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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 vs. Dell XPS 15 9570: Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 and Dell XPS 15 9570 models. The report includes detailed information regarding both models' CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 is better than Dell XPS 15 9570.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 weighed 2.49 pounds, 38% lighter than the 4 pounds Dell XPS 15 9570.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Pound	2.49 lbs.	4 lbs.
Kilogram	1.13 kg	1.81 kg

Dell XPS 15 9570 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 15 9570 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

2018 vs. 2017

Intel Core i9-8950HK inside Dell XPS 15 9570 has a 155% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7600U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i9-8950HK

4,806

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Dell XPS 15 9570 - Intel Core i5-8300H

3,269

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7600U

1,883

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7300U

1,777

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-7500U

1,744

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-7200U

1,611

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-6500U

1,500

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-6200U

1,333

Dell XPS 15 9570 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5. It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Max system memory size

Dell XPS 15 9570

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

16 GB

Dell XPS 15 9570 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 1866MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Memory type and speed

Dell XPS 15 9570 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

Configurable up to Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Dell XPS 15 9570 has a 15.6-inch screen size 11% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Display size

Dell XPS 15 9570

15.6-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

14-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) 14-inch Laptop Computer, Intel Core i7-7600U 2.80GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, Type-C, Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $359.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) - 14" FHD (1920x1080) Display (Intel Core i5-7300U, 16GB Ram, 256GB PCIe SSD, HDMI, Camera, WiFi) Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $274.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Gen 12 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop with Intel Ultra 5 135U vPro Processor, 14" WUXGA 100% sRGB Touchscreen, 16GB 6400MHz RAM, 512GB Gen4 Performance SSD, FHD+ IR+ RGB Camera, and Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,879.99	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 15 9570 Price
	Dell XPS 9570 Laptop 15.6in FHD i7-8750H CPU 16GB RAM 512GB SSD GeForce GTX 1050Ti Thin Bezel 400 Nits Display Silver Windows 10 Home XPS9570-7996SLV-PUS (Renewed) By Dell $538.99	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9530 15.6'' FHD+ (Intel 13th Gen 14-Core i7-13700H (Beat i9-12900H), 32GB DDR5 RAM, 1TB SSD, Arc A370M) Business Laptop, Backlit, Fingerprint, Thunderbolt 4, Wi-Fi 6E, Platinum Silver By Dell $1,667.00	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 15 9570-8th Generation Intel Core i7-8750H Processor, 4k Touchscreen display, 16GB DDR4 2666MHz RAM, 512GB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti, Windows 10 Home, Gaming Capable By Dell $689.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Released	2017	2018
Generations	-	2022 Dell XPS 15 9520 2021 Dell XPS 15 9510 2020 Dell XPS 15 9500 2019 Dell XPS 15 7590 2018 Dell XPS 15 9570 2017 Dell XPS 15 9560 2015 Dell XPS 15 9550

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Dimensions	12.73” x 8.54” x 0.62” (323.5 x 217.1 x 15.95 mm) Width: 12.73” (323.5 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217.1 mm) Height: 0.62” (15.95 mm)	14.06 x 9.27 x 0.45 - 0.66 in (357 x 235 x 11 - 17 mm) Width: 14.06” (357 mm) Depth: 9.27” (235 mm) Height: 0.45 - 0.66” (11 - 17 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	3-cell battery models: 4 lb (1.8 kg) 6-cell battery models: 4.5 lb (2.0 kg)
Colors	Black Silver	Silver (CNC machined aluminum with carbon fiber composite palm rest in black)
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Full size, backlit chiclet keyboard; 1.3mm travel. 4.13 x 3.15 in (105 mm x 80 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Size	14 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch.	15.6-inch FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, IPS, 141 PPI, 400-nit brightness 100% sRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Glare, Non-touch support. 15.6-inch UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, IPS, 282 PPI, 350-nit brightness, 100% AdobeRGB, InfinityEdge Anti-Reflective, Touch support.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.0 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Native Network RJ45 1 x HDMI 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x MicroSD card reader 1 x Micro SIM slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot	Image Source: Dell Left (5) 1 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), PCIe Gen 3 x4, DisplayPort 1.2, Power Delivery 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x HDMI v2.0 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 1 x power port Right (4) 1 x USB-A USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), PowerShare 1 x full-size SD card slot 1 x lock slot 1 x Battery gauge button

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8300H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-8950HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	4 GB 8 GB 16 GB 32 GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
Discrete Graphics	-	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB M.2 2280 PCIe® 3x4 NVMe™ SSD, Up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8265 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8260 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Rivet Killer 1535 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g, WiFi-4 (802.11n), WiFi-5 (802.11ac).
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.2
Ethernet	RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000)	-
More	WWAN: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion 56 Wh 6-cell smart lithium-ion 97 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 20 hours and 18 minutes * Tested on FHD panel with 97 Wh.
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	130 W power adapter Power rated at 19.50VDC/6.67A.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	-	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.	Front-facing camera Bottom-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.92 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps.
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Microphones	Stereo speakers professionally tuned with Waves MaxxAudio® Pro Two speakers (2W x 2 = 4W total) Dual-array microphones

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button
Security	Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Kensington lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Wedge-shaped lock

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	Dell XPS 15 9570
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 WQHD 14” 1440p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7600U 2C/4T, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 885 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,883 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-8950HK 6C/12T, 2.90 → 4.80 GHz Geekbench 5 1,066 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,806 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz Up to 32GB 2666 MHz DDR4 Nvidia Quadro GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 with Max-Q