Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 vs Laptop 6 15

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Review

Evaluation of Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15 and Laptop 6 15 important characteristics
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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Value for money (Beta)

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78.5
(Good)
Value Index
34.7
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 15
  • Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
  • Features a much bigger (~40%) battery – 66 against 47 watt-hours
  • Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Around 15% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Provides 50% higher max. screen brightness: 600 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop 6 15
  • Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.66 kg (3.66 lbs) 1.68 kg (3.7 lbs)
Dimensions 329 x 239 x 18.29 mm
12.95 x 9.41 x 0.72 inches
340 x 244 x 16.9 mm
13.39 x 9.61 x 0.67 inches
Area 786 cm2 (121.9 inches2) 830 cm2 (128.7 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~85.2% ~80.7%
Side bezels 6 mm 11.5 mm
Colors Black, Gray, Blue, Yellow Black, Gray
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 1 2
Noise level (max. load) 33.2 dB -

Display

Size 15 inches 15 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) -
PPI 200 ppi 200 ppi
Aspect ratio 3:2 3:2
Resolution 2496 x 1664 pixels 2496 x 1664 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes Yes
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1300:1 1300:1
sRGB color space 98.9% -
Adobe RGB profile 84.9% -
DCI-P3 color gamut 79.9% -
Response time 37 ms -
Max. brightness
600 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:10 hr 2:00 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, Right
Charge power 65 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 251 grams -

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.4 GHz 1.7 GHz
Turbo frequency 4 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 12 14 (4P + 10E)
Threads 12 18
L3 Cache 6 MB 18 MB
Integrated GPU Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 Arc Graphics (8-Cores)
Fabrication process 4 nm 7 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 30 W 28 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 4 nm 5 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1250 MHz 2200 MHz
FLOPS 3.8 TFLOPS 4.5 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 8.45 Gbps 5.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1536 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 96 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 32
GPU performance 3.8 TFLOPS 4.5 TFLOPS
Solar Bay 9439 -
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 8448 MHz 5200 MHz
Type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
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 Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.0 2.0
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~82 dB -
Microphones 2 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint No No
Infrared sensor Yes Yes
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 1x USB 3.1 1x USB 3.1
USB Type-C 2x 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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm -
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 8.0 cm -
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 11

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ComputerNerd June 27, 2024 at 09:30 PM
Both are good laptops, but the battery life and drivers built for apps will be the difference in user experience. Surface Laptop 7 has far less driver app support non-Microsoft products and older printers/fax machines. The battery life and RAM speeds are amazing, and the CPU is excellent. Surface Laptop 6 has less performance and costs more, but far better driver app support and far better gaming experience due to it being native X86 architecture.
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