Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Gen 13 Aura Edition 2025, Core Ultra 7 258V, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core Ultra 7 258V
RAM 32 GB
Storage 1 TB
Screen 14" 2880x1800
GPU Intel Arc 140V
OS Windows 11 Pro
Weight 1 kg
Battery 57 Wh
78 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong screen (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong social proof (96th percentile) 96th
- Strong ram (92nd percentile) 92nd
- Strong portability (92nd percentile) 92nd
Cons
- Below average affordability (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Arc 140V |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 16 GB |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR5X |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 2880x1800 |
| Panel | OLED |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% DCI-P3 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | 2 x USB-C® (Thunderbolt™ 4 |
| HDMI | HDMI 2.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.0 kg / 2.2 lbs |
| Battery | 57 Wh |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Gen 13 Aura Edition | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 7 258V | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 2880x1800 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel Arc 140V | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | 57 | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14" Gen 13 Aura Edition | 66 | 65.1 | 92.1 | 77.4 | 96.5 | 92.1 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 96 | 9.2 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.7 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.8 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall78.3
- AI/LLM33.9
- Gaming23.8
- Portability90.9
- Creator38.3
- Student84.6
- Business84.8
- Developer80.6
- Entertainment82.8
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