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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 vs. MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively compared the specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 and MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) 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 MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

2017 vs. 2015

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 supports a faster memory speed than the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015). It supports up to 1866MHz versus 1600MHz of system memory on the MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 - LPDDR3

1,866 MHz

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - DDR3L

1,600 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 weighed 2.49 pounds, 45% lighter than the 4.49 pounds MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Pound	2.49 lbs.	4.49 lbs.
Kilogram	1.13 kg	2.04 kg

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) Pros

Reasons that MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Intel Core i7-4980HQ inside MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) has a 76% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7600U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - Intel Core i7-4980HQ

3,315

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - Intel Core i7-4870HQ

3,188

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) - Intel Core i7-4770HQ

3,057

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

Configurable up to AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) has a 15.4-inch screen size 10% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Display size

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

15.4-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

14-inch

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 and MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015).

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5

16 GB

MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

16 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 21HM002DUS Black Laptop, i7-1355U, 16GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, 14.0" IPS Touch Wide UXGA (1920x1200), Intel Iris Xe, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,388.99	See at Amazon
	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 $399.95	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Gen 11 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop with Intel Core i7-1370P vPro Processor, 14″ WUXGA 500nits Touchscreen, 64GB LPDDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 Performance SSD, 5G and 4G WWAN Mobile Broadband, Win 11 Pro By Lenovo $2,499.99	See at Amazon
MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015) Price
	Mid 2015 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.5GHz Intel Core i7-4870HQ (15 inches, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $395.00 $420.24 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	2015 Apple MacBook Pro with intel I7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)- Silver (Renewed) By Apple $340.36	See at Amazon
	Apple MacBook Pro 15in Core i7 2.8GHz Retina (MGXG2LL/A), 16GB RAM, 512GB Solid State Drive (Renewed) By Apple $399.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Released	2017	2015
Release Date	-	Announced on March 9th, 2015 Available on March 9th, 2015
Pricing	-	$1,999 Intel Core i7 4770HQ\| 16GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $2,499 Intel Core i7 4870HQ \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Generations	-	MacBook Pro 15” (2019) MacBook Pro 15” (2018) MacBook Pro 15” (2017) MacBook Pro 15” (2016) MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
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)	14.13” x 9.73” x 0.71” (358.9 mm x 247.1 mm x 18 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	Starting at 4.49 lb (2.04 kg)
Colors	Black Silver	Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Size	14 Inches	15.4 Inches
Info	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch.	Retina display 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1920 by 1200 1680 by 1050 1280 by 800 1024 by 640 300 nits brightness Standard color gamut (sRGB) 900:1 contrast ratio

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
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	2 x Thunderbolt 2 ports Supports data transfers up to 20 Gbps. 2 x USB 3.0 ports Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps. 1 x HDMI port 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack 1 x SDXC card reader 1 x MagSafe 2 power port

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
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	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4770HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 3.40 GHz, 5 MB Cache, 47W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4870HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 3.70 GHz, 6 MB Cache, 47W 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4980HQ 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.00 GHz, 6 MB Cache, 47W
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	4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4770HQ Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1200 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4870HQ Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1200 MHz 4th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-4980HQ Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1300 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	16GB 1600 MHz DDR3L onboard memory
Discrete Graphics	-	AMD Radeon R9 M370X with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).	256GB 512GB configurable to 1TB SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
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.	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology
Ethernet	RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000)	-
More	WWAN: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh	99.4 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 9 hours of wireless web Up to 9 hours of iTunes movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	85W MagSafe 2 Power Adapter With cable management system; MagSafe 2 power port.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Shipped with OS X Yosemite
Built-in Apps	-	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview iTunes iBooks App Store Time Machine

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Microphones	Stereo speakers Dual microphones 3.5 mm headphone jack Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone Support for audio line out (digital/analog)

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor	Ambient light sensor
Security	Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Kensington lock slot	-
In the box	-	15‑inch MacBook Pro MagSafe 2 Power Adapter Power cord AC wall plug
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Pro with Retina display comes with 90 days of free telephone support and a one-year limited warranty. Purchase the AppleCare Protection Plan to extend your service and support to three years from your computer’s purchase date. Only the AppleCare Protection Plan provides you with direct telephone support from Apple technical experts and the assurance that repairs will be handled by Apple‑authorized technicians using genuine Apple parts. For more information, visit Apple Support or call 800-823-2775.
More	-	Video Support Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on up to two external displays, both at millions of colors Thunderbolt digital video output Native Mini DisplayPort output DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI, and HDMI output supported using Mini DisplayPort adapters (sold separately) HDMI video output Support for 1080p resolution at up to 60Hz Support for 3840-by-2160 resolution at 30Hz Support for 4096-by-2160 resolution at 24Hz

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5	MacBook Pro 15” Retina (2015)
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 Early 2015 16:10 Retina 15.4” 1800p 60Hz Weight 4.49 lb 2.04 kg Up to Intel Core i7-4980HQ 4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 928 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,315 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Pro Graphics 5200 40 Execution Units, 200 → 1300 MHz 16GB 1600 MHz DDR3L AMD Radeon R9 M370X 2GB GDDR5