Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga review: Slim convertible Titanium with i5
Among the 2021 X1 ThinkPads, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga was not the biggest success. The X1 Titanium was the only model that didn't get the updated version for CES. We have tested the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga once with Intel Core i7, and now a short test update of the i5 version follows. Since we have already reviewed the design, configuration, and input devices in the aforementioned review of the X1 Titanium Yoga with i7 we will skip these sections and start directly with the display.
Possible competitors in comparison
Rating | Date | Model | Weight | Height | Size | Resolution | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88.5 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2022 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE i5-1140G7, Iris Xe G7 80EUs | 1.2 kg | 11.5 mm | 13.50" | 2256x1504 | |
| 91.4 % v7 (old) | 04 / 2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.4 kg | 15 mm | 14.00" | 1920x1200 | |
| 91.1 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2021 | Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 i7-1165G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 15.39 mm | 13.30" | 2560x1600 | |
| 90.8 % v7 (old) | 06 / 2021 | HP Elite Dragonfly Max i7-1185G7, Iris Xe G7 96EUs | 1.2 kg | 16 mm | 13.30" | 1920x1080 | |
| 89.5 % v7 (old) | 03 / 2021 | Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 i7-10610U, UHD Graphics 620 | 850 g | 9.35 mm | 12.30" | 1920x1280 |
Display - 3:2 format as a unique selling point among ThinkPad laptops
The display remains the main attraction of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga. It is the only ThinkPad laptop with a 3:2 aspect ratio. Even apart from that, the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 is pretty special for a ThinkPad, because there is only one screen option: the 13.5-inch LCD with 2.2K resolution (2,256 x 1,504) tested here, a glossy panel with anti-reflective coating.
On the other hand, it is quite typical for ThinkPads that there is more than one display supplier. Unfortunately, our test device contains the same IPS panel from Japan Display (JDI) as the previously reviewed model. Thus, we could not test the alternatively used AUO panel. Nevertheless, it was exciting to see whether the panel installed here can confirm the rates of the first sample.
It achieves the goal, even if the response times are a bit lower. Overall, the series dispersion of this high-quality IPS panel only seems to be weak, and the brightness values are practically identical.
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Brightness Distribution: 92 %
Center on Battery: 465 cd/m²
Contrast: 1661:1 (Black: 0.28 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 2 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86, calibrated: 0.7
ΔE Greyscale 2.9 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
68.6% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
98% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
66.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.09
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE LPM135M467, IPS LED, 2256x1504, 13.5" | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 LP140WU1-SPB1, IPS, 1920x1200, 14" | Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 LP133WQ1-SPF2, IPS LED, 2560x1600, 13.3" | HP Elite Dragonfly Max InfoVision X133NVFL R0, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3" | Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 Sharp LQ123N1, IPS, 1920x1280, 12.3" | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE LPM135M467, IPS, 2256x1504, 13.5" | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Display | 3% | 2% | 0% | |||
| Display P3 Coverage | 66.8 | 69.8 4% | 68.3 2% | 67.9 2% | ||
| sRGB Coverage | 98 | 97.1 -1% | 99.1 1% | 96.8 -1% | ||
| AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage | 68.6 | 72.2 5% | 70.3 2% | 68.8 0% | ||
| Response Times | 37% | 23% | 29% | 60% | 31% | |
| Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% * | 64 ? | 49.2 ? 23% | 52 ? 19% | 44.8 ? 30% | 29 ? 55% | 53.6 ? 16% |
| Response Time Black / White * | 44 ? | 22 ? 50% | 32 ? 27% | 32 ? 27% | 16 ? 64% | 24 ? 45% |
| PWM Frequency | 1250 ? | |||||
| Screen | -20% | 13% | 2% | -11% | 6% | |
| Brightness middle | 465 | 417 -10% | 460 -1% | 777.5 67% | 380 -18% | 466 0% |
| Brightness | 451 | 404 -10% | 423 -6% | 727 61% | 378 -16% | 454 1% |
| Brightness Distribution | 92 | 93 1% | 85 -8% | 75 -18% | 86 -7% | 94 2% |
| Black Level * | 0.28 | 0.22 21% | 0.33 -18% | 0.44 -57% | 0.31 -11% | 0.23 18% |
| Contrast | 1661 | 1895 14% | 1394 -16% | 1767 6% | 1226 -26% | 2026 22% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 * | 2 | 2.8 -40% | 1 50% | 1.62 19% | 2.28 -14% | 2.1 -5% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 max. * | 4.7 | 4.7 -0% | 1.5 68% | 5.26 -12% | 3.93 16% | 4.5 4% |
| Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated * | 0.7 | 1.6 -129% | 0.8 -14% | 1.32 -89% | 0.97 -39% | |
| Greyscale dE 2000 * | 2.9 | 3.7 -28% | 1.2 59% | 1.6 45% | 2.56 12% | 2.7 7% |
| Gamma | 2.09 105% | 2.08 106% | 2.26 97% | 2.2 100% | 2.32 95% | 2.08 106% |
| CCT | 6181 105% | 6545 99% | 6652 98% | 6538 99% | 6130 106% | 6210 105% |
| Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998) | 65.9 | 64.4 | 72.3 | 63 | 61.1 | |
| Color Space (Percent of sRGB) | 96.6 | 99.12 | 94.8 | 97 | 94.9 | |
| Total Average (Program / Settings) | 7% /
-7% | 13% /
12% | 16% /
7% | 16% /
1% | 19% /
11% |
* ... smaller is better
Display Response Times
| ↔ Response Time Black to White | ||
|---|---|---|
| 44 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 22 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 22 ms fall | ||
| The screen shows slow response rates in our tests and will be unsatisfactory for gamers. In comparison, all tested devices range from 0.1 (minimum) to 240 (maximum) ms. » 98 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (20.7 ms). | ||
| ↔ Response Time 50% Grey to 80% Grey | ||
| 64 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined | ↗ 34 ms rise |  |
| ↘ 30 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. » 97 % of all devices are better. This means that the measured response time is worse than the average of all tested devices (32.3 ms). | ||
Screen Flickering / PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation)
| 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 8437 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured. | |||
Performance - The Achilles heel of the Lenovo X1 Titanium
Four Intel Tiger-Lake UP4 processors are available for the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga: The Core i5-1130G7, the i5-1140G7, the i7-1160G7, and the i7-1180G7. Admittedly, this ultra-thin ThinkPad does not feature a discrete GPU. Users have to make do with the integrated iGPU: Intel Iris Xe with 80 EUs with the i5 configuration, and with the Iris Xe with 96 EUs in case of i7 configuration.
Lenovo provides the processor and GPU with 8 to 16 GB of fast LPDDR4X-4266 memory, which is soldered on the mainboard. Eight gigabytes of working memory are exclusively offered in combination with the i5 CPUs. For the SSD, Lenovo chooses the unusual M.2 2242 form factor with single-sided mounting. There is only one M.2 slot for the SSD.
Test conditions
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga has three different operating modes that can be set via Windows' energy settings. In the "Best Energy Saving" mode, the Boost TDP is only 10 watts, and 7 watts are consumed permanently. In the "Balanced" setting, the boost TDP increases to 15 watts and the permanent power limit to 10 watts. The profile "best performance" has to be active for maximum performance. Here, the boost TDP is 35 watts, and the CPU has a thermal budget of 12 watts during longer load.
Processor
The Intel Core i5-1140G7 is the vPro variant of the Core i5-1130G7. Compared to the latter, the maximum clock of the four Tiger Lake cores is around 200 MHz higher (1.8 to 4.2 GHz). Because it is a UP4 processor, the typical TDP is only 15 watts, but as we found in the ThinkPad X1 Nano the manufacturers can ignore this specification and use much higher values.
The opposite is true for the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga as already described in the test conditions: the Lenovo laptop does not get more than 12 watts cooled in the long run. The performance curve also turns out unstable: it drops after the first test and then becomes constant. In this respect, there is no change compared to the previously tested sample, any firmware updates since the first test did not cause any changes. Overall, the performance is slightly lower compared to the X1 Titanium with i7, which has the edge in boosting performance and single-core operation due to the higher clock rates.
Cinebench R15 Multi Constant Load Test
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 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 | |
| Average of class Convertible | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Cinebench R23 / Multi Core | |
| Average of class Convertible (2949 - 29063, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Cinebench R23 / Single Core | |
| Average of class Convertible (914 - 2163, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core) | |
| Average of class Convertible (1124 - 11357, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core) | |
| Average of class Convertible (348 - 827, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit | |
| Average of class Convertible (478 - 4830, n=66, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit | |
| Average of class Convertible (149.8 - 317, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average of class Convertible (107 - 1051, n=60, last 2 years) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 | |
| Average of class Convertible (12977 - 121368, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| 7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1 | |
| Average of class Convertible (3672 - 6540, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core | |
| Average of class Convertible (2188 - 22023, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core | |
| Average of class Convertible (806 - 2275, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset | |
| Average of class Convertible (3.43 - 36.2, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| LibreOffice / 20 Documents To PDF | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Average of class Convertible (42.7 - 84.3, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average of class Convertible (0.3985 - 0.84, n=62, last 2 years) | |
* ... smaller is better
AIDA64: FP32 Ray-Trace | FPU Julia | CPU SHA3 | CPU Queen | FPU SinJulia | FPU Mandel | CPU AES | CPU ZLib | FP64 Ray-Trace | CPU PhotoWorxx
| Performance Rating | |
| Average of class Convertible | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FP32 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Convertible (2179 - 64158, n=64, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Julia | |
| Average of class Convertible (11392 - 183760, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU SHA3 | |
| Average of class Convertible (797 - 8151, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU Queen | |
| Average of class Convertible (22413 - 145339, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU SinJulia | |
| Average of class Convertible (1120 - 29155, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| AIDA64 / FPU Mandel | |
| Average of class Convertible (5749 - 97193, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| AIDA64 / CPU AES | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Average of class Convertible (21774 - 169089, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU ZLib | |
| Average of class Convertible (218 - 2001, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| AIDA64 / FP64 Ray-Trace | |
| Average of class Convertible (1169 - 34297, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / CPU PhotoWorxx | |
| Average of class Convertible (16583 - 81626, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
System performance
Unlike the CPU performance, there is not much difference to the i7 model in terms of system performance. The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga runs fast in everyday use.
| PCMark 10 / Score | |
| Average of class Convertible (3229 - 9125, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| PCMark 10 / Essentials | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average of class Convertible (7233 - 12222, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| PCMark 10 / Productivity | |
| Average of class Convertible (5062 - 10591, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (n=1) | |
| PCMark 10 / Digital Content Creation | |
| Average of class Convertible (2496 - 16551, n=61, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| PCMark 10 Score | 4471 points | |
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| AIDA64 / Memory Copy | |
| Average of class Convertible (29473 - 158525, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Read | |
| Average of class Convertible (28905 - 126517, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Write | |
| Average of class Convertible (30591 - 216896, n=63, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| AIDA64 / Memory Latency | |
| Average of class Convertible (7.7 - 173, n=62, last 2 years) | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Average Intel Core i5-1140G7 (n=1) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
* ... smaller is better
DPC latencies
| DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
* ... smaller is better
Storage Solution
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga uses the unusual M.2 2242 form factor, whereby the SSD can only have a single-sided configuration due to the low slot height. Furthermore, the NVMe SSD is limited to PCIe 3.0. Accordingly, the SSD performance is weaker compared with the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6 which is equipped with a PCIe 4.0 SSD.
* ... smaller is better
Continuous load read: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8
Graphics card
The biggest difference in performance compared to the X1 Titanium with i7-1160G7 is in the iGPU. This is not surprising: after all, the i7 has a slightly stronger iGPU with more execution units. However, the GPU performance of the test device is also below the other Intel Xe with 80 EUs which is probably because the iGPU of the UP4 version of Tiger-Lake is clocked a bit lower.
| 3DMark 11 Performance | 4315 points | |
| 3DMark Fire Strike Score | 2864 points | |
| 3DMark Time Spy Score | 1146 points | |
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| The Witcher 3 / Low Graphics & Postprocessing | |
| Average of class Convertible (22 - 354, n=34, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (30.2 - 97.4, n=101) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| The Witcher 3 / Medium Graphics & Postprocessing | |
| Average of class Convertible (35 - 257, n=29, last 2 years) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (21.8 - 56.9, n=103) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| The Witcher 3 / High Graphics & Postprocessing (Nvidia HairWorks Off) | |
| Average of class Convertible (21.1 - 155.3, n=33, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (9.3 - 33.5, n=101) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
| The Witcher 3 / Ultra Graphics & Postprocessing (HBAO+) | |
| Average of class Convertible (10.2 - 101, n=36, last 2 years) | |
| HP Elite Dragonfly Max | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 | |
| Average Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs (6.26 - 28, n=91) | |
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE | |
The Witcher 3 FPS Chart
| low | med. | high | ultra | |
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| The Witcher 3 (2015) | 45.6 | 32.1 | 18.3 | 9.53 |
| Dota 2 Reborn (2015) | 87.8 | 63.9 | 40.6 | 36.1 |
| X-Plane 11.11 (2018) | 17.1 | 15.1 | 14.2 |
Emissions and Power Management - Louder fan cools Lenovo laptop better
Noise emissions
The fan noise has increased a bit under load compared to the first test sample with i7 - at 40 dB(A), the fan is quite audible. In return, it now always stays off in idle.
Noise Level
| Idle |
| 25.61 / 25.61 / 25.61 dB(A) |
| Load |
| 40.14 / 40.14 dB(A) |
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min:  , med:  , max:  Earthworks M23R, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 25.61 dB(A) | ||
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE Iris Xe G7 80EUs, i5-1140G7, Lenovo UMIS RPJTJ256MEE1OWX | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1160G7, Toshiba BG4 KBG40ZNT512G | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, Samsung PM9A1 MZVL21T0HCLR | Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1165G7, WDC PC SN730 SDBQNTY-1T00 | HP Elite Dragonfly Max Iris Xe G7 96EUs, i7-1185G7, Toshiba XG6 KXG60ZNV512G | Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10610U, WDC PC SN530 SDBPTPZ-512G | |
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| Noise | 5% | 4% | 10% | 10% | 9% | |
| off / environment * | 25.61 | 25.1 2% | 24.2 6% | 24 6% | 24.9 3% | 25 2% |
| Idle Minimum * | 25.61 | 25.1 2% | 24.2 6% | 24 6% | 24.9 3% | 25 2% |
| Idle Average * | 25.61 | 25.1 2% | 24.2 6% | 24 6% | 24.9 3% | 25 2% |
| Idle Maximum * | 25.61 | 27.1 -6% | 29.9 -17% | 24 6% | 24.9 3% | 25 2% |
| Load Average * | 40.14 | 32.7 19% | 33.7 16% | 32.72 18% | 29.7 26% | 28.7 29% |
| Load Maximum * | 40.14 | 35.8 11% | 36.7 9% | 33.88 16% | 31.3 22% | 34.5 14% |
| Witcher 3 ultra * | 32.7 | 33.7 | 31.3 |
* ... smaller is better
Temperature
The temperatures under load are slightly lower than those of the comparison device with i7. The maximum temperature is almost as high, but the rest of the case remains cooler. The slightly stronger running fan is probably the reason why the ThinkPad X1 Titanium with i5 does not run as hot.
The stress test confirms the result of the CPU tests: the processor cannot consume more than 12 watts in the long run.
(-) The maximum temperature on the upper side is 46.3 °C / 115 F, compared to the average of 35.4 °C / 96 F, ranging from 19.6 to 60 °C for the class Convertible.
(±) The bottom heats up to a maximum of 43.3 °C / 110 F, compared to the average of 36.8 °C / 98 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.8 °C / 75 F, compared to the device average of 30.3 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are cooler than skin temperature with a maximum of 28.6 °C / 83.5 F and are therefore cool to the touch.
(±) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28 °C / 82.4 F (-0.6 °C / -1.1 F).
| Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE Intel Core i5-1140G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 80EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE Intel Core i7-1160G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 Intel Core i7-1165G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | HP Elite Dragonfly Max Intel Core i7-1185G7, Intel Iris Xe Graphics G7 96EUs | Dell Latitude 12 7210 2-in-1 Intel Core i7-10610U, Intel UHD Graphics 620 | |
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| Heat | -1% | 2% | -10% | -9% | 13% | |
| Maximum Upper Side * | 46.3 | 46.5 -0% | 44.1 5% | 47.2 -2% | 39.4 15% | 37.5 19% |
| Maximum Bottom * | 43.3 | 45.2 -4% | 47.3 -9% | 51.5 -19% | 50 -15% | 36.2 16% |
| Idle Upper Side * | 26.8 | 27.3 -2% | 25.5 5% | 30 -12% | 31.6 -18% | 25.7 4% |
| Idle Bottom * | 28.3 | 27.7 2% | 26.6 6% | 30.5 -8% | 33.4 -18% | 24.3 14% |
* ... smaller is better
Speakers
For a description of the speaker quality, we refer to the previous review of the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga with i7.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QA001RGE audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (77.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 20.1% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (7.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(±) | higher mids - on average 6% higher than median
(+) | mids are linear (6.3% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (21.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 55% of all tested devices in this class were better, 12% similar, 33% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 20%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 56% of all tested devices were better, 7% similar, 36% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6-20Y0S00200 audio analysis
(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (81.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 13.8% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (11.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 4.1% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (4% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2.3% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.4% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (13.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 16% of all tested devices in this class were better, 3% similar, 81% worse
» The best had a delta of 6%, average was 20%, worst was 57%
Compared to all devices tested
» 12% of all tested devices were better, 3% similar, 86% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%
Power Consumption
The energy measurements roughly confirm the results of the first test, even though this sample has a slightly lower load consumption here. The energy measurements during longer load are interesting: here, up to 35 watts are possible at first, after which the total consumption is limited to 25 watts. The X1 Titanium is shipped with a 65-watt power supply, but a 45-watt model would easily suffice.
| Off / Standby | 0.28 / 0.45 Watt |
| Idle | 3.75 / 7.75 / 8.69 Watt |
| Load |
33.12 / 35.19 Watt |
   
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Power Consumption: The Witcher 3 / Stress Test
Power Consumption With External Montitor
Battery life
We did not test the battery runtime again. After all, the present configuration is not fundamentally different from the already tested Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga with i7.
Pros
Cons
Verdict: Made for special use cases
Even after a year has passed, our assessment of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga does not change fundamentally. This review sample does not have the paint defect on the lid, but it does have the problem that the lid is slightly shifted to the left. So that seems to be a standard design problem. However, this time we cannot determine the manufacturing defect on the touchpad, which our first test device had. We did not find the haptic touchpad quite as unpleasant in the retest as in the first review. Lenovo might have improved the drivers here.
Overall, the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga is a laptop that is only suitable for certain tasks. It fulfills its role as a convertible better than other models, including the ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6, due to its low profile and weight, and the 3:2 screen is great for reading and composing text. Buyers will have to compromise on connectivity and performance in return.
A workhorse for typists and a good convertible with many features - the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga convinces with that. Other models are better if performance or equipment with RAM and ports are very important
We can still recommend the ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1, even though the performance disadvantage will soon be much bigger due to the release of Alder Lake and Rembrandt ThinkPads. It is a shame that Lenovo apparently abandons this platform after only one year.
The first alternative is the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga G6 which is a bit cheaper, offers much better speakers, a more comfortable keyboard, and more performance as well as ports. However, it is also much bulkier in return. The ThinkPad X13 Yoga G2 is priced even more attractively and is more comparable to the X1 Titanium in terms of weight. Although it is not as pleasant to use as a tablet and only has a 13.3-inch 16:10 display, the X13 Yoga G2 seems to be a bit more powerful overall and could be the closest match for the X1 Titanium in terms of mobility. From other manufacturers, the HP Elite Dragonfly Max is not that far from the X1 Titanium Yoga, but the 16:9 LCD is a major drawback.
Price and availability
The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 with the tested configuration currently costs €2,240 (~$2,000) in Lenovo's own online store. Amazon currently has the X1 Titanium Yoga for around $1,846.
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Titanium Yoga G1 20QB0016GE
- 03/16/2022 v7 (old)
Benjamin Herzig
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