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2020 MacBook Pro 16” vs. Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1: Full specs comparison

We thoroughly analyzed technical specifications for 2020 MacBook Pro 16” and Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 models, including CPU, memory, storage, battery life, display quality, and other features.

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2020 MacBook Pro 16” Pros

Reasons that 2020 MacBook Pro 16” is better than Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1.

Intel Core i9-9980HK inside 2020 MacBook Pro 16” has a 53% better multi-core CPU performance score than the Intel Core i7-1160G7 inside Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9980HK

6,504

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i9-9880H

6,100

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - Intel Core i7-9750H

4,880

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 - Intel Core i7-1160G7

4,238

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 - Intel Core i5-1130G7

4,079

The 2020 MacBook Pro 16” supports a larger memory capacity than the Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1. It supports up to 64GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1.

Max system memory size

2020 MacBook Pro 16”

64 GB

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1

16 GB

Configurable up to AMD Radeon Pro 5600M 8GB HBM2 vs. integrated

The 2020 MacBook Pro 16” has a 16-inch screen size 20% larger than the 13.3-inch Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1.

Display size

2020 MacBook Pro 16”

16-inch

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1

13.3-inch

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 is better than 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

2021 vs. 2020

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 supports a faster memory speed than the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”. It supports up to 4267MHz versus 2666MHz of system memory on the 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Memory type and speed

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 - LPDDR4X

4,267 MHz

2020 MacBook Pro 16” - DDR4

2,666 MHz

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 comes with a single removable M.2 SSD slot that you can replace and upgrade in the future.

Slots	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
M.2	Onboard	Yes x1

Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 weighed 2.49 pounds, 43% lighter than the 4.3 pounds 2020 MacBook Pro 16”.

Weight	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Pound	4.3 lbs.	2.49 lbs.
Kilogram	1.95 kg	1.13 kg

Prices

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

2020 MacBook Pro 16” Price
	Late 2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.6GHz Intel Core i7 (16 inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $630.99	See at Amazon
	2019 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.3GHz Intel Core i9 (16-inch, 16GB RAM, 1TB Storage) Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $751.07	See at Amazon
	2020 Apple MacBook Pro with 2.0GHz Intel Core i5 (13-inch, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD Storage) - Space Gray (Renewed) By Apple $625.00	See at Amazon
Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 Price
	Lenovo ThinkBook 13X Gen 2 Laptop 2023 New, 13.3" WQXGA IPS, Intel i7-1255U 10-Core, Iris Xe Graphics, 16GB LPDDR5, 512GB SSD, Backlit KB, Thunderbolt 4, FP Reader, Wi-Fi 6E, Win11 Pro, COU 32GB USB By Lenovo $1,089.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo 2023 Thinkbook 13X Gen 2 Laptop 13.3" WQXGA IPS 400 nits 10-Core 12th Intel i7-1255U 16GB DDR5 1TB NVMe SSD Iris Xe Graphics Backlit KB FP Reader WiFi 6E Thunderbolt 4 Win 11 Pro w/ 32GB USB By Lenovo $1,149.00	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkBook 14s Yoga G3 IRU 21JG0018US 14" Touchscreen Convertible 2 in 1 Notebook - Full HD - 1920 x 1080 - Intel Core i5 13th Gen i5-1335U Deca-core (10 Core) - 16 GB Total RAM - 8 GB On-Board By Lenovo $807.16 $946.33 15% OFF	See at Amazon

Availability	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Released	2020	2021
Release Date	Announced in June 2020. Available in June 2020.	Available starting June 2021
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	-
Applicable Models	-	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x ITG 2021 Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Generations	2023 M2 MacBook Pro 16” 2021 M1 MacBook Pro 16” 2020 MacBook Pro 16” 2019 MacBook Pro 16”	-

Exterior	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Size Comparison	2020 MacBook Pro 16”Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Dimensions	Height: 0.64 inch (1.62 cm) Width: 14.09 inches (35.79 cm) Depth: 9.68 inches (24.59 cm)	11.73 x 8.23 x 0.51 inches (298 x 209 x 12.9 mm)
Weight	Starting at 4.3 pounds (2.0 kg)	2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
Colors	Space Gray Silver	Cloud Grey Frost Blue Storm 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: 6-row keys. Spill-resistant. Backlit with LED lighting keyboard. Multimedia Fn keys. Trackpad: Buttonless glass surface multi-touch touchpad supports Precision TouchPad (PTP)
Chasis Information	-	Surface Treatment: Anodizing sandblasting Case Material Top: Aluminium Bottom: Magnesium-Aluminium

Display	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Size	16 Inches	13.3 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	13.3" WQXGA 2560 x 1600, 16:10, 1200:1, IPS, glossy, anti-fingerprint, non-touch, Corning® Gorilla® Glass, Dolby Vision™, 400 nits, 100% sRGB 13.3" WQXGA Touch 2560 x 1600, 16:10, 1200:1, IPS, glossy, anti-fingerprint, multi-touch, Corning® Gorilla® Glass, Dolby Vision™, 400 nits, 100% sRGB

Ports	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
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)	Left 2 x Thunderbolt™ 4 Supports USB 4 (40 Gbps), Power Delivery 3.0, and DisplayPort 1.4. 1 x Headphone / mic combo

Internal Specs	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB 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	11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7 Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Memory	16GB 32GB 64GB 2666MHz DDR4 onboard memory	8GB 16GB 4266 MHz dual-channel LPDDR4x memory Memory soldered to systemboard, no slots, dual-channel.
Discrete Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (20 CUs) AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs) AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory (24 CUs) New AMD Radeon Pro 5600M with 8GB of HBM2 memory (40 CUs)	-
Storage	512GB 1TB 2TB 4TB 8TB SSD	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB PCIe 3.0 x4 or PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD. Storage slots: 1 x M.2 2280 PCIe® Gen 4x4 slot Supports M.2 2242/2280 SSD.

Connectivity	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Wi-Fi	802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible	Intel® Wi-Fi 6™ 802.11AX (2 x 2) Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology	Bluetooth 5.2

Battery	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Size	100 Wh lithium‑polymer battery	53Wh Integrated Li-Polymer battery. Supports Rapid Charge Pro (charge up to 50% in 30min).
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 12.6 hours Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
Power Supply	96W USB‑C Power Adapter	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
OS	Shipped with macOS Catalina	Windows 10 Home Pro Windows 11 Home Pro No operating system
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	Lenovo Vantage McAfee® LiveSafe™ (trial) Microsoft Office 365

Camera & Audio	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Camera	720p FaceTime HD camera	Front-facing camera with privacy shutter 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
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. 2 x 2W Harman Speakers. 4 x array microphones, 360° near-field microphones.

Misc	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
Sensors	Touch ID sensor	Touch style fingerprint reader on side smart power button.
Security	Touch ID sensor Apple T2 Security Chip	Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified. Touch style fingerprint reader on side smart power button. Camera privacy shutter. BIOS Security Supervisor password. Power-on password. Hard-disk password. Self-healing BIOS.
In the box	16‑inch MacBook Pro 96W USB‑C Power Adapter USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	ThinkBook 13x Gen 1 65W AC adapter 53Wh 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.	1-year depot service 2-year (1-yr battery) depot service
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	2020 MacBook Pro 16”	Lenovo ThinkBook 13x Gen 1
At Glance	Released in 2020 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 5600M 8GB HBM2	Released in Mid 2021 16:10 WQXGA 13.3” 1600p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-1160G7 4C/8T, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz Geekbench 5 1,341 Single Core Geekbench 5 4,238 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics 96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 4267 MHz LPDDR4X