Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7 Black 2025
About This Laptop
Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7 Black 2025 — CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 266V, RAM 16 GB, storage 256 GB, screen 15" 2496x1664, GPU Intel Arc Graphics, OS Windows 11 Pro.
- CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 266V
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 256 GB
- Screen 15" 2496x1664
- GPU Intel Arc Graphics
- OS Windows 11 Pro
- Weight kg 1.7
- Battery wh 66
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (88th percentile) 88th
- Strong reliability (79th percentile) 79th
- Strong port (77th percentile) 77th
Cons
- Below average social proof (9th percentile) 9th
- Below average storage (27th percentile) 27th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 266V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 15" |
| Resolution | 2496 |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 600 nits |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | No |
Physical
| Weight | 1.7 kg / 3.7 lbs |
| Battery | 66 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7 | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-XS97 | Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 | MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US | HP ZBook Ultra G1a | Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 16 BZHC6USE65SH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 266V | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 7 165H | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | AMD Ryzen AI Max Pro 380 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 2048 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 |
| Screen | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2400 | 16" 2560x1600 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Arc Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti Laptop GPU | AMD Radeon 8040S Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 66 | 73 | 90 | 100 | 74 | 99 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Screen | Compact | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 15" 7 | 64.1 | 64 | 53.3 | 77.3 | 87.7 | 53.6 | 26.5 | 78.6 | 8.5 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WR-XS97 Compare | 86.3 | 89.9 | 92.2 | 87.2 | 95.3 | 72.5 | 94.5 | 58.2 | 81.9 |
| Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 7 Compare | 79.2 | 74 | 98.9 | 89 | 97.9 | 24.8 | 94.5 | 78.6 | 95.7 |
| MSI Stealth A3XWHG-079US Compare | 86.3 | 89.9 | 91.6 | 80.4 | 92.2 | 16.7 | 94.5 | 58.2 | 83.3 |
| HP ZBook Ultra G1a Compare | 76.8 | 96.4 | 68.7 | 84.9 | 94.8 | 55.5 | 81.4 | 31.9 | 81.5 |
| Gigabyte AORUS MASTER AORUS MASTER 16 BZHC6USE65SH Compare | 96.7 | 92.4 | 87.7 | 96 | 94.4 | 11.4 | 97.4 | 3.6 | 82.7 |
Usage Scores
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