Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15 vs Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel)
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15
- Thinner bezels and 12% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 32% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 13-18% higher FPS
- Display has support for touch input
- 27% sharper screen – 200 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB)
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (116.1 vs 128.3 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.47 kg (3.24 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 339.5 x 244 x 14.7 mm 13.37 x 9.61 x 0.58 inches |
329.4 x 227.5 x 17.9 mm 12.97 x 8.96 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 828 cm2 (128.5 inches2) | 749 cm2 (116.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.9% | ~72.1% |
| Side bezels | 11.3 mm | 9.8 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gold, Gray, Blue | Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | - | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40 dB | 40.1 dB |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2496 x 1664 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Surface Laptop 4 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
~23% more screen space
| Contrast | 1558:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 97.7% | 95.4% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 62% | 65.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 65.1% | 64.2% |
| Response time | 45 ms | 42 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:20 hr | 2:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 306 grams | 363 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2-3.0 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1350 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2.1 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 130 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 1 |
| Max. ram size | - | 48 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78.7 dB | ~77.9 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| 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 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad T14 Gen 2 (Intel):
- There is a model configured with a plastic case.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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