHz versus 2933 MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.
Surface Pro 7 weighed 1.70 pounds, 70% lighter than the 5.5 pounds Lenovo Legion 5i 17”.
Weight | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
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Pound | 1.70 lbs. | 5.5 lbs. |
Kilogram | 0.77 kg | 2.49 kg |
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” Pros
Reasons that Lenovo Legion 5i 17” is better than Surface Pro 7.
2020 vs. 2019
Intel Core i7-10875H inside Lenovo Legion 5i 17” has a 84% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1065G7 inside Surface Pro 7.
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” supports a larger memory capacity than the Surface Pro 7. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Surface Pro 7.
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” 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 Pro 7 since it has onboard memory.
Memory | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
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Slots | Onboard | x2 |
Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 vs. integrated
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future. On top of that, it also has a single SATA slot that users can use to install a 2.5-inch SATA SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive to add even more storage.
Slots | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
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M.2 | Onboard | Yes x1 |
Lenovo Legion 5i 17” has a 17.3-inch screen size 40% larger than the 12.3-inch Surface Pro 7.
Prices
Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.
Availability | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Released | 2019 | 2020 |
Release Date |
| Announced in April 2020 |
Pricing | Starting at 749$ | Starting at $1,099.99 |
Generations | - |
Exterior | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Dimensions | 11.50” x 7.9” x 0.33” (292 mm x 201 mm x 8.5 mm) Width: 11.50” (292 mm) Height: 7.9” (201 mm) Thickness: 0.33” (8.5 mm) | 15.84" x 11.41" x 1.05" / 398.6mm x 290mm x 24.3-26.6mm |
Weight |
| Starting at 5.5 lbs (2.5 kg) |
Colors | Matte Black Platinum | Phantom Black |
Keyboard and Trackpad |
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Display | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Size | 12.3 Inches | 17.3 Inches |
Info |
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Ports | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Left (1)
Right (3)
Bottom (1)
Under Kickstand (1)
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Internal Specs | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Processor |
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Integrated Graphics |
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Memory | 4GB 8GB 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X RAM |
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Discrete Graphics | - |
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Storage | 128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB BGA PCIe SSD |
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Connectivity | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Wi-Fi |
| WiFi 6 802.11AX (2 x 2)
Up to 2400 Mbps, WiFi 802.11 b/g/a/n/ac/ax. |
Bluetooth |
| Bluetooth 5.0 |
Ethernet | - | Gigabit LAN
Speed: 10/100/1000 Mbps. |
Battery | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Size | 43.2 Wh | 80 Wh (4 Cell polymer) |
Battery Life | Up to 10.5 hours of typical device usage | Up to 7.7 hours |
Power Supply |
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Software | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
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Built-in Apps | Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial |
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Camera & Audio | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Camera |
| Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. |
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Misc | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
Inking | Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision magnetic storage | - |
Sensors |
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Security |
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Warranty |
| One Year Legion Ultimate Support |
Key Features | Surface Pro 7 | Lenovo Legion 5i 17” |
At Glance |
Comparison Summary
Microsoft has released the Surface Pro 7, a 12.3-inch machine, in late-2019. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-1065G7 with a boost clock speed up to 3.90 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics (64 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz).
On the other hand, we have the 17.3-inch Legion 5i 17” was introduced by Lenovo about a year later in early-2020. It comes with up to an octa-core Intel Core i7-10875H with a boost clock speed up to 5.10 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 with 6GB GDDR6.
Geekbench 5 Single Core
Geekbench 5 Multi Core
The Surface Pro 7 has a 12.3-inch display which is way smaller than the 17.3-inch Lenovo Legion 5i 17”. In addition, The Surface Pro 7 weighs 1.70 lbs. about 223% lighter than the 5.5 lbs. Lenovo Legion 5i 17”. Moreover, measured at 11.5” x 7.9” x 0.33”, the Surface Pro 7 is much more portable than the Lenovo Legion 5i 17” at 15.84” x 11.41” x 1.05”.
Moving over to upgradability, Microsoft claims that the Surface Pro 7 supports up to 16GB 3733 MHz LPDDR4X memory. However, it has an onboard memory module that is not upgradable by the users. It also has soldered storage, and there are no M.2 slots for expansion.
For Lenovo Legion 5i 17”, it supports up to 32GB 2933 MHz DDR4 memory that you can upgrade with two memory module slots on the motherboard. It also has a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace or upgrade when needed. Besides that, it also comes with a SATA slot where you can install an additional 2.5-inch SATA-based SSD, SSHD, or a hard disk drive.
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