Component comparison
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5
- + USComp overall score (+15.0)
- + Performance (+14.8)
- + Gaming performance (+38.0)
- + Reliability (+18.0)
- + Value (+4.7)
- + Screen quality (+1.1)
- + GPU (+39.2)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+15.4)
B
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
- + Mobility (+2.0)
- + CPU (+2.1)
- + Estimated price (-$176)
- + Weight (-0.18 kg)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5
|
Component B
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 76.0 (+15.0) | 61.0 |
| Performance | 75.8 (+14.8) | 61.0 |
| Gaming performance | 76.0 (+38.0) | 38.0 |
| Mobility | 41.0 | 43.0 (+2.0) |
| Reliability | 53.0 (+18.0) | 35.0 |
| Value | 58.1 (+4.7) | 53.4 |
| Screen quality | 51.1 (+1.1) | 50.0 |
| CPU | 59.5 | 61.7 (+2.1) |
| GPU | 82.8 (+39.2) | 43.6 |
| Estimated price | $780 | $604 (-$176) |
| Weight | 1.88 kg | 1.70 kg (-0.18 kg) |
| Battery | 90 Wh | — |
| Max RAM | 64 GB | 64 GB |
| Release year | 2022 (+2) | 2020 |
| Modernity | 84.6 (+15.4) | 69.2 |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 wins 9 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).