Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo ThinkPad T550 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X250

168specifications compared
31differ
137identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Display diagonal
- ThinkPad T550:39.6 cm (15.6")
- ThinkPad X250:31.8 cm (12.5")
Display resolution
- ThinkPad T550:1920 x 1080 pixels
- ThinkPad X250:1366 x 768 pixels
Display brightness
- ThinkPad T550:300 cd/m²
- ThinkPad X250:200 cd/m²
Processor family
- ThinkPad T550:Intel® Core™ i7
- ThinkPad X250:Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generation
- ThinkPad T550:5th gen Intel® Core™ i7
- ThinkPad X250:5th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor model
- ThinkPad T550:i7-5600U
- ThinkPad X250:i5-5300U
Processor boost frequency
- ThinkPad T550:3.2 GHz
- ThinkPad X250:2.9 GHz
Processor frequency
- ThinkPad T550:2.6 GHz
- ThinkPad X250:2.3 GHz

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Comparison of ThinkPad T550, ThinkPad X250
185 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad T550 View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad X250 View product
Designidentical
Market positioningKnown for one	Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display3 differ
Display diagonalDiffers	39.6 cm (15.6")	31.8 cm (12.5")
Display resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1080 pixels	1366 x 768 pixels
HD typeKnown for one	Full HD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display brightnessDiffers	300 cd/m²	200 cd/m²
Contrast ratio (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300:1
Processor7 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationDiffers	5th gen Intel® Core™ i7	5th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	i7-5600U	i5-5300U
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	2.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	4 MB	3 MB
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i7-5600 Mobile Series	Intel® Core™ i5-5300 Mobile Series
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	4 GB
Memory layout (slots x size)Differs	1 x 8 GB	1 x 4 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x SO-DIMM	1x SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Maximum internal memory (64-bit)Differs	16 GB	8 GB
Storage2 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	256 GB	500 GB
Storage mediaDiffers	SSD	HDD
Number of SSDs installedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD capacityKnown for one	256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSD interfaceKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of HDDs installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDD capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 GB
HDD interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	950 MHz	900 MHz
Audio2 differ
Audio systemDiffers	Dolby Home Theater, Advanced Audio	Dolby Advanced Audio
Speaker powerDiffers	1 W	1.5 W
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	2
Keyboard1 differ
Numeric keypadDiffers	Yes	No
Island-style keyboardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	85215	85213
Processor codeDiffers	SR23V	SR23X
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX 2.0, SSE4.1, SSE4.2	AVX 2.0
Battery2 differ
Battery technologyDiffers	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)	Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion)
Number of battery cellsDiffers	3+3	6
Battery life (max)Known for one	14.8 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Battery capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 Wh
Securityidentical
Password protectionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for one	HDD, Power on, Supervisor	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Wi-Fi certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WeightDiffers	2.13 kg	1.47 kg
WidthDiffers	380.6 mm	305.5 mm
DepthDiffers	258.2 mm	208.5 mm
HeightDiffers	22.4 mm	20.3 mm

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