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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 vs X1 Carbon Gen 10

63 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5
VS
56 out of 100
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
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Review

Evaluation of Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 and X1 Carbon Gen 10 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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Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5
  • Can run popular games at about 284-388% higher FPS
  • Around 2.5x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench R23 test
  • Features a much bigger (~58%) battery – 90 against 57 watt-hours
  • User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10
  • Significantly easier to carry: weighs 760 grams less (around 1.68 lbs)
  • Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (108.8 vs 141.4 square inches)
  • Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits

Value for money

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Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs
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ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5
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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10

Case

Weight 1.88 kg (4.15 lbs) 1.12 kg (2.47 lbs)
Dimensions 359.5 x 253.8 x 17.9 mm
14.15 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches		 315.6 x 222.5 x 15.36 mm
12.43 x 8.76 x 0.6 inches
Area 912 cm2 (141.4 inches2) 702 cm2 (108.9 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.4% ~80.9%
Side bezels 7.4 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 Yes No
Liquid metal No No
Number of fans 2 2
Noise level (max. load) 45.5 dB 35.4 dB

Display

Size 16 inches 14 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
PPI 142 ppi 162 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
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1 1000:1
sRGB color space 100% 99%
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 1:40 hr 2:08 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes Yes
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 135 / 170 / 230 W 65 W
Weight of AC adapter 878 grams 297 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 2.3 GHz 1.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.7 GHz 4.4 GHz
Cores 14 (6P + 8E) 10 (2P + 8E)
Threads 20 12
L3 Cache 24 MB 12 MB
Integrated GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics (96EU) Intel Iris Xe Graphics (80EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm 10 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
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Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 95 W 15 W
Nvidia Optimus MUX -
Type Dedicated Integrated
Fabrication process 8 nm 10 nm
GPU base clock 1463 MHz 300 MHz
GPU boost clock 1695 MHz 1100 MHz
FLOPS 8.7 TFLOPS 1.41 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB System Shared
Memory type GDDR6 LPDDR5
Memory bus 128 bit -
Memory speed 12 Gbps 5.2 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560 640
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48 20
GPU performance

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x8 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 4800 MHz 5200 MHz
Type DDR5 LPDDR5
Upgradable Yes No
Total slots 2 -
Max. ram size 64 GB -

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 2 1
NVMe Yes Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306 Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.0 4.0
Power 2x2W 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Loudness 81.4 dB 75 dB
Microphones 2 4

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E v6E
Bluetooth v5.2 v5.2
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 Yes No
Proprietary charging port Yes No

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.7 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.

Cast your vote

So, which laptop would you choose?
14 (73.7%)
5 (26.3%)
Total votes: 19

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Comments

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John Boyle 17 December 2022 04:17
Your interactive comparison matrix was really helpful to me. Today, I was quoted a price on each of these machines by Lenovo - and the price is surprisingly close (The Extreme Gen 5 was only $400 more). So, the choice comes down to what features are most important to the user. Your review turned me into one subtle - but important nuance. The Extreme Gen 5 is probably the louder/noisier laptop. The size and weight difference were also important to me. I'm still trying to decide between the 2 machines. If I go for the smaller 14" screen, I will probably feel the need to have a 27" External Monitor on my desk. If I go for the larger 16" screen, it's possible I will find that sufficient w/o an external monitor. All of that said, your side-by-side comparison matrix helped me focus on the key differences between these two laptops. Thank You! John Boyle
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