Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel) vs T14 Gen 6
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition (14ʺ Intel)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 400 grams less (around 0.88 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 5% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a a little bigger (~9%) battery – 57 against 52.5 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 6
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.98 kg (2.16 lbs) | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.8 x 214.75 x 14.37-17.95 mm 12.31 x 8.45 x 0.57-0.71 inches |
315.9 x 223.7 x 17.7 mm 12.44 x 8.81 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 672 cm2 (104 inches2) | 707 cm2 (109.6 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~84.6% | ~80.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 7.2 mm |
| Colors | Black | Black, Gray |
| Material | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
Top: Aluminum Middle: Plastic Bottom: Plastic |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 54.9 dB | 38.5 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | 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 | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 76.2% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 74.6% |
| Response time | - | 37 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| 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 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 263 grams | 319 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 1.5 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 4.8 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 12 (2P + 10E) |
| Threads | 14 | 14 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) |
| 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 | 14 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2000 MHz | 2000 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS | 2 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 5.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 512 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 32 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 16 |
| GPU performance | 2 TFLOPS | 2 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 5600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | DDR5 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 64 GB |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 ALC713, Realtek ALC3306 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.0 |
| Power | 4x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81 dB | ~85.7 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 2560 x 1440 |
| 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 2.1 |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Optional |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.0 cm | 11.5 x 6.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
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 ThinkPad T14 Gen 6:
- Laptops with Intel V series processors come with up to 32 GB of non-upgradable LPDDR5X memory.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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