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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 vs. M1 MacBook Pro 16”: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 and M1 MacBook Pro 16”, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 is better than M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 comes with two SODIMM slots that allow you to replace or upgrade when needed. On the flip side, you can't upgrade RAM on the M1 MacBook Pro 16” since it has onboard memory.

Memory	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Slots	x2	Onboard
Type	DDR4	Unified

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 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 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
M.2	Yes x2	Onboard

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 weighed 3.99 pounds, 16% lighter than the 4.7 pounds M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Weight	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Pound	3.99 lbs.	4.7 lbs.
Kilogram	1.81 kg	2.13 kg

M1 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that M1 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4.

Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) inside M1 MacBook Pro 16” has a 44% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i9-11950H inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

M1 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)

12,185

M1 MacBook Pro 16” - Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G)

11,988

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - Intel Core i9-11950H

8,450

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-11850H

8,205

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 - Intel Core i7-11800H

7,908

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 and M1 MacBook Pro 16”.

Both laptops supports up to 64GB of system memory.

Max system memory size

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4

64 GB

M1 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Prices

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 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 4 Intel i7-11850H, 16" WQXGA (2560 x 1600) IPS 400nits, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 Ti, Backlit KYB, Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro By Lenovo $1,397.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 Intel i7-11800H, 16.0" WQUXGA (3840 x 2400) IPS 600nits, 64GB RAM, 2TB SSD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060, Backlit KYB, Fingerprint Reader, Win10Pro By Lenovo $1,350.00	See at Amazon
M1 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,262.00	See at Amazon
	2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Max Chip (16-inch, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,869.00	See at Amazon
	2021 Apple MacBook Pro with Apple M1 Pro chip (14-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $1,178.08	See at Amazon

Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Released	2021	2021
Release Date	Announced on June 23, 2021 (MWC 2021). Available starting August 2021.	Announced on October 18, 2021. Available on October 26, 2021.
Pricing	Starting at €2,099	$2,499 M1 Pro 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU 16GB 512GB $2,699 M1 Pro 10-Core CPU 16-Core GPU 16GB 1TB $3,499 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 32GB 1TB $3,899 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 1TB $4,299 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 2TB $4,899 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 4TB $6,099 M1 Max 10-Core CPU 32-Core GPU 64GB 8TB
Applicable Models	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	-
Generations	-	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Dimensions	14.15 x 9.99 x 0.70 inches (359.5 x 253.8 x 17.7 mm) Non-touch models. 14.15 x 9.99 x 0.72 inches (359.5 x 253.8 x 18.2 mm) Touch models.	Height: 0.66 inch (1.68 cm) Width: 14.01 inches (35.57 cm) Depth: 9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Weight	3.99 lbs (1.81 kg ) Non-touch models. 4.1 lbs (1.86 kg) Touch models.	4.7 pounds (2.1 kg) M1 Pro models. 4.8 pounds (2.2 kg) M1 Max models.
Colors	Black	Space Gray Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Bottom-load backlit keyboard with white LED, 1.5mm stroke 6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys with Unified Communications controls Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device Multitouch glass touchpad (115 x 67mm)	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement Touch ID 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 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	16 Inches	16.2 Inches
Info	16” QHD+ Non-touch Display 16:10, IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 2560x1600, 400nit, 100% sRGB, 1200:1, 60Hz, Low Blue Light. 16” UHD+ Non-touch Display 16:10, IPS, Anti-Glare, Non-touch, 3840x2400, 600nit, 100% Adobe RGB, HDR400 Dolby Vision, 1500:1, 60Hz, Low Blue Light, 8+2 bit color. 16” UHD+ Touch Display 16:10, IPS, Anti-Reflective, Anti-Smudge, Touch, 3840x2400, 600nit, 100% Adobe RGB, HDR400 Dolby Vision, 1500:1, 60Hz, Low Blue Light, 8+2 bit color.	Liquid Retina XDR display 16.2-inch (diagonal) Liquid Retina XDR display;10 3456-by-2234 native resolution at 254 pixels per inch XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range) Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio Color 1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Left 2 x Thunderbolt™️ 4 Supports USB 4 with 40Gbps data transfer, DisplayPort 1.4, and Power Delivery 3.0. 1 x HDMI HDMI 2.0 on models with integrated graphics. HDMI 2.1 on models with discrete graphics. 1 x Headset jack 3.5mm 1 x Power connector Right 2 x USB-A 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps). 1 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5Gbps) with Always On. 1 x SD Card Reader Full-size with UHS-II supports 1 x Kensington nano security slot.	Image Source: Apple Left (4) 1 x power port 2 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x headphone jack Headphone/Microphone Right (3) 1 x Thunderbolt 4 40 Gpbs, USB 4.0 (40 Gbps), DisplayPort, Charging 1 x HDMI 4K@60Hz 1 x full-size SD card slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Processor	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.60 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.50 → 4.80 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz, 24MB SmartCache, 45W	Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10 cores, 10 threads, 3.20 GHz,
Integrated Graphics	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11800H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-11850H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-11950H Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz	Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G) Apple M1 Pro iGPU 16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores, Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
Memory	4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB Memory Slots: 2 x SO-DIMM slots Memory Type: Dual Channel Non-ECC DDR4 Memory Memory Speed: 3200 MHz Memory Per Slot: 4GB 8GB 16GB 32GB	16GB 32GB 64GB Unified Memory
Discrete Graphics	NVIDIA® GeForce® RTX™ 3050 Ti - 4GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 Laptop GPU - 6GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU - 8GB GDDR6 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 Laptop GPU - 16GB GDDR6 All supports Advanced Optimus, Resizable BAR, Dynamic Boost 2.0, DirectX 12.	-
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe slot Models with RTX 3060/3070/3080. 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe slot Models with integrated graphics and RTX 3050 Ti. With RAID 0/1 support.	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Wi-Fi	Intel® AX210 Wi-Fi 6E 802.11AX (2 x 2) Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.	802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.2	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology
Ethernet	Ethernet support via optional Lenovo USB-C to Ethernet Adapter	-
More	Optional 5G supports. Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X55 5G Modem M.2 card - RF System with embedded eSIM functionality No support	-

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Size	90 Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery
Battery Life	Up to 10.7 hours of battery life Tested with MobileMark 2018.	Up to 14 hours wireless web Up to 21 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
Power Supply	[featurs items="135W, 170W, 230W"] slim tip (3-pin) AC adapter with RapidCharge supports.	140W USB‑C Power Adapter Charging up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes with included USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
OS	Windows® 10 Pro 64 Windows 10 Home 64 Windows 11 Pro 64 Windows 11 Home 64 Windows 11 DG Windows 10 Pro 64 Linux Ubuntu Linux No operating system	Shipped with macOS Monterey
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 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Camera	Front-facing camera 1080p FHD with ThinkShutter privacy cover. Windows Hello IR support (optional).	1080p FaceTime HD camera Advanced image signal processor with computational video.
Audio	High Definition (HD) Audio, Realtek® ALC3306 codec Stereo speakers, 2W x2, Dolby® Atmos® Dual array microphone, far-field	High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
Inking	Optional inking supports. Lenovo Precision Pen 2 No pen (pen sold separately) No support (non-touch display doesn't support pen input)	-
Sensors	Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello)	Touch ID sensor
Security	Security Chip Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified Firmware TPM 2.0 integrated into the chipset Disabled (in some regions) Physical Locks Kensington® Nano Security Slot Fingerprint Reader Touch style fingerprint reader on the power button, match-on-chip BIOS Security Supervisor password Power-on password NVMe password Self-healing BIOS Other Security (Optional) Camera privacy shutter (Optional) IR camera for Windows Hello	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip
In the box	-	16‑inch MacBook Pro 140W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
Warranty	1-year depot service 1-year depot with 2-year system board service 1-year limited onsite service 1-year + 2-year depot service 1-year + 2-year limited onsite service 3-year (1-yr battery) depot service 3-year (1-yr battery) limited onsite service No base 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 every 12 months, 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	-	Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and: Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Pro) or Up to three external displays with up to 6K resolution and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Max) Thunderbolt 4 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately) HDMI digital video output Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4	M1 MacBook Pro 16”
At Glance	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 4K UHD+ 16” 2400p 60Hz Weight 3.99 lb 1.81 kg Up to Intel Core i9-11950H 8C/16T, 2.60 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,581 Single Core Geekbench 5 8,450 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 32 Execution Units, 350 → 1450 MHz Upgradable up to 64GB 3200 MHz DDR4 NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3080 16GB GDDR6	Released in Late 2021 16:10 XDR 16.2” 2234p 120Hz Weight 4.7 lb 2.13 kg Up to Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G) 10C/10T, 3.20 GHz Geekbench 5 1,747 Single Core Geekbench 5 12,185 Multi-Core With integrated Apple M1 Max iGPU 32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores Configurable up to 64GB Unified Memory