Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) vs Lenovo Legion 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022)

Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 (Late 2023) $799
Lenovo Legion 7i (Gen 7, Mid 2022) $2,080
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,080
CPU
Core i5-1235U
CPU
Core i7-12800HX
GPU
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
GPU
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W
Memory
8GB
Memory
16GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
512GB
Display
12.4" LCD IPS 1536x1024 Touch
Display
16" LCD IPS 2560x1600 -
Core i5-1235U
10 Cores
12 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
Core i7-12800HX
16 Cores
24 Threads
2GHz Clock
Iris Xe 80EU 1300MHz
640 Shaders
1300MHz
Shared Memory
GeForce RTX 3070 Ti Laptop 125W
5888 Shaders
1485MHz
8GB GDDR6
448GB/s Bandwidth
1080p 22 FPS
18%
FP32 1.66 TFLOPS
3%
1080p 124 FPS
103%
FP32 17.49 TFLOPS
35%
8GB
LPDDR5-5200
16GB
DDR5-4800
24 Tabs
5%
56 Tabs
11%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s Read
512GB
M.2-2280-M-S3
PCIe 4.0 x4
Up to 6GB/s Read
442 min 4K Video
11%
954 min 4K Video
24%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12.4"
LCD IPS
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16"
LCD IPS
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350 Nits
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500 Nits
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60Hz
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165Hz
Variable
1536x1024
1.6 Million Pixels
149 PPI
2560x1600
4.1 Million Pixels
189 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,200:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
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Number Pad
Scissor Switch
RGB Backlight
Per Key Lighting
Number Pad
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth 5.2
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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Network
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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
39W
15.00V
2.60A
300W
20.00V
15.00A
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Surface Connect
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1.4M (5 ft) Cable
Lenovo Slim-tip
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2.0M (7 ft) Cable
41Wh
5409mAh
7.58V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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100Wh
6510mAh
15.36V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 7.5 Hours
Up to 5 Hours
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Charge Time
Up to 50% in 10 min
Up to 70% in 30 min
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Up to 100% in 80 min
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
6.0mm
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Height
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
Width
278.2 mm (11 in)
Depth
206.2 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.90 L
Height
19.4 mm (0.8 in)
Width
358.1 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
263.5 mm (10.4 in)
Volume
1.83 L
Weight
1.125 kg (2.5 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.35 kg (3 lb)
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Weight
2.53 kg (5.6 lb)
Weight + Charger
3.4 kg (7.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Upgradable
Storage
Not 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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Memory Slots
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2x SO-DIMM
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16IAX7
Gen 7
Change Comparison