Lenovo Yoga 920 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1: Which is better?

Here is a side by side comparison between Lenovo Yoga 920 and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 specs including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Lenovo Yoga 920 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo Yoga 920 is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

About 20% lighter

Lenovo Yoga 920 weighed 3.02 pounds, 20% lighter than the 3.76 pounds Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1.

WeightLenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Pound
3.02 lbs.
3.76 lbs.
Kilogram
1.37 kg
1.71 kg

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 is better than Lenovo Yoga 920.

Much faster CPU performance

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 920.

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 920 - Intel Core i7-8550U
2,557
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i5-8250U
1,971
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i7-7500U
1,744
Lenovo Yoga 920 - Intel Core i5-7200U
1,611
Supports larger memory

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo Yoga 920. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 920.

Max system memory size
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
64 GB
Lenovo Yoga 920
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo Yoga 920. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2400MHz of system memory on the Lenovo Yoga 920.

Memory type and speed
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 - DDR4
2,666 MHz
Lenovo Yoga 920 - DDR4
2,400 MHz
Supports discrete graphics

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

12% larger display

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 has a 15.6-inch screen size 12% larger than the 13.9-inch Lenovo Yoga 920.

Display size
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
15.6-inch
Lenovo Yoga 920
13.9-inch

Prices

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

Lenovo Yoga 920 Price
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" FHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 8GB - 256GB SSD
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" FHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 8GB - 256GB SSD
By Lenovo
$849.00
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" 4K UHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 16GB - 512GB SSD - Silver
Lenovo Yoga 920 - 13.9" 4K UHD Touch - 8Gen i7-8550U - 16GB - 512GB SSD - Silver
By Lenovo
$1,289.00
Lenovo Yoga 920 2-in-1 Ultrabook Laptop, 13.9in FHD IPS Touchscreen, Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U, 8GB DDR4 Ram, 256GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10, Bronze (Renewed)
Lenovo Yoga 920 2-in-1 Ultrabook Laptop, 13.9in FHD IPS Touchscreen, Intel Quad-Core i7-8550U, 8GB DDR4 Ram, 256GB SSD, Fingerprint Reader, Windows 10, Bronze (Renewed)
By Lenovo
$599.99
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 Price
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
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
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Business Laptop (14" FHD+, Intel i7-1185G7 vPro, 32GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD), Thunderbolt 4, Backlit, Fingerprint, 3-Year Warranty, Webcam, Wi-Fi 6, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Business Laptop (14" FHD+, Intel i7-1185G7 vPro, 32GB RAM, 2TB PCIe SSD), Thunderbolt 4, Backlit, Fingerprint, 3-Year Warranty, Webcam, Wi-Fi 6, IST Cable, Win 11 Pro
By Lenovo
$1,599.99
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
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

Availability

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Released20182018

Exterior

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Dimensions12.72” x 8.8” x 0.55” (323 x 223.5 x 13.95 mm)
Width: 12.72” (323 mm)
Depth: 8.8” (223.5 mm)
Height: 0.55” (13.95 mm)
  • 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)
WeightStarting at 3.02 lbs (1.37 kg)
  • FHD non-touch: 3.76 lbs (1.7 kg)
  • 4K UHD touchscreen: 4.06 lbs (1.8 kg)
Colors
Platium Bronze Copper
Black
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Full-size keyboard with 6 rows, multimedia Fn keys, LED backlight
  • Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad
  • Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard
  • Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device
  • Multitouch glass touchpad

Display

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Size13.9 Inches15.6 Inches
Info
  • 13.9” FHD Touch Screen
    1920 x 1080, IPS display, 300 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch.
  • 13.9” UHD Touch Screen
    3840 x 2160, IPS display, 300 nits luminance, 16:9 aspect ratio, 10-finger multi-touch.
* All support Lenovo Active Pen 2.
  • 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™.

Ports

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
  • 2 x Thunderbolt™ 3
    Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort.
  • 1 x USB 3.0
    Full-size USB-A ports (always-on charging).
  • 1 x Headphone / mic combo
  • 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

Internal Specs

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Processor
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 3.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.50 → 4.20 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 45W
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.20 → 4.10 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.30 GHz, 9MB SmartCache, 45W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz
  2. 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U
    Intel® HD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz
  4. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U
    Intel® UHD Graphics 620
    24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
  1. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  2. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1100 MHz
  3. 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H
    Intel® UHD Graphics 630
    24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz
Memory
  • 8GB 12GB 16GB
    2400 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
  • 8GB 16GB 32GB 64GB
    2666 MHz Dual-channel DDR4 RAM.
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 SSD.
  • 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

Connectivity

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Wi-Fi
  • Lenovo 802.11ac Wireless (2x2)
    Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
  • 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.
Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 4.1
  • Bluetooth 5.0

Battery

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Size
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 70 Wh
  • 4-cell smart lithium-ion
  • Battery Capacity: 80 Wh
Battery Life
  • Up to 15.5 hours on FHD panel
  • Up to 10.8 hours on UHD panel
  • Up to 15 hours
* Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
  • 135 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
    Supports Rapid Charge.

Software

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
OS
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Lenovo App Explorer
  • Lenovo Companion 3.0
  • Lenovo ID
  • Lenovo Settings
  • Mcafee LiveSafe (30-day trial)
  • Microsoft Office 365 (30-day trial)
-

Camera & Audio

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD Camera Fixed Focus.
  • Front-facing camera
    720p HD with ThinkShutter privacy cover.
Audio
  • JBL speakers with Dolby Audio Premium certification (2W x2)
  • Dolby Atmos® with headphones
  • Dual array microphone
  • Dolby Audio™ Premium
  • Dolby Atmos® for headset
  • Noise-cancelling dual-array far-field microphones

Misc

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
Inking
  • Support Lenovo Active Pen 2
-
Sensors
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Ambient light sensor
  • Fingerprint Reader
  • Infrared (IR) Camera (optional; required for use with Windows Hello & doesn’t include ThinkShutter)
Security
  • Windows Hello with Fingerprint Sign in
  • 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

Key Features

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1
At Glance
Released in Late
2018
16:9 4K UHD
13.9”
2160p 60Hz
Weight
3.02 lb
1.37 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
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

Comparison Summary

Lenovo Yoga 920 vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

Lenovo has released the Yoga 920, a 13.9-inch machine, in late-2018. It is powered by up to a quad-core Intel Core i7-8550U with a boost clock speed up to 4.00 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 15.6-inch ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 was introduced by Lenovo around the same year in 2018. It comes with up to a hexa-core Intel Core i7-8850H with a boost clock speed up to 4.30 GHz. It has a dedicated GPU option up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050Ti with 4GB GDDR5.

Geekbench 5 Single Core

Lenovo Yoga 9201
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U72171.67%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U76676.14%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U77176.64%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U86085.49%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 11
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H96595.92%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H97596.92%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H1,006100.00%
01,006

Geekbench 5 Multi Core

Lenovo Yoga 9201
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U1,61135.82%
2
7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U1,74438.78%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8250U1,97143.83%
4
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8550U2,55756.86%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 11
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8400H3,47077.16%
2
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8750H4,47099.40%
3
8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8850H4,497100.00%
04,497

The Lenovo Yoga 920 has a 13.9-inch display which is slightly smaller than the 15.6-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1. In addition, The Lenovo Yoga 920 weighs 3.02 lbs. about 24% lighter than the 3.76 lbs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1. Moreover, measured at 12.72” x 8.8” x 0.55”, the Lenovo Yoga 920 is much more portable than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1 at 14.24” x 9.67” x 0.72”.

Lenovo Yoga 920Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1

Moving over to upgradability, Lenovo claims that the Lenovo Yoga 920 supports up to 16GB 2400 MHz DDR4 memory. It also comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that users can replace and upgrade in the future.

For Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 1, it supports up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 memory. It also has two M.2 slots that users can easily swap or add an extra SSD to get extra space when needed.

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