Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (9th Gen, 2021)
- HDD/SSD
- up to 2000GB SSD
- M.2 Slot
- 1x 2280 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 See photo
- RAM
- up to 32GB
- OS
- Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Home, Windows 11 Pro
- Battery
- 57Wh, 3-cell, 48Wh, 3-cell
- Body material
- Carbon, Magnesium alloy
- Dimensions
- 315 x 221.6 x 14.9 mm (12.40" x 8.72" x 0.59")
- Weight
- 1.13 kg (2.5 lbs)
- Ports and connectivity
- 2x USB Type-A
- 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbps)
- 2x USB Type-C
- Thunderbolt 4, Power Delivery (PD), DisplayPort
- HDMI
- 2.0
- Card reader
- Ethernet LAN
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax
- Bluetooth
- 5.2
- Audio jack
- 3.5mm Combo Jack
- Features
- Fingerprint reader
- optional
- Web camera
- HD
- Backlit keyboard
- Microphone
- 4x 360-degree Microphones
- Speakers
- 2x 2W, Dolby Atmos
- Optical drive
- Security Lock slot
- Kensington Lock Slot
All Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (9th Gen, 2021) configurations
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Office Work should be used mostly by users who spend most of the time looking at pieces of text, tables or just surfing. This profile aims to deliver better distinctness and clarity by keeping a flat gamma curve (2.20), native color temperature and perceptually accurate colors.
Design and Gaming
This profile is aimed at designers who work with colors professionally, and for games and movies as well. Design and Gaming takes display panels to their limits, making them as accurate as possible in the sRGB IEC61966-2-1 standard for Web and HDTV, at white point D65.
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Health-Guard eliminates the harmful Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) and reduces the negative Blue Light which affects our eyes and body. Since it’s custom tailored for every panel, it manages to keep the colors perceptually accurate. Health-Guard simulates paper so the pressure on the eyes is greatly reduced.
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CPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the CPUs that come in the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (9th Gen, 2021) series.
Results are from the Cinebench 20 Multi-core test (the higher the score, the better)
GPU performance
Here you can find the price/performance difference between all the GPUs that come in the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (9th Gen, 2021) series.
Results are for the 3DMark: Fire Strike (Graphics) benchmark (the higher the score, the better)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon (9th Gen, 2021) in-depth review
In 2021, the ThinkPad X1 series has become one of the largest ones on the market. It was thanks to the inclusion of the Fold, Nano, and Titanium offerings. But is this expansion going to cannibalize the ThinkPad X1 Carbon that we all love? It might, but it won't be soon.The main reason for that can be seen in the fact that Lenovo brought some good improvements with the 9th generation Carbon device. Aside from the obvious Tiger Lake architecture, you get a display with a 16:10 aspect ratio, and up to a 4K resolution. The manufacturer even goes as far as to say that the latter covers 100% o[...]
Pros
- More than 13 hours of Web browsing on a single charge
- Great input devices
- 99% DCI-P3 coverage and accurate color representation with our profile
- 4K panel has high maximum brightness and 16:10 aspect ratio (AUO B156HAN13.1)
- Supports PCIe x4 Gen 4 drives
- Two Thunderbolt 4 connectors (both can be used for charging)
- Wi-Fi 6 support plus optional IR face recognition, fingerprint reader, and 5G support
- Quad-channel memory
- No PWM
Cons
- Lacks an SD card reader
- Memory is soldered to the motherboard
Inside Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 9th Gen - disassembly and upgrade options
Games you can play on this laptop series
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 42 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 33 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 48 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 19 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 537 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 50 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 231 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 183 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 142 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 94 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 63 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 45 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 34 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 117 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 79 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 39 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 30 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 54 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 38 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 37 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 32 FPS PLAY VIDEO |
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Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 (96EU) | 37 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 28 FPS PLAY VIDEO | 23 FPS PLAY VIDEO | - PLAY VIDEO |