Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 6) vs X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" (Intel)
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Performance
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Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
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Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 6)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 460 grams less (around 1.01 lbs)
- Display has support for touch input
- Much smaller footprint: 23% more compact case (108.2 vs 141.4 square inches)
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" (Intel)
- Performs significantly better (up to 5.9x) in 3DMark Steel Nomad Lite
- Can run popular games at about 117-159% higher FPS
- Around 2.4x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~58%) battery – 90 against 57 watt-hours
- Better webcam recording quality
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 64GB)
- 17% sharper screen – 189 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.35 kg (2.98 lbs) | 1.81 kg (3.99 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 313 x 223 x 14.9 mm 12.32 x 8.78 x 0.59 inches |
359.5 x 253.8 x 17.7 mm 14.15 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches |
| Area | 698 cm2 (108.2 inches2) | 912 cm2 (141.4 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~81.4% | ~81.4% |
| Side bezels | 5.8 mm | 7.4 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | No |
| Opening angle | 360° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 36.7 dB | 52.4 dB |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 16 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 189 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" (Intel)
16″ (16:10 ratio) = 115.1 in2
ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 6)
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1895:1 | 1200:1 |
| sRGB color space | 96.6% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 72.1% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 69.7% | - |
| Response time | 36 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:55 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 | 135 / 170 / 230 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 321 grams | 534 / 882 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 0.9-2.4 GHz | 1.9-2.3 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.2 GHz | 4.6 GHz |
| Cores | 4 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 16 |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU) |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 10 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 35 W |
| Nvidia Optimus | - | Yes |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 8 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 735 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1300 MHz | 1035 MHz |
| FLOPS | 1.7 TFLOPS | 5.3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 4 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 12 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 640 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 40 | 80 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 20 | 48 |
| GPU performance | 1.7 TFLOPS | 5.3 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 990 |
| Solar Bay | - | 17054 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| 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 | 1x512 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) | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x0.8W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.6 dB | ~76.3 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1920 x 1080 |
| 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 2.0 | 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 | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.0 x 4.3 cm | 11.5 x 6.5 cm |
| Surface | Plastic | 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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