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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 vs. Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 and Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) 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 Yoga 730 (15”).

Intel Core i7-8850H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 75% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-8550U inside Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

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 Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i7-8550U

2,557

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - Intel Core i5-8250U

1,971

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”). It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

64 GB

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”). It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) - DDR4

2,400 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 weighed 3.76 pounds, 11% lighter than the 4.2 pounds Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”).

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
Pound	3.76 lbs.	4.2 lbs.
Kilogram	1.71 kg	1.91 kg

Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Pros

We couldn't find any advantages of Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) over Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

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, 2TB SSD, Geforce RTX 3050 Ti) Business & Mobile Workstation Laptop, Backlit, FP, 3-Yr WRT, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro, Black By Lenovo $1,799.99	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 ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 5 Home & Business Laptop (Intel i7-12700H 14-Core, 32GB DDR5 4800MHz RAM, 1TB PCIe SSD, GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, 16.0" 60 Hz Win 11 Pro) with USB-C Dock By Lenovo $2,184.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”) Price
	Lenovo New 2018 Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Laptop, Intel i5-8250U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Built for Windows Ink, Win10 By Lenovo $749.00 $799.00 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo - Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" Touch-Screen Laptop - Intel Core i5-12GB Memory - 256GB Solid State Drive - Abyss Blue By Lenovo $769.00	See at Amazon
	New ! 2018 Lenovo Yoga 730 2-in-1 15.6" FHD IPS Touch-Screen Laptop, Intel i7-8550U, 8GB DDR4 RAM, 256GB PCIe SSD, Thunderbolt, Fingerprint Reader, Backlit Keyboard, Built for Windows Ink, Win10 By Lenovo $948.99	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
Released	2018	2018

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
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)	14.17 x 9.8 x 0.67” (360 x 249 x 16.95 mm) Width: 14.17” (360 mm) Depth: 9.8” (249 mm) Height: 0.67” (16.95 mm)
Weight	FHD non-touch: 3.76 lbs (1.7 kg) 4K UHD touchscreen: 4.06 lbs (1.8 kg)	Starting at 4.2 lbs (1.89 kg)
Colors	Black	Platinum
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad	Full-size keyboard, 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
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™.	4K Touch Screen 3840 x 2160, Glossy, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface. FHD Touch Screen 1920 x 1080, Anti-Glare, LED backlight, IPS, 300 nits, 16:9, 72% gamut, 10-fingure gestures, anti-scratch surface.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
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 Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Type-A Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Full HDMI port 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x DC power adapter jack

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
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	8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	4GB 8GB 16GB 2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4.
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 1050 2GB Pascal Architecture, 2GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores. NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1050 4GB Pascal Architecture, 4GB GDDR5 128-bit, 1354 → 1493 MHz, 640 CUDA Cores.
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	128 GB 256 GB 512 GB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
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.	Lenovo 802.11ac Wireless (2x2) Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.1

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 80 Wh	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51.5 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 11 hours (on FHD models) Up to 9 hours (on UHD models)
Power Supply	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	65W power adapter (w/ integrated graphics models) 90W power adapter (w/ discrete graphics models)

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps	-	Lenovo App Explorer Lenovo Vantage Lenovo ID Lenovo Settings Mcafee LiveSafe (30-day trial) Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover.	Front-facing camera 720p HD Camera Fixed Focus .
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Dolby Atmos® for headset Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones	JBL speakers with Dolby Atmos certification (2.5W x2) Dolby Atmos® with headphones Dual array microphone

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Fingerprint Reader Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello & doesn’t include ThinkShutter)	Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest Accelerometer 3D Gyrometer
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	Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	Lenovo Yoga 730 (15”)
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 2018 16:9 4K UHD 15.6” 2160p 60Hz Weight 4.2 lb 1.91 kg Up to Intel Core i7-8550U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 860 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,557 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 4GB GDDR5