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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 vs X1 Carbon Gen 11

54 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
VS
52 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12 and X1 Carbon Gen 11 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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VS
15.7
(Bad)
Value Index
34.2
(Mediocre)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
  • Can run popular games at about 79-108% higher FPS
  • Around 75% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
  • Display has support for touch input
  • Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11

Case

Weight 1.09 kg (2.4 lbs) 1.12 kg (2.47 lbs)
Dimensions 312.8 x 214.75 x 14.96 mm
12.31 x 8.45 x 0.59 inches		 315.6 x 222.5 x 15.36 mm
12.43 x 8.76 x 0.6 inches
Area 672 cm2 (104 inches2) 702 cm2 (108.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~84.6% ~80.9%
Side bezels 5.7 mm 7.1 mm
Colors Black Black
Material Top: Carbon fiber
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Aluminum
Top: Carbon fiber
Middle: Aluminum
Bottom: Aluminum
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) 37.8 dB 42.7 dB

Display

Size 14 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No -
PPI 162 ppi 162 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 1920 x 1200 pixels 1920 x 1200 pixels
HDR support No No
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen Yes No
Coating Matte Matte
Ambient light sensor Yes No
Display tests
Contrast - 1805:1
sRGB color space 100% 100%
Adobe RGB profile - 77.3%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 75.4%
Response time - 54 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 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 45 / 65 W 45 / 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 252 grams 197 / 312 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 1.2 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.5 GHz 4.6 GHz
Cores 14 (4P + 10E) 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 18 12
L3 Cache 18 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Arc Graphics (7-Cores) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 7 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

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

GPU name
TGP 28 W 15 W
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 300 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 2200 MHz 1250 MHz
FLOPS 3.9 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5X LPDDR5X
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 896 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 56 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 24 20
GPU performance 3.9 TFLOPS 1.6 TFLOPS

GPU Benchmarks

Steel Nomad Lite Score
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
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RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5X 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 ALC3306
Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Power 2x2W 2x2W, 2x0.8W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness ~86 dB ~84.6 dB
Microphones 4 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v7 v6E
Bluetooth v5.4 v5.3
Fingerprint Yes Yes
Infrared sensor Optional Optional
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080 1920 x 1080
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 2.1 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No No
VGA No No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No No
SD card reader No No
Proprietary charging port No No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 12.0 x 5.7 cm 11.0 x 5.6 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision Yes Yes
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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Total votes: 51

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pip January 1, 2024 at 12:37 AM
Touchscreen - Not required. OLED - It's overkill. I would rather have better battery life.
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ComputerNerd February 10, 2024 at 07:45 PM
Agreed. If you are not using it for video/photo editing or UX/UI design, it's a bit overkill for a small laptop. Most of the targeted market, sales/consultants/managers, for this product, are fine with 1200p IPS. The PPI for this is on par with a 4k display on a 27-inch monitor.
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