Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16″ (Intel)

  • Launched: June 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~81.4%
  • Dimensions: 359.5 x 253.8 x 17.7 mm (14.15 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16″ (Intel)
Performance
66
Gaming
35
Display
46
Battery Life
62
Connectivity
77
Portability
67
BestCheck Score
59

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16″ (Intel)

Case

Weight 1.81 kg (3.99 lbs)
Dimensions 359.5 x 253.8 x 17.7 mm 14.15 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches
Area 912 cm2 (141.4 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~81.4%
Side bezels 7.4 mm
Colors Black
Material Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 180°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber Yes
Liquid metal No
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 52.4 dB

Display

 
Size 16 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
PPI 189 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Matte
Ambient light sensor No
Display tests
Contrast 1200:1
sRGB color space 100%
Max. brightness
400 nits

Battery

Capicity
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
USB Power Delivery Yes
Charging port position Left
Charge power 135 / 170 / 230 W
Weight of AC adapter 534 / 882 grams

CPU

 
Base frequency 1.9-2.3 GHz
Turbo frequency 4.6 GHz
Cores 8
Threads 16
L3 Cache 24 MB
Integrated GPU Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
Fabrication process 10 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2116
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9672
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1546
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
12617

Graphics Card

 
TGP 35 W
Nvidia Optimus Yes
Type Dedicated
Fabrication process 8 nm
GPU base clock 735 MHz
GPU boost clock 1035 MHz
FLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS
Memory size 4 GB
Memory type GDDR6
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 12 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2560
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 80
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 48
GPU performance
5.3 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 3200 MHz
Type DDR4
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 2
Max. ram size 64 GB

Storage

 
Bus PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x512 GB
Upgradable Yes
Total slots 1
NVMe Yes

Sound

Audio chip Realtek ALC3306
Speakers 2.0
Power 2x2W
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~76.3 dB
Microphones 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6E
Bluetooth v5.2
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor Yes
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A 2x USB 3.2
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1.5 mm
Touchpad
Size 11.5 x 6.5 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision Yes