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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 vs. Dell XPS 13 9380

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 and Dell XPS 13 9380 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Key Differences

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Lenovo has released the ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6, a 14-inch machine, in 2018. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8650U with a boost clock speed up to 4.20 GHz. The laptop has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

On the other hand, we have the 13.3-inch XPS 13 9380 was introduced by Dell about a year later in early-2019. It comes with up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8565U with a boost clock speed up to 4.60 GHz. It has an integrated graphics option up to Intel® UHD Graphics 620 (24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz).

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 is better than Dell XPS 13 9380.

Intel Core i7-8650U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 has a 66% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8565U inside Dell XPS 13 9380.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 - Intel Core i7-8650U

3,879

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 - Intel Core i5-8350U

2,982

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i7-8565U

2,327

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i5-8265U

2,132

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Dell XPS 13 9380 - Intel Core i3-8145U

1,553

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch Dell XPS 13 9380.

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

14-inch

Dell XPS 13 9380

13.3-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 weighed 2.49 pounds, 8% lighter than the 2.7 pounds Dell XPS 13 9380.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Pound	2.49 lbs.	2.7 lbs.
Kilogram	1.13 kg	1.22 kg

Dell XPS 13 9380 Pros

Reasons that Dell XPS 13 9380 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6.

2019 vs. 2018

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 and Dell XPS 13 9380.

Both laptops supports up to 16GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6

16 GB

Dell XPS 13 9380

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen) - Windows 10 Pro - Intel Quad Core i7-8650U, 256GB NVMe-PCIe SSD, 16GB RAM, 14 FHD IPS (1920x1080) Display, Fingerprint Reader, Black (Renewed) By Lenovo $398.55	See at Amazon
	Lenovo X1 Carbon 6th Generation Ultrabook: Core i7-8550U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 14inch Full HD Display, Backlit Keyboard (Renewed) By Lenovo $445.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (6th Gen) - Windows 10 Pro - Intel Quad Core i5-8350U, 256GB NVMe-PCIe SSD, 16GB RAM, 14 FHD IPS (1920x1080) Display, Fingerprint Reader, Black (Renewed) By Lenovo $339.00	See at Amazon
Dell XPS 13 9380 Price
	Dell XPS 13 9380 13.3" Laptop - Intel Core i5-8265U; 8GB RAM; 256GB Solid State Drive; Intel UHD 620 (Renewed) By Dell $540.49	See at Amazon
	Newest Generation Dell XPS13 9380 Laptop, Intel Core i7-8565U Processor Up to 4.6 GHz, 16GB 2133MHz RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, 13.3 4K UHD (3840x2160) InfinityEdge Touch Display, Fingerprint Reader (Renewed) By Dell $878.80	See at Amazon
	Dell XPS 13 9380, XPS9380-7939SLV-PUS, 8th Gen Intel Core i7-8565U Processor (8MB Cache, up to 4.6 GHz, 4 Cores), 8GB 2133MHz LPDDR3, 256 GB M.2 [PCIe] Nvme (SSD), Intel UHD Graphics 620 By Dell $1,349.00	See at Amazon

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 WQHD 14” 1440p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8650U 4C/8T, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,106 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,879 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3	Released in Early 2019 16:9 4K UHD 13.3” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.7 lb 1.22 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8565U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz Geekbench 5 804 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,327 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz DDR3

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Released	2018	2019
Release Date	-	Announced: CES - January 2019
Generations	-	2022 Dell XPS 13 9315 2022 Dell XPS 13 Plus 9320 2021 Dell XPS 13 9305 2020 Dell XPS 13 9310 2020 Dell XPS 13 9300 2019 Dell XPS 13 7390 2019 Dell XPS 13 9380 2018 Dell XPS 13 9370 2017 Dell XPS 13 9360 2015 Dell XPS 13 9350 2015 Dell XPS 13 9343 2013 Dell XPS 13 9333
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Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Size Comparison	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6Dell XPS 13 9380
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)	11.88 x 7.84 x 0.30 - 0.46 in (301.76 x 199.24 x 7.80 - 11.63 mm) Width: 11.88” (301.76 mm) Depth: 7.84” (199.24 mm) Height: 0.30 - 0.46” (7.80 - 11.63 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)	2.7 lbs - 2.81 lbs (1.23 kg - 1.27 kg)
Colors	BlackBlack with color coded hinges	Frost with Arctic white woven glass. Rose Gold with Arctic white woven glass. Platinum silver with black carbon fiber interior.
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.	Full-size backlit keyboard. 4.13 x 2.36 in (105 mm x 60 mm) touchpad with multi-touch gesture support.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Size	14 Inches	13.3 Inches
Info	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, 300 nits, multi-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, 300 nits, multi-touch. 14” HDR WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, glossy, Dolby Vision™ HDR, 500 nits, multi-touch.	13.3-inch FHD touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support. 13.3-inch FHD non-touchscreen 1920 x 1080, 166 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 2.90 W power consumption, Anti-glare, Non-touch support. 13.3-inch UHD touchscreen 3840 x 2160, 331 PPI, 60 Hz, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 400 nits luminance, 5.41 W power consumption, Anti-reflective, Touch support.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports always on. 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x MicroSD card reader 1 x WWAN slot (Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9) (optional) 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot	Image Source: Dell Left (3) 1 x lock slot Wedge-shaped lock slot 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort, 4 lanes of PCI Express Gen 3 (40 Gbps) Right (3) 1 x microSD card slot 1 x USB-C USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Power Delivery, DC-in, DisplayPort 1 x headphone jack

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 3.60 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.90 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.10 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.90 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.60 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 61 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U77169.71% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U86277.94% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U1,106100.00% Dell XPS 13 93801 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U74867.63% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U64558.32% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U80472.69% 01,106 Geekbench 5 Multi Core Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 61 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U1,97150.81% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U2,98276.88% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U3,879100.00% Dell XPS 13 93801 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U1,55340.04% 2 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U2,13254.96% 3 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U2,32759.99% 03,879
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8350U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8650U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i3-8145U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8265U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8565U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.	4GB 8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel DDR3 SRAM.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2 TB PCIe 3x4 NVMe SSD up to 32 Gbps.

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
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.	Killer 1435-S WiFi Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1	Bluetooth 4.2
More	WWAN: Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 52 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to Up to 21 hours * Tested on FHD panel
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	45 W USB (Type-C) power adapter rated at 20 VDC/2.25A, 15 VDC/3A, 9 VDC/3A, 5VDC/3A.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit	Windows 10 Home Windows 10 Pro Ubuntu 18.04 Upgradable to Windows 11
Built-in Apps	Lenovo Vantage	Microsoft Office 30-days trial McAfee LiveSafe™ 12 Month Subscription

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera. IR Facial Authentication (optional)	Front-facing camera Top-mount front camera with fixed focus lens, 0.9 Megapixels (1280 x 720 HD) at 30 fps. Infrared camera 340 x 340 for Windows Hello authentication.
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Dolby Atmos® for headphones Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones	Realtek ALC3271-CG with Waves MaxxAudio Pro Two speakers (1W x 2 = 2W total) 4 digital array microphones; Far Field Cortana Capable

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 6	Dell XPS 13 9380
Sensors	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader in the power button Ambient light sensor
Security	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Windows Hello Facial Recognition Noble lock slot