Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Black 2024

Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Black 2024

Microsoft
75 Overall Score
vs
Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 Gray 2023

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 Gray 2023

Lenovo
77 Overall Score

Scores

Creator
Microsoft
38
Lenovo
88
Entertainment
Microsoft
79
Lenovo
84
Business
Microsoft
84
Lenovo
70
Compact
Microsoft
83
Lenovo
51
Gaming
Microsoft
11
Lenovo
81
Developer
Microsoft
73
Lenovo
80
Student
Microsoft
76
Lenovo
67
Ai Llm
Microsoft
34
Lenovo
66

Specifications

Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th EditionLenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2
Processor
CPU*Intel Core Ultra 7 268VIntel Core i7 13700HX★
CPU Multi-Core Score
19,556
32,062
Cores816★
Frequency2.2 GHz★2.1 GHz
L3 Cache12 MB30 MB★
Graphics
GPUIntel Arc Graphics★NVIDIA RTX 4000 Ada Generation
GPU Benchmark Score
5,496
No data
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM16 GB★12 GB
VRAM TypeSharedGDDR6★
Memory & Storage
RAM32 GB32 GB
RAM GenerationLPDDR5XDDR5
Storage 11 TB1 TB
Storage 1 TypeNVMe SSDNVMe SSD
Display
Size13.8"16"
Resolution2304 px2560 px★
PanelIPSOLED★
Refresh Rate120 Hz165 Hz★
Brightness600 nits★500 nits
Color Gamut—100%sRGB
Connectivity
USB-C Ports23★
USB Ports12★
ThunderboltThunderbolt 4Thunderbolt 4
HDMI—1 x HDMI
Wi-FiWi-Fi 7★Wi-Fi 6E
BluetoothBluetooth 5.4★Bluetooth 5.3
Physical
Weight1.35 kg★2.95 kg
Battery—94 Wh★
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Pro

Pros & Cons

Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Black 2024

  • Strong compact (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong screen (84th percentile)84th %ile
  • Strong storage (81th percentile)81th %ile
  • Strong ram (81th percentile)81th %ile

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 Gray 2023

  • Strong port (97th percentile)97th %ile
  • Strong screen (93th percentile)93th %ile
  • Strong ram (88th percentile)88th %ile
  • Strong cpu (86th percentile)86th %ile
  • Below average compact (8th percentile)8th %ile

Pricing

Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Black 2024

B&H Photo
used$2,230

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 Gray 2023

Amazon
$3,611
Newegg
$3,876

Verdict

═ Tie

Both products are closely matched — Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition wins 9 specs while Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 wins 11.

Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.8" 7th Edition Better at:

CompactStudentBusiness

Lenovo ThinkPad 16" P16 Gen 2 Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorDeveloperEntertainment

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