Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 3 vs Lenovo Slim 7i (14”, Gen 8)
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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 Go 3
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 180 grams less (around 0.4 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 17% more compact case (88.8 vs 106.9 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo Slim 7i (14”, Gen 8)
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 93% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~46%) battery – 60 against 41 watt-hours
- Can run popular games at about 15-20% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Backlit keyboard
- Provides 14% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 350 nits
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.13 kg (2.49 lbs) | 1.31 kg (2.89 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 278 x 206 x 15.7 mm 10.94 x 8.11 x 0.62 inches |
312 x 221 x 14.9 mm 12.28 x 8.7 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 573 cm2 (88.7 inches2) | 690 cm2 (106.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~82.4% |
| Side bezels | 7.9 mm | 5.3 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Blue, Green, Yellow | Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 135° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 39.1 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 12.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 149 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1536 x 1024 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Slim 7i (14”, Gen 8)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Laptop Go 3
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
~24% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 66.6% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 64.5% | 100% |
| Response time | 16 ms | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 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 | 39 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 213 grams | 187 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.3 GHz | 1.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 10 (2P + 8E) | 12 (4P + 8E) |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) | Intel Iris Xe Graphics (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 | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1200 MHz | 1450 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 1.5 TFLOPS | 1.9 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 | 5200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5 | 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 | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~79 dB | - |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | No | 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 3.2 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.3 mm |
| Size | - | 12.0 x 7.5 cm |
| Surface | - | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Surface Laptop Go 3:
- Includes proprietary Microsoft Surface Connect port.
Notes on Slim 7i (14”, Gen 8):
- Also known as "Lenovo Yoga Slim 6i Gen 8"
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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