Since the configurations with the AMD processor are also 100 Euros cheaper (~$127), this is the logical choice for buyers. While the i7 has an advantage of 20-25% in the single-core tests, the Ryzen 7 is not slow there either, and you will hardly notice the difference in everyday operation. When you are able to use all cores, the AMD model is almost twice as fast as the i7-1185G7.

This also means that at least we can compare the performances easily and also get a good idea how the alternative i7-1185G7 will perform in the Surface Laptop 4 15. First, we would have expected a bit more margin in a 15-inch laptop without a dGPU, and then the configuration is identical to that of the smaller Surface Laptop 4 13.5-inch. However, we are a bit disappointed about the TDP limits that quickly level out at 23 watts (briefly at 44 watts). On the other hand, the performance of the octa-core processor is still very good, and particularly in the multi-core tests, the Surface Laptop 4 is able to place at the top of the comparison field. So the Surface Laptop 4 already appears slightly aged at its introduction. The choice of the CPU appears to be a little surprising, since there are already laptops with the new Ryzen 5000 chips (but there might also be some availability issues there).

However, the availability of this processor was extremely limited. The AMD Ryzen 7 4980U is basically a regular 4800U, which we were already able to test.

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