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Surface Studio 2 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the Surface Studio 2 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Surface Studio 2 Pros

Reasons that Surface Studio 2 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Intel Core i7-7820HQ inside Surface Studio 2 has a 17% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10610U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Surface Studio 2 - Intel Core i7-7820HQ

3,573

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

Surface Studio 2 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Max system memory size

Surface Studio 2

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

16 GB

Surface Studio 2 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8. It supports up to 2400MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Memory type and speed

Surface Studio 2 - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Surface Studio 2 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 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR3

Configurable up to Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Surface Studio 2 has a 28-inch screen size 100% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8.

Display size

Surface Studio 2

28-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8

14-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 is better than Surface Studio 2.

2020 vs. 2018

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 weighed 2.40 pounds, 89% lighter than the 21 pounds Surface Studio 2.

Weight	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Pound	21 lbs.	2.40 lbs.
Kilogram	9.53 kg	1.09 kg

Prices

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

Surface Studio 2 Price
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 (2023) - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel Core i7, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, Windows 11, Platinum Color Copilot By Microsoft $2,879.99 $3,699.99 22% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio 2 14.4" Touchscreen Convertible (Floating Slider) 2 in 1 Notebook - 2400 x 1600 - Intel Core i7 13th Gen i7-13700H Tetradeca-core (14 Core) - Intel Evo Platform - By Microsoft $1,359.99 $1,499.00 9% OFF	See at Amazon
	Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio - 14.4" Touchscreen - Intel® Core™ i7 - 32GB Memory - 2TB SSD - Platinum By Microsoft $1,479.99 $3,099.99 52% OFF	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 Price
	Lenovo Latest Gen 8 ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" FHD Ultrabook (400 nits) with 10th Gen Intel i7-10510U Processor up to 4.90 GHz, 1 TB PCIe SSD, 16GB RAM, and Windows 10 Pro By Lenovo $995.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Carbon 14 Inch FHD 1080P Laptop, 8th Gen Intel 4-Core i7-8550U up to 4.0GHz, Intel UHD 620, 16GB DDR4 RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, FP Reader, Windows 10 (Renewed) By Lenovo $363.59	See at Amazon
	LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 14" 16GB 256GB SSD Core i5-10310U 1.9GHz Win10P, Black (Renewed) By LENOVO $495.98	See at Amazon

Availability	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Released	2018	2020
Release Date	Introduced: October 2, 2018 Pre-ordered: October 2, 2018 Released: November 15, 2018	Announced at CES 2020
Pricing	Intel® Core™ i7 $3,499 - 16GB/1TB/GTX 1060 $4,199 - 32GB/1TB/GTX 1070 $4799 - 32GB/2TB/GTX 1070	Starting at $1,553.30

Exterior	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Size Comparison	Surface Studio 2Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Dimensions	Display 25.1” x 17.3” x 0.5” (637.35 mm x 438.90 mm x 12.50 mm) Base 9.8” x 8.7” x 1.3” (250.00 mm x 220.00 mm x 32.20 mm)	12.71” x 8.54” x 0.59” (323 x 217 x 14.95 mm) Width: 12.71” (323 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217 mm) Height: 0.59” (14.95 mm)
Weight	up to 21 lbs (9.56) kg	Starting at 2.40 lbs (1.09 kg)
Colors	Platinum	Black Black with Woven Top Cover Available only on UHD displays.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Included Surface Keyboard Included Surface Mouse	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Size	28 Inches	14 Inches
Info	Resolution: 4500 x 3000 (13.5M Pixels) Density: 192 PPI PixelSense™ Display Brightness: 515 nits Color: DCI-P3 individually color-calibrated Color profiles: sRGB (standard), DCI-P3 (Cinema), Vivid (P3-D65) Individually color-calibrated display Corning® Gorilla® Glass 10nm Oleophobic Coating Touch: 10-point multitouch Inking: designed together with Surface Pen Supports Surface Pen with tilt activation, Surface Dial* on-screen interaction, and Zero Gravity Hinge	14” UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, glossy, Dolby Vision™ HDR 400, 500 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-glare, 300 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, PrivacyGuard, anti-glare, 500 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, low power, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 400 nits.

Ports	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Image Source: Microsoft 4 x full-size USB 3.0 1 x USB-C 3.1 Full-size SD™ card reader (UHS-II performance) 3.5mm stereo headphones/microphone jack 1 x Gigabit Ethernet	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 port is 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 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot

Internal Specs	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Processor	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz, 8 MB Cache, 45W	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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7820HQ Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 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	16GB 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 RAM	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060 Pascal Architecture, 6GB GDDR5 192-bit, 1404 → 1670 MHz, 1280 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Pascal Architecture, 8GB GDDR5 256-bit, 1506 → 1683 MHz, 1920 CUDA Cores.	-
Storage	1 TB 2 TB BGA PCIe NVMe SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).

Connectivity	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac 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 4.0 technology	Bluetooth 5.0
Ethernet	Ethernet: 10/100/1000Mb (Gigabit)	-
More	Xbox Wireless built-in	Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A

Battery	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Size	-	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	-	Up to 19.5 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	Internal power supply with AC inlet Grip-release cable (AC power cable)	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
OS	Windows 10 Pro	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Microsoft Office 365 30-days trial	Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Camera	Windows Hello face sign-in camera, enterprise-class authentication 5.0MP front-facing camera with 1080p video support	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy cover 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio	Stereo microphones Stereo 2.1 speakers with Dolby® Audio™ Premium 8 x speakers in the display 2 x speakers in the base	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones

Misc	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
Inking	Supports Surface Pen 4096 levels of pressure Tilt sensing Best in class latency Paper feel 0.1mm precision Magnetic storage	-
Sensors	Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor
Security	Enterprise-grade protection with Windows Hello face sign-in TPM chip for enterprise security, biometric security; Interface for Kensington Lock Kit for Surface Studio	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert* Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot
In the box	Surface Studio 2 Surface Pen Surface Keyboard Surface Mouse AC power cord with grip-release cable Quick start guide Safety and warranty guide Booklet	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8 65W AC adapter 4 Cell 51Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	One-year limited hardware warranty	1-year Depot or Carry-in
More	Physical buttons: Volume, Power.	-

Key Features	Surface Studio 2	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8
At Glance	Released in 2018 3:2 4.5K 28” 3000p 60Hz Weight 21 lb 9.53 kg Powered By Intel Core i7-7820HQ 4C/8T, 2.90 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 958 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,573 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 2400 MHz DDR4 Nvidia GeForce GTX 1070 8GB GDDR5	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.40 lb 1.09 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