Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel) vs Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
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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
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" (Intel)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 250 grams less (around 0.55 lbs)
Advantages of the Huawei MateBook X Pro 2022
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 4 versus 2
- Thinner bezels and 8% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Can run popular games at about 11-15% higher FPS
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
- Display has support for touch input
- High-speed PCI Express Gen 4 interface
- 63% sharper screen – 264 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.13 kg (2.49 lbs) | 1.38 kg (3.04 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 314.5 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm 12.38 x 8.72 x 0.59 inches |
310 x 221 x 15.5 mm 12.2 x 8.7 x 0.61 inches |
| Area | 697 cm2 (108 inches2) | 685 cm2 (106.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.5% | ~87.7% |
| Side bezels | 6.5 mm | 4.9 mm |
| Colors | Black | White, Gray, Blue |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | - |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 34.3 dB | 40.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 14.2 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | LTPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 90 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 264 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 3:2 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 3120 x 2080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Contrast | 1000:1 | 1546:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.5% |
| Adobe RGB profile | - | 86.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 94.6% |
| Response time | - | 21 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:53 hr | 1:20 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 90 W |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 332 grams | 240 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.3-2.9 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 5 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 4 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 12 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EU |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1100 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1.41 TFLOPS | 1.69 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 768 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 48 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 24 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 3.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x512 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | No |
| Total slots | 1 | - |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.2 |
| Power | 2x2W | - |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 80.3 dB | 85.5 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 4x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0 | No |
| 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 type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 5.5 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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