Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (Intel) vs Lenovo ThinkPad X230

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ThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (Intel) compared with ThinkPad X230

	LenovoThinkPad X13 Gen 6 (Intel)	LenovoThinkPad X230
Overview
Released
Released	June 2025	June 2012
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	12.5″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1200 (better)	1366 × 768
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	200 nits or 300 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No or Yes	No
Display type
Display type	WUXGA IPS, non-touch or on-cell touch, 16:10	12.5-inch HD 1366 × 768 LED-backlit LCD; standard 200-nit or Premium 300-nit IPS WideView option
Colour range
Colour range	100% sRGB	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Display features
Display features	1,500:1 contrast; Eyesafe Certified 2.0; 87.8% screen-to-body ratio	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core Ultra 5 225U, Intel Core Ultra 5 225H, Intel Core Ultra 5 235U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255U, Intel Core Ultra 7 255H or Intel Core Ultra 7 265U	Intel Core i5-3210M or Intel Core i7-3520M
CPU cores
CPU cores	12, 14 or 16	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	14 or 16	4
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Graphics, Intel Arc 130T or Intel Arc 140T	Intel HD Graphics 4000
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	12 TOPS or 13 TOPS	–
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 1 TB (better)	128 GB to 320 GB
CPU
CPU	Core Ultra 200U with 2 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Core Ultra 200H with 4 or 6 P-cores, 8 E-cores and 2 LP E-cores; Intel vPro Enterprise on selected models	Third-generation Intel Core dual-core processors; QM77 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated Intel Graphics (200U) or Intel Arc 130T or 140T (200H); shared memory, DirectX 12.2	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000
AI engine
AI engine	AI PC; Intel AI Boost NPU up to 13 TOPS	–
Memory type
Memory type	LPDDR5X-8400 (LPDDR5X-8533 fitted), soldered, dual-channel, not upgradable	DDR3-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 2280 slot, PCIe 5.0 x4 with 200H processors or PCIe 4.0 x4 with 200U; NVMe SSD up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0	Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD; optical drive via optional Ultrabase Series 3; selected models support mSATA SSD instead of WWAN
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 25.35 hours	Up to 10.3 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	54.7 Wh	62.4 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	0.927 kg (better)	1.5 kg
Thickness
Thickness	13.35 mm (better)	26.6 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	299.3 × 207 mm	305 × 206.5 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	41 Wh or 54.7 Wh Li-ion; with 54.7 Wh, Core Ultra 5 225U and low-power WUXGA, MobileMark 25 up to 14.41 hr, JEITA 3.0 up to 12.85 hr video and 27.73 hr idle, local video up to 24.56 hr; Core Ultra 5 225H, local video up to 25.35 hr; Core Ultra 5 235U with touch screen, local video up to 23.63 hr	Four-cell 28.8 Wh, up to 4.6 hours; six-cell 62.4 Wh, up to 10.3 hours; nine-cell 93.6 Wh, up to 15.5 hours; 64 Wh external battery, up to 10.6 hours; nine-cell plus external, up to 26.1 hours; weight shown with six-cell battery
Charger
Charger	65 W USB-C (PD 3.0) adapter, including nano GaN and slim GaN versions; offerings vary by country	65 W
Fast charging
Fast charging	Rapid Charge to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter (when off, in standby or hibernating)	–
Materials
Materials	CFRP or carbon fibre hybrid top cover; aluminium or magnesium bottom cover	Magnesium and PCABS display cover; magnesium-alloy bottom
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 4, USB-A, HDMI, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 7 or Wi-Fi 6E	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.4 or 5.3 (with Wi-Fi 6E)	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	5MP, optional IR	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB4 40 Gbps) with USB PD 15–65 W and DisplayPort 2.1; USB-A 5 Gbps (Always On); HDMI 2.1 up to 4K 60 Hz; 3.5 mm headphone/mic combo jack; optional smart card reader and nano-SIM slot (5G models)	Two USB 3.0 and one powered USB 2.0; VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, audio combo, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader, ExpressCard/34/54 and Ultrabase docking connector
External displays
External displays	Up to three external displays (four including the built-in); Thunderbolt up to 8K 60 Hz, HDMI up to 4K 60 Hz	Up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz via Mini DisplayPort; 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz via VGA
Keyboard
Keyboard	6-row, spill-resistant, backlit or non-backlit; 1.5 mm key travel (1.35 mm on Fn row and G/H/B); Copilot key; TrackPoint	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; TrackPoint; optional backlight and ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar 3-button trackpad, 74.3 × 115 mm	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2, Dolby Atmos	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-microphone array, 360° far-field, Dolby Voice	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional fingerprint reader in the power button (match-on-chip); optional IR camera for Windows Hello	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2