Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 6 2018, Core i5-8250U, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 8250U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1920x1080
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 620
OS Windows 11 Pro
31 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
- Below average port selection (19th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 (Full HD) |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
Physical
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 6 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8250U | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1920x1080 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| 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 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 6 | 18.8 | 27.7 | 13.3 | 18.8 | 19.9 | 66 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 27.2 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall30.5
- AI/LLM9.5
- Gaming8
- Portability45.1
- Creator11.7
- Student33.5
- Business36.4
- Developer26.1
- Entertainment25.8
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Other Configurations17
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