Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 review: With AMD Renoir the fastest 13-inch ThinkPad laptop

Name: Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800
Brand: Lenovo

Compact Ryzen power.

As the newest small ThinkPad laptop, the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 is the continuation of the traditional ThinkPad X series. In 2020, the AMD version bears the same name as the Intel model - and it is much faster. Buyers still have to live without Thunderbolt, but the performance advantage is so big that we do not consider it a deal-breaker.

Benjamin Herzig, 👁 Andreas Osthoff (translated by Benjamin Herzig), Published 08/18/2020 🇩🇪 🇮🇹 ...

AMD Business Laptop Renoir Ryzen (Zen) ThinkPad Ultrabook Windows

In the past, the labor division in the Lenovo ThinkPad lineup was clear-cut: Workers who mostly stayed inside the office got a T-series ThinkPad. Employees working away from the office frequently were given an X ThinkPad, the smallest and lightest ThinkPad laptops. Though the division is less clear now, the ThinkPad X series is still the most compact. The newest model of this series is called Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1. It is powered either by Intel Comet-Lake or AMD Ryzen 4000, codenamed "Renoir". Today's review sample of the ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 with the model number 20UGS00800 contains the AMD Ryzen Pro 7 4750U, 16 GB RAM, a 512 GB SSD and an FHD IPS screen. This model is a special education model without Windows. It costs 999 Euros (~$1,186).

As comparison devices, compact business laptops from other manufacturers are appropriate, like the Dell Latitude 7310. Apart from that, we also compare the Lenovo X13 with the predecessor Lenovo ThinkPad X395, the slightly bigger Lenovo ThinkPad T14s with AMD CPUs and the ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 with Intel chips.

Since Lenovo is re-using the design of the Lenovo ThinkPad X390/X395 without changes, this review is an update that skips the description of the design and focuses on the screen and internals. For details on the design, look no further than the detailed Lenovo ThinkPad X390 review.

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Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 (ThinkPad X13 Series)

Processor

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U 8 x 1.7 - 4.1 GHz, Renoir-U PRO (Zen 2)

Graphics adapter

AMD Radeon RX Vega 7

Memory

16 GB

, DDR4-3200, on-board, dual-channel

Display

13.30 inch 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixel 166 PPI, B133HAK01.1, IPS LED, glossy: no, 60 Hz

Mainboard

AMD Promontory/Bixby FCH

Storage

Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, 512 GB

, PCIe-NVMe, M.2 2280, 444 GB free

Soundcard

Realtek ALC3287

Connections

2 USB 3.0 / 3.1 Gen1, 2 USB 3.1 Gen2, 1 HDMI, 2 DisplayPort, 1 Kensington Lock, 1 Docking Station Port, Audio Connections: combo audio, Card Reader: microSD, 1 SmartCard, 1 Fingerprint Reader

Networking

Realtek RTL8168/8111 Gigabit-LAN (10/100/1000MBit/s), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5/ax = Wi-Fi 6/), Bluetooth 5.1

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 16.9 x 311.9 x 217.2 ( = 0.67 x 12.28 x 8.55 in)

Battery

48 Wh Lithium-Polymer

Camera

Webcam: 720p with infrared & ThinkShutter

Additional features

Speakers: 1 watt stereo, Keyboard: 6 row chiclet, 95 % width, Keyboard Light: yes, 65 watt charger, 36 Months Warranty

Weight

1.287 kg ( = 45.4 oz / 2.84 pounds), Power Supply: 370 g ( = 13.05 oz / 0.82 pounds)

Price

1000 Euro

Links

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Lenovo notebook section

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Rating	Date	Model	Weight	Height	Size	Resolution
89.5 % v7 ^(old)	08 / 2020	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7	1.3 kg	16.9 mm	13.30"	1920x1080
88.8 % v7 ^(old)	10 / 2019	Lenovo ThinkPad X395 R3 PRO 3300U, Vega 6	1.3 kg	16.9 mm	13.30"	1920x1080
89.4 % v7 ^(old)	07 / 2020	Dell Latitude 7310 i7-10610U, UHD Graphics 620	1.2 kg	18.3 mm	13.30"	1920x1080
90.5 % v7 ^(old)	08 / 2020	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7	1.3 kg	16.1 mm	14.00"	1920x1080
88 % v7 ^(old)	08 / 2020	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620	1.3 kg	16.9 mm	13.30"	1920x1080

Size & weight comparison

Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Dell Latitude 7310 DIN A4 ❌

Right: SmartCard reader, USB 3.0 Type-A, Kensington lock

Left: 2x USB 3.1 Gen 2 Type-C, miniEthernet/docking-port, USB 3.0 Type-A, HDMI 2.0, combo audio

SD Card Reader
average JPG Copy Test (av. of 3 runs)
Dell Latitude 7310 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	169.3 MB/s +125%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	78.4 MB/s +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	75.4 MB/s
Lenovo ThinkPad X395	74.1 MB/s -2%
Average of class Subnotebook (18.4 - 142, n=15, last 2 years)	53.6 MB/s -29%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	37.3 MB/s -51%
maximum AS SSD Seq Read Test (1GB)
Dell Latitude 7310 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	195.5 MB/s +130%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395	86.2 MB/s +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	85.5 MB/s 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	85.1 MB/s
Average of class Subnotebook (22.5 - 207, n=15, last 2 years)	69.7 MB/s -18%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE (Toshiba Exceria Pro M501 64 GB UHS-II)	52.1 MB/s -39%

Networking
iperf3 transmit AX12
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1270 (656^min - 1344^max) MBit/s +41%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1188 (988^min - 1327^max) MBit/s +32%
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (447 - 1645, n=127)	1104 MBit/s +22%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	903 (452^min - 920^max) MBit/s
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	756 (654^min - 835^max) MBit/s -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Intel Wireless-AC 9260	628 (493^min - 645^max) MBit/s -30%
iperf3 receive AX12
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1573 (1352^min - 1701^max) MBit/s +18%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1370 (1218^min - 1490^max) MBit/s +3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200	1335 (1208^min - 1544^max) MBit/s
Average Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200 (523 - 1684, n=128)	1191 MBit/s -11%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201	1003 (646^min - 1257^max) MBit/s -25%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Intel Wireless-AC 9260	652 (539^min - 675^max) MBit/s -51%

Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800; iperf3 receive AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø1335 (1208-1544)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800; iperf3 transmit AX12; iperf 3.1.3: Ø887 (452-920)

ColorChecker Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800: 5.89 ∆E min: 0.89 - max: 12.71 ∆E

Matte FHD display in the AMD ThinkPad X13

Subpixel matrix Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1

A little bit of backlight bleeding (shown enhanced here)

Like the predecessor ThinkPad X395, the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 uses a 13.3-inch screen instead of a 12-inch panel like many past X-series ThinkPads. There is a choice from four matte 16:9 LCDs. The brighter ePrivacy option is new. Unlike with the T series, there is no low power option:

HD (1366x768) TN, 250 cd/m²
FHD (1920x1080) IPS, 300 cd/m², 72% NTSC
FHD IPS, 300 cd/m², On-Cell-Touch, 72% NTSC
FHD IPS, 500 cd/m², Privacy Guard, 72% NTSC

The test sample contains the regular FHD LCD without touch. The AUO panel used here effortlessly manages to fulfill the promised 300 cd/m², as it has an average brightness of 315 cd/m². Still, the panel is darker than the other laptops used for comparison. The difference is biggest compared with the ThinkPad T14s with the brighter low power screen. Interestingly, the ThinkPad X13 with Intel CPUs uses the same LCD panel, which is 30 cd/m² brighter. This serves as a nice example of the variance in quality from panel to panel.


317 cd/m²	315 cd/m²	298 cd/m²
312 cd/m²	331 cd/m²	320 cd/m²
305 cd/m²	320 cd/m²	320 cd/m²

Distribution of brightness

B133HAK01.1 tested with X-Rite i1Pro 2

Maximum: 331 cd/m² (Nits) Average: 315.3 cd/m² Minimum: 3.2 cd/m²
Brightness Distribution: 90 %
Center on Battery: 331 cd/m²
Contrast: 1576:1 (Black: 0.21 cd/m²)
ΔE Color 6.1 | 0.5-29.43 Ø4.86, calibrated: 1.2
ΔE Greyscale 6.3 | 0.09-98 Ø5.1
95.4% sRGB (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
60.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 1.6.3 3D)
65.7% AdobeRGB 1998 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
95.6% sRGB (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
64.8% Display P3 (Argyll 2.2.0 3D)
Gamma: 2.77

Download ICC File (X-Rite i1Pro 2)

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 B133HAK01.1, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Lenovo ThinkPad X395 LP133WF7-SPB1, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Dell Latitude 7310 AU Optronics B133HAN, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 N140HCG-GQ2, IPS , 1920x1080, 14"	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Lenovo B133HAK01.1, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3"
Display		-0%	8%	3%	2%
Display P3 Coverage	64.8	64.1 -1%	71.8 11%	66.8 3%	66 2%
sRGB Coverage	95.6	95.2 0%	99.3 4%	97.9 2%	96.2 1%
AdobeRGB 1998 Coverage	65.7	65.8 0%	72.4 10%	69 5%	67.2 2%
Response Times		-2%	16%	46%	5%
Response Time Grey 50% / Grey 80% *	56.8 ?(29.2, 27.6)	55 ?(26, 29) 3%	40.8 ?(22.4, 18.4) 28%	32.4 ?(16.4, 16) 43%	52.8 ?(26, 26.8) 7%
Response Time Black / White *	30 ?(16.8, 13.2)	32 ?(18, 14) -7%	28.8 ?(14.8, 14) 4%	15.2 ?(6.8, 8.4) 49%	29.2 ?(16.8, 12.4) 3%
PWM Frequency				26040 ?(50)
Screen		18%	16%	19%	-1%
Brightness middle	331	356 8%	332.7 1%	404 22%	359 8%
Brightness	315	336 7%	329 4%	371 18%	342 9%
Brightness Distribution	90	88 -2%	89 -1%	88 -2%	90 0%
Black Level *	0.21	0.16 24%	0.25 -19%	0.34 -62%	0.21 -0%
Contrast	1576	2225 41%	1331 -16%	1188 -25%	1710 9%
Colorchecker dE 2000 *	6.1	3.6 41%	2.15 65%	1.4 77%	6.7 -10%
Colorchecker dE 2000 max. *	10	5.5 45%	3.89 61%	3.2 68%	10.9 -9%
Colorchecker dE 2000 calibrated *	1.2	1.11 7%	1.09 9%	0.8 33%	1.3 -8%
Greyscale dE 2000 *	6.3	4.7 25%	2.5 60%	1.6 75%	7.4 -17%
Gamma	2.77 ^79%	2.92 ^75%	2.3 ^96%	2.13 ^103%	2.85 ^77%
CCT	6938 ^94%	6222 ^104%	6347 ^102%	6480 ^100%	6309 ^103%
Color Space (Percent of AdobeRGB 1998)	60.7	61 0%	64.1 6%	63 4%	61.7 2%
Color Space (Percent of sRGB)	95.4	96 1%	99.4 4%	97.9 3%	95.9 1%
Total Average (Program / Settings)		5% / 12%	13% / 14%	23% / 20%	2% / 0%

* ... smaller is better

The deviations from the ideal in terms of colors, grayscale and saturation are quite noticeable ex-factory. With CalMAN and the X-Rite i1Pro2, we were able to enhance the color accuracy very nicely. The panel has the necessary potential, as the contrast value of 1576:1 is good.

Colors are displayed saturated, which is also due to the sRGB gamut coverage of 95%. Some photo-editing "on the go" should be possible with the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1.

Outdoors, the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 is usable, due to the brightness of 315 cd/m² and the matte screen surface. This is only true for shadowy places though. If one works outside more often, the variant with the 500 cd/m² screen might be the better choice.

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
30 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 16.8 ms rise
30 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 13.2 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. » 78 % 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
56.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↗ 29.2 ms rise
56.8 ms ... rise ↗ and fall ↘ combined	↘ 27.6 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. » 93 % 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)

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 8437 (minimum: 5 - maximum: 343500) Hz was measured.

There is nothing to complain about when it comes to the viewing-angle stability of the IPS screen.

Performance: There has never been a compact ThinkPad laptop this fast

There are three AMD Renoir CPUs available in the ThinkPad X13 Gen 1: the AMD Ryzen 3 Pro 4450U, the AMD Ryzen 5 Pro 4650U and the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U. Part of the package is a corresponding AMD iGPU: the Radeon RX Vega 5, the Radeon RX Vega 6 and the Radeon RX Vega 7. Memory is soldered with 8, 16 or 32 GB DDR4-3200 RAM. 32 GB is only available with the Ryzen 7 models, while Ryzen 3 variants are only sold with 8 GB. For storage, there is a single M.2 2280 slot.

Processor

The AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U is the strongest processor of the Ryzen Pro series for business laptops. The octa-core processor has a TDP of 15 W and clock-rates of 1.7 to 4.1 GHz. Unlike the consumer processor AMD Ryzen 7 4700U, the 4750U has Hyper-Threading technology with 16 threads. For additional comparisons, we recommend our CPU comparison list.

The performance advantage of the Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U is most visible in the multicore category. Though the ThinkPad X13 cannot keep up its performance level indefinitely, it is twice as fast as the Intel ThinkPad X13 in the Cinbench R15 loop. The difference is even greater compared with the predecessor ThinkPad X395. The Lenovo ThinkPad X13 AMD is clearly the fastest ThinkPad subnotebook yet. If compared with the bigger 14-inch class however, the Lenovo ThinkPad T14s AMD has the edge with its roomier chassis.

There was no performance limitation in battery mode.

Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U: Ø1173 (1057.08-1287.21)

Lenovo ThinkPad X395 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U, AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U: Ø416 (400.15-479.45)

Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U, Intel Core i7-10610U: Ø546 (539.87-548.66)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U: Ø1311 (1300.6-1345.67)

Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel Core i5-10210U: Ø571 (548.08-726.48)

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U, Intel Core i7-10510U: Ø594 (493.81-731.25)

Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U, Intel Core i5-10210U: Ø618 (591.33-706.24)

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 -mmt1 | 7z b 4
Geekbench 5.5: Single-Core | Multi-Core
HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2: 4k Preset
LibreOffice : 20 Documents To PDF
R Benchmark 2.5: Overall mean

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Multi Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (579 - 8541, n=69, last 2 years)	4572 Points +56%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (2935 - 3302, n=5)	3151 Points +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3050 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	2935 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	1505 Points -49%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	1441 Points -51%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	1428 Points -51%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	1283 Points -56%

Cinebench R20 / CPU (Single Core)
Average of class Subnotebook (128 - 826, n=69, last 2 years)	642 Points +35%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	475 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (461 - 479, n=5)	470 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	468 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	441 Points -7%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	440 Points -7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	416 Points -12%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	351 Points -26%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Multi 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (327 - 3345, n=74, last 2 years)	1967 Points +53%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (1287 - 1417, n=5)	1375 Points +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1346 (1300.6^min - 1345.67^max) Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1287 (1057.08^min - 1287.21^max) Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	731 Points -43%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	726 (548.08^min - 726.48^max) Points -44%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	706 (591.33^min - 706.24^max) Points -45%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	549 (539.87^min - 548.66^max) Points -57%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U	481 Points -63%

Cinebench R15 / CPU Single 64Bit
Average of class Subnotebook (72.4 - 322, n=70, last 2 years)	254 Points +38%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	184 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	183 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (180 - 184, n=5)	181.4 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	181 Points -2%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	179 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	167 Points -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	166 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U	126 Points -32%

Blender / v2.79 BMW27 CPU
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	823 Seconds * -104%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	816 Seconds * -102%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	769 Seconds * -91%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	765 Seconds * -90%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	403 Seconds *
Average of class Subnotebook (159 - 2271, n=71, last 2 years)	374 Seconds * +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	367 Seconds * +9%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (340 - 403, n=5)	361 Seconds * +10%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4 -mmt1
Average of class Subnotebook (2643 - 6442, n=67, last 2 years)	5482 MIPS +24%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	4708 MIPS +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	4521 MIPS +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	4467 MIPS +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	4438 MIPS
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (4413 - 4467, n=5)	4438 MIPS 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	4315 MIPS -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	4269 MIPS -4%

7-Zip 18.03 / 7z b 4
Average of class Subnotebook (11668 - 77867, n=65, last 2 years)	47117 MIPS +27%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (37081 - 42173, n=5)	39995 MIPS +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	39649 MIPS +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	37081 MIPS
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	18187 MIPS -51%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	17978 MIPS -52%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	17699 MIPS -52%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	17339 MIPS -53%

Geekbench 5.5 / Single-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (726 - 2350, n=66, last 2 years)	1836 Points +59%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	1250 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	1211 Points +5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1157 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	1149 Points -1%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (1117 - 1157, n=5)	1140 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	1093 Points -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	1017 Points -12%

Geekbench 5.5 / Multi-Core
Average of class Subnotebook (2557 - 17218, n=66, last 2 years)	10305 Points +84%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	6444 Points +15%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (5456 - 6609, n=5)	6052 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	5600 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	4256 Points -24%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	4122 Points -26%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	3820 Points -32%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	3156 Points -44%

HWBOT x265 Benchmark v2.2 / 4k Preset
Average of class Subnotebook (0.97 - 25.1, n=68, last 2 years)	13 fps +56%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	9.55 fps +15%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (8.33 - 10.3, n=5)	9.41 fps +13%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	8.33 fps
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	4.85 fps -42%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	4.68 fps -44%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	4.56 fps -45%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	4.32 fps -48%

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Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (58.4 - 73.4, n=5)	63.6 s * -9%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	60 s * -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	59.3 s * -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	58.4 s *
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	56.1 s * +4%
Average of class Subnotebook (38.5 - 220, n=66, last 2 years)	54.5 s * +7%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	53.8 s * +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	51.7 s * +11%

R Benchmark 2.5 / Overall mean
Lenovo ThinkPad T14-20S1S06B00 Intel Core i5-10210U	0.719 sec * -17%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel Core i5-10210U	0.706 sec * -15%
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 2020-20UAS04T00 Intel Core i7-10510U	0.679 sec * -11%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel Core i7-10610U	0.659 sec * -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.616 sec * -0%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U (0.61 - 0.621, n=5)	0.615 sec * -0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	0.613 sec *
Average of class Subnotebook (0.403 - 1.456, n=68, last 2 years)	0.526 sec * +14%

* ... smaller is better

Cinebench R15 CPU Multi 64Bit

1287 Points

Cinebench R15 OpenGL 64Bit

62.4 fps

Cinebench R15 Ref. Match 64Bit

98 %

Cinebench R15 CPU Single 64Bit

184 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Multi Core)

2935 Points

Cinebench R20 CPU (Single Core)

475 Points

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... in comparison

System performance

The ThinkPad X13 AMD delivers a convincing everyday performance and lands far in front of the X395.

PCMark 10 | PCMark 8

PCMark 10
Score
Average of class Subnotebook (4993 - 7788, n=57, last 2 years)	6588 Points +33%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4956 Points
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4639 - 5034, n=5)	4900 Points -1%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00	4890 Points -1%
Dell Latitude 7310 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10610U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4437 Points -10%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4184 Points -16%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Vega 6, R3 PRO 3300U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	3606 Points -27%
Essentials
Average of class Subnotebook (9363 - 11406, n=57, last 2 years)	10495 Points +11%
Dell Latitude 7310 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10610U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	9667 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	9490 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00	9034 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	9027 Points -5%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (8529 - 9490, n=5)	8973 Points -5%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Vega 6, R3 PRO 3300U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	7351 Points -23%
Productivity
Average of class Subnotebook (5435 - 10623, n=57, last 2 years)	8698 Points +23%
Dell Latitude 7310 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10610U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	7607 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (6877 - 7592, n=5)	7181 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	7098 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00	6877 Points -3%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	6792 Points -4%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Vega 6, R3 PRO 3300U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	5484 Points -23%
Digital Content Creation
Average of class Subnotebook (5305 - 12442, n=57, last 2 years)	8591 Points +75%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00	5109 Points +4%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4436 - 5347, n=5)	4967 Points +1%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4905 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	3243 Points -34%
Dell Latitude 7310 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10610U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	3225 Points -34%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Vega 6, R3 PRO 3300U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	3158 Points -36%

PCMark 8
Home Score Accelerated v2
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00	4640 Points +7%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (4158 - 4640, n=4)	4358 Points 0%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	4349 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	3789 Points -13%
Dell Latitude 7310 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10610U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	3783 Points -13%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Vega 6, R3 PRO 3300U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	3260 Points -25%
Average of class Subnotebook (1739 - 1828, n=2, last 2 years)	1784 Points -59%
Work Score Accelerated v2
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	5573 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, WDC PC SN730 SDBPNTY-1T00	5570 Points 0%
Average AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U, AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (5053 - 5573, n=4)	5408 Points -3%
Dell Latitude 7310 UHD Graphics 620, i7-10610U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	5232 Points -6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE UHD Graphics 620, i5-10210U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	5114 Points -8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Vega 6, R3 PRO 3300U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	4356 Points -22%
Average of class Subnotebook (1609 - 1656, n=2, last 2 years)	1633 Points -71%

PCMark 8 Home Score Accelerated v2		4349 points
PCMark 8 Work Score Accelerated v2		5573 points
PCMark 10 Score		4956 points
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DPC latencies

DPC Latencies / LatencyMon - interrupt to process latency (max), Web, Youtube, Prime95
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Vega 7, R7 PRO 4750U, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	1502 μs *

* ... smaller is better

Storage

The Samsung PM981a is a very fast PCIe NVMe SSD in the M.2 2280 format, which is used by many OEMs. Its performance is great in the benchmarks. In our review sample, the OEM SSD has a capacity of 512 GB.

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	Lenovo ThinkPad X395 Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ	Dell Latitude 7310 Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ	Average Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ
CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6		-4%	9%	5%	11%
Write 4K	95.7	129.4 35%	135.2 41%	131.1 37%	140.8 ?(82.2 - 203, n=34) 47%
Read 4K	37.47	41.6 11%	50.7 35%	45.48 21%	48.6 ?(35.8 - 65.5, n=34) 30%
Write Seq	2032	2334 15%	2155 6%	2042 0%	2106 ?(931 - 2896, n=33) 4%
Read Seq	2207	2151 -3%	2504 13%	2259 2%	2099 ?(1136 - 2754, n=33) -5%
Write 4K Q32T1	517	234 -55%	395.6 -23%	429.1 -17%	451 ?(326 - 640, n=34) -13%
Read 4K Q32T1	387	325.7 -16%	394.5 2%	370.7 -4%	482 ?(332 - 707, n=34) 25%
Write Seq Q32T1	2977	2348 -21%	2987 0%	2963 0%	2903 ?(934 - 2994, n=34) -2%
Read Seq Q32T1	3556	3563 0%	3564 0%	3564 0%	3511 ?(3246 - 3568, n=34) -1%

CrystalDiskMark 5.2 / 6

AS SSD

DiskSpd

Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ

CDM 5/6 Read Seq Q32T1: 3556 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write Seq Q32T1: 2977 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K Q32T1: 387 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K Q32T1: 517 MB/s

CDM 5 Read Seq: 2207 MB/s

CDM 5 Write Seq: 2032 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Read 4K: 37.47 MB/s

CDM 5/6 Write 4K: 95.7 MB/s

Continuous load reading: DiskSpd Read Loop, Queue Depth 8

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GPU

The GPU part of the AMD Ryzen 7 Pro 4750U is the AMD Radeon RX Vega 7. It is the strongest iGPU available in the recent AMD ThinkPads, as the Ryzen 8 4800U with the Radeon RX Vega 8 is not available in any ThinkPad laptop.

In the 3DMark benchmarks, the GPU can max out its potential very well, because the memory in the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 runs in dual-channel-mode. An even better result would be possible if Lenovo used faster LPDDR4X memory. Like with the CPU performance, the bigger Lenovo ThinkPad T14s is slightly faster, while the Intel models cannot compare. The Nvidia GPU of the ThinkPad T15 is still faster, but the ThinkPad X13 AMD is not very far behind.

For older games, the AMD GPU is well versed. More recent titles are playable as well, but only with lower graphics details and resolution.

The GPU performance is not throttled when no charger is attached.

3DMark 11 | 3DMark

3DMark 11 - 1280x720 Performance GPU
Average of class Subnotebook (995 - 16296, n=66, last 2 years)	9654 Points +106%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	5399 Points +15%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (3353 - 6249, n=58)	5054 Points +8%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	4690 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, Intel Core i7-10510U	4616 Points -2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U	3325 Points -29%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10610U	1960 Points -58%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	1862 Points -60%

3DMark
1280x720 Cloud Gate Standard Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (5577 - 61591, n=30, last 2 years)	40405 Points +76%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (13713 - 31437, n=43)	23324 Points +2%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	22904 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U	16787 Points -27%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, Intel Core i7-10510U	15595 Points -32%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10610U	10505 Points -54%
1920x1080 Fire Strike Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (832 - 11887, n=69, last 2 years)	7227 Points +139%
Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3593 Points +19%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, Intel Core i7-10510U	3581 Points +19%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (1772 - 4037, n=62)	3189 Points +6%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	3019 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X395 AMD Radeon RX Vega 6 (Ryzen 2000/3000), AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 3300U	2245 Points -26%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	1332 Points -56%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10610U	1325 Points -56%
2560x1440 Time Spy Graphics
Average of class Subnotebook (804 - 4501, n=68, last 2 years)	2783 Points +193%
Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen1-20S7S02U00 NVIDIA GeForce MX330, Intel Core i7-10510U	1059 Points +12%
Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7 (496 - 1249, n=57)	991 Points +4%
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 AMD Radeon RX Vega 7, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U	949 Points
Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i5-10210U	421 Points -56%
Dell Latitude 7310 Intel UHD Graphics 620, Intel Core i7-10610U	415 Points -56%

3DMark 11 Performance		4897 points
3DMark Cloud Gate Standard Score		18790 points
3DMark Fire Strike Score		2720 points
3DMark Time Spy Score		1082 points
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... in comparison

	low	med.	high	ultra
The Witcher 3 (2015)	56.1		17.6
Dota 2 Reborn (2015)	90.5	69.9	42.2	39.5
X-Plane 11.11 (2018)	37.2	28.5	25.6
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (2018)	44.4	17
Total War: Three Kingdoms (2019)	49.3	15

Emissions: ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 stays cool & quiet

Noise

The fan stays completely quiet while idling. Under load, the cooling system of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 gets activated, but the fan still only runs at 31.8 dB(a).

We could not detect coil whine with this Lenovo laptop.

Noise Level

Idle		29.1 / 29.1 / 29.1 dB(A)
Load		31.1 / 31.8 dB(A)

	30 dB silent 40 dB(A) audible 50 dB(A) loud
min: , med: , max: Audix TM1, Arta (15 cm distance) environment noise: 29.1 dB(A)

Temperatures

Users do not have to bear extremely high outer temperatures with the ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 AMD, as we measured 44.8 °C at the most. That is a way off from the critical 50 °C point. Slightly negative: The palm rest gets a little bit hot on the right side.

In the stress test with Prime95 and FurMark the limits of the cooling system become visible. The Lenovo X13 can consume 15 W under combined GPU and CPU load. The CPU temperatures sit at 90 °C, while the CPU is limited to 1.5 GHz. This throttling should not be a huge issue in everyday use though, since the 3DMark 11 test scores a normal result immediately after the stress test.

Max. Load

Idle


32.9 °C 91 F	39.9 °C 104 F	44.1 °C 111 F
30.3 °C 87 F	37.7 °C 100 F	44.8 °C 113 F
28.7 °C 84 F	29.9 °C 86 F	34.2 °C 94 F

Maximum: 44.8 °C = 113 F
Average: 35.8 °C = 96 F


42 °C 108 F	42.1 °C 108 F	34.5 °C 94 F
39.4 °C 103 F	40.3 °C 105 F	33.9 °C 93 F
30.5 °C 87 F	31 °C 88 F	28.9 °C 84 F

Maximum: 42.1 °C = 108 F
Average: 35.8 °C = 96 F

Power Supply (max.) 38.9 °C = 102 F | Room Temperature 20.6 °C = 69 F | Voltcraft IR-900

(±) The average temperature for the upper side under maximal load is 35.8 °C / 96 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 44.8 °C / 113 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 42.1 °C / 108 F, compared to the average of 39.3 °C / 103 F
(+) In idle usage, the average temperature for the upper side is 23.8 °C / 75 F, compared to the device average of 30.8 °C / 87 F.
(+) The palmrests and touchpad are reaching skin temperature as a maximum (34.2 °C / 93.6 F) and are therefore not hot.
(-) The average temperature of the palmrest area of similar devices was 28.2 °C / 82.8 F (-6 °C / -10.8 F).

Speakers

The 1 W stereo speakers are good enough for video conferencing. For music, they would have to be louder, as the bass is missing and the higher frequencies are also not well balanced. A better audio output is available though the combo-audio port.

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

Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 audio analysis

(±) | speaker loudness is average but good (74.8 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(-) | nearly no bass - on average 16.7% lower than median
(-) | bass is not linear (17.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 3.8% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (3.1% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 3% away from median
(±) | linearity of highs is average (8.9% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(±) | linearity of overall sound is average (22.1% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 74% of all tested devices in this class were better, 6% similar, 21% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 62% of all tested devices were better, 6% similar, 32% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Apple MacBook 12 (Early 2016) 1.1 GHz audio analysis

(+) | speakers can play relatively loud (83.6 dB)
Bass 100 - 315 Hz
(±) | reduced bass - on average 11.3% lower than median
(±) | linearity of bass is average (14.2% delta to prev. frequency)
Mids 400 - 2000 Hz
(+) | balanced mids - only 2.4% away from median
(+) | mids are linear (5.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Highs 2 - 16 kHz
(+) | balanced highs - only 2% away from median
(+) | highs are linear (4.5% delta to prev. frequency)
Overall 100 - 16.000 Hz
(+) | overall sound is linear (10.2% difference to median)
Compared to same class
» 6% of all tested devices in this class were better, 2% similar, 91% worse
» The best had a delta of 5%, average was 19%, worst was 53%
Compared to all devices tested
» 4% of all tested devices were better, 1% similar, 95% worse
» The best had a delta of 4%, average was 24%, worst was 134%

Energy management: The Achilles heel of the ThinkPad X13 AMD?

Power consumption

The power consumption of the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 AMD is notably poor when compared to the Intel model. This is especially true while the machine is idling. Maybe, the drivers of the AMD model are not as well optimized, or the octa-core chip just consumes more.

Power Consumption

Off / Standby	0.41 / 0.78 Watt
Idle	6 / 8.9 / 11.3 Watt
Load	34.2 / 37.2 Watt


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

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, IPS LED, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Lenovo ThinkPad X395 R3 PRO 3300U, Vega 6, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB256HBHQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Dell Latitude 7310 i7-10610U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620, Samsung SSD PM981a MZVLB512HBJQ, IPS, 1920x1080, 13.3"	Average AMD Radeon RX Vega 7	Average of class Subnotebook
Power Consumption		14%	16%	11%	1%	-10%
Idle Minimum *	6	4 33%	2.7 55%	2.9 52%	4.66 ?(2.6 - 8.4, n=52) 22%	4.27 ?(1.3 - 9.3, n=70, last 2 years) 29%
Idle Average *	8.9	6.3 29%	4.4 51%	5.6 37%	7.56 ?(4.8 - 10.7, n=52) 15%	7.37 ?(2.5 - 16, n=70, last 2 years) 17%
Idle Maximum *	11.3	9.3 18%	4.8 58%	8.9 21%	8.95 ?(5.6 - 13.8, n=52) 21%	9.06 ?(4.1 - 16.8, n=70, last 2 years) 20%
Load Average *	34.2	34 1%	33.4 2%	30.1 12%	38.7 ?(21.6 - 54.9, n=53) -13%	45.6 ?(13.8 - 78.6, n=68, last 2 years) -33%
Load Maximum *	37.2	42 -13%	69.7 -87%	61.3 -65%	51.9 ?(31 - 73.4, n=52) -40%	68.8 ?(30.8 - 121.2, n=70, last 2 years) -85%

* ... smaller is better

Battery life

The battery capacity remains smaller than other recent ThinkPad laptops at just 48 Wh. The same was true for the ThinkPad X395, which still performed better in our battery tests. Eight hours and 42 minutes is not a terrible result for the ThinkPad X13 AMD, but the predecessor was 25% better (nearly 11 hours).

Battery Runtime

WiFi Websurfing (Edge Chromium)		8h 42min
WiFi Websurfing max. Brightness (Edge Chromium)		7h 01min
Big Buck Bunny H.264 1080p		8h 15min
Load (maximum brightness)		1h 32min

	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7, 48 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad X395 R3 PRO 3300U, Vega 6, 48 Wh	Dell Latitude 7310 i7-10610U, UHD Graphics 620, 52 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad T14s-20UJS00K00 R7 PRO 4750U, Vega 7, 57 Wh	Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20T20033GE i5-10210U, UHD Graphics 620, 48 Wh	Average of class Subnotebook
Battery Runtime		66%	30%	38%	42%	58%
H.264	495	620 25%		792 60%	704 42%	967 ?(527 - 1425, n=32, last 2 years) 95%
WiFi v1.3	522	655 25%	758 45%	612 17%	559 7%	760 ?(389 - 1585, n=71, last 2 years) 46%
Load	92	227 147%	106 15%	127 38%	163 77%	121.3 ?(52 - 228, n=48, last 2 years) 32%
Reader / Idle		1103	2246			1965 ?(925 - 3407, n=10, last 2 years)

Pros

+ much better CPU performance than X395 & Intel X13

+ GPU performance almost at low-end dGPU level

+ great input devices

+ robust magnesium & glass-fiber chassis

+ lots of ports & security features

+ good screen

+ quiet & cool

+ extensive warranty package

+ Wi-Fi 6

+ replaceable keyboard

Cons

- soldered RAM

- no Thunderbolt 3

- microSD slot is difficult to access

- darker standard LCD than 14-inch ThinkPads

- worse battery life than T14s & Intel X13

- shrunken keyboard

Verdict

In review: Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1. Test sample supplied by

Ryzen 4000 is currently winning market share for AMD in the laptop space. In this endeavor, the business segment probably plays an important role. A traditional compact subnotebook like the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 can be a great asset in the struggle for the enterprise market.

As Lenovo keeps the tried and tested design of the Lenovo ThinkPad X390 / X395, the AMD Renoir CPU with eight cores is clearly the star of this show. No other ThinkPad laptop with a 13.3-inch screen offers such a fast processor. The Intel version of the X13 and the Dell Latitude 7310 are far away from being competitive with the ThinkPad X13 AMD. The same is true for the GPU performance, which is almost good enough to compete with low-end dGPUs.

Despite the great level of performance, the ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 runs cool and quiet. Other strengths of this Lenovo X13 include the ThinkPad input devices, the amount of ports on the small chassis, the good, matte screen and the robust magnesium case. Compared with the ThinkPad X395, Wi-Fi 6 is notable as a gain.

Meanwhile, most of the problems are taken over straight from the preceding model, like the hard to reach microSD slot or the soldered RAM. Compared with the ThinkPad T14s Gen 1, the X13 has an easily replaceable keyboard but worse battery life and the keyboard is smaller in size. Speaking of the battery life: Aside from the missing Thunderbolt 3 port, this is one of the only small disadvantages compared to the Intel ThinkPad X13.

Subnotebook with a punch: There are not many compact laptops that can offer a similar performance as the ThinkPad X13 Gen 1. The biggest competitors are the bigger ThinkPad cousins and the HP EliteBook 835 G7.

We can recommend the Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 1 with AMD Ryzen 4000 wholeheartedly. If one is searching for a 13.3-inch laptop, there are not many choices that offer the same level of performance. One problem may be the competition with the slightly bigger Lenovo ThinkPad T14s Gen 1 with AMD CPUs. For most users, the T14s could be the better choice.

Lenovo ThinkPad X13-20UGS00800 - 08/13/2020 v7 ^(old)
Benjamin Herzig

Chassis

89 / 98 → 90%

Keyboard

89%

Pointing Device

92%

Connectivity

72 / 75 → 96%

Weight

72 / 20-75 → 94%

Battery

80%

Display

85%

Games Performance

62 / 78 → 80%

Application Performance

91 / 85 → 100%

Temperature

91%

Noise

97%

Audio

64 / 91 → 71%

Camera

34 / 85 → 40%

Average

78%

90%

Subnotebook - Weighted Average

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Editor of the original article: Benjamin Herzig - Managing Editor - 1309 articles published on Notebookcheck since 2016

I was an ardent reader of Notebookcheck’s laptop reviews even back in school. After writing reviews as a hobby, I then joined Notebookcheck in 2016 and have worked on device reviews and news articles ever since then. My personal interest lies more with laptops than smartphones, with business laptops being the most interesting category for me. Technology should make our lives and work easier and good laptops are an essential tool for that to happen. This is why laptop reviews are not just my work but are also my passion.

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