Surface Laptop 4 processors tech overview
Surface Laptop 4 is designed to provide commercial customers with a rich set of device options to help decision-makers better align device procurement goals with increasingly specific role requirements. Compared with Surface Laptop 3:
- Surface Laptop 4 equipped with AMD Ryzen™ Microsoft Surface Edition processors provides superior multi-threading performance making it a great choice for information workers needing better multitasking capabilities.
- Surface Laptop 4 equipped with 11th gen Intel® Core™ processors provide a stronger GPU and faster single-threaded performance, making it a great choice for developers, researchers, data scientists and the like - especially when paired with the greater memory and storage offered in the top end Intel SKU.
Choice of SKU depends on customer priorities:
- If multi-threaded app performance and longer battery life is a top priority, Surface Laptop 4 with AMD Ryzen Surface Edition processors is a good choice.
- If faster single-threaded performance is more important, along with options for greater memory and storage, Surface Laptop 4 with Intel 11th gen core processors is a good choice.
To learn more, see Surface Laptop 4 for Business.
Processor tech specs
Surface Laptop 4 13.5”
- Quad Core 11th Gen Intel Core i5-1145G7 processor
- Quad Core 11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7 processor
- AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition (6 cores)
- AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Mobile Processor with Radeon Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition (8 cores)
Surface Laptop 4 15”
- Quad Core 11th Gen Intel Core™ i7-1185G7 processor
- AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Mobile Processor with Radeon™ Graphics Microsoft Surface Edition (8 cores)
11th Gen Intel Core i5/i7 in Surface Laptop 4
| Feature | i5-1145G7 | i7-1185G7 |
|---|---|---|
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Max turbo frequency | 4.40 GHz | 4.80 GHz |
| Cache | 8 MB Intel Smart Cache | 12 MB Intel Smart Cache |
| Bus speed | 4 GT/s | 4 GT/s |
| Max memory size | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Memory types | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 | DDR4-3200, LPDDR4x-4267 |
| Max memory channels | 2 | 2 |
For general information about the Intel processors in Surface Laptop 4, see:
AMD Ryzen Microsoft Surface Edition processors
| Feature | AMD Ryzen 5 4680U | AMD Ryzen 7 4980U |
|---|---|---|
| CPU cores | 6 | 8 |
| Threads | 12 | 16 |
| GPU cores | 7 | 8 |
| Base clock | 2.1 GHz | 2.0 GHz |
| Max boost clock | 4.0 GHz | 4.4 GHz |
| Total L2 cache | 3 MB | 4 MB |
| Total L3 cache | 8 MB | 8 MB |
| CMOS | TSMC 7nm FinFET | TSMC 7nm FinFET |
| Package | FP6 | FP6 |
| PCI Express® Version | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| Default TDP / TDP | 15W | 15W |
| Max Temps | 105C | 105 C |
For general information about AMD processors in Surface Laptop 4, see Microsoft Surface Laptop 4 Powered by AMD Ryzen Mobile Processors.
Surface Laptop 4 SKUs
| Configuration | Processor | GPU |
|---|---|---|
| R5/8/256GB | AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Mobile Processor with Microsoft Surface Edition | Radeon™ Graphics |
| i5/8/256GB | 11th Gen Intel Core i5 1145G7 processor | Intel Iris® Xe Graphics |
| R5/16/256GB | AMD Ryzen 5 4680U Mobile Processor with Microsoft Surface Edition | Radeon Graphics |
| i5/8/512GB | 11th Gen Intel Core i5 1145G7 processor | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| i5/16/512GB | 11th Gen Intel Core i5 1145G7 processor | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| i7/16/256GB | 11th Gen Intel Core i7 1185G7 processor | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| R7/16/512GB | AMD Ryzen 7 4980U Mobile Processor with Microsoft Surface Edition | Radeon Graphics |
| i7/16/512GB | 11th Gen Intel Core i7 1185G7 processor | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
| i7/32/1TB | 11th Gen Intel Core i7 1185G7 processor | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
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