Lenovo Yoga Slim 7x (14") vs ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
70
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54
out of 100
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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 Yoga Slim 7x (14")
- Higher screen refresh rate: 90 versus 60 Hz
- Higher number of cutting-edge USB Type-C ports: 3 versus 2
- Around 28% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 70 against 57 watt-hours
- 48% sharper screen – 239 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
- Easier to carry: weighs 190 grams less (around 0.42 lbs)
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Smaller footprint: 8% more compact case (104.2 vs 113.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.28 kg (2.82 lbs) | 1.09 kg (2.4 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 325 x 225.15 x 12.9 mm 12.8 x 8.86 x 0.51 inches |
312.8 x 214.75 x 14.96 mm 12.31 x 8.45 x 0.59 inches |
| Area | 732 cm2 (113.4 inches2) | 672 cm2 (104 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.3% | ~84.6% |
| Side bezels | 6.3 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Blue | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum |
| Transformer | No | No |
| Opening angle | 165° | 180° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | No |
| Liquid metal | No | No |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
| Noise level (max. load) | 40.5 dB | 37.8 dB |
Display
| Size | 14.5 inches | 14 inches |
| Type | OLED | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | - | No |
| PPI | 239 ppi | 162 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2944 x 1840 pixels | 1920 x 1200 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, Dolby Vision | No |
| Sync technology | No | No |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Glossy | Matte |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
Yoga Slim 7x (14")
14.5″ (16:10 ratio) = 94.5 in2
ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
~7% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 90.8% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 100% | - |
| Response time | 1 ms | - |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 2:05 hr | 2:00 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, Right | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 45 / 65 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 324 grams | 252 grams |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 3.4 GHz | 1.2 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | - | 4.5 GHz |
| Cores | 12 | 14 (4P + 10E) |
| Threads | 12 | 18 |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Qualcomm Adreno X1-85 | Arc Graphics (7-Cores) |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 7 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 30 W | 28 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 4 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 300 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1250 MHz | 2200 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3.8 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.45 Gbps | 6.4 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1536 | 896 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 96 | 56 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 48 | 24 |
| GPU performance | 3.8 TFLOPS | 3.9 TFLOPS |
| Solar Bay | 8722 | - |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8448 MHz | 6400 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | - | Realtek ALC3306 |
| Speakers | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) | 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers) |
| Power | 2x2W, 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | ~81.3 dB | ~86 dB |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.3 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | No | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1920 x 1080 | 1920 x 1080 |
| USB-A | No | 2x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 3x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | No | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | No | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | No | 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 | 13.5 x 8.0 cm | 12.0 x 5.7 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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