Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 12 Black 2024
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 165U
RAM 32 GB
Storage 512 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1200
GPU Intel Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1.1 kg
Battery 57 Wh
66 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong ram (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong port selection (72nd percentile) 72nd
Cons
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U |
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1200 (Full HD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 x 2 |
| HDMI | 1 x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.1 kg / 2.4 lbs |
| Battery | 57 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 12 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 165U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1200 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | Qualcomm Adreno GPU |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | 57 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 12 | 52.3 | 55.5 | 89.6 | 72.3 | 57.7 | 90.4 | 51.7 | 80.8 | 67.8 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.3 | 85.1 | 95.9 | 74.6 | 99.2 | 69 | 98.5 | 97.5 | 89.1 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 88.6 | 94.2 | 91.5 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 74.2 | 88.9 | 59.9 | 98.3 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88 | 93 | 90.2 | 90.1 | 96.2 | 72.7 | 66.6 | 32.8 | 97.3 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 91.7 | 88.1 | 87 | 98.7 | 97.7 | 9.1 | 94 | 59.9 | 54.5 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.9 | 98.6 | 59.8 | 90.9 | 57.3 | 79.7 | 80.8 | 80 |
Usage Scores
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