Microsoft Surface Laptop Go 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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Microsoft Surface Laptop Go
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 390 grams less (around 0.86 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 11% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Provides 36% higher max. screen brightness: 300 vs 220 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (88.7 vs 116.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo IdeaPad Flex 5 14” (Intel)
- Can run popular games at about 132-180% higher FPS
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Features a much bigger (~35%) battery – 52.5 against 39 watt-hours
- Backlit keyboard
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.11 kg (2.45 lbs) | 1.5 kg (3.31 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 278.18 x 205.67 x 15.69 mm 10.95 x 8.1 x 0.62 inches |
328 x 229 x 17.9 mm 12.91 x 9.02 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 572 cm2 (88.7 inches2) | 751 cm2 (116.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~80% | ~71.9% |
| Side bezels | 8 mm | 9.1 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Blue | Gray, Blue, Green |
| Material | Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
Plastic |
| Transformer | No | Yes |
| Opening angle | 140° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | - | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 44.2 dB | 43 dB |
Display
| Size | 12.4 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | TN LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 149 ppi | 157 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 3:2 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1536 x 1024 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
IdeaPad Flex 5 14” (Intel)
14″ (16:9 ratio) = 83.8 in2
Surface Laptop Go
12.4″ (3:2 ratio) = 71 in2
~18% more screen space
| Contrast | 1222:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 94.4% | - |
| Adobe RGB profile | 65.7% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 64.4% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:10 hr | 2:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Right | Left |
| Charge power | 39 W | 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 218 grams | 300 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.0 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.6 GHz | 3.5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 2 |
| Threads | 8 | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 4 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics G1 | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 48 EUs |
| 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 | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1050 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 1.87 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 256 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 16 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 8 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 0.5 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 140 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x2 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | eMMC | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x64 GB | 1x128 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | - | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.5 dB | ~72 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No | No |
| 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 | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | Yes | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | No | Yes |
| Key travel | - | 1.7 mm |
| Size | 10.0 x 6.6 cm | 10.4 x 6.9 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on Surface Laptop Go:
- The device has slow eMMC type of storage.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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