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ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8–13 specification comparison

Compare platform-level configuration options verified from Lenovo PSREF across product generations.

This comparison is product-generation and platform scope. It does not describe an exact Model / MTM, an as-built unit, or parts compatibility.

Platform specifications by generation

Product	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 8	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 10	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 12	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 Aura Edition
Machine Type	20U9 20UA	20XW 20XX	21CB 21CC	21HM 21HN	21KC 21KD	21NS 21NT 21NX 21NY
CPU	Intel Core i5-10210U Intel Core i5-10310U Intel Core i7-10510U Intel Core i7-10610U Intel Core i7-10710U Intel Core i7-10810U	Intel Core i5-1135G7 Intel Core i5-1145G7 Intel Core i7-1165G7 Intel Core i7-1185G7	Intel Core i5-1235U Intel Core i5-1240P Intel Core i5-1245U Intel Core i5-1250P Intel Core i7-1255U Intel Core i7-1260P Intel Core i7-1265U Intel Core i7-1270P Intel Core i7-1280P	Intel Core i5-1335U Intel Core i5-1340P Intel Core i5-1345U Intel Core i7-1355U Intel Core i7-1360P Intel Core i7-1365U Intel Core i7-1370P	Intel Core Ultra 5 125H Intel Core Ultra 5 125U Intel Core Ultra 5 135U Intel Core Ultra 7 155H Intel Core Ultra 7 155U Intel Core Ultra 7 165H Intel Core Ultra 7 165U	Intel Core Ultra 5 225H Intel Core Ultra 5 225U Intel Core Ultra 5 226V Intel Core Ultra 5 228V Intel Core Ultra 5 235H Intel Core Ultra 5 238V Intel Core Ultra 5 235U Intel Core Ultra 7 256V Intel Core Ultra 7 258V Intel Core Ultra 7 265H Intel Core Ultra 7 265U Intel Core Ultra 7 255H Intel Core Ultra 7 255U Intel Core Ultra 7 266V Intel Core Ultra 7 268V
Graphics	Intel UHD Graphics (Intel Core i5-10210U / Intel Core i5-10310U / Intel Core i7-10510U / Intel Core i7-10610U / Intel Core i7-10710U / Intel Core i7-10810U) No dGPU option documented in PSREF	Intel Iris Xe Graphics (Intel Core i5-1135G7 / Intel Core i5-1145G7 / Intel Core i7-1165G7 / Intel Core i7-1185G7) No dGPU option documented in PSREF	Intel Iris Xe Graphics (Intel Core i5-1235U / Intel Core i5-1240P / Intel Core i5-1245U / Intel Core i5-1250P / Intel Core i7-1255U / Intel Core i7-1260P / Intel Core i7-1265U / Intel Core i7-1270P / Intel Core i7-1280P) No dGPU option documented in PSREF	Intel Iris Xe Graphics (Intel Core i5-1335U / Intel Core i5-1340P / Intel Core i5-1345U / Intel Core i7-1355U / Intel Core i7-1360P / Intel Core i7-1365U / Intel Core i7-1370P) No dGPU option documented in PSREF	Intel Graphics (Intel Core Ultra 5 125U / Intel Core Ultra 5 135U / Intel Core Ultra 7 155U / Intel Core Ultra 7 165U) Intel Arc Graphics (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H / Intel Core Ultra 7 155H / Intel Core Ultra 7 165H) No dGPU option documented in PSREF	Intel Graphics (Intel Core Ultra 5 225U / Intel Core Ultra 5 235U / Intel Core Ultra 7 265U / Intel Core Ultra 7 255U) Intel Arc 130T GPU (Intel Core Ultra 5 225H) Intel Arc 140T GPU (Intel Core Ultra 5 235H / Intel Core Ultra 7 265H / Intel Core Ultra 7 255H) Intel Arc Graphics 130V (Intel Core Ultra 5 226V / Intel Core Ultra 5 228V / Intel Core Ultra 5 238V) Intel Arc Graphics 140V (Intel Core Ultra 7 256V / Intel Core Ultra 7 258V / Intel Core Ultra 7 266V / Intel Core Ultra 7 268V) No dGPU option documented in PSREF Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake processor graphics mappings are preserved independently from the PSREF processor table.
Memory	LPDDR3-2133 Soldered Slots: 0 Maximum: 16 GB	LPDDR4x-4266 Soldered Slots: 0 Maximum: 32 GB Memory is soldered to the system board, has no slots, and is not upgradable	LPDDR5-5200 Soldered Slots: 0 Maximum: 32 GB Memory is soldered to the system board, has no slots, and is not upgradable Installed memory is LPDDR5-6400 but runs as LPDDR5-5200 due to processor limitation 8GB memory is not available in EMEA	LPDDR5 / LPDDR5x Soldered Slots: 0 Maximum: 64 GB Memory is soldered to the system board, has no slots, and is not upgradable 32GB configurations use LPDDR5/x-6000 16GB configurations use LPDDR5/x-6400 64GB configurations use LPDDR5x-6000 Installed memory may use a higher rated speed but runs at the documented platform speed	LPDDR5X-6400 Soldered Slots: 0 Maximum: 64 GB Memory is soldered to the system board, has no slots, and is not upgradable Installed memory is LPDDR5X-7500 but runs as LPDDR5X-6400 due to platform limitation	LPDDR5X Soldered Slots: 0 Maximum: 64 GB Lunar Lake uses LPDDR5X-8533 Memory on Package memory Arrow Lake uses LPDDR5X-8400; installed memory is LPDDR5X-8533 but runs at 8400 due to platform limitation 64GB memory is available for Arrow Lake only Memory is soldered to the system board, has no slots, and is not upgradable
Storage	M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 Slots: 1 Maximum simultaneous drives: Not collected	PCIe NVMe x4 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 Performance M.2 2280 SSD Slots: 1 Maximum simultaneous drives: 1 The PSREF explicitly documents one drive and one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot.	PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 Performance PCIe NVMe x4 M.2 2280 SSD Slots: 1 Maximum simultaneous drives: 1 The PSREF explicitly documents one drive and one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot. PCIe x4 offerings may be PCIe 3.0 x4 or PCIe 4.0 x4 as substitution.	PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 Performance M.2 2280 SSD Slots: 1 Maximum simultaneous drives: 1 The PSREF explicitly documents one drive and one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot.	PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 Performance M.2 2280 SSD Slots: 1 Maximum simultaneous drives: 1 The PSREF explicitly documents one drive and one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot.	PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 PCIe NVMe 5.0 x4 Performance M.2 2280 SSD Slots: 1 Maximum simultaneous drives: 1 U-series processor models have one M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot. V-series or H-series processor models have one M.2 2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 slot. 256GB storage is available for Arrow Lake only. PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD runs at PCIe 4.0 x4 performance on U-series processor models.
Display	FHD 1920x1080 IPS 400nit FHD 1920x1080 IPS 400nit touch FHD 1920x1080 IPS 500nit PrivacyGuard touch WQHD 2560x1440 IPS 300nit UHD 3840x2160 IPS 500nit	WUXGA IPS low power — 1920x1200 — Non-touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — TÜV Low Blue Light WUXGA IPS touch low power — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — TÜV Low Blue Light — 10-point touch WUXGA IPS touch Privacy Guard — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare — Low power — ThinkPad Privacy Guard — 10-point touch WQUXGA IPS — 3840x2400 — Non-touch — IPS — 500 nits — glossy — TÜV Low Blue Light — DisplayHDR 400	WUXGA IPS low power — 1920x1200 — Non-touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified WUXGA IPS touch low power — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified — On-cell touch — 10-point touch WUXGA IPS touch Privacy Guard — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare — ThinkPad Privacy Guard — On-cell touch — 10-point touch 2.2K IPS — 2240x1400 — Non-touch — IPS — 300 nits — anti-glare — TÜV Low Blue Light 2.8K OLED — 2880x1800 — Non-touch — OLED — 400 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — DisplayHDR True Black 500 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified WQUXGA IPS — 3840x2400 — Non-touch — IPS — 500 nits — glossy — Low power — DisplayHDR 400 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified WQUXGA IPS touch — 3840x2400 — Touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — Low power — DisplayHDR 400 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified — Add-on Film Touch — 10-point touch	WUXGA IPS low power — 1920x1200 — Non-touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 WUXGA IPS touch low power — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — On-cell touch — 10-point touch WUXGA IPS touch Privacy Guard — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare — ThinkPad Privacy Guard — On-cell touch — 10-point touch 2.2K IPS — 2240x1400 — Non-touch — IPS — 300 nits — anti-glare — TÜV Low Blue Light 2.8K OLED — 2880x1800 — Non-touch — OLED — 400 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — DisplayHDR True Black 500 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified 2.0	WUXGA IPS low power — 1920x1200 — Non-touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 WUXGA IPS touch low power — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 400 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — On-cell touch — 10-point touch WUXGA IPS Privacy Guard — 1920x1200 — Non-touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare — ThinkPad Privacy Guard — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 2.8K OLED — 2880x1800 — Non-touch — OLED — 400 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — DisplayHDR True Black 500 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — 120Hz 2.8K OLED touch — 2880x1800 — Touch — OLED — 400 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — DisplayHDR True Black 500 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — Add-on Film Touch — 10-point touch — 120Hz	WUXGA IPS low power — 1920x1200 — Non-touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 WUXGA IPS touch low power — 1920x1200 — Touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare — Low power — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — On-cell touch — 10-point touch WUXGA IPS Privacy Guard — 1920x1200 — Non-touch — IPS — 500 nits — anti-glare — ThinkPad Privacy Guard — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 2.8K OLED 400 nits — 2880x1800 — Non-touch — OLED — 400 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — DisplayHDR True Black 500 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — 120Hz — Available for Lunar Lake only 2.8K OLED 500 nits VRR — 2880x1800 — Non-touch — OLED — 500 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — DisplayHDR True Black 500 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — 120Hz VRR 2.8K OLED 500 nits touch VRR — 2880x1800 — Touch — OLED — 500 nits — anti-glare anti-reflection anti-smudge — DisplayHDR True Black 500 — Dolby Vision — Eyesafe Certified 2.0 — Add-on Film Touch — 10-point touch — 120Hz VRR — Available for Arrow Lake only
Battery	Not collected	Integrated Li-Polymer 57 Wh	Integrated Li-Polymer 57 Wh	Not collected Li-ion 57 Wh	Not collected Li-ion 57 Wh	Not collected Li-ion 57 Wh
Power	USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 45 / 65 W	USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 45 / 65 W	USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 45 / 65 W	USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 45 / 65 W	USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 45 / 65 W	USB-C Power Delivery 3.0 65 W
Wireless / WWAN	Not collected	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1 WWAN: Optional by configuration / Conditional Wireless WAN upgradable to 4G with antenna ready Quectel EM120R-GL 4G LTE CAT12 Quectel EM120R-GL 4G LTE CAT12 with embedded eSIM Qualcomm Snapdragon X55 5G Sub-6 GHz with embedded eSIM No support	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1 Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.1 WWAN: Optional by configuration / Conditional Wireless WAN upgradable to 4G with antenna ready Fibocom L860-GL-16 4G LTE CAT16 Fibocom FM350-GL 5G Sub-6 GHz with embedded eSIM No support	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 WWAN: Optional by configuration / Conditional Wireless WAN upgradable to 4G or 5G with antenna ready Fibocom L860-GL-16 4G LTE CAT16 with embedded eSIM Fibocom FM350-GL 5G Sub-6 GHz with embedded eSIM No support	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200, 802.11be 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 WWAN: Optional by configuration / Conditional Wireless WAN upgradable to 4G or 5G with antenna ready Quectel EM160R-GL 4G LTE CAT16 with embedded eSIM Quectel RM520N-GL 5G Sub-6 GHz with embedded eSIM No support	Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.3 - Arrow Lake only Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 with Intel vPro support - Arrow Lake only Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE201, 802.11be 2x2 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.4 Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE201 with Intel vPro support WWAN: Optional by configuration / Conditional Wireless WAN upgradable to 4G or 5G with antenna ready - Arrow Lake only Wireless WAN upgradable to 5G with antenna ready - Lunar Lake only Quectel EM160R-GL 4G LTE CAT16 with embedded eSIM Quectel RM520N-GL 5G Sub-6 GHz with embedded eSIM No support
Ports / docking	Not collected	2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, one Always On 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps with Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a HDMI 2.0 Headphone / microphone combo jack Optional nano-SIM card slot on WWAN models Various docking solutions supported via Thunderbolt or USB-C	2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, one Always On 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps with Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a HDMI 2.1 up to 4K at 60Hz Headphone / microphone combo jack Optional nano-SIM card slot on WWAN models Various docking solutions supported via Thunderbolt or USB-C	2x USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A, one Always On 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps with Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 1.4a HDMI 2.1 up to 4K at 60Hz Headphone / microphone combo jack Optional nano-SIM card slot on WWAN models Various docking solutions supported via Thunderbolt or USB-C	2x USB-A 5Gbps, one Always On 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps with USB Power Delivery 3.0 and DisplayPort 2.1 HDMI 2.1 up to 4K at 60Hz Headphone / microphone combo jack Optional nano-SIM card slot on WWAN models Various docking solutions supported via Thunderbolt or USB-C	2x USB-A 5Gbps, one Always On 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps with USB Power Delivery 15-65W and DisplayPort 2.1 HDMI 2.1 up to 4K at 60Hz Headphone / microphone combo jack Optional nano-SIM card slot on WWAN models Various docking solutions supported via Thunderbolt or USB-C
Dimensions / weight	Not collected	All configurations: 315 × 221.6 × 14.9 mm Platform starting weight: 1.133 kg (Starting at)	Models with 720p camera: 315.6 × 222.5 × 14.95 mm Models with other cameras: 315.6 × 222.5 × 15.36 mm Platform starting weight: 1.12 kg (Starting at)	Models with 720p camera: 315.6 × 222.5 × 14.96 mm Models with other cameras: 315.6 × 222.5 × 15.36 mm Platform starting weight: 1.12 kg (Starting at)	All configurations: 312.8 × 214.75 × 14.96 mm Models with Trackpad: 1.08 kg (Starting at) Models with Haptic Touchpad: 1.09 kg (Starting at)	Models with OLED display: 312.8 × 214.75 × 8.08–16.95 mm Models with WUXGA display: 312.8 × 214.75 × 8.38–17.95 mm Arrow Lake: 1.006 kg (Starting at) Lunar Lake: 0.986 kg (Starting at)
NPU	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Not collected	Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 5 125H / Intel Core Ultra 5 125U / Intel Core Ultra 5 135U / Intel Core Ultra 7 155H / Intel Core Ultra 7 155U / Intel Core Ultra 7 165H — Up to 11 TOPS Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 7 165U — Up to 12 TOPS The PSREF processor table lists up to 12 TOPS for Intel Core Ultra 7 165U while the product-level NPU summary states up to 11 TOPS.	Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 5 225H — Up to 13 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 83 TOPS — Arrow Lake Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 5 225U / Intel Core Ultra 5 235U / Intel Core Ultra 7 255U / Intel Core Ultra 7 265U — Up to 12 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 24 TOPS — Arrow Lake Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 5 226V / Intel Core Ultra 5 228V / Intel Core Ultra 5 238V — Up to 40 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 97 TOPS — Lunar Lake Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 5 235H — Up to 13 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 94 TOPS — Arrow Lake Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 7 255H — Up to 13 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 96 TOPS — Arrow Lake Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 7 256V / Intel Core Ultra 7 258V — Up to 47 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 115 TOPS — Lunar Lake Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 7 265H — Up to 13 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 97 TOPS — Arrow Lake Intel Intel AI Boost — Intel Core Ultra 7 266V / Intel Core Ultra 7 268V — Up to 48 TOPS — Platform total: Up to 118 TOPS — Lunar Lake Arrow Lake and Lunar Lake NPU mappings and performance values are preserved independently from the PSREF processor table.

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