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2019 MacBook Pro 16” vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5: Full specs comparison

The following is a comprehensive comparison of the 2019 MacBook Pro 16” and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 specifications, including details on CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2019 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2019 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside 2019 MacBook Pro 16” has a 113% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-10610U inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-10610U

3,042

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10310U

2,992

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i7-10510U

2,942

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - Intel Core i5-10210U

2,933

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Max system memory size

2019 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5

16 GB

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” supports a faster memory speed than the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5. It supports up to 2666MHz versus 2133MHz of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Memory type and speed

2019 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 - LPDDR3

2,133 MHz

Configurable up to AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB GDDR6 vs. integrated

The 2019 MacBook Pro 16” has a 16-inch screen size 14% larger than the 14-inch Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5.

Display size

2019 MacBook Pro 16”

16-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5

14-inch

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 is better than 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

2020 vs. 2019

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 weighed 2.99 pounds, 31% lighter than the 4.3 pounds 2019 MacBook Pro 16”.

Weight	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Pound	4.3 lbs.	2.99 lbs.
Kilogram	1.95 kg	1.36 kg

Prices

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

2019 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $708.00 $764.99 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $619.00 $669.64 8% OFF	See at Amazon
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16 inch, 32GB RAM, 1TB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $919.99	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $424.95 $449.99 6% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga (Gen 5) i7-10610U 1.8Ghz 14" 2-in-1 Laptop, 16GB RAM, 2TB NVMe SSD,1080p, Thunderbolt 3, Windows 11 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $594.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 20UB000VUS 14" Touchscreen 2 in 1 Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i7 (10th Gen) i7-10510U Quad-core (4 Core) 1.80 GHz - 16 GB RAM - 256 GB SSD - Iron Gray By Lenovo $699.77	See at Amazon

Availability	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Released	2019	2020
Release Date	Announced on November 13th, 2019 Available on November 13th, 2019	Announced at CES 2020 (January 2020)
Pricing	$2,399 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 512GB SSD \| Radeon 5300M 4GB $2,799 - Intel Core i7 \| 16GB RAM \| 1TB SSD \| Radeon 5500M 4GB	-
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”	-

Exterior	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Dimensions	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)	12” x 8.5” x 0.59” (323 x 218 x 15.2 mm) Width: 12” (323 mm) Depth: 8.5” (218 mm) Height: 0.59” (15.2 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)	Starting at 2.99 lbs (1.35 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Iron Grey
Keyboard and Trackpad	Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar 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	Keyboard: Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. New UC functions for F9-F11 Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Size	16 Inches	14 Inches
Info	Retina display 16‑inch (diagonal) LED‑backlit display with IPS technology; 3072‑by‑1920 native resolution at 226 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors Supported scaled resolutions: 2048 by 1280 1792 by 1120 1344 by 840 1152 by 720 500 nits brightness Wide color (P3) True Tone technology Refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz	14” FHD (1920 x 1080) IPS, low power, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 400 nits. 14” WQHD (2560 x 1440) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, 300 nits. 14” 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) IPS, anti-reflection, anti-smudge, touchscreen, with Dolby Vision™ HDR400, 500 nits. * All supports inking capability.

Ports	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB‑C) ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 2 x USB 3.1 Gen 1 Full-size USB-A ports (1 always on). 1 x Network extension for Ethernet/side mechanical docking 1 x HDMI 1.4 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x WWAN slot (Fibocom L850-GL 4G LTE-A cat 9) (optional) 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot 1 x Ethernet Extension Connector (Dongle for Native Ethernet sold separately) 1 x Pen Storage

Internal Specs	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Processor	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H 6 cores, 12 threads, 2.60 → 4.50 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.30 → 4.80 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK 8 cores, 16 threads, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz, 16MB SmartCache, 45W	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.60 → 4.20 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.70 → 4.40 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 15W 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics	9th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-9750H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1150 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9880H Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1200 MHz 9th Gen Intel® Core™ i9-9980HK Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz	10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10210U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10510U Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-10310U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz 10th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-10610U with vPro™ Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory	8GB 16GB 2133 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory	-
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe SSD.

Connectivity	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ AX201 802.11AX (2 x 2) Up to 2400 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.0
More	-	NFC Optional WWAN: Integrated Global Mobile Broadband 4G LTE-A

Battery	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Size	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	4-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 51 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 11 hours wireless web Up to 11 hours Apple TV app movie playback Up to 30 days of standby time	Up to 19.3 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	96W USB‑C Power Adapter	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera HD 720p with ThinkShutter privacy cover. Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio	High‑fidelity six‑speaker system with force‑cancelling woofers Wide stereo sound Support for Dolby Atmos playback Studio‑quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack	Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System 4 x 360-degree far-field microphones

Misc	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
Inking	-	Supports ThinkPad Pen Pro (included)
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Windows Hello compliant Match-on-Chip fingerprint reader on the palm rest Optional IR Camera Ambient light sensor NFC
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Fast Identity Online (FIDO) authentication capabilities Match-on-Chip Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip ThinkShutter camera cover Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyGuard Optional: ThinkPad PrivacyAlert (required IR Camera) Optional IR Camera Kensington lock slot
In the box	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5 65W AC adapter ThinkPad Pen Pro 4 Cell 51Wh Internal battery Quick start guide
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: Up to two displays with 6016‑by‑3384 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors or Up to four displays with 4096‑by‑2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)	-

Key Features	2019 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Gen 5
At Glance	Released in Late 2019 16:10 Retina 16” 1920p 60Hz Weight 4.3 lb 1.95 kg Up to Intel Core i9-9980HK 8C/16T, 2.40 → 5.00 GHz Geekbench 5 1,114 Single Core Geekbench 5 6,504 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 630 24 Execution Units, 350 → 1250 MHz Configurable up to 64GB 2666 MHz DDR4 AMD Radeon Pro 5500M 8GB GDDR6	Released in 2020 16:9 4K UHD 14” 2160p 60Hz Weight 2.99 lb 1.36 kg Up to Intel Core i7-10610U 4C/8T, 1.80 → 4.90 GHz Geekbench 5 968 Single Core Geekbench 5 3,042 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® UHD Graphics 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3