Component comparison
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2 vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
- + Estimated price (-$73)
B
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
- + LB overall score (+2.0)
- + Performance (+3.2)
- + Mobility (+2.0)
- + Reliability (+6.0)
- + Value (+1.1)
- + CPU (+8.0)
- + Release year (+1)
- + Modernity (+7.7)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 2
|
Component B
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
|
|---|---|---|
| LB overall score | 59.0 | 61.0 (+2.0) |
| Performance | 57.8 | 61.0 (+3.2) |
| Gaming performance | 38.0 | 38.0 |
| Mobility | 41.0 | 43.0 (+2.0) |
| Reliability | 29.0 | 35.0 (+6.0) |
| Value | 52.3 | 53.4 (+1.1) |
| Screen quality | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| CPU | 53.7 | 61.7 (+8.0) |
| GPU | 43.6 | 43.6 |
| Estimated price | $531 (-$73) | $604 |
| Weight | 1.70 kg | 1.70 kg |
| Battery | — | — |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2019 | 2020 (+1) |
| Modernity | 61.5 | 69.2 (+7.7) |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 wins 8 of the comparable criteria.
The choice depends on your use case.
🤔 How to choose
Universal advice for any use case.
- Reliability vs price: reliability (median 50) ↔ price (median 385.1).
- Weight vs CPU: mobility (median 48) ↔ overall performance (median 49.8).
- Upgradeability vs battery: upgradability (median 50) ↔ battery life (median 2.8).