Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) vs. Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9: Full specs comparison

Here is a comparison of the specs between Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9, including CPU, RAM, storage, battery, display, and more.

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) Pros

Reasons that Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) is better than Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Supports discrete graphics

Configurable up to NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650Ti 4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q vs. integrated

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Pros

Reasons that Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 is better than Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Supports larger memory

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 supports a larger memory capacity than the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020). It supports up to 32GB versus 16GB of system memory on the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Max system memory size
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
32 GB
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)
16 GB
Supports faster memory

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 supports a faster memory speed than the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020). It supports up to 4267MHz versus 3733MHz of system memory on the Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Memory type and speed
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - LPDDR4X
4,267 MHz
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) - LPDDR4X
3,733 MHz
5% larger display

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 has a 14-inch screen size 5% larger than the 13.3-inch Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

Display size
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
14-inch
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)
13.3-inch
About 20% lighter

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 weighed 2.49 pounds, 20% lighter than the 3.11 pounds Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020).

WeightRazer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Pound
3.11 lbs.
2.49 lbs.
Kilogram
1.41 kg
1.13 kg

Key Similars

Similar characteristics share between Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) and Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9.

Similar CPU performance

Both laptops has a similar multi-core CPU performance score.

Geekbench 5 multi-core score
Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020) - Intel Core i7-1165G7
4,487
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1180G7
4,474
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i7-1160G7
4,238
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 - Intel Core i5-1130G7
4,079

Prices

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

Razer Blade Stealth 13 i7-1165G7 Price
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1165G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti Max-Q, 13.3" 1080p 120Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 4
By Razer
$1,599.99
$1,799.99 11% OFF
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" UHD 4K 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" UHD 4K 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
By Razer
$2,399.00
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" FHD 1080p 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
Razer Blade Stealth 13 Ultrabook Gaming Laptop: Intel Core i7-1065G7 4 Core, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Max-Q, 13.3" FHD 1080p 60Hz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, CNC Aluminum, Chroma RGB, Thunderbolt 3, Black
By Razer
$999.99
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Price
LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon 9th Gen 9 Intel Core i7-1165G7, FHD Non-Touch Screen,16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro
LENOVO ThinkPad X1 Carbon 9th Gen 9 Intel Core i7-1165G7, FHD Non-Touch Screen,16GB RAM, 512GB NVMe SSD, Backlit KYB Fingerprint Reader, Windows Pro
By LENOVO
$1,009.77
LENOVO Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" FHD+ Ultrabook IPS Touchscreen 400 nits,11th gen i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Fingerprint Reader, Thunderbolt 4, Win 10 Pro, Black
LENOVO Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 14" FHD+ Ultrabook IPS Touchscreen 400 nits,11th gen i7-1165G7, 16GB DDR4, 1TB SSD, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, Fingerprint Reader, Thunderbolt 4, Win 10 Pro, Black
By LENOVO
$1,059.77
$1,179.77 10% OFF
Lenovo Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Ultrabook,14.0" FHD Non-Touch Screen IPS 400 nits,i5-1135G7,16GB RAM, 512G PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, USB-C,Win 11 Pro | TD 32G USB
Lenovo Latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Ultrabook,14.0" FHD Non-Touch Screen IPS 400 nits,i5-1135G7,16GB RAM, 512G PCIe SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint Reader, USB-C,Win 11 Pro | TD 32G USB
By Lenovo
$1,219.00

Availability

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Released20202021
Release Date
  • Announced on October 1, 2020.
  • Available in October 2020.
  • Announced on January 11, 2021 (CES 2021)
  • Available starting February 2021
Pricing
  • $1,799.99
    i7-1165G7 FHD 120Hz GTX 1650 Ti 16GB 512GB
  • $1,999.99
    i7-1165G7 OLED FHD 60Hz GTX 1650 Ti 16GB 512GB
Starting at $1,429
Generations-

Exterior

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Dimensions11.99” x 8.27” x 0.60” (304.6 mm x 210 mm x 15.3 mm)12.38” x 8.72” x 0.59” (314.5 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm)
Weight3.11 lbs (1.41kg)Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
ColorsBlack with Tone-on-tone Razer logo
Black
Optional woven carbon fiber top cover
Keyboard and Trackpad
  • Backlit full-size keyboard with the new right position Shift key.
    • Single-zone RGB powered by Razer Chroma™
    • Anti-ghosting keyboard
    • Half arrow keys.
  • Precise Glass Touchpad
    • A large, clickable glass touchpad with Microsoft Precision Touchpad support.
  • Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard.
  • New FN row F9-F11
  • Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Size13.3 Inches14 Inches
Info
  • 13.3" Full HD 120Hz
    1920 x 1080, matte, 100% sRGB, 4.9 mm slim side bezels, individually factory-calibrated.
  • 13.3" OLED Full HD with Touch 60Hz
    1920 x 1080, matte, 100% DCI-P3, 4.9 mm slim side bezels, individually factory-calibrated.
  • 14" UHD+
    16:10 3840 x 2400 IPS low-power HDR400 with Dolby Vision™ DCI P3 100% 500 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions
  • 14" FHD+
    16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare low-power 100% sRGB 400 nits Low-power TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions
  • 14" FHD+ with Touch support 
    16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB 400 nits TÜV Rheinland-certified for reduced blue light emissions
  • 14" FHD+ with Touch & PrivacyGuard support 
    16:10 1920 x 1200 IPS anti-glare touchscreen 100% sRGB PrivacyGuard 500 nits

Ports

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
  • 2 x USB-C 4.
    Supports Thunderbolt 4 and power delivery.
  • 2 x USB Type-A 3.1 Gen 1.
  • 1 x 3.5mm combo audio jack.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Ports
Image Source: Lenovo
Left (4)
  • 2 x Thunderbolt 4
    40 Gpbs, DisplayPort, Power Delivery
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
  • 1 x HDMI
    v2.0
Right (4)
  • 1 x headphone jack
    Headphone/Microphone
  • 1 x nanoSIM card slot
  • 1 x USB-A
    USB 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps), Always On
  • 1 x lock slot
    Kensington Lock

Internal Specs

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Processor
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 28W
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.80 → 4.00 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 15W
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7
    4 cores, 8 threads, 1.20 → 4.40 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™
    4 cores, 8 threads, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz, 12MB SmartCache, 15W
Integrated Graphics
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1165G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
  1. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-1130G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    80 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  2. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1160G7
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
  3. 11th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-1180G7 with vPro™
    Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
    96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Memory
  • Memory Slots
    • Onboard dual-channel memory
  • Memory Configurations
    • Minimum Memory: 16GB
    • Maximum Memory: 16GB
    • Memory Type: DDR4x RAM
    • Memory Speed: 3733MHz
8GB 16GB 32GB
4266 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR4x Memory.
Discrete GraphicsNVIDIA® GeForce GTX™ 1650 Ti with Max-Q
4GB GDDR6 VRAM
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Storage
  • Storage Slots
    • 1 x M.2 2230/2280 PCIe SSD slot
  • Storage Configurations
    • 512GB PCIe NVMe SSD (Upgradable)
256 GB 512 GB 1 TB 2TB
M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 SSD (Replaceable).

Connectivity

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Wi-FiIntel® Wireless-AX201
(IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
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/ax.
BluetoothBluetooth 5.1Bluetooth 5.1
More-Optional WWAN: 4x4 MIMO 5G (LTE CAT20) / 4G (LTE CAT12)

Battery

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Size53.1Wh lithium-ion polymer57 Wh
Battery Life-Up to 15 hours
Based on MobileMark® 2018 battery-life benchmark test
Power Supply100W USB-C Power Adapter65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter
Supports Rapid Charge.

Software

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
OSWindows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Home 64-bit
  • Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
Built-in Apps
  • Razer Synapse 3 enabled with programmable keyboard
Lenovo Vantage

Camera & Audio

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Camera
  • Front-facing camera
    Top-mount front camera, 1 Megapixel (720p HD).
  • Windows® Hello built-in IR camera
  • Front-facing camera with ThinkShutter privacy shutter
    720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
  • Optional: Hybrid Infrared (IR) & HD 720p with ThinkShutter
Audio
  • Stereo, 4 Speakers + Smart Amp
  • Array microphone
  • Dolby® Atmos
  • THX® Spatial Audio
  • Dolby Atmos™ Speaker System
  • Dolby® Voice®
  • 4 x 360-degree microphones

Misc

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
Sensors-
  • Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader on the palm rest
  • Optional IR Camera
  • Ambient light sensor
  • NFC
Security
  • Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT) security embedded
  • Windows Hello Facial Recognition
  • Power-on Touch Fingerprint Reader
  • Match on Chip Touch Fingerprint Reader
  • dTPM 2.0 chip
  • Webcam privacy shutter
  • HPD sensor with IR Camera
  • ThinkPad PrivacyGuard
  • ThinkPad PrivacyAlert
  • Kensington™ lock slot
In the box-
  • ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
  • 65W AC adapter
  • 57Wh Internal battery
  • Quick Start Guide
Warranty-1-year Depot or Carry-in

Key Features

Razer Blade Stealth 13 (Late 2020)Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9
At Glance
Released in Late
2020
16:9 FHD
13.3”
1080p 120Hz
Weight
3.11 lb
1.41 kg
Powered By
Intel Core i7-1165G7
4C/8T, 2.80 → 4.70 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,374
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,487
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1300 MHz
16GB
3733 MHz LPDDR4X
NVIDIA GeForce
GTX 1650Ti
4GB GDDR6 with Max-Q
Released in Early
2021
16:9 4K UHD+
14”
2400p 60Hz
Weight
2.49 lb
1.13 kg
Up to
Intel Core i7-1180G7
4C/8T, 2.20 → 4.60 GHz
Geekbench 5
1,364
Single Core
Geekbench 5
4,474
Multi-Core
With integrated
Intel® Iris® Xe Graphics
96 Execution Units, 400 → 1100 MHz
Configurable up to
32GB
4267 MHz LPDDR4X
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 9 Ports

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