Compact business laptop with a few unwelcome surprises – Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD
Brand: Lenovo

Is this still a true ThinkPad?

Lenovo has redesigned the ThinkPad X13 from the ground up for its sixth generation, placing a clear emphasis on mobility with a slimmer and lighter chassis. This shift comes with compromises and long-time ThinkPad users may be disappointed, particularly by the display hinges and the keyboard.
Andreas Osthoff, 👁 Andreas Osthoff, ✓ Louise Burke (translated by DeepL / Ninh Duy) Published 12/02/2025 🇩🇪

Verdict - ThinkPad X13 makes too many compromises

The new ThinkPad X13 G6 is a compact business laptop, but its focus on mobility brings a number of compromises. These include the rigidity of the chassis, the quality of the keyboard, and the display hinges. Unfortunately, these are exactly the areas where long-time ThinkPad users are likely to feel let down.

Test device courtesy of campuspoint.de

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In terms of features, the X13 AMD makes a strong impression with Thunderbolt 4, a SmartCard reader, 5G and Wi-Fi 7, but the competition shows that more is possible when it comes to power consumption and battery life. There is also only a 60 Hz Full HD display.

The CPU performance of the AMD processor is very good overall and ahead of the direct competition, but in terms of the complete package, the Dell Pro 13 Premium remains the stronger choice.

Pros

+ compact chassis

+ mostly quiet operation

+ Wi-Fi 7, 5G and Thunderbolt 4

+ good battery life

+ matte IPS display with accurate colours

+ 5 MP webcam

Cons

- RAM not upgradable (maximum 32 GB)

- hinges with noticeable wobble

- comparatively weak keyboard

- weak speakers

- only 60 Hz 1080p displays

Price and availability

The ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD review unit is available from Campuspoint starting at 1,759 euros, while Lenovo currently offers configurable models of the ThinkPad X13 G6 from around 1,300 euros. In the United States, a comparable AMD configuration of the ThinkPad X13 G6 is currently listed at around $1,349 USD at retailers such as CDW, although prices may vary by region and configuration.

Verdict - ThinkPad X13 makes too many compromises
Specifications
Chassis and features
Input devices – Weak keyboard
Display - LowPower IPS
Performance – Zen 5 with 32 GB RAM
Emissions and energy
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Possible alternatives in comparison

With the ThinkPad X13, Lenovo offers a very compact business laptop that has been completely redesigned for the sixth generation. The focus is now on improved mobility and models with Intel processors weigh less than 1 kg. To avoid overlapping with the ThinkPad X1 Carbon in Lenovo's line-up, the ThinkPad X13 is priced considerably lower and starts at around 1,300 euros. Our review unit, equipped with an AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, 32 GB of RAM, a 5G module and the power-efficient Full HD IPS display, costs 1,855 euros (1,759 euros under the Campus programme).

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD

Processor

AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 8 x 2 - 5 GHz, 40 W PL2 / Short Burst, 35 W PL1 / Sustained, Krackan Point (Zen 5)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon 860M, Core: 2900 MHz, RAM: 1000 MHz, Adrenalin 24.30.40.08

Memory

32 GB

, LPDDR5x-8000, dual-channel, onboard

Display

13.30 inch 16:10, 1920 x 1200 pixel 170 PPI, NV133WUM-N6D, IPS, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00, 1024 GB

, 872 GB free

Soundcard

AMD Zen - Audio Processor - HD Audio Controller

Connections

1 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB4 40 Gbps, 2 Thunderbolt 4, USB-C Power Delivery (PD), 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: 3.5 mm Audio, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card (a/b/g/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/ Wi-Fi 6E 6 GHz be = Wi-Fi 7), Bluetooth 5.4, 5G

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 13 x 299.3 x 207 ( = 0.51 x 11.78 x 8.15 in)

Battery

54.7 Wh, 3510 mAh Lithium-Ion

Operating System

Microsoft Windows 11 Pro

Camera

Webcam: 5 MP with mechanical shutter and IR
Primary Camera: 5 MPix

Additional features

Speakers: Stereo, Keyboard: Chiclet, Keyboard Light: yes, 65W PSU (GaN), 36 Months Warranty

Weight

1.072 kg ( = 37.81 oz / 2.36 pounds), Power Supply: 275 g ( = 9.7 oz / 0.61 pounds)

Price

1855 Euro

Links

Lenovo homepage
Lenovo notebook section

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Chassis and features

Visually, the new X13 G6 is unmistakably a ThinkPad and follows the current design language, including the rather prominent camera housing. When handling the device, its compact size and low weight are immediately noticeable. The surfaces have a slightly textured finish that feels premium, is not overly prone to fingerprints and is relatively easy to clean. The lid is made of carbon-fibre reinforced plastic and the base unit is aluminium. However, the focus on mobility does have an impact on overall rigidity. The base unit can be pressed in slightly in the central area and produces faint creaking noises when twisted. The lid itself is reasonably sturdy, but the hinges are the main issue. The maximum opening angle is 180 degrees, yet the hinges are a little too loose and wobble far too much. The bottom cover is secured with only four screws and is easy to remove. The fan, battery, WWAN module and SSD are serviceable, although the RAM and WLAN module are soldered.

In terms of ports, there is now only a single USB-A connector on the right side, while the two USB-C ports including Thunderbolt 4 sit on the left. The WLAN module supports Wi-Fi 7 and offers very high and stable transfer rates. The 5 MP camera (including IR) delivers acceptable image quality and features a mechanical shutter.

Size comparison

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD DIN A4 ❌

Left: HDMI 2.1, 2× USB-C 4.0 with Thunderbolt 4 (40 Gbit/s, DisplayPort Alt Mode 2.1, Power Delivery 3.0), 3.5 mm audio

Right: SmartCard reader, nano-SIM slot, USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (5 Gbit/s, Always-On), Kensington lock

Networking
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Mediatek Wi-Fi 7 MT7925 Wireless LAN Card
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	1811 (min: 1751) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	1747 (min: 1720) MBit/s ∼100%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel BE201 320MHz
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	973 MBit/s ∼54%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	885 MBit/s ∼51%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1673 (min: 1594) MBit/s ∼100%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1502 (min: 1380) MBit/s ∼85%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Killer AX1775s 320MHz
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	644 (min: 331) MBit/s ∼36%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	772 (min: 626) MBit/s ∼44%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1303 (min: 1200) MBit/s ∼78%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1529 (min: 1485) MBit/s ∼86%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm FastConnect 7800
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	1483 (min: 1390) MBit/s ∼82%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	1720 (min: 1619) MBit/s ∼98%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1546 (min: 1484) MBit/s ∼92%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1775 (min: 1757) MBit/s ∼100%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel BE201 320MHz
iperf3 transmit AXE11000	1382 (min: 797) MBit/s ∼76%
iperf3 receive AXE11000	1706 (min: 1635) MBit/s ∼98%
iperf3 transmit AXE11000 6GHz	1282 (min: 426) MBit/s ∼77%
iperf3 receive AXE11000 6GHz	1709 (min: 1589) MBit/s ∼96%

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; iperf3 transmit AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1811 (1751-1863)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; iperf3 receive AXE11000; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1747 (1720-1758)

ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD: 10.83 ∆E min: 0 - max: 19.9 ∆E

Sustainability

The ThinkPad X13 G6 meets several environmental standards, including Energy Star, and Lenovo provides extensive information on the device's carbon footprint and the use of recycled materials. The packaging is fully recyclable and contains no plastics.

Recycled materials and environmental certifications (source: Lenovo)

Input devices – Weak keyboard

The backlit keyboard offers a travel of 1.5 mm for most keys, while the G, H and B keys (which sit next to the TrackPoint) and the function keys provide only 1.35 mm. Overall, the typing experience is merely average even by modern ThinkPad standards and is no longer really comparable to older models such as the 2018 ThinkPad X1 Carbon G6. The key presses are precise, but the overall typing feel is not particularly comfortable.

The TrackPoint works well and the associated buttons offer a satisfying click. The relatively small ClickPad (11.5 × 7.4 cm) performs as expected and provides good gliding properties, although the mechanical clicks in the lower area are a little loud.

Display - LowPower IPS

Mobility is also the priority when it comes to the display, which is why only a matte Full HD panel in the low-power version is available (optionally with touch support). Overall image quality is decent for a business laptop, with rich colours and no graininess in bright areas. There is also no PWM flickering. However, the refresh rate is limited to 60 Hz and the response times are not particularly fast, which results in visible ghosting.

Lenovo rates the display at 400 cd/m², a value our review unit easily achieves. The black level is also very low, resulting in a very high contrast ratio. The factory calibration already delivers solid results in our analysis with the professional CalMAN software, although our own calibration improves colour accuracy even further (the profile is available for free download in the box to the right).


411 cd/m²	425 cd/m²	407 cd/m²
408 cd/m²	424 cd/m²	412 cd/m²
391 cd/m²	405 cd/m²	402 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

NV133WUM-N6D tested with X-Rite i1Pro 3

Maximum: 425 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 409.4 cd/m² Minimum: 4.4 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 424 cd/m²
Contrast: 2019:1 (Black: 0.21 cd/m²)
ΔE ColorChecker Calman: 2.3 | ∀{0.5-29.43 Ø4.78}
calibrated: 0.9
ΔE Greyscale Calman: 2.9 | ∀{0.09-98 Ø5}
70.5% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 3D)
98.4% sRGB (Argyll 3D)
69.6% Display P3 (Argyll 3D)
Gamma: 2.04
CCT: 6547 K

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 3)

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD NV133WUM-N6D, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3", 60 Hz	Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 B133UAN (AUOBEB0), IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3", 60 Hz	MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG ATNA33AA07-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 13.3", 60 Hz	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ LQ138P1JX61, IPS, 2304x1536, 13.8", 120 Hz	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE ATNA40YK20-0, OLED, 2880x1800, 14", 120 Hz
Display		5%	27%	22%	28%
Display P3 Coverage (%)	69.6	74.3 7%	99.9 44%	97.8 41%	99.5 43%
sRGB Coverage (%)	98.4	99.1 1%	100 2%	98.2 0%	100 2%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage (%)	70.5	75.9 8%	95.8 36%	87.3 24%	97.1 38%
Response Times		-19%	93%	18%	93%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * (ms)	52.8 ?(23, 29.8)	52.8 ?(23.4, 29.4) -0%	1.94 ?(1, 0.94) 96%	38.9 ?(17.6, 21.3) 26%	2.4 ?(1.2, 1.2) 95%
Response Time Black / White * (ms)	19.3 ?(6.8, 12.5)	26.4 ?(12.2, 14.2) -37%	2.02 ?(0.92, 1.1) 90%	17.4 ?(5.7, 11.7) 10%	1.9 ?(0.9, 1) 90%
PWM Frequency (Hz)			60 ?(100)		240 ?(100)
PWM Amplitude * (%)			21.9		33
Screen		-25%	0%	10%	-89%
Brightness middle (cd/m²)	424	456 8%	382.4 -10%	606 43%	407 -4%
Brightness (cd/m²)	409	460 12%	383 -6%	592 45%	410 0%
Brightness Distribution (%)	92	89 -3%	99 8%	94 2%	99 8%
Black Level * (cd/m²)	0.21	0.23 -10%		0.43 -105%
Contrast (:1)	2019	1983 -2%		1409 -30%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	2.3	3.3 -43%	3.84 -67%	1.3 43%	4.9 -113%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	4.3	6.47 -50%	6.66 -55%	2.1 51%	9.1 -112%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	0.9	1.7 -89%	0.41 54%		4.7 -422%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	2.9	4.35 -50%	0.7 76%	2.1 28%	2.3 21%
Gamma	2.04 ^108%	2.51 ^88%	2.23 ^99%	2.16 ^102%	2.26 ^97%
CCT	6547 ^99%	6215 ^105%	6475 ^100%	6842 ^95%	6310 ^103%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		-13% / -18%	40% / 22%	17% / 14%	11% / -30%

* ... smaller is better

Display Response Times

ℹ

Display response times show how fast the screen is able to change from one color to the next. Slow response times can lead to afterimages and can cause moving objects to appear blurry (ghosting). Gamers of fast-paced 3D titles should pay special attention to fast response times.

↔ Response Time Black to White
19.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 6.8 ms rise
19.3 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 12.5 ms fall
The screen shows good response rates in our tests, but may be too slow for competitive gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 41 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is similar to the average of all tested devices (20.2 ms).
↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey
52.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 23 ms rise
52.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 29.8 ms fall
The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.165 (minimum) to 636 (maximum) ms. » 89 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (31.7 ms).

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

ℹ

To dim the screen, some notebooks will simply cycle the backlight on and off in rapid succession - a method called Pulse Width Modulation (PWM) . This cycling frequency should ideally be undetectable to the human eye. If said frequency is too low, users with sensitive eyes may experience strain or headaches or even notice the flickering altogether.

Screen flickering / PWM not detected

In comparison: 53 % of all tested devices do not use PWM to dim the display. If PWM was detected, an average of 8142 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

Performance – Zen 5 with 32 GB RAM

According to Lenovo's official specifications, the ThinkPad X13 G6 is available with up to 32 GB of LPDDR5x-8000 RAM, which cannot be upgraded.

Test conditions

On ThinkPad devices, Lenovo's power profiles are directly linked to the Windows power settings. We conducted all benchmarks using the Best performance mode.

Processor

The AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (Krackan Point) is currently used in many laptops and features Zen 5 cores (4× Zen 5, 4× Zen 5c), with the PRO version also offering additional security features. In the X13, the processor is allowed to consume up to 40 watts and then settles at around 35 watts, which is a good result considering the compact size of the device. As a result, the X13 clearly outperforms its direct competitors in the CPU benchmarks. Performance remains consistent on battery power.

Cinebench R15 Multi loop

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350: Ø2181 (2118.64-2264.75)

Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V: Ø1199 (1128.6-1600.9)

MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V: Ø1551 (1467.08-1624.89)

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100: Ø1681 (1597.25-2095.89)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V: Ø1317 (1177.47-1571.22)

CPU Performance rating: Percent
Cinebench R23: Multi Core | Single Core
Cinebench R20: CPU (Multi Core) | CPU (Single Core)
Cinebench R15: CPU Multi 64Bit | CPU Single 64Bit
Blender: v2.79 BMW27 CPU
7-Zip 18.03: 7z b 4 | 7z b 4 -mmt1
Geekbench 6.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
Geekbench 5.5: Multi-Core | Single-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

CPU Performance rating
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	87.6 pt
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	86.1 pt
Average of class Subnotebook	74.1 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	73.9 pt
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	73.8 pt
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	71 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ ^-2! Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	61.6 pt

Cinebench R23 / Multi Core
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	14951 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (14249 - 15543, n=4)	14763 Points -1%
Average of class Subnotebook (1555 - 21812, n=78, last 2 years)	12166 Points -19%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	11097 (10572.3^min - 11097.5^max) Points -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	10471 Points -30%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	10028 Points -33%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	9835 Points -34%

Cinebench R23 / Single Core
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	1985 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	1960 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (1954 - 1960, n=4)	1957 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	1918 Points -2%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	1843 Points -6%
Average of class Subnotebook (358 - 2165, n=79, last 2 years)	1711 Points -13%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	1321 Points -33%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	5828 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (5490 - 6071, n=4)	5739 Points -2%
Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=71, last 2 years)	4741 Points -19%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	4284 Points -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	4072 Points -30%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	3811 Points -35%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	3802 Points -35%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (765 - 773, n=4)	769 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	767 Points
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	764 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	734 Points -4%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	709 Points -8%
Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 826, n=71, last 2 years)	650 Points -15%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	495 Points -35%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (2216 - 2439, n=4)	2332 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	2265 (2118.64^min - 2264.75^max) Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	2096 (1597.25^min - 2095.89^max) Points -7%
Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=74, last 2 years)	2021 Points -11%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	1625 (1467.08^min - 1624.89^max) Points -28%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	1601 (1128.6^min - 1600.9^max) Points -29%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	1571 (1177.47^min - 1571.22^max) Points -31%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	302 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	294 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	293 Points
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	281 Points -4%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (201 - 299, n=4)	272 Points -7%
Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 322, n=72, last 2 years)	259 Points -12%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	243 Points -17%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	410 Seconds * -81%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	366 Seconds * -62%
Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=74, last 2 years)	362 Seconds * -60%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	339 Seconds * -50%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	320 Seconds * -42%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	226 Seconds *
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (206 - 234, n=4)	222 Seconds * +2%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (53432 - 57736, n=4)	55233 MIPS 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	55125 MIPS
Average of class Subnotebook (11668 - 77867, n=71, last 2 years)	46510 MIPS -16%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	45905 MIPS -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	36422 MIPS -34%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	35923 MIPS -35%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	32797 MIPS -41%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	5884 MIPS +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	5865 MIPS +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	5757 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (4445 - 6052, n=4)	5558 MIPS -3%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	5547 MIPS -4%
Average of class Subnotebook (2643 - 6442, n=73, last 2 years)	5473 MIPS -5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	5338 MIPS -7%

Geekbench 6.5 / Multi-Core
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	14234 Points +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	13341 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (13067 - 13566, n=5)	13339 Points 0%
Average of class Subnotebook (2244 - 17489, n=83, last 2 years)	11967 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	11102 Points -17%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	10978 Points -18%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	10589 Points -21%

Geekbench 6.5 / Single-Core
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (2720 - 2881, n=5)	2832 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	2830 Points
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	2809 Points -1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	2805 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	2730 Points -4%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	2723 Points -4%
Average of class Subnotebook (960 - 3820, n=77, last 2 years)	2615 Points -8%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (11183 - 11719, n=4)	11497 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	11385 Points
Average of class Subnotebook (2557 - 17218, n=67, last 2 years)	10619 Points -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	9743 Points -14%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	9657 Points -15%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	9491 Points -17%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (2076 - 2128, n=4)	2100 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	2080 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	2046 Points -2%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	2008 Points -3%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	1977 Points -5%
Average of class Subnotebook (726 - 2350, n=67, last 2 years)	1872 Points -10%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (17.5 - 19.7, n=4)	18.4 fps +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	18.3 fps
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	14.2 fps -22%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=71, last 2 years)	13.4 fps -27%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	12.6 fps -31%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	10.4 fps -43%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	7.23 fps -60%

LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	98.5 s * -78%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (53.8 - 70.2, n=4)	62.2 s * -12%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	60.8 s * -10%
Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=70, last 2 years)	55.5 s * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	55.4 s *
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	50.9 s * +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	44.9 s * +19%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	0.63 sec * -45%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.403 - 1.456, n=72, last 2 years)	0.528 sec * -21%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (0.4136 - 0.577, n=4)	0.4996 sec * -15%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	0.4599 sec * -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	0.4457 sec * -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	0.4346 sec *
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	0.4344 sec * -0%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

2265 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

169.8 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

97.9 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

293 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

5828 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

767 Points

Cinebench R23 Single Core

1960 Points

Cinebench R23 Multi Core

14951 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Single Core

113.2 Points

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core

771 Points

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... in comparison

Performance rating
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	97.8 pt
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	97.2 pt
Average of class Subnotebook	71.5 pt
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	64.1 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	59.2 pt
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	52.8 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	52.6 pt

AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	23147 KRay/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (21666 - 24795, n=4)	23009 KRay/s -1%
Average of class Subnotebook (1135 - 32888, n=70, last 2 years)	13811 KRay/s -40%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	12647 KRay/s -45%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	10556 KRay/s -54%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	9391 KRay/s -59%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	7339 KRay/s -68%

AIDA64 / FPU Julia
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	88570 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (81842 - 94532, n=4)	87388 Points -1%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	63401 Points -28%
Average of class Subnotebook (5218 - 123315, n=70, last 2 years)	62348 Points -30%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	59962 Points -32%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	47659 Points -46%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	26391 Points -70%

AIDA64 / CPU SHA3
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	3866 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (3663 - 4091, n=4)	3850 MB/s 0%
Average of class Subnotebook (444 - 5287, n=70, last 2 years)	3070 MB/s -21%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	2949 MB/s -24%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	2798 MB/s -28%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	2673 MB/s -31%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	2117 MB/s -45%

AIDA64 / CPU Queen
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (75519 - 77055, n=4)	76272 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	75519 Points
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	69319 Points -8%
Average of class Subnotebook (10579 - 115682, n=70, last 2 years)	68726 Points -9%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	49818 Points -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	49773 Points -34%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	49759 Points -34%

AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	13234 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (12847 - 13653, n=4)	13194 Points 0%
Average of class Subnotebook (744 - 18418, n=70, last 2 years)	7289 Points -45%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	4422 Points -67%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	4353 Points -67%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	4103 Points -69%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	2130 Points -84%

AIDA64 / FPU Mandel
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	47136 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (43433 - 50597, n=4)	46618 Points -1%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	33565 Points -29%
Average of class Subnotebook (3341 - 65433, n=70, last 2 years)	32496 Points -31%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	31105 Points -34%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	25929 Points -45%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	13559 Points -71%

AIDA64 / CPU AES
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	78904 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (74769 - 82843, n=4)	78174 MB/s -1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	60080 MB/s -24%
Average of class Subnotebook (638 - 161430, n=70, last 2 years)	57742 MB/s -27%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	40649 MB/s -48%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	38451 MB/s -51%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	33196 MB/s -58%

AIDA64 / CPU ZLib
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	967 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (896 - 1029, n=4)	952 MB/s -2%
Average of class Subnotebook (164.9 - 1379, n=70, last 2 years)	758 MB/s -22%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	721 MB/s -25%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	632 MB/s -35%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	618 MB/s -36%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	441 MB/s -54%

AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	12437 KRay/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (11656 - 13384, n=4)	12394 KRay/s 0%
Average of class Subnotebook (610 - 17495, n=70, last 2 years)	7317 KRay/s -41%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	6930 KRay/s -44%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	5938 KRay/s -52%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	5039 KRay/s -59%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	4044 KRay/s -67%

AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	54881 MPixel/s +27%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	54425 MPixel/s +26%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	46733 MPixel/s +8%
Average of class Subnotebook (6569 - 64588, n=70, last 2 years)	44639 MPixel/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	43288 MPixel/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (41885 - 43805, n=4)	42951 MPixel/s -1%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	38204 MPixel/s -12%

System performance

The ThinkPad X13 G6 is a very responsive machine, and we encountered no stability issues at any point during the test period.

Performance rating
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE ^-1! Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	85.7 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	83 pt
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	82.6 pt
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	80.8 pt
Average of class Subnotebook	80.3 pt
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	78.7 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ ^-4! Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	77.5 pt

PCMark 10 / Score
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (7271 - 7626, n=3)	7399 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	7271 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	7066 Points -3%
Average of class Subnotebook (4920 - 7883, n=57, last 2 years)	6836 Points -6%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	6812 Points -6%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	6729 Points -7%

PCMark 10 / Essentials
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (11182 - 11594, n=3)	11357 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	11182 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	10538 Points -6%
Average of class Subnotebook (8552 - 11406, n=57, last 2 years)	10447 Points -7%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	10156 Points -9%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	10007 Points -11%

PCMark 10 / Productivity
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (9897 - 10925, n=3)	10303 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	9897 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	9079 Points -8%
Average of class Subnotebook (5435 - 10842, n=57, last 2 years)	9000 Points -9%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	8766 Points -11%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	8478 Points -14%

PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	10008 Points +6%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	9967 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	9429 Points
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	9425 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (9263 - 9503, n=3)	9398 Points 0%
Average of class Subnotebook (5722 - 12442, n=57, last 2 years)	9289 Points -1%

CrossMark / Overall
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	1851 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1737 Points -6%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	1717 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1426 - 1851, n=4)	1693 Points -9%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	1643 Points -11%
Average of class Subnotebook (365 - 2038, n=71, last 2 years)	1605 Points -13%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1402 Points -24%

CrossMark / Productivity
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	1702 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1670 Points -2%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	1646 Points -3%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	1577 Points -7%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1256 - 1702, n=4)	1560 Points -8%
Average of class Subnotebook (364 - 1918, n=71, last 2 years)	1534 Points -10%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1334 Points -22%

CrossMark / Creativity
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	2174 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1734 - 2174, n=4)	1975 Points -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1971 Points -9%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	1959 Points -10%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	1866 Points -14%
Average of class Subnotebook (372 - 2396, n=71, last 2 years)	1793 Points -18%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1497 Points -31%

CrossMark / Responsiveness
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	1472 Points
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (1161 - 1472, n=4)	1371 Points -7%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1338 Points -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1338 Points -9%
Average of class Subnotebook (312 - 1889, n=71, last 2 years)	1332 Points -10%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	1311 Points -11%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	1267 Points -14%

WebXPRT 3 / Overall
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	434 Points +68%
Average of class Subnotebook (156 - 482, n=69, last 2 years)	317 Points +23%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	303 Points +17%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (250 - 298, n=4)	276 Points +7%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	266 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	258.2 Points

WebXPRT 4 / Overall
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	309 Points +83%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	287 Points +70%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	286 Points +69%
Average of class Subnotebook (132 - 348, n=71, last 2 years)	268 Points +58%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	245 Points +45%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (166.3 - 255, n=4)	197.7 Points +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	169.3 Points

Mozilla Kraken 1.1 / Total
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M (480 - 749, n=4)	550 ms * -13%
Average of class Subnotebook (265 - 1104, n=75, last 2 years)	498 ms * -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	488 ms *
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	476 ms * +2%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	473 ms * +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	468 ms * +4%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	390.9 ms * +20%

* ... smaller is better

PCMark 10 Score		7271 points
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AIDA64: Memory Copy | Memory Read | Memory Write | Memory Latency

AIDA64 / Memory Copy
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	108487 MB/s +31%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	108474 MB/s +31%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	100445 MB/s +22%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	82576 MB/s
Average of class Subnotebook (14554 - 109035, n=70, last 2 years)	82544 MB/s 0%
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (72209 - 82576, n=4)	75390 MB/s -9%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	62380 MB/s -24%

AIDA64 / Memory Read
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	118043 MB/s +86%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	87564 MB/s +38%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	86537 MB/s +36%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	82511 MB/s +30%
Average of class Subnotebook (15948 - 127174, n=70, last 2 years)	77761 MB/s +22%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	63536 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (61867 - 63536, n=4)	62567 MB/s -2%

AIDA64 / Memory Write
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	117898 MB/s +13%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	117897 MB/s +13%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	115959 MB/s +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	104146 MB/s
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (86157 - 104146, n=4)	90668 MB/s -13%
Average of class Subnotebook (15709 - 117898, n=70, last 2 years)	82523 MB/s -21%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	43959 MB/s -58%

AIDA64 / Memory Latency
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	118.5 ns *
Average AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 (105 - 118.5, n=4)	109 ns * +8%
Average of class Subnotebook (6.8 - 187.8, n=69, last 2 years)	105 ns * +11%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	101.2 ns * +15%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	101.1 ns * +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	96.4 ns * +19%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	7.4 ns * +94%

* ... smaller is better

DPC latencies

In our standardised latency test (web browsing, 4K YouTube playback, CPU load), the review unit shows limitations for real-time audio applications with the current BIOS version.

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 268V, Micron 2550 1TB	1442.4 μs * -280%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1057.5 μs * -179%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Arc 140V, Core Ultra 7 258V	816.4 μs * -115%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Radeon 860M, Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	379.7 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage

The 1 TB SSD from Western Digital (872 GB free) offers high transfer rates, although performance is not completely stable under sustained load. In everyday use, however, the impact is limited.

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 6859 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 6848 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 706 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 474 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 69.2 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 153.8 MB/s

CDM 6 Write 4K Q8T8: 466 MB/s

CDM 6 Read 4K Q8T8: 1125 MB/s

Drive Performance rating | DiskSpd | AS SSD

Drive Performance rating - Percent
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	83.3 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	77 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	67 pt
Average of class Subnotebook	56.8 pt
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	55.1 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	50 pt
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	49.8 pt

DiskSpd
seq read
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	4852 (4741.87^min - 4852.18^max) MB/s +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	4596 (4533.62^min - 4596.33^max) MB/s
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (4144 - 4596, n=2)	4370 MB/s -5%
Average of class Subnotebook (688 - 4852, n=71, last 2 years)	2923 MB/s -36%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	2672 (2651.28^min - 2672.4^max) MB/s -42%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	2513 (2459.65^min - 2513.23^max) MB/s -45%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	2423 (2394.98^min - 2422.63^max) MB/s -47%
seq write
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	4295 (4069.35^min - 4294.75^max) MB/s
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (2082 - 4295, n=2)	3189 MB/s -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	2903 (2667.07^min - 2902.53^max) MB/s -32%
Average of class Subnotebook (102.8 - 5392, n=71, last 2 years)	2900 MB/s -32%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	2658 (2406.9^min - 2658.14^max) MB/s -38%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	2590 (2240.31^min - 2590.4^max) MB/s -40%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1965 (1920.09^min - 1965.09^max) MB/s -54%
seq q8 t1 read
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	13544 (11522.4^min - 13543.6^max) MB/s +94%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	6974 (6231.99^min - 6973.56^max) MB/s
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (6949 - 6974, n=2)	6962 MB/s 0%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	6385 (5141.58^min - 6384.59^max) MB/s -8%
Average of class Subnotebook (694 - 13544, n=71, last 2 years)	5477 MB/s -21%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	5167 (4591.13^min - 5167.38^max) MB/s -26%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	3592 (3041.29^min - 3592.16^max) MB/s -48%
seq q8 t1 write
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	9702 (9619.22^min - 9702.05^max) MB/s +42%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	6847 (6544.16^min - 6846.57^max) MB/s
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (6236 - 6847, n=2)	6542 MB/s -4%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	5859 (4402.55^min - 5859.05^max) MB/s -14%
Average of class Subnotebook (107 - 9702, n=71, last 2 years)	4255 MB/s -38%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	4213 (4176.44^min - 4213.22^max) MB/s -38%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	2432 (2397.46^min - 2432.28^max) MB/s -64%
4k q1 t1 read
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	75.4 (65.76^min - 75.41^max) MB/s +13%
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (66.5 - 75.6, n=2)	71.1 MB/s +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	66.5 (66.19^min - 66.54^max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	64.9 (63.83^min - 64.93^max) MB/s -2%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	60.8 (59.81^min - 60.77^max) MB/s -9%
Average of class Subnotebook (19.9 - 95.2, n=71, last 2 years)	58.8 MB/s -12%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	55.1 (51.41^min - 55.07^max) MB/s -17%
4k q1 t1 write
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (143.9 - 161.9, n=2)	152.9 MB/s +6%
Average of class Subnotebook (22.5 - 287, n=71, last 2 years)	150.6 MB/s +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	143.9 (140.83^min - 143.87^max) MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	131 (107.88^min - 130.98^max) MB/s -9%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	128.5 (122.19^min - 128.53^max) MB/s -11%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	125.5 (123.95^min - 125.49^max) MB/s -13%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	114 (109.91^min - 113.96^max) MB/s -21%
4k q32 t16 read
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (1076 - 4494, n=2)	2785 MB/s +159%
Average of class Subnotebook (207 - 4286, n=71, last 2 years)	1240 MB/s +15%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	1076 (1063.53^min - 1076.36^max) MB/s
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1025 (993.39^min - 1025.04^max) MB/s -5%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	726 (612.46^min - 725.52^max) MB/s -33%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	636 (594.4^min - 636.18^max) MB/s -41%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	631 (625.03^min - 631.32^max) MB/s -41%
4k q32 t16 write
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (491 - 4289, n=2)	2390 MB/s +387%
Average of class Subnotebook (115.9 - 5007, n=71, last 2 years)	899 MB/s +83%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	631 (620.68^min - 630.94^max) MB/s +29%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	491 (452.52^min - 490.58^max) MB/s
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	456 (400.41^min - 455.9^max) MB/s -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	398 (374.24^min - 397.8^max) MB/s -19%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	350 (325.75^min - 350.22^max) MB/s -29%

AS SSD
Score Total
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (6122 - 6678, n=2)	6400 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	6122 Points
Average of class Subnotebook (515 - 9875, n=68, last 2 years)	4191 Points -32%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	4024 Points -34%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	3374 Points -45%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	3373 Points -45%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	3044 Points -50%
Score Read
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (1541 - 2426, n=2)	1984 Points +29%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	1541 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1476 Points -4%
Average of class Subnotebook (246 - 4048, n=68, last 2 years)	1363 Points -12%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	1225 Points -21%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	1117 Points -28%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	791 Points -49%
Score Write
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	3837 Points
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (3149 - 3837, n=2)	3493 Points -9%
Average of class Subnotebook (153 - 4469, n=68, last 2 years)	2188 Points -43%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1926 Points -50%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1875 Points -51%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	1720 Points -55%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	1614 Points -58%
Seq Read
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	8075 MB/s +50%
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (5393 - 5696, n=2)	5545 MB/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	5393 MB/s
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	4927.75 MB/s -9%
Average of class Subnotebook (448 - 8075, n=68, last 2 years)	4251 MB/s -21%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	4005 MB/s -26%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	2805 MB/s -48%
Seq Write
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	5120 MB/s +23%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	4158 MB/s
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (2721 - 4158, n=2)	3440 MB/s -17%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	2977 MB/s -28%
Average of class Subnotebook (99 - 5479, n=68, last 2 years)	2847 MB/s -32%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	2769.53 MB/s -33%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1865 MB/s -55%
4K Read
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (70.7 - 78.5, n=2)	74.6 MB/s +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	70.7 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	66.1 MB/s -7%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	58.9 MB/s -17%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	58.7 MB/s -17%
Average of class Subnotebook (19.8 - 89.2, n=68, last 2 years)	58.1 MB/s -18%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	57.15 MB/s -19%
4K Write
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (195.2 - 241, n=2)	218 MB/s +12%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	207 MB/s +6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	198.9 MB/s +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	195.2 MB/s
Average of class Subnotebook (37.4 - 251, n=68, last 2 years)	169.2 MB/s -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	130.5 MB/s -33%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	123.79 MB/s -37%
4K-64 Read
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (931 - 1778, n=2)	1355 MB/s +46%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	931 MB/s
Average of class Subnotebook (181.8 - 3417, n=68, last 2 years)	880 MB/s -5%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	675.34 MB/s -27%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	658 MB/s -29%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	602 MB/s -35%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	452 MB/s -51%
4K-64 Write
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	3226 MB/s
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (2636 - 3226, n=2)	2931 MB/s -9%
Average of class Subnotebook (105.9 - 3905, n=68, last 2 years)	1731 MB/s -46%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	1489 MB/s -54%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	1283 MB/s -60%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	1215 MB/s -62%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	1213.4 MB/s -62%
Access Time Read
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	0.072 ms * -125%
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (0.032 - 0.097, n=2)	0.0645 ms * -102%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.02 - 0.167, n=68, last 2 years)	0.05909 ms * -85%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	0.044 ms * -38%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	0.032 ms *
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	0.031 ms * +3%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	0.029 ms * +9%
Access Time Write
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG	0.077 ms * -305%
Average of class Subnotebook (0.018 - 0.316, n=68, last 2 years)	0.06453 ms * -240%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV	0.033 ms * -74%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL	0.03 ms * -58%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Micron 2550 1TB	0.025 ms * -32%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00	0.019 ms *
Average Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00 (0.016 - 0.019, n=2)	0.0175 ms * +8%

* ... smaller is better

Sustained read performance: DiskSpd read loop, queue depth 8

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; diskspd 2.0.17 f: Ø5622 (4527.75-6975.34)

GPU performance

Graphics output is handled by the AMD Radeon 860M, which delivers respectable performance but cannot keep up with its Lunar Lake competitors. GPU performance remains stable on battery power, although there is a slight drop under sustained load (around −10 percent).

3DMark Performance rating | 3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark Performance rating - Percent
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	100 pt
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	95.9 pt
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	95.9 pt
Average of class Subnotebook	80.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	79.9 pt
Average AMD Radeon 860M	76.2 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	52.5 pt

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	11335 Points +5%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	11147 Points +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	10827 Points
Average AMD Radeon 860M (6901 - 12149, n=13)	10782 Points 0%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	10499 Points -3%
Average of class Subnotebook (995 - 16296, n=67, last 2 years)	10165 Points -6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	6340 Points -41%

3DMark
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	9930 Points +34%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	9554 Points +29%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	9503 Points +29%
Average of class Subnotebook (832 - 11887, n=70, last 2 years)	7653 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	7391 Points
Average AMD Radeon 860M (4449 - 7935, n=13)	7002 Points -5%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	5953 Points -19%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	4028 Points +44%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	4006 Points +43%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	3755 Points +34%
Average of class Subnotebook (804 - 4501, n=69, last 2 years)	3028 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	2804 Points
Average AMD Radeon 860M (1656 - 2987, n=13)	2531 Points -10%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	1678 Points -40%

3DMark 11 Performance		10993 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		6707 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		3129 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Score		462 points
3DMark Steel Nomad Light Score		2454 points
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... in comparison

Blender: v3.3 Classroom CPU | v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel

Blender / v3.3 Classroom CPU
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	698 Seconds * -89%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	630 Seconds * -70%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100	628 Seconds * -70%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	532 Seconds * -44%
Average of class Subnotebook (241 - 861, n=73, last 2 years)	521 Seconds * -41%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Radeon 860M, AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350	370 Seconds *
Average AMD Radeon 860M (283 - 427, n=15)	345 Seconds * +7%

Blender / v3.3 Classroom oneAPI/Intel
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 268V	368 Seconds *
Average of class Subnotebook (195 - 396, n=11, last 2 years)	256 Seconds *
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	217 Seconds *
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Arc Graphics 140V, Intel Core Ultra 7 258V	210 Seconds *

* ... smaller is better

Performance rating - Percent
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	96.3 pt
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	92.6 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE ^-1! Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	88.5 pt
Average of class Subnotebook	79.2 pt
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	77.6 pt
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ ^-1! Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	59.2 pt

Cyberpunk 2077 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset (FSR off)
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	28.5 (23.3^min) fps +74%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	28.1 (22.8^min) fps +71%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	26.2 (20.1^min) fps +60%
Average of class Subnotebook (8.3 - 31.4, n=65, last 2 years)	20.6 fps +26%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	16.4 (13.4^min) fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	14.3 (11.1^min) fps -13%

Baldur's Gate 3 - 1920x1080 Ultra Preset AA:T
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	30.8 fps +56%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	29.1 fps +47%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	28 (22.1^min, 22.5^P0.1, 23.8^P1) fps +41%
Average of class Subnotebook (10.2 - 32.2, n=58, last 2 years)	22.4 fps +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	19.8 (16.9^min, 17.3^P0.1, 17.8^P1) fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	17 fps -14%

GTA V - 1920x1080 Highest AA:4xMSAA + FX AF:16x
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	27.9 (5.73^min, 19.6^P1) fps
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	26.7 (3.24^min, 21.3^P1) fps -4%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	26.3 (6.46^min, 20^P1) fps -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	24.6 (2.96^min, 18.5^P1) fps -12%
Average of class Subnotebook (9.97 - 53, n=66, last 2 years)	22.2 fps -20%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	21.5 (2.47^min, 13^P1) fps -23%

Final Fantasy XV Benchmark - 1920x1080 High Quality
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	34 fps +52%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	31.7 fps +42%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	29.1 fps +30%
Average of class Subnotebook (11.6 - 44.2, n=72, last 2 years)	26.2 fps +17%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	22.3 fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	15.8 fps -29%

Strange Brigade - 1920x1080 ultra AA:ultra AF:16
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	57.8 (16^min, 33.5^P1) fps +39%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	55.4 (21.6^min, 28.3^P1) fps +33%
Average of class Subnotebook (17.7 - 70.7, n=67, last 2 years)	46.2 fps +11%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	41.7 (15.4^min, 25.4^P1) fps
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	36 fps -14%

Dota 2 Reborn - 1920x1080 ultra (3/3) best looking
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	83 (51.5^min) fps +19%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	71.2 (43.6^min) fps +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	69.6 (57.7^min) fps
Average of class Subnotebook (13 - 99.5, n=76, last 2 years)	67.2 fps -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	65.6 (37.1^min) fps -6%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100, Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	53.2 (39^min) fps -24%

X-Plane 11.11 - 1920x1080 high (fps_test=3)
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, AMD Radeon 860M	38.8 fps
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	36.9 fps -5%
Average of class Subnotebook (20.7 - 97.1, n=65, last 2 years)	35.6 fps -8%
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	32.7 fps -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V, Intel Arc Graphics 140V	31.3 fps -19%

Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra – FPS chart

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M: Ø15.5 (9.48-16.8)

	low	med.	high	ultra
GTA V (2015)	167.1	158.3	67	27.9
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	155	133.6	77.2	69.6
Final Fantasy XV Benchmark (2018)	70.2	32.4	22.3
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	62.2	48	38.8
Strange Brigade (2018)	161.1	62.8	52.1	41.7
Baldur's Gate 3 (2023)	31.7	25.2	20.4	19.8
Cyberpunk 2077 (2023)	32.4	24.9	20	16.4
F1 24 (2024)	60.4	56.8	42.1	8.82

Emissions and energy

Noise emissions

In general, the ThinkPad X13 is a very quiet machine. When maximum CPU performance is required, the fan becomes clearly audible at just under 40 dB(A). In the other two power modes, however, it remains noticeably quieter (Balanced: 33.5 dB(A), Best power efficiency: 29.3 dB(A)). We did not observe any other electronic noises on the review unit.

Noise level

Idle		24.1 / 24.1 / 25.5 dB(A)
Load		32.8 / 39.7 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 24.1 dB(A)

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V
Noise		-1%	-9%	7%	3%
off / environment * (dB)	24.1	23 5%	24.1 -0%	23.8 1%	23.2 4%
Idle Minimum * (dB)	24.1	23 5%	24.8 -3%	23.8 1%	23.2 4%
Idle Average * (dB)	24.1	23 5%	24.8 -3%	23.8 1%	23.2 4%
Idle Maximum * (dB)	25.5	23 10%	26.7 -5%	23.8 7%	23.2 9%
Load Average * (dB)	32.8	37 -13%	36.8 -12%	26 21%	29.9 9%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (dB)	39.7	42.74 -8%	44.5 -12%	31.5 21%	43.3 -9%
Load Maximum * (dB)	39.7	42.74 -8%	50.8 -28%	40.3 -2%	40.5 -2%

* ... smaller is better

Temperature

Surface temperatures pose no problems, neither in everyday use nor under maximum load. In the stress test with combined CPU and GPU load, the processor quickly settles at around 22 watts.

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


43.2 °C 110 F	43.5 °C 110 F	35.9 °C 97 F
41.1 °C 106 F	41.4 °C 107 F	31.8 °C 89 F
27.8 °C 82 F	26.4 °C 80 F	25.2 °C 77 F

Maximum: 43.5 °C = 110 F
Average: 35.1 °C = 95 F


40.1 °C 104 F	45.9 °C 115 F	42.9 °C 109 F
28 °C 82 F	40.4 °C 105 F	39.9 °C 104 F
24.9 °C 77 F	28.3 °C 83 F	27.6 °C 82 F

Maximum: 45.9 °C = 115 F
Average: 35.3 °C = 96 F

Power Supply (max.) 41.5 °C = 107 F | Room Temperature 19.7 °C = 67 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


23.8 °C 75 F	23.9 °C 75 F	23.8 °C 75 F
23.5 °C 74 F	23.8 °C 75 F	23.4 °C 74 F
23 °C 73 F	22.8 °C 73 F	23.1 °C 74 F

Maximum: 23.9 °C = 75 F
Average: 23.5 °C = 74 F


23.5 °C 74 F	23.9 °C 75 F	24.2 °C 76 F
23.1 °C 74 F	23.5 °C 74 F	23.9 °C 75 F
22.6 °C 73 F	23 °C 73 F	23.1 °C 74 F

Maximum: 24.2 °C = 76 F
Average: 23.4 °C = 74 F

Power Supply (max.) 23.4 °C = 74 F | Room Temperature 19.6 °C = 67 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

Max. Load

Idle

Cyberpunk


43.2 °C 110 F	43.4 °C 110 F	36 °C 97 F
41.7 °C 107 F	41.5 °C 107 F	31.8 °C 89 F
27.6 °C 82 F	26.3 °C 79 F	25.1 °C 77 F

Maximum: 43.4 °C = 110 F
Average: 35.2 °C = 95 F


40.9 °C 106 F	46.2 °C 115 F	42.3 °C 108 F
28.2 °C 83 F	40.3 °C 105 F	40 °C 104 F
25.3 °C 78 F	28.1 °C 83 F	28.4 °C 83 F

Maximum: 46.2 °C = 115 F
Average: 35.5 °C = 96 F

Power Supply (max.) 41.2 °C = 106 F | Room Temperature 19.6 °C = 67 F | Fluke t3000FC (calibrated), Voltcraft IR-900

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 35.1 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 30.8 °C / 87 F for the devices in the class Subnotebook.
(±) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 43.5 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 35.9 °C / 97 F, ranging from 21.4 to 59 °C for the class Subnotebook.
(-) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 45.9 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 39.3 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.5 °C / 74 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(±) 3: The average temperature for the upper side is 35.2 °C / 95 F, compared to the average of 30.8 °C / 87 F for the class Subnotebook.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 27.8 °C / 82 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.2 °C / 82.8 F (+0.4 °C / 0.8 F).

Surface temperatures stress test (bottom)

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V	MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V
Heat		16%	-1%	-2%	-4%
Maximum Upper Side * (°C)	43.5	31 29%	43.4 -0%	47.1 -8%	42.3 3%
Maximum Bottom * (°C)	45.9	31 32%	42.4 8%	44.6 3%	40.1 13%
Idle Upper Side * (°C)	23.9	24 -0%	25.4 -6%	24.7 -3%	27.3 -14%
Idle Bottom * (°C)	24.2	24 1%	25.6 -6%	24.5 -1%	28.3 -17%

* ... smaller is better

Speakers

The speakers offer little to get excited about. Vocal reproduction is acceptable, but for anything beyond that we recommend using headphones or external speakers.

Frequency diagram (checkboxes can be checked and unchecked to compare devices)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (78.2 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 6.2% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.8% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 73% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 21% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 61% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 32% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (87.49 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 15.9% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (8.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.9% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4.7% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | reduced highs - on average 5.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (7.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 9% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 88% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.5 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 19.4% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6.4% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (5.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(±) | higher highs - on average 6.1% higher than median
(+) | highs are linear (4.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (18.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 51% of all tested devices in this class were better, 7% similar, 42% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 38% of all tested devices were better, 8% similar, 54% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 12.7% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (2.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.1% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (2.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (12.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 14% of all tested devices in this class were better, 4% similar, 82% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 9% of all tested devices were better, 2% similar, 89% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (84.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 10.2% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (9.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 8.9% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (3.6% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 4.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (5.8% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (15% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 32% of all tested devices in this class were better, 5% similar, 63% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 18%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 20% of all tested devices were better, 4% similar, 76% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Power consumption

Despite the focus on mobility, power consumption still has room for improvement, particularly at low load. The Dell Pro 13 Premium is noticeably more efficient in this area. Under load we record a peak of just under 66 watts, which quickly settles at around 42 watts. The very compact 65-watt GaN power adapter is therefore adequately sized.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.28 / 0.47 Watt
Idle	2.7 / 5.7 / 6.3 Watt
Load	55.3 / 65.6 Watt


Key: min: , med: , max: Metrahit Energy

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, Western Digital PC SN8000S SDEPNRK-1T00, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3"	Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, Micron 2550 1TB, IPS, 1920x1200, 13.3"	MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, , OLED, 2880x1800, 13.3"	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, Samsung MZ9L4512HBLU-00BMV, IPS, 2304x1536, 13.8"	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, SK hynix PCB01 HFS001TFM9X179N GL, OLED, 2880x1800, 14"	Average AMD Radeon 860M	Average of class Subnotebook
Power Consumption		19%	-12%	19%	1%	-27%	-19%
Idle Minimum * (Watt)	2.7	2 26%	3.5 -30%	1.4 48%	4.7 -74%	4.37 ?(2.6 - 6.48, n=13) -62%	4.08 ?(1.3 - 9.3, n=70, last 2 years) -51%
Idle Average * (Watt)	5.7	4.3 25%	5.9 -4%	6.3 -11%	5.7 -0%	7.16 ?(4.6 - 9.7, n=13) -26%	6.97 ?(2.5 - 16, n=70, last 2 years) -22%
Idle Maximum * (Watt)	6.3	4.75 25%	10 -59%	7.6 -21%	6.1 3%	7.68 ?(6.3 - 11.1, n=13) -22%	8.59 ?(4.1 - 16.4, n=70, last 2 years) -36%
Load Average * (Watt)	55.3	40 28%	38.7 30%	26.9 51%	29.8 46%	58.9 ?(40.8 - 71.7, n=12) -7%	44.7 ?(13.8 - 78.6, n=68, last 2 years) 19%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra * (Watt)	41.2	36.4 12%	46.3 -12%	38.5 7%	35.3 14%
Cyberpunk 2077 ultra external monitor * (Watt)	39.1	38 3%	45.6 -17%		34.1 13%
Load Maximum * (Watt)	65.6	57 13%	61.5 6%	40.7 38%	60.1 8%	78 ?(59.3 - 105.1, n=12) -19%	68.1 ?(30.8 - 121.2, n=70, last 2 years) -4%

* ... smaller is better

energy consumption Cyberpunk / Stress test

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; 1280x720 Prime95 28.10 and Furmark 1.25: Ø50.5 (41.7-65.6)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Idle 150cd/m2: Ø4.01 (3.62-4.97)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR 150cd: Ø41.2 (39.1-46.8)

energy consumption with external monitor

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Prime95 V2810 Stress (external Monitor): Ø49.8 (42-65.7)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Cinebench R15 Multi (external Monitor): Ø56.2 (53-65.7)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Cinebench R23 Single (external Monitor): Ø29.1 (26.6-49.7)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Cinebench R23 Multi (external Monitor): Ø54.3 (52.7-65.7)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; 1280x720 FurMark 1.19 GPU Stress Test (external Monitor): Ø42.9 (39-54.1)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Idle 1min (external Monitor): Ø4.05 (3.63-4.89)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD; Cyberpunk 2077 FHD ultra no FSR (external Monitor): Ø39.1 (37.9-40.3)

Battery life

The battery has a capacity of 54.7 Wh, and in our Wi-Fi test at 150 cd/m² we measure a good runtime of a little over 12 hours (or 8 hours and 20 minutes at maximum brightness). However, almost all competitors last even longer, especially the Dell.

Battery Runtime


WiFi Websurfing		12h 18min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness		8h 20min

Battery Runtime
WiFi Websurfing
Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Core Ultra 7 268V, Arc 140V, 60 Wh	24 h +95%
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, 54 Wh	14.2 h +15%
MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 75 Wh	13.4 h +9%
Average of class Subnotebook (7.25 - 26.4, n=71, last 2 years)	13.3 h +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, 54.7 Wh	12.3 h
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 57 Wh	11 h -11%
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Core Ultra 7 258V, Arc 140V, 57 Wh	10.7 h +29%
Average of class Subnotebook (4.95 - 15.8, n=42, last 2 years)	8.51 h +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M, 54.7 Wh	8.3 h
Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ SD X Elite X1E-80-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS, 54 Wh	7.8 h -6%

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Back to the verdict

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD - 11/30/2025 v8
Andreas Osthoff

Chassis

80 / 98 → 82%

Keyboard

85%

Pointing Device

92%

Connectivity

76 / 74 → 100%

Weight

74 / 20-77 → 95%

Battery

89%

Display

86%

Games Performance

44 / 75 → 58%

Application Performance

86 / 92 → 93%

Temperature

89%

Noise

88%

Audio

67 / 91 → 74%

Camera

40 / 75 → 54%

Average

72%

87%

Subnotebook - Weighted Average

CO2 Emissions
76.5%

Materials
50%

Packaging
100%

Power Use
88%

Repairability
50%

Software Updates
22.3%

Total Sustainability Score: 64.5%

Possible alternatives in comparison

Image	Model / Review	Price	Weight	Height	Display
1. 87.4%	Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350 ⎘ AMD Radeon 860M ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $769.99 Lenovo Thinkpad E14 G6 Busin... 2. $1,150.00 Lenovo ThinkPad P14s Gen 5 A... 3. $949.99 Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Business... List Price: 1855€	1.1 kg	13 mm	13.30" 1920x1200 170 PPI IPS
2. 90%	Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 Intel Core Ultra 7 268V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $1,595.99 Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 ... 2. $1,669.00 Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 ... 3. $1,921.47 PA13250 Dell Pro 13 Premium ... List Price: 2700 Euro	1.1 kg	17.2 mm	13.30" 1920x1200 170 PPI IPS
3. 85%	MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory	Amazon: $1,367.27 List Price: 1400 USD	970 g	16.9 mm	13.30" 2880x1800 255 PPI OLED
4. 86.2%	Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-80-100 ⎘ Qualcomm SD X Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS ⎘ 16 GB Memory, 512 GB SSD	Amazon: $1,199.98 List Price: 1649€	1.3 kg	17.5 mm	13.80" 2304x1536 201 PPI IPS
5. 89.9%	Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE Intel Core Ultra 7 258V ⎘ Intel Arc Graphics 140V ⎘ 32 GB Memory, 1024 GB SSD	Amazon: 1. $1,786.00 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ge... 2. $1,599.99 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ge... 3. $1,665.00 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ge... List Price: 2700 Euro	982 g	16 mm	14.00" 2880x1800 243 PPI OLED

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Andreas Osthoff, 2025-12- 2 (Update: 2025-12- 2)

Cinebench 2024 CPU Multi Core in comparison
Asus ExpertCenter PN42-BBN200MV (min) N200, UHD Graphics Xe 750 32EUs	91
...
HP EliteBook x360 1040 G11 Ultra 7 165H, Arc 8-Core	764
Ayaneo Kun R7 7840U, Radeon 780M	768
HP EliteBook Ultra G1q 14 SD X Elite X1E-78-100, Adreno X1-85 3.8 TFLOPS	768
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	771
Beelink SEi13 Pro i9-13900HK, Iris Xe G7 96EUs	771
Schenker Key 14 (M24) Ultra 7 155H, GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU	779
Minisforum Neptune Series HX77G R7 7735HS, Radeon RX 6600M	781
...
(max) TR Pro 7995WX, RTX 6000 Ada Generation	5372

3DMark 11 in comparison
Lenovo IdeaPad Flex-1570 81CA000RUS (min) i5-8550U, GeForce MX130	28
...
Acer Predator 15 G9-591-74ZV 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 980M	10977
Acer Aspire 5 A515-57G-53N8 i5-1240P, GeForce RTX 2050 Mobile	10988
Lenovo Ideapad L340-17IRH 81LL001YGE i5-9300H, GeForce GTX 1650 Mobile	10990
Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD Ryzen AI 7 PRO 350, Radeon 860M	10993
Eurocom X7 4930MX, Radeon HD 8970M Crossfire	10997
Acer Predator 17 G9-792-71EF 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 980M	11041
Aorus X5S v5 6700HQ, GeForce GTX 980M	11055
...
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 Founders Edition (max) R7 9800X3D, GeForce RTX 5090	82642

Verdict - ThinkPad X13 makes too many compromises

Pros

Cons

Price and availability

Table of Contents

Specifications

Chassis and features

Size comparison

Sustainability

Input devices – Weak keyboard

Display - LowPower IPS

Display Response Times

Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)

Performance – Zen 5 with 32 GB RAM

Test conditions

Processor

Cinebench R15 Multi loop

System performance

DPC latencies

Storage

Sustained read performance: DiskSpd read loop, queue depth 8

GPU performance

Cyberpunk 2077 Ultra – FPS chart

Emissions and energy

Noise emissions

Temperature

Speakers

Lenovo ThinkPad X13 G6 AMD audio analysis

Dell Pro 13 Premium PA13250 audio analysis

MSI Prestige 13 AI Plus Evo A2VMG audio analysis

Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 13.8 Copilot+ audio analysis

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Gen 13 21NS0010GE audio analysis

Power consumption

energy consumption Cyberpunk / Stress test

energy consumption with external monitor

Battery life

Notebookcheck overall rating

Possible alternatives in comparison

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