Component comparison
ThinkPad X1 Extreme vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
ThinkPad X1 Extreme vs ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 — detailed laptop comparison: performance, mobility, price, specifications.
Advantages
A
ThinkPad X1 Extreme
- + Value (+3.9)
- + Estimated price (-$136)
B
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
- + USComp overall score (+7.0)
- + Performance (+10.8)
- + Gaming performance (+1.0)
- + Mobility (+14.0)
- + Reliability (+8.0)
- + CPU (+4.8)
- + GPU (+4.6)
- + Weight (-0.30 kg)
- + Max RAM (+32 GB)
- + Release year (+2)
- + Modernity (+15.4)
Detailed spec comparison
| Spec |
Component A
ThinkPad X1 Extreme
|
Component B
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3
|
|---|---|---|
| USComp overall score | 54.0 | 61.0 (+7.0) |
| Performance | 50.1 | 61.0 (+10.8) |
| Gaming performance | 37.0 | 38.0 (+1.0) |
| Mobility | 29.0 | 43.0 (+14.0) |
| Reliability | 27.0 | 35.0 (+8.0) |
| Value | 57.2 (+3.9) | 53.4 |
| Screen quality | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| CPU | 56.9 | 61.7 (+4.8) |
| GPU | 39.0 | 43.6 (+4.6) |
| Estimated price | $468 (-$136) | $604 |
| Weight | 2.00 kg | 1.70 kg (-0.30 kg) |
| Battery | — | — |
| Max RAM | 32 GB | 64 GB (+32 GB) |
| Release year | 2018 | 2020 (+2) |
| Modernity | 53.8 | 69.2 (+15.4) |
Based on the comparison:
ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 wins 11 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).