Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 2020, Core i5-1145G7, 16GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5 1145G7
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.5"
OS Windows 11 Pro
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (91st percentile) 91st
- Strong portability (83rd percentile) 83rd
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average social proof (18th percentile)
- Below average screen (20th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G7 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 13.5" |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 | HP OmniBook X Flip | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US | Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A | ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T | Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 1145G7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Intel Core Ultra 7 155U | Intel 10th Generation Core i5 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 512 | 512 | 1024 | 512 |
| Screen | 13.5" | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 16" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | - | Intel Arc 140V | Intel Graphics | Intel Iris Plus Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.4 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 65 | 57 | - | 70 | 35 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 13.5" 4 | 30.7 | 47.2 | 36.3 | 3.5 | 19.9 | 83.3 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 17.6 | 90.7 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 68.7 | 65.1 | 66.6 | 77.4 | 74 | 82.1 | 79.3 | 33.4 | 98.4 | 51 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 21KC00A8US Compare | 53.6 | 68.8 | 63 | 77.4 | 74 | 90.8 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 69.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro MWP72LL/A Compare | 28.9 | 36.7 | 45.9 | 96.6 | 83.8 | 92.7 | 35.8 | 98.1 | 91.3 | 58.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook TP3407SA-DS74T Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 71.3 | 82.3 | 73.6 | 79.3 | 60.4 | 59.3 | 58.8 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book4 Edge NP960XMA-KB1US Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 50 | 51.5 | 96 | 41.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 96 | 51.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall35.3
- AI/LLM17.4
- Gaming5.5
- Portability54.8
- Creator15.6
- Student66.4
- Business42.5
- Developer33.1
- Entertainment30.3
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations12
Surface Laptop 4 13.5"AMD Ryzen 5 4680U8GB256GBPlatinum$249Surface Laptop 4 (13.5) 13.5"AMD Ryzen 5 4680U16GB256GBMatte Black$299Surface Laptop 13.5" 4Intel Core i7 1185G716GB256GBMatte Black$397Surface Laptop 13.5" 4Intel Core i7 1185G716GB256GBBlack$400Surface Laptop 4 13.5"Core i58GB512GBMatte Black$700Surface Laptop 4 13.5"AMD Ryzen 5 Surface16GB256GBIce Blue$720Surface Laptop 4 13.5"Intel Core i5 1145G716GB512GBIce Blue$800Surface Laptop 13.5" 4Intel Core i7 1185G716GB512GBIce Blue$1,659Surface Laptop 13.5" 4Core i732GB1TBMatte Black$2,465
