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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 vs. 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3): Full specs comparison

We have comprehensively analyzed the technical specifications for the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 and 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 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 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3).

2018 vs. 2017

Intel Core i7-8850H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 115% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-7567U inside 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3).

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

2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) - Intel Core i7-7567U

2,084

2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) - Intel Core i5-7287U

1,944

2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) - Intel Core i5-7267U

1,928

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a larger memory capacity than the 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3). It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3).

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

64 GB

2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)

16 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3). It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3).

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - DDR4

2,666 MHz

2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti 4GB GDDR5 vs. integrated

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 comes with two M.2 slots that you can easily upgrade and install an additional SSD to expand the storage on the device.

Slots	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 17% larger than the 13.3-inch 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3).

Display size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

15.6-inch

2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)

13.3-inch

2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) Pros

Reasons that 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

The 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) weighed 3.02 pounds, 20% lighter than the 3.76 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
Pound	3.76 lbs.	3.02 lbs.
Kilogram	1.71 kg	1.37 kg

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 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
2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) Price
	2017 Apple MacBook Pro with 3.1GHz Intel Core i7 (15-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $399.00 $505.00 21% OFF	See at Amazon
	2017 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 128 SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $318.00	See at Amazon
	2017 Apple MacBook Pro with 3.1GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD Storage) Silver (Renewed) By Apple $421.00	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
Released	2018	2017
Release Date	-	Announced on June 5th, 2017
Pricing	-	$1,799 Intel Core i5 7267U \| 8GB RAM \| 256GB SSD $1,999 Intel Core i5 7267U \| 8GB RAM \| 512GB SSD
Applicable Models	-	2017 MacBook Pro 13 2017 MacBook Pro 13 with Four Thunderbolt 3 pors 2017 MacBook Pro 13 with Touch Bar 2017 MacBook Pro 13 with Touch ID
Generations	-	2022 M2 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 M1 MacBook Pro 13” 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2020 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2019 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2017 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (2TB3) 2016 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) 2015 MacBook Pro 13 Retina

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
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)	11.97” x 8.36” x 0.59” (304.1 mm x 212.4 mm x 14.9 mm)
Weight	FHD non-touch: 3.76 lbs (1.7 kg) 4K UHD touchscreen: 4.06 lbs (1.8 kg)	Starting at 3.02 lb (1.37 kg)
Colors	Black	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad	Full-size backlit keyboard with: 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor 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 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
Size	15.6 Inches	13.3 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™.	Retina display 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 1680 by 1050 1440 by 900 1024 by 640 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3)

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
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	Image Source: Apple Left (2) Image Source: Apple 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport Right (3) Image Source: Apple 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone 2 x Thunderbolt 3 40 Gpbs, USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10 Gbps), Charging, Displayport

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7267U 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.10 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB Cache, 28W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7287U 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.30 → 3.70 GHz, 4MB Cache, 28W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7567U 2 cores, 4 threads, 3.50 → 4.00 GHz, 4MB Cache, 28W
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	7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7267U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7287U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7567U Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB 2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.	8GB configurable to 16GB of 2133MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory
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). Up to 2 SSDs (2 x M.2 2280 PCIe TLC & SATA) up to 2TB max	256GB 512GB configurable to 512GB, 1TB or 2TB SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
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.	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0	Bluetooth 4.2 wireless technology

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
Size	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 80 Wh	49.2 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014	Up to 10 hours wireless web Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time
Power Supply	135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.	61W USB‑C Power Adapter

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit	Shipped with macOS Sierra
Built-in Apps	-	Photos iMovie GarageBand Pages Numbers Keynote Siri Safari Mail FaceTime Messages Maps News Stocks Home Voice Memos Notes Calendar Contacts Reminders Photo Booth Preview Music Podcasts TV Books App Store Time Machine Find My QuickTime Player

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover.	720p FaceTime HD camera
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Dolby Atmos® for headset Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Three microphones 3.5mm headphone jack

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
Sensors	Ambient light sensor Fingerprint Reader Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello & doesn’t include ThinkShutter)	-
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	-
In the box	-	13‑inch MacBook Pro 61W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Warranty	-	Your MacBook Pro comes with 90 days of complimentary technical support and a one‑year limited warranty. Purchase AppleCare+ for Mac to extend your coverage to three years from your AppleCare+ purchase date and add up to two incidents of accidental damage coverage, each subject to a service fee of $99 for screen damage or external enclosure damage, or $299 for other repairable damage, plus applicable tax.
More	-	Video Support Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and: One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors Up to two displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1	2017 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3)
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 Mid 2017 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 3.02 lb 1.37 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7567U 2C/4T, 3.50 → 4.00 GHz Geekbench 5 901 Single Core Geekbench 5 2,084 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 650 48 Execution Units with 64 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3