Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 7 vs HP EliteBook X G2q 14"
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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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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 7
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 170 grams less (around 0.37 lbs)
- Can run popular games at about 10-14% higher FPS
- Provides 33% higher max. screen brightness: 400 vs 300 nits
- Smaller footprint: 9% more compact case (96.1 vs 105.2 square inches)
Advantages of the HP EliteBook X G2q 14"
- Features a much bigger (~37%) battery – 56 against 41 watt-hours
- Around 19% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Better webcam recording quality
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 0.93 kg (2.05 lbs) | 1.1 kg (2.43 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 299.3 x 207 x 10.25-13.35 mm 11.78 x 8.15 x 0.4-0.53 inches |
312.7 x 217 x 7.9-8.0 mm 12.31 x 8.54 x 0.31-0.31 inches |
| Area | 620 cm2 (96 inches2) | 679 cm2 (105.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~82.8% | ~83.8% |
| Side bezels | 6.4 mm | 5.6 mm |
| Colors | Black | Silver, Blue |
| Material | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 180° | 177° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 1 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | OLED |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| PPI | 170 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 | Yes |
Screen space comparison
EliteBook X G2q 14"
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ThinkPad X13 Gen 7
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
~10% more screen space
| Contrast | 1500:1 | 1000000:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 95% |
| Response time | - | 1 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | - | 11.58 V |
| 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, Right |
| Charge power | 65 W | 65 / 100 W |
| Cable length | - | 1 meters |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 4,04 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.5 GHz | - |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) | 6 |
| Threads | 8 | 6 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 6 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Intel Xe3 Graphics | Adreno X2-45 |
| Fabrication process | 2 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 | 25 W | - |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 3 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2450 MHz | 910 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.5 TFLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory bus | - | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 8.53 Gbps | 9.6 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 1152 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 72 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 36 |
| GPU performance | 2.5 TFLOPS | 2.1 TFLOPS |
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8533 MHz | 9600 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 5.0 (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 ALC3287 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 4.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 4x1W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
| Microphones | 2 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v6.0 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Optional | Optional |
| Infrared sensor | Optional | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 2560 x 1440 | 2592 x 1944 |
| USB-A | 1x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| 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 | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Optional | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | 1.5 mm |
| Size | 11.5 x 7.4 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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