Microsoft Surface Laptop 5 15 vs LG Gram Style 16" (2023)
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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 5 15
- Display has support for touch input
Advantages of the LG Gram Style 16" (2023)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Easier to carry: weighs 310 grams less (around 0.68 lbs)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Features a much bigger (~69%) battery – 80 against 47.4 watt-hours
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Around 29% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Can run popular games at about 12-16% higher FPS
- Performs better (up to 25%) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Better webcam recording quality
- 18% sharper screen – 236 versus 200 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.54 kg (3.4 lbs) | 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 340 x 244 x 14.7 mm 13.39 x 9.61 x 0.58 inches |
355.1 x 241.3 x 15.9 mm 13.98 x 9.5 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 830 cm2 (128.7 inches2) | 857 cm2 (132.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80.7% | ~86.6% |
| Side bezels | 11.5 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | White, Black |
| Material | Aluminum | - |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 38.1 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 15 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 236 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2496 x 1664 pixels | 3200 x 2000 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | - |
Screen space comparison
Gram Style 16" (2023)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
Surface Laptop 5 15
15″ (3:2 ratio) = 103.8 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1369:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 97.3% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 70.3% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 68.1% | 100% |
| Response time | 40 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:10 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Ion |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 305 grams | 195 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7 GHz | 2.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.7 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) |
| 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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 1500 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 768 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 48 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 24 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 1.9 TFLOPS | 2.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 5200 MHz | 6000 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78.1 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.1 |
| Fingerprint | No | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.1 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 1x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| 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 | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | - |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.7 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Gram Style 16" (2023):
- Full magnesium-alloy body
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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