Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4 Matte Black 2021
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
53 Overall Score
Price $1,200
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong ram (73rd percentile) 73rd
Cons
- Below average cpu (25th percentile)
- Below average port selection (31st 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 | 1000 GB |
| 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 15" 4 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Core i7 | Apple M4 Pro | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1024 | 1000 |
| Screen | 15" 2496x1664 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (16-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 99 | 71 | - |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 4 | 25.1 | 48.5 | 73.1 | 31.1 | 82.4 | 57.9 | 62.3 | 80.6 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Pro Compare | 90.4 | 74 | 66.2 | 87.9 | 99.3 | 69.8 | 98.6 | 97.4 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.9 | 91.2 | 91.6 | 91 | 96.4 | 74.9 | 89.2 | 59.8 |
| Lenovo Legion Pro Series 7i Gen 10 Compare | 96.3 | 90 | 89.9 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 9.3 | 80.3 | 80.6 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.2 | 92.7 | 90.5 | 91 | 96.4 | 73.6 | 67.7 | 32.8 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 63.6 | 65 | 80.8 | 80.8 | 91.6 | 96.4 | 72.4 | 59.8 |
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