Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (Intel) vs T15 Gen 2
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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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (Intel)
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 560 grams less (around 1.23 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 4% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Better webcam recording quality
- Provides 67% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 300 nits
- Much smaller footprint: 27% more compact case (102.9 vs 140.6 square inches)
- 21% sharper screen – 170 versus 141 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2
- Can run popular games at about 39-53% higher FPS
- Around 38% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a much bigger (~39%) battery – 57 against 41 watt-hours
- User-upgradable RAM (up to 48GB)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.19 kg (2.62 lbs) | 1.75 kg (3.86 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 305.8 x 217 x 18 mm 12.04 x 8.54 x 0.71 inches |
365.8 x 248 x 19.1 mm 14.4 x 9.76 x 0.75 inches |
| Area | 664 cm2 (102.8 inches2) | 907 cm2 (140.5 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~77.3% | ~74% |
| Side bezels | 9.7 mm | 10.2 mm |
| Colors | Black, Gray | Black, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 1 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 37.4 dB | 37.6 dB |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 15.6 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 170 ppi | 141 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:9 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| HDR support | No | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Matte | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | No | No |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad T15 Gen 2
15.6″ (16:9 ratio) = 104 in2
ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (Intel)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~30% more screen space
| Contrast | 1333:1 | 800:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.7% | 60.1% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 71.1% | 61.5% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 71.1% | 40.1% |
| Response time | 24 ms | 25 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:50 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 | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 365 grams | 363 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.7-3.0 GHz | 0.9-2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.1 GHz | 4.2 GHz |
| Cores | 2 | 4 |
| Threads | 4 | 8 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 8 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Graphics Xe G4 | Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EU |
| 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 | - |
| Type | Integrated | Dedicated |
| Fabrication process | 10 nm | 12 nm |
| GPU base clock | 400 MHz | - |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | - |
| FLOPS | 1 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | 2 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | GDDR6 |
| Memory bus | - | 64 bit |
| Memory speed | 3.73 Gbps | ~10 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 384 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 24 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 12 | 32 |
| GPU performance | 1 TFLOPS | 1.7-2.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 137 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 1x8 GB |
| Clock | 3733 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | DDR4 |
| Upgradable | No | Yes |
| Total slots | - | 2 |
| Max. ram size | - | 48 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 | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3287 | Realtek ALC3287 |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~77.4 dB | ~76.3 dB |
| Microphones | 2 | 2 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6E | v6E |
| Bluetooth | v5.2 | v5.2 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1280 x 720 |
| 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 2.0 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | Yes |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | Yes |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.8 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 6.5 cm | - |
| Surface | Plastic | Plastic |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
Further details
Notes on ThinkPad X13 Gen 2 (Intel):
- The installed memory is actually 4266MHz, but it runs at 3733MHz due to processor limitations.
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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