Microsoft Surface Pro 7 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Pro 7
- Display has support for touch input
- 65% sharper screen – 267 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Much smaller footprint: 16% more compact case (91 vs 108 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel)
- Can run popular games at about 132-180% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 2 versus 1
- Around 86% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 6% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 57 against 45 watt-hours
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.1 kg (2.43 lbs) | 1.13 kg (2.49 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 292 x 201 x 8.5 mm 11.5 x 7.91 x 0.33 inches |
314.5 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm 12.38 x 8.72 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 587 cm2 (91 inches2) | 697 cm2 (108 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~76.7% | ~81.5% |
| Side bezels | 16.1 mm | 6.5 mm |
| Colors | Black, Silver | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 175° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Passive | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | - | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | - | 34.3 dB |
Display
| Size | 12.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 267 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2736 x 1824 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
Surface Pro 7
12.3″ (3:2 ratio) = 69.8 in2
~26% more screen space
| Contrast | 1001:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 93.2% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 60.3% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:53 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 | 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 281 grams | 332 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.2 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.4 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics G1 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 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 | 900 MHz | 1300 MHz |
| FLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 1.87 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 640 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 40 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 20 |
| GPU performance | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 1866 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 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 | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x1.6W | 2x2W, 2x0.8W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~78.3 dB | ~80.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| 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 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | 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 | Yes | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.3 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 10.2 x 5.3 cm | 11.5 x 5.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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