Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" (Intel)
Performance Scores
Metric
Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" (Intel)
Battery Life
85.00
63.00
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
10078.00
12553.00
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1818.00
1531.00
Connectivity
71.00
70.00
Display
54.00
46.00
GPU performance
4.00
5.00
Gaming
20.00
30.00
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
11296.00
9245.00
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2906.00
2023.00
Max. brightness
500.00
400.00
NanoReview Score
60.00
56.00
Performance
66.00
65.00
Portability
94.00
67.00
Specifications
Specification
Apple MacBook Air 13 M3 (2024)
Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme Gen 4 16" (Intel)
Adaptive refresh rate
No
N/A
Adobe RGB profile
87.9%
N/A
Ambient light sensor
Yes
No
Area
654 cm2 (101.3 inches2)
912 cm2 (141.4 inches2)
Aspect ratio
16:10
16:10
Audio chip
N/A
Realtek ALC3306
Audio jack (3.5 mm)
Yes
Yes
Backlight
Yes
Yes
Base frequency
4.05 GHz
1.9-2.3 GHz
Battery type
Li-Po
Li-Po
Bluetooth
v5.3
v5.2
Bus
Custom
PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x)
Cable length
2 meters
N/A
Channels
1x256 GB
1x512 GB
Charge power
30 / 35 / 70 W
135 / 170 / 230 W
Charging port position
Left
Left
Charging via USB (Power Delivery)
Yes, 70 W
Yes
Clock
6400 MHz
3200 MHz
Coating
Glossy (Antireflective)
Matte
Colors
Black, Silver, Gold, Gray
Black
Contrast
1250:1
1200:1
Cooling system
Passive
Active
Cores
8 (4P + 4E)
8
DCI-P3 color gamut
98.4%
N/A
Dimensions
304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm 11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches
359.5 x 253.8 x 17.7 mm 14.15 x 9.99 x 0.7 inches
Display
2560 x 1664
-
2560 x 16003840 x 2400 (Non-Touch)3840 x 2400 (Touch)
DisplayPort
No
No
Dolby Atmos
Yes
Yes
Ethernet (RJ45)
No
No
FLOPS
4.1 TFLOPS
5.3 TFLOPS
Fabrication process
3 nm
8 nm
Fast charging
Yes
Yes
Fingerprint
Yes
Yes
Full charging time
2:30 hr
-
GPU
N/A
GeForce RTX 3050 Ti Mobile 4GBGeForce RTX 3060 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 3070 Mobile 8GBGeForce RTX 3080 Mobile 16GB
GPU base clock
500 MHz
735 MHz
GPU boost clock
1600 MHz
1035 MHz
HDMI
No
1x HDMI 2.1
HDR support
Yes, Dolby Vision
Yes, Dolby Vision
Infrared sensor
No
Yes
Integrated GPU
Apple M3 GPU
Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen (32 EU)
Key travel
1 mm
1.5 mm
Keyboard type
Island
Island
L3 Cache
-
24 MB
Liquid metal
No
No
Loudness
~83.2 dB
~76.3 dB
Material
Aluminum
Top: Carbon fiber Middle: Aluminum Bottom: Aluminum
Max. ram size
N/A
64 GB
Memory bus
128 bit
128 bit
Memory size
System Shared
4 GB
Memory speed
6.4 Gbps
12 Gbps
Memory type
LPDDR5
GDDR6
Microphones
3
2
NVMe
Yes
Yes
Noise level (max. load)
N/A
52.4 dB
Number of fans
-
2
Numpad
No
No
Nvidia Optimus
N/A
Yes
Opening angle
130°
180°
Optical drive
No
No
PPI
225 ppi
189 ppi
Power
-
2x2W
Proprietary charging port
Yes
Yes
RAM
-
8GB16GB24GB
-
16GB32GB64GB
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs)
40
48
Refresh rate
60 Hz
60 Hz
Replaceable
No
No
Resolution
2560 x 1664 pixels
2560 x 1600 pixels
Response time
30 ms
N/A
SD card reader
No
Yes
Screen-to-body ratio
~82%
~81.4%
Shading units (cores)
1280
2560
Side bezels
5.6 mm
7.4 mm
Size
-
11.5 x 6.5 cm
Speakers
2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
2.0
Storage
-
256GB512GB1024GB2048GB
-
512GB1024GB2048GB
Storage type
SSD (M2)
SSD (M2)
Surface
Glass
Glass
Sync technology
No
No
TGP
15 W
35 W
Texture mapping units (TMUs)
80
80
Threads
8
16
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt 3
Thunderbolt 4
Total slots
-
1
Touchscreen
No
No
Transformer
No
No
Turbo frequency
-
4.6 GHz
Type
LPDDR5
DDR4
USB Type-C
2x USB 4.0
2x USB 4.0
USB-A
No
2x USB 3.2
Upgradable
No
Yes
VGA
No
No
Vapor chamber
No
Yes
Webcam
Above the display
Above the display
Webcam resolution
1920 x 1080
1920 x 1080
Weight
1.24 kg (2.73 lbs)
1.81 kg (3.99 lbs)
Weight of AC adapter
184 / 208 grams
534 / 882 grams
Wi-Fi standard
v6E
v6E
Windows Precision
No
Yes
sRGB color space
99.9%
100%