Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
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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
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Portability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 570 grams less (around 1.26 lbs)
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 120 versus 60 Hz
- MacBook with the Apple M4 (10-Core) chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
- Around 81% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Features a bigger (~27%) battery – 72.4 against 57 watt-hours
- Provides 100% higher max. screen brightness: 1000 vs 500 nits
- 57% sharper screen – 254 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.98 kg (2.16 lbs) | 1.55 kg (3.42 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.8 x 214.75 x 14.37-17.95 mm 12.31 x 8.45 x 0.57-0.71 inches |
312.6 x 221.2 x 15.5 mm 12.31 x 8.71 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 672 cm2 (104 inches2) | 691 cm2 (107.2 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.6% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 3.4 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Silver |
| Material | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 135° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | - | 7800 RPM |
| Noise level (max. load) | 54.9 dB | 44.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | Mini LED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes (24-120 Hz) |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 254 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3024 x 1964 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024)
14.2″ (16:10 ratio) = 90.6 in2
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~2% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 89% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | - | 75 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | - | 1:30 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes, 100 W |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 70 / 96 W |
| Cable length | - | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 263 grams | 233 / 365 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 4.46 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | - |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 10 (4P + 6E) |
| Threads | 14 | 10 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | - |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Apple M4 GPU (10-core) |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 14 W | 18 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2000 MHz | 1470 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 7.5 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1280 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 40 |
| GPU performance | 2 TFLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | - | 1010 |
| Solar Bay | - | 16471 |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 7500 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 2x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC713, Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 4x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81 dB | ~84.9 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.3 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | No |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 3x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.0 cm | 13.2 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | Yes | No |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel):
- One model has a standard trackpad weighing 986g, while the Haptic Touchpad version weighs 996g. The trackpad sizes are 12.0 × 5.62 mm and 12.0 × 70.5 mm, respectively.
Notes on MacBook Pro 14 (M4, 2024):
- The standard M4 model has Thunderbolt 4, while the M4 Pro and Max feature Thunderbolt 5.
- The weight varies slightly depending on the SoC: M4 - 3.4 pounds (1.55 kg), M4 Pro - 3.5 pounds (1.60 kg), and M4 Max - 3.6 pounds (1.62 kg).
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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