Product comparison · 2 laptops

Lenovo ThinkPad X201 vs Lenovo ThinkPad X201s

122specifications compared
22differ
100identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Display resolution
- ThinkPad X201:1280 x 800 pixels
- ThinkPad X201s:1440 x 900 pixels
Processor family
- ThinkPad X201:Intel® Core™ i5
- ThinkPad X201s:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- ThinkPad X201:Intel® Core™ i5
- ThinkPad X201s:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- ThinkPad X201:i5-540M
- ThinkPad X201s:i7-640LM
Processor boost frequency
- ThinkPad X201:3.07 GHz
- ThinkPad X201s:2.93 GHz
Processor frequency
- ThinkPad X201:2.53 GHz
- ThinkPad X201s:2.13 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkPad X201:3 MB
- ThinkPad X201s:4 MB
Processor socket
- ThinkPad X201:BGA 956
- ThinkPad X201s:BGA 1288

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Comparison of ThinkPad X201, ThinkPad X201s
137 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkPad X201 View product	B Lenovo ThinkPad X201s View product
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Display1 differ
Display resolutionDiffers	1280 x 800 pixels	1440 x 900 pixels
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i5-540M	i7-640LM
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.07 GHz	2.93 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.53 GHz	2.13 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	4 MB
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 956	BGA 1288
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i5-500 Mobile Series	Intel Core i7-600 Mobile Series
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	35 W	25 W
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	19	16
Storage1 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers	320 GB	250 GB
Graphics2 differ
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	500 MHz	266 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	766 MHz	566 MHz
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.384 GB
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wireless technologyKnown for one	IEEE 802.11a/g/n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Performanceidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® QM57 Express
Processor special features4 differ
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs	36 bit	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	43544	43563
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SLBMK
Processor package sizeDiffers	rPGA 37.5x 37.5, BGA 34x28	BGA 34 x 28
Supported instruction setsDiffers	SSE4.1/4.2	SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Battery1 differ
Number of battery cellsDiffers	6	9
Securityidentical
Fingerprint readerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD user passwordKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WeightDiffers	1.44 kg	1.6 kg
WidthDiffers	295 mm	335.5 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	233.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
TV tuner integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem typeKnown for one	V.92	Unknown — not stated by the source

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