Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Studio
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 209-285% higher FPS
- Thinner bezels and 3% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
- 23% sharper screen – 200 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 700 grams less (around 1.54 lbs)
- Around 9% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.82 kg (4.01 lbs) | 1.12 kg (2.47 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 323.2 x 228.3 x 18.9 mm 12.72 x 8.99 x 0.74 inches |
315.6 x 222.5 x 15.36 mm 12.43 x 8.76 x 0.6 inches |
| Area | 738 cm2 (114.4 inches2) | 702 cm2 (108.9 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.7% | ~80.9% |
| Side bezels | 9.4 mm | 7.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | Yes | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 46.7 dB | 35.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 200 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2400 x 1600 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | - |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
Surface Laptop Studio
14.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 95.7 in2
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~8% more screen space
| Contrast | 1714:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.9% | 99% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 78.5% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 80.6% | - |
| Response time | 41 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:08 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 60 / 95 / 102 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 379 grams | 297 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.6-3.1 GHz | 1.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.4 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 10 (2P + 8E) |
| Threads | 8 | 12 |
| L3 Cache | 8 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 | 50 W | 15 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | Yes | - |
| Type | Dedicated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 8 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 1140 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1410 MHz | 1200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 7.2 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | 4 GB | System Shared |
| Memory type | GDDR6 | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | - |
| Memory speed | 12 Gbps | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 2560 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 80 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 7.2 TFLOPS | 1.5 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | 1121 | - |
| Solar Bay | 22103 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 5200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | 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
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 4.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~82.9 dB | ~75 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.1 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| 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 | No |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Mechanical | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 8.0 cm | 11.0 x 5.6 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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