Microsoft Surface Pro 7 vs Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14” (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
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 7
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 7% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Display has support for touch input
- Provides 82% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 220 nits
- 70% sharper screen – 267 versus 157 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 22% more compact case (91 vs 116.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14” (Intel)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Around 28% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 52.5 against 45 watt-hours
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.1 kg (2.43 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 292 x 201 x 8.5 mm 11.5 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
328 x 229 x 17.9 mm 12.91 x 9.02 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 587 cm2 (91 inches2) | 751 cm2 (116.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.7% | ~71.9% |
| Side bezels | 16.1 mm | 9.1 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Gray, Blue |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 175° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Number of fans | - | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 43 dB |
Display
| Size | 12.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 267 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Contrast | 1001:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 93.2% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 60.3% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 281 grams | 300 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 1.7-3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.1 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 2 |
| Threads | 4 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics G1 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (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 | 1100 MHz | 1100 MHz |
| FLOPS | - | 0.84 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Memory speed | 1.87 Gbps | 3.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 384 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 24 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 4 | 12 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x128 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Ice Lake-U/Y PCH-LP cAVS | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x1.6W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 78.3 dB | 72 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| 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 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| Thunderbolt | No | No |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 1.4 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | Yes | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 10.2 x 5.3 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| 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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