Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 vs P16s Gen 2

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Battery 57 Wh
CPU
RAM
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10 and P16s Gen 2 important characteristics
Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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22.2
(Mediocre)
Value Index
26.8
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 590 grams less (around 1.3 lbs)
  • Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 57 against 52.5 watt-hours
  • Much smaller footprint: 24% more compact case (108.8 vs 143.4 square inches)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
  • Can run popular games at about 92-125% higher FPS
  • Around 2x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.12 kg (2.47 lbs) 1.71 kg (3.77 lbs)
Dimensions 315.6 x 222.5 x 15.36 mm
12.43 x 8.76 x 0.6 inches
361.9 x 255.5 x 21.1 mm
14.25 x 10.06 x 0.83 inches
Area 702 cm2 (108.9 inches2) 925 cm2 (143.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~80.9% ~80.3%
Side bezels 7.1 mm 8.6 mm
Colors Black Black, Gray
Material Top: Carbon fiber
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Aluminum
Top: Aluminum
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Plastic
Transformer No No
Opening angle 180° 180°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Active
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 35.4 dB 40.5 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 16 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 162 ppi 142 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support - No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor No No
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad P16s Gen 2
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1000:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 99% 100%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:08 hr 1:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 65 W 65 / 100 / 135 W
Weight of AC adapter 297 grams 300 / 356 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.3 GHz 1.9 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.4 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 10 (2P + 8E) 12 (4P + 8E)
Threads 12 16
L3 Cache 12 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W 30 W
Nvidia Optimus - Yes
Type Integrated Dedicated
Fabrication process 10 nm 8 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1200 MHz -
FLOPS 1.5 TFLOPS 4 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared 4 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 GDDR6
Memory bus - 64 bit
Memory speed 5.2 Gbps ~12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 640 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 40 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 20 32
GPU performance 1.5 TFLOPS 4 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Blender GPU - 456
Solar Bay - 9556
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 5200 MHz 4800 MHz
Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

Storage

Storage size
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2) SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB 1x256 GB
Upgradable Yes Yes
Total slots 1 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 Realtek ALC3287
Speakers 4.0 2.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~75 dB ~76.2 dB
Microphones 4 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 2560 x 1440
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4 Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No Yes
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No Yes
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.0 x 5.6 cm 11.5 x 6.7 cm
Surface Glass Plastic
Windows Precision Yes Yes
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad P16s Gen 2:
    - The memory type can be either LPDDR5X (not upgradable, 16/32/64 GB soldered) or DDR5 (can be upgraded up to 48 GB).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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