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Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

AMD Ryzen 9-4900H inside Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) has a 52% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1180G7 inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 9-4900H

6,806

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 7-4800H

6,440

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - AMD Ryzen 5-4600H

4,908

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1180G7

4,474

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) comes with one SODIMM slot that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Slots	x1	Onboard
Type	DDR4	LPDDR4X

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Display size

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)

15.6-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

14-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 is better than Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020). It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3200MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) - DDR4

3,200 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 weighed 2.49 pounds, 40% lighter than the 4.1 pounds Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Weight	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Pound	4.1 lbs.	2.49 lbs.
Kilogram	1.86 kg	1.13 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Both laptops supports up to 32GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9

32 GB

Prices

Here are the latest price updates and offers for both devices.

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) Price
	Lenovo - Legion Slim 7 - Gaming Laptop - AMD Ryzen 7 5800H - 16GB DDR4 RAM - 2 x 1TB NVMe TLC SSD - NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Max-Q Graphics - 15.6" FHD 165 Hz - Windows By Lenovo $2,299.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop \| 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB \| AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS \| 16GB DDR5 512GB SSD \| GeForce RTX 4060 8GB \| RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,249.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 AMD 14" Laptop (2023 Model) - AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS 8-Core, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, 16GB RAM, 512 GB M.2 NVMe SSD, 14.5" 2.8K OLED 400-Nits, Windows 11 Home By Lenovo $1,399.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Price
	LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon 9th Gen 9 Intel Core i7-1165G7, FHD Non-Touch Screen,16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By LENOVO $1,009.77	See at Amazon
	LENOVO Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" FHD+ Ultrabook IPS Touchscreen 400 nits,11th gen i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Fingerprint Reader, Thunderbolt 4, Win 10 Pro, Black By LENOVO $1,059.77 $1,179.77 10% OFF	See at Amazon
	Latest Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" FHD+ Ultrabook, 11th gen i7-1185G7, 16 GB DDR4,512 GB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Fingerprint Reader, Win 10 Pro (20XW003KUS), Black By lenovo $898.77	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced on November 11, 2020	Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021) Available starting February 2021
Pricing	-	Starting at $1,429

Exterior	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Dimensions	14.01 x 9.84 x 0.6 - 0.7 inches (356 x 250 x 15.9 - 17.9 mm)	12.38” x 8.72” x 0.59” (314.5 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg)	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
Colors	Slate grey	Black Optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Keyboard and Trackpad	6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad. LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New FN row F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Size	15.6 Inches	14 Inches
Info	15.6" FHD 60Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 60 Hz 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" FHD 144Hz 1920 x 1080 IPS 144 Hz Up to 3 ms with OD Response Time 100% sRGB Dolby Vision® Supported 300 nits 15.6" UHD 60Hz 3840 x 2160 IPS 60 Hz 100% Adobe RGB VESA DisplayHDR 400 Certified Dolby Vision® Supported 500 nits	14" UHD+ 16:10 3840 x 2400 IPS low-power HDR400 with Dolby Vision™ DCI P3 100% 500 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare low-power 100% sRGB 400 nits Low-power TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with Touch support 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB 400 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions 14" FHD+ with Touch & PrivacyGuard support 16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB PrivacyGuard 500 nits

Ports	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
1 x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Supports DisplayPort™ 1.4b, and Power Delivery 100W. 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 1 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On) 1 x 4-in-1 Full-size SD Card Reader 1 x Audio jack 1 x Power adapter	Image Source: Lenovo Left (4) 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps) 1 x HDMI v2.0 Right (4) 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x nanoSIM card slot 1 x USB-A USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Always On 1 x lock slot Kensington Lock

Internal Specs	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Processor	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H 6 cores, 12 threads, 3.00 → 4.00 GHz, 3MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.90 → 4.20 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H 8 cores, 16 threads, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz, 4MB L2 Cache, 8MB L3 Cache, 45W	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	AMD Ryzen™ 5 4600H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 6 Graphics Cores, 1500 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 7 4800H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 7 Graphics Cores, 1600 MHz AMD Ryzen™ 9 4900H AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™ Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory 1 x Onboard Memory 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slot	8GB 16GB 32GB 4266 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1650 Ti 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1660 Ti Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 2060 Max-Q Design, 6GB GDDR6	-
Storage	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 SSD 2 x PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 slots	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Replaceable).

Connectivity	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Wi-Fi	Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 Card	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1	Bluetooth 5.1
More	-	Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT12)

Battery	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Size	71 WHr (Integrated 3-Cell Li-Polymer battery)	57 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 4.9 hours Tested with MobileMark® 2018	Up to 15 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
Power Supply	170W 230W Slim tip AC adapter.	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
OS	Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 10 Pro 64 FreeDOS No operating system	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Dolby Vision® Xrite-Pantone Color Management McAfee® Antivirus	Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Camera	Top-placed Built-in HD Webcam (720p) with Privacy Shutter	Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio	2 x 2W Dolby Atmos® Speaker System for Gaming Dual array microphone	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System Dolby® Voice® 4 x 360-degree microphones

Misc	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Sensors	Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor NFC
Security	Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button BIOS Security Power-on password Supervisor password Other Security Camera privacy shutter	Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Webcam privacy shutter HPD sensor with IR Camera ThinkPad PrivacyGuard ThinkPad PrivacyAlert Kensington™ lock slot
In the box	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15” AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide	ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 65W AC adapter 57Wh Internal battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	2-year (1-yr battery) depot service	1-year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
At Glance	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.1 lb 1.86 kg Up to AMD Ryzen 9-4900H 8C/16T, 3.30 → 4.40 GHz Geekbench 5 1,137 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,806 Multi-Core With integrated AMD Radeon™ Graphics 8 Graphics Cores, 1750 MHz Upgradable up to 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB GDDR6 with Max-Q	Released in Early 2021 16:9 4K UHD+ 14” 2400p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1180G7 4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 1,364 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,474 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 32GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X

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