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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 vs. Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 and Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) models. Our report includes intricate details such as the CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 is better than Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020). It supports up to 64GB versus 32GB of system memory on the Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

64 GB

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)

32 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 weighed 3.76 pounds, 9% lighter than the 4.1 pounds Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020).

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Pound	3.76 lbs.	4.1 lbs.
Kilogram	1.71 kg	1.86 kg

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

Reasons that Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

2020 vs. 2018

AMD Ryzen 9-4900H inside Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) has a 51% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8850H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

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 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-8850H

4,497

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-8750H

4,470

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-8400H

3,470

Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020) supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1. It supports up to 3200MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

Memory type and speed

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

3,200 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" 2K QHD (Intel Core i7-11800H, 64GB RAM, 1TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation Laptop, Backlit, FP, 3-Yr WRT, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,749.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Business Laptop, 16" WUXGA IPS Display, Core i7-12700H, Windows 11 Pro, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, Wi-Fi 6E, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, TD By Lenovo $1,885.77 $2,029.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Newest ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 3 15.6” FHD IPS Display Business Laptop, Intel Hexa Core i7-10750H, 32GB RAM 1TB SSD, GeForce GTX 1650 Ti, Fingerprint, Windows 10 Pro \| 32GB Tela USB Card By Lenovo $1,989.00	See at Amazon
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 $1,849.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop, 16" WQXGA(2560 x 1600) Display, AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS, 32GB RAM 2TB SSD Storage, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060, Wi-Fi 6E, Windows11, Storm Grey, NoCo Bundle By Lenovo $1,469.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Legion Slim 5 Gaming Laptop \| 16" WQXGA 165Hz 100% sRGB \| AMD Zen4 8-core Ryzen 7 7840HS \| 32GB DDR5 1TB SSD \| GeForce RTX 4060 8GB \| RGB Backlit Rapid Charge Win11Pro Grey + HDMI Cable By Lenovo $1,349.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Released	2018	2020
Release Date	-	Announced on November 11, 2020

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Dimensions	FHD non-touch: 14.24” x 9.67” x .72” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.4 (mm) 4K UHD touchscreen: 14.24” x 9.67” x .74” / 361.8 x 245.7 x 18.7 (mm)	14.01 x 9.84 x 0.6 - 0.7 inches (356 x 250 x 15.9 - 17.9 mm)
Weight	FHD non-touch: 3.76 lbs (1.7 kg) 4K UHD touchscreen: 4.06 lbs (1.8 kg)	Starting at 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg)
Colors	Black	Slate grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad	6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, numeric keypad. LED backlight. Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP).

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Size	15.6 Inches	15.6 Inches
Info	15.6” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, anti-glare, 300nits, 72% color gamut. 15.6” 4K UHD HDR (3840 x 2160) IPS multi-touch, anti-reflective, anti-smudge, 400 nits, 100% Adobe 8+2 color depth with Dolby Vision™.	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

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports DisplayPort and data transfer. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 port always on). 1 x HDMI 2.0 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x 4-in-1 SD card reader 1 x Network extension 1 x AC power in 1 x Kensington slot	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

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Processor	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H 4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.20 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™ i7-8850H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W	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
Integrated Graphics	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz	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
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	8GB 16GB 32GB 3200 MHz DDR4 Memory 1 x Onboard Memory 1 x SO-DIMM DDR4 Slot
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050Ti with Max-Q (Optional) Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1291 → 1418 MHz, 768 CUDA Cores.	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	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable). Up to 2 SSDs (2 x M.2 2280 PCIe TLC & SATA) up to 2TB max	512 GB 1TB 2TB M.2 2280 SSD 2 x PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 x4 slots

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual Band 9560 Wireless AC (2 x 2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.	Killer Wi-Fi 6 AX1650, 802.11ax 2x2 Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.1, M.2 Card
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 5.1

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 80 Wh	71 WHr (Integrated 3-Cell Li-Polymer battery)
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 4.9 hours Tested with MobileMark® 2018
Power Supply	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	170W 230W Slim tip AC adapter.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 10 Pro 64 FreeDOS No operating system
Built-in Apps	-	Lenovo Vantage Dolby Atmos® Speaker System Dolby Vision® Xrite-Pantone Color Management McAfee® Antivirus

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover.	Top-placed Built-in HD Webcam (720p) with Privacy Shutter
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Dolby Atmos® for headset Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones	2 x 2W Dolby Atmos® Speaker System for Gaming Dual array microphone

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Fingerprint Reader Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello & doesn’t include ThinkShutter)	Fingerprint Reader Combined with Power Button
Security	Fast Online Identity (FIDO) authentication capabilities dTPM 2.0 Match-on-Chip touch fingerprint reader Windows Hello with facial recognition software (requires IR camera) ThinkShutter on 720p HD Camera Smart Card Reader (Optional) Kensington® lock slot	Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button BIOS Security Power-on password Supervisor password Other Security Camera privacy shutter
In the box	-	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 15” AC adapter Internal Battery Quick Start Guide
Warranty	-	2-year (1-yr battery) depot service

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Legion Slim 7 (15”, AMD, 2020)
At Glance	Released in 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 3.76 lb 1.71 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8850H 6C/12T, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz Geekbench 5 1,006 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,497 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz Up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5	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

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