Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 12 2024, Core i7-1365U, 16GB, 1TB SSD, Carbon Black
CPU Intel Core i7-1365U
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14"
GPU Intel Iris Xe Graphics
OS Windows 11 Home
Weight 1.2 kg
Battery 57 Wh
29 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong portability (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong storage (79th percentile) 79th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 12 |
| Frequency | 1.8 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | IPS |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Brightness | 400 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
Physical
| Weight | 1.2 kg / 2.6 lbs |
| Battery | 57 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Home |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 12 | 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 i7-1365U | 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) | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Home | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.2 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 57 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" X1 Carbon Gen 12 | 44.5 | 47.2 | 63 | 94.5 | 62.5 | 89.7 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 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 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall29.3
- AI/LLM13.1
- Gaming8.8
- Portability37.4
- Creator14.1
- Student29.3
- Business30.8
- Developer30
- Entertainment28.9
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Other Configurations16
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