Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15 vs HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 15
- Easier to carry: weighs 320 grams less (around 0.71 lbs)
- 42% sharper screen – 200 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the HP ENVY x360 15 (Ryzen)
- Around 2.2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Supports next-generation Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
- Features a bigger (~11%) battery – 51 against 45.8 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.86 kg (4.1 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 339.5 x 244 x 14.6 mm 13.37 x 9.61 x 0.57 inches |
358.9 x 228 x 18.2 mm 14.13 x 8.98 x 0.72 inches |
| Area | 828 cm2 (128.5 inches2) | 818 cm2 (126.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.9% | ~82% |
| Side bezels | 11.3 mm | 6.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue | Black |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 150° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level | 39 dB | 36 dB |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2496 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | - |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1042:1 | 1405:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.4% | 99.6% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 63.4% | 70% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 75% | 69% |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:00 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Right |
| Charge power | 60 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 287 gramm | 277 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.7 GHz | 4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Plus Graphics G7 | Radeon RX Vega 7 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 10-45 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 7 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | 1600 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | 1.108 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 448 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 28 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 7 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Loudness | 79.8 dB | 74.7 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v5 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.6 cm | 12.5 x 8.0 cm |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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