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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Gen 13 Black 2026
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
RAM 32 GB
Storage 2 TB
Screen 14" 2880x1800
GPU Integrated Intel Arc Graphics
OS Windows 11 Pro
62 Overall Score
Price $2,300
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong screen (93rd percentile) 93rd
- Strong ram (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong reliability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average gpu (12th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 2.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Integrated Intel Arc Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 2 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Gen 13 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 | Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 2048 | 4096 | 2000 | 1024 | 1000 | 1000 |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14.5" 3200x2000 |
| GPU | Integrated Intel Arc Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | - | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | - | 62 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Gen 13 | 64.1 | 11.7 | 81.7 | 49 | 93 | 63.5 | 94.6 | 79.9 | 51.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 92.5 | 84.8 | 96.4 | 78 | 99.2 | 68.1 | 98.7 | 97 | 88.8 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 89 | 91.8 | 92.4 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 73.5 | 90.1 | 59.5 | 97.9 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 88.3 | 86.7 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 96.1 | 72.2 | 68.6 | 32.3 | 97 |
| MSI Prestige PRE13EVOA2088 Compare | 64.1 | 62.6 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 91.3 | 96.2 | 73.2 | 59.5 | 87.4 |
| Dell Premium LDA14250-7667SLV-PUS Compare | 85 | 62.6 | 90.7 | 71.3 | 96.7 | 56.7 | 63.4 | 32.3 | 97 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
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