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Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 specs, features, and analysis

Here's what you need to know about 2017 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 including price, display info, CPU, RAM, storage, battery, and more.

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Availability	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Released	2017

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 Price
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11 21HM002DUS Black Laptop, i7-1355U, 16GB, 512GB PCIe SSD, 14.0" IPS Touch Wide UXGA (1920x1200), Intel Iris Xe, Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,329.03 $1,399.99 5% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (5th Gen) 14-inch Laptop Computer, Intel Core i7-7600U 2.80GHz, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Backlit Keyboard, Fingerprint, Type-C, Win 10 Pro (Renewed) By Lenovo $399.95	See at Amazon
	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 11, Intel i7-1370P vPro, 14" 2.8K (2880 x1800) IPS, OLED, Anti-Glare, 32GB DDR5, 2TB SSD, 1080p Camera, 5G WWAN, Embedded eSIM+Nano SIM Card, Win 11 Pro - Carbon Fiber By Lenovo $2,099.87 $2,249.00 7% OFF	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Gen 11 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop with Intel Core i7-1370P vPro Processor, 14″ WUXGA 500nits Touchscreen, 64GB LPDDR5 RAM, 2TB Gen4 Performance SSD, 5G and 4G WWAN Mobile Broadband, Win 11 Pro By Lenovo $2,499.99	See at Amazon
	Lenovo Gen 11 ThinkPad X1 Carbon Laptop with Intel Core i7-1365U vPro Processor, 14" WUXGA 100% sRGB Anti-Glare Touchscreen, 32GB LPDDR5 RAM, 1TB Gen4 Performance SSD, Thunderbolt, and Windows 11 Pro By Lenovo $1,777.99	See at Amazon

Exterior	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Dimensions	12.73” x 8.54” x 0.62” (323.5 x 217.1 x 15.95 mm) Width: 12.73” (323.5 mm) Depth: 8.54” (217.1 mm) Height: 0.62” (15.95 mm)
Weight	Starting at 2.49 lbs (1.13 kg)
Colors	Black Silver
Keyboard and Trackpad	Spill-resistant, Backlit with white LED lighting keyboard. Trackpad + TrackPoint® pointing device.

Display	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Size	14 Inches
Info	14” FHD 1920 x 1080, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch. 14” WQHD 2560 x 1440, IPS, 60Hz, anti-glare, non-touch.

Ports	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Ports	2 x Thunderbolt™ 3 Supports Power Delivery & DisplayPort. 1 x USB 3.0 Full-size USB-A ports. 1 x Native Network RJ45 1 x HDMI 1 x Headphone / mic combo 1 x MicroSD card reader 1 x Micro SIM slot 1 x Power button 1 x Kensington lock slot

Internal Specs	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Processor	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.30 → 2.80 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.50 → 3.10 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 3MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.70 → 3.50 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U 2 cores, 4 threads, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz, 4MB SmartCache, 15W
Geekbench 5 Single Core Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 51 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U55863.05% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U67976.72% 3 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U72181.47% 4 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U81592.09% 5 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U76686.55% 6 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U885100.00% 0885 Geekbench 5 Multi-Core Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 51 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U1,33370.79% 2 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U1,50079.66% 3 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U1,61185.55% 4 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U1,77794.37% 5 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U1,74492.62% 6 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U1,883100.00% 01,883
Integrated Graphics	6th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-6200U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6500U Intel® HD Graphics 520 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7200U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-7300U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1100 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7500U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1050 MHz 7th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-7600U Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz
Memory	8GB 16GB 1866 MHz Dual-channel LPDDR3 SRAM.
Storage	256 GB 512 GB 1 TB M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (Replaceable).

Connectivity	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Wi-Fi	Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8265 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac. Intel® Dual-Band Wireless-AC(2x2) 8260 Up to 867 Mbps, Dual band 2.4 GHz/5 GHz, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac.
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.1
Ethernet	RJ-45 Gigabit Ethernet port (10/100/1000)
More	WWAN: Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ X7 LTE-A

Battery	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Size	3-cell smart lithium-ion Battery Capacity: 57 Wh
Battery Life	Up to 15 hours * Tested with MobileMark 2014
Power Supply	65 W USB (Type-C) power adapter Supports Rapid Charge.

Software	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
OS	Windows 10 Home 64-bit Windows 10 Pro 64-bit

Camera & Audio	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Camera	Front-facing camera 720p (1280 x 720 HD) camera.
Audio	Dolby Audio™ Premium Microphones

Misc	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Sensors	Optional dedicated Windows Hello compliant fingerprint reader. Ambient light sensor
Security	Fingerprint Reader dTPM 2.0 chip Kensington lock slot

Key Features	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
At Glance	Released in 2017 16:9 WQHD 14” 1440p 60Hz Weight 2.49 lb 1.13 kg Up to Intel Core i7-7600U 2C/4T, 2.80 → 3.90 GHz Geekbench 5 885 Single Core Geekbench 5 1,883 Multi-Core With integrated Intel® HD Graphics 620 24 Execution Units, 300 → 1150 MHz Configurable up to 16GB 1866 MHz LPDDR3

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Our analysis and reviews

What we like

Reasons to like about Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

According to Lenovo, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 lasts up to 15 hours of battery life.

Up to 15 hours

* Tested with MobileMark 2014

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

Storage Slots	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
M.2	x1

What we don't like

Reasons not to like about Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5.

Not supports Windows 11

Requirements	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Secure Boot	Yes
TPM 2.0	TPM 2.0
Processor	Intel Core i5-6200U → Intel Core i7-7600U
4GB RAM	8GB → 16GB
64GB Drive	256GB → 2TB
2 Cores CPU	2 cores

The memory on Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5 is soldered to the motherboard, and there is no additional RAM slot for expansion. Since you can't change or add more RAM after you buy, you want to make sure you pick the configuration with the right amount of memory at the initial purchase. Learn more

Memory	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 5
Slots	0 - Onboard
Type	LPDDR3
Speed	1866 MHz