Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 (Late 2019) vs Lenovo Legion 7 (Gen 6, Mid 2021)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 (Late 2019) $1,149
Lenovo Legion 7 (Gen 6, Mid 2021) $1,440
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,149
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,440
CPU
Core i5-1035G7
CPU
Ryzen 7 5800H
GPU
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
128GB
Storage
512GB
Display
15" LCD IPS 2496x1664 Touch
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i5-1035G7
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.2GHz Clock
Ryzen 7 5800H
8 Cores
16 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
GB6S 1,340
33%
GB6M 4,300
16%
GB6S 1,765
43%
GB6M 7,225
27%
Iris Plus 64EU 1050MHz
512 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop 115W
3840 Shaders
1702MHz
6GB GDDR6
336GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 14 FPS
12%
FP32 1.08 TFLOPS
2%
1080p 90 FPS
75%
FP32 13.07 TFLOPS
26%
8GB
LPDDR4X-3733
16GB
DDR4-3200
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
128GB
M.2-2230-M-S2
PCIe 3.0 x2
Up to 1.3GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 3.4GB/s Read
186 min 4K Video
5%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15"
LCD IPS
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16"
LCD IPS
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400 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
2496x1664
4.2 Million Pixels
200 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,600:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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Touch
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White Backlight
Number Pad
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Facial
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 5.1
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495 Series U+
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
Surface Connect
Power
Lenovo Slim-tip
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External
External
65W
15.00V
4.00A
300W
20.00V
15.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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Surface Connect
USB-A
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
45.8Wh
6042mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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80Wh
5208mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7 Hours
Up to 7 Hours
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Windows
Windows
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
Vapour Chamber
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Display Side Boarder Size
11.3mm
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Height
14.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
339.5 mm (13.4 in)
Depth
244 mm (9.6 in)
Volume
1.22 L
Height
23.5 mm (0.9 in)
Width
360 mm (14.2 in)
Depth
260 mm (10.2 in)
Volume
2.20 L
Weight
1.542 kg (3.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.83 kg (4 lb)
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Weight
2.5 kg (5.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.37 kg (7.4 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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2x M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4
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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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Change Comparison