Lenovo
X1 Carbon

vs

DELL
9500

Lenovo ThinkPad Serie X X1 Carbon 20QDCTO1WW-C76-L5

DELL XPS Serie 15 9500 DHWDF

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Lenovo ThinkPad Serie X X1 Carbon 20QDCTO1WW-C76-L5 alternatives

DELL XPS Serie 15 9500 DHWDF alternatives

specs

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Power
compared

DELL
9500

not available
AC adapter frequency:
50 - 60 Hz
not available
AC adapter input voltage:
100 - 240 V
not available
AC adapter output current:
6.5 A
not available
AC adapter output voltage:
20 V
not available
AC adapter power:
130 W

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Weight & dimensions
compared

DELL
9500

not available
Depth:
230.3 mm
not available
Height (front):
7.7 mm
not available
Height (rear):
1.8 cm
not available
Weight:
2.05 kg
not available
Width:
344.4 mm

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Battery
compared

DELL
9500

51 Wh
Battery capacity (Watt-hours):
86 Wh
18.3 h
Battery life (max):
not available
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Battery technology:
Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
not available
Battery voltage:
11.4 V
not available
Battery weight:
340 g
not available
Number of battery cells:
6

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Software
compared

DELL
9500

not available
Operating system architecture:
64-bit
not available
Operating system installed:
Windows 10 Pro
not available
Operating system language:
Multilingual
not available
Trial software:
McAfee 30 days, Microsoft Office

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Keyboard
compared

DELL
9500

not available
Full-size keyboard:
yes
not available
Keyboard backlit:
yes
yes
Numeric keypad:
yes
ThinkPad UltraNav
Pointing device:
Touchpad
yes
Spill-resistant keyboard:
not available

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Camera
compared

DELL
9500

yes
Front camera:
yes
HD
Front camera HD type:
HD
not available
Front camera resolution:
1280 x 720 pixels
not available
Front camera resolution (numeric):
0.9 MP
yes
Privacy camera:
not available
Privacy shutter
Privacy type:
not available
not available
Video capturing speed:
30 fps

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Audio
compared

DELL
9500

Realtek ALC3286
Audio chip:
Realtek ALC3281-CG
yes
Built-in microphone:
yes
4
Number of built-in speakers:
2
not available
Speaker power:
4 W

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Ports & interfaces
compared

DELL
9500

USB Type-C
Charging port type:
USB Type-C
yes
Combo headphone/mic port:
yes
1
HDMI ports quantity:
not available
1.4b
HDMI version:
not available
not available
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity:
2
not available
Thunderbolt version:
3
2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity:
not available
2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity:
1
yes
USB Power Delivery:
yes
yes
USB Sleep-and-Charge:
not available
1
USB Sleep-and-Charge ports:
not available
yes
USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode:
yes

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Networking
compared

DELL
9500

2x2
Antenna type:
2x2
yes
Bluetooth:
yes
5.0
Bluetooth version:
5.2
not available
Ethernet LAN:
yes
not available
Top Wi-Fi standard:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
not available
WLAN controller model:
Killer Wireless-AX 500s DBS
not available
Wi-Fi standards:
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Optical drive
compared

DELL
9500

yes
Optical drive type:
yes

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Storage
compared

DELL
9500

yes
Card reader integrated:
yes
not available
Compatible memory cards:
SD, SDHC, SDXC
1
Number of SSDs installed:
1
1000 GB
SSD capacity:
1000 GB
M.2
SSD form factor:
M.2
not available
SSD interface:
PCI Express
SSD
Storage media:
SSD
1000 GB
Total SSDs capacity:
1000 GB
1000 GB
Total storage capacity:
1000 GB

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Graphics
compared

DELL
9500

not available
Discrete graphics adapter:
yes
not available
Discrete graphics adapter memory:
4 GB
not available
Discrete graphics adapter model:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1650 Ti
not available
Discrete graphics memory type:
GDDR6
32 GB
Maximum on-board graphics adapter memory:
not available
yes
On-board graphics adapter:
yes
12.0
On-board graphics adapter DirectX version:
not available
4.5
On-board graphics adapter OpenGL version:
not available
300 MHz
On-board graphics adapter base frequency:
not available
1150 MHz
On-board graphics adapter dynamic frequency (max):
not available
Intel UHD Graphics 620
On-board graphics adapter model:
Intel UHD Graphics

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Display
compared

DELL
9500

not available
Display bezel technology:
InfinityEdge
not available
Display brightness:
500 cd/m²
14 inch
Display diagonal:
15.6 inch
not available
Display resolution:
3840 x 2400 pixels
not available
Display response rise/fall:
35 ms
not available
HD type:
UHD+
yes
LED backlight:
not available
not available
Maximum refresh rate:
60 Hz
16:9
Native aspect ratio:
not available
not available
Pixel density:
290 ppi
not available
Pixel pitch:
0.09 x 0.09 mm
not available
Touchscreen:
yes

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Memory
compared

DELL
9500

16 GB
Internal memory:
64 GB
LPDDR3-SDRAM
Internal memory type:
DDR4-SDRAM
16 GB
Maximum internal memory:
64 GB
2133 MHz
Memory clock speed:
2933 MHz
On-board
Memory form factor:
SO-DIMM
not available
Memory layout (slots x size):
2 x 32 GB
not available
Memory slots:
2x SO-DIMM

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Processor
compared

DELL
9500

25 W
Configurable TDP-up:
not available
2.1 GHz
Configurable TDP-up frequency:
not available
4.8 GHz
Processor boost frequency:
5.3 GHz
8 MB
Processor cache:
16 MB
Whiskey Lake
Processor codename:
not available
4
Processor cores:
8
8th gen Intel Core i7
Processor family:
10th gen Intel Core i9
1.9 GHz
Processor frequency:
2.4 GHz
14 nm
Processor lithography:
not available
Intel
Processor manufacturer:
Intel
i7-8665U
Processor model:
i9-10885H
BGA 1528
Processor socket:
not available
8
Processor threads:
not available
15 W
Thermal Design Power (TDP):
not available

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Security
compared

DELL
9500

yes
Cable lock slot:
not available
not available
Fingerprint reader:
yes
yes
Password protection:
yes
HDD, Power on, Supervisor
Password protection type:
not available
yes
Smart card reader:
not available
yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM):
not available

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

Other features
compared

DELL
9500

not available
Anti-glare screen:
yes

Lenovo
X1 Carbon

generalInfo
compared

DELL
9500

not available
EAN/UPC code:
5397184469583
ThinkPad
Family:
XPS
Clamshell
Form factor:
Clamshell
Carbon fibre, Magnesium
Housing material:
not available
Black
Product colour:
Black, Silver
Notebook
Product type:
Notebook
X
Series:
15