Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" 2021, Core i7-1185G7, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Matte Black
CPU Core i7
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 15" 2496x1664
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.5 kg
49 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong ram (72nd percentile) 72nd
- Strong storage (65th percentile) 65th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average social proof (0th percentile)
- Below average port selection (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 4 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 15" |
| Resolution | 2496x1664 |
Connectivity
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | 1 x HDMI |
Physical
| Weight | 1.5 kg / 3.4 lbs |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i7 | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 255HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15.1" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 80 | 71 | 100 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 15" | 35.1 | 47.2 | 72.1 | 22.8 | 82.7 | 59.7 | 65.2 | 81.8 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 83.3 | 76.2 | 79.5 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 71.2 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 97.9 | 6.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| Lenovo Legion 5i 83F00008US Compare | 94.6 | 87.4 | 86.4 | 97.3 | 94.4 | 56.4 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 89.3 | 27.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall48.7
- AI/LLM22.9
- Gaming16.1
- Portability55.7
- Creator26.1
- Student47.3
- Business53.1
- Developer50.1
- Entertainment53.4
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