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Lenovo ThinkPad X13 Gen 3 (Intel)

13.3-inch business ultraportable on 12th Gen Intel Core (Alder Lake) hybrid P-core/E-core processors with soldered LPDDR5 memory, a single M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 SSD slot and dual Thunderbolt 4 ports with DisplayPort 2.0. Intel counterpart to the X13 Gen 3 (AMD).

Memory

Slots
Soldered to system board, no slots, dual-channel
Max
32 GB LPDDR5 (32 GB only on i7 models in EMEA)
Type
LPDDR5-4800 (chips are LPDDR5-6400, run at 4800 due to platform limitation)

Storage

Slot
One M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 slot, up to 2 TB SSD
Types
M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe, PCIe 4.0 x4 Performance, 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB, Opal 2.0; M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe, PCIe 3.0 or 4.0 x4, 256/512 GB/1 TB, Opal 2.0
Card reader
None

Graphics

Options
Intel UHD Graphics (i3) or Intel Iris Xe Graphics (i5/i7), integrated, shared memory, DirectX 12.1
External displays
Up to 4 independent displays (native panel + 3 external via Thunderbolt and HDMI); Thunderbolt up to 5K@60Hz, HDMI up to 4K@60Hz

Networking

Ethernet
No onboard Ethernet; supported via optional Lenovo USB-C to Ethernet Adapter
WLAN
Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (802.11ax 2×2, Bluetooth 5.1, 5.2 hardware-ready)
WWAN
Optional: Quectel EM05-G 4G LTE CAT4, Fibocom L860-GL-16 4G LTE CAT16, or Fibocom FM350-GL 5G Sub-6 GHz with embedded eSIM, M.2 card
NFC
Optional

Power

Adapters
45 W or 65 W USB-C (2-pin, 3-pin or slim wall-mount), PD 3.0, 100-240V, 50-60Hz
Rapid Charge
Charges to 80% in 1 hour with the 65 W adapter

Ports

Standard
1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (Always On), 2 × Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 40Gbps (data, Power Delivery 3.0, DisplayPort 2.0), 1 × HDMI 2.1 (up to 4K/60Hz), 1 × headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm)
Optional
1 × smart card reader, 1 × nano-SIM card slot (WWAN models)
Docking
Various docking solutions via Thunderbolt / USB-C

Display

WUXGA IPS 300 nits
13.3", 1920×1200, non-touch or multi-touch, anti-glare, 72% NTSC, 1000:1, 85°/85°/85°/85° viewing angle
WUXGA IPS 500 nits
13.3", 1920×1200, non-touch, anti-glare, 72% NTSC, 1000:1, with ThinkPad Privacy Guard
WQXGA IPS 400 nits
13.3", 2560×1600, non-touch, anti-glare, 100% sRGB, 1200:1, low power, Dolby Vision, TÜV Low Blue Light (hardware); not available in EMEA

Battery

Options
41 Wh or 54.7 Wh integrated Li-Polymer, Rapid Charge (80% in 1 hr) with 65 W AC adapter
Rated life
Best configuration (i5-1240P, 8 GB, 54.7 Wh): up to 11.8 hr MobileMark 2018, 9.7 hr MobileMark 25, 19.8 hr JEITA 2.0, 15.7 hr local video playback; varies by configuration

Physical

Dimensions (W×D×H)
305.8 × 217.56 × 18.10 mm (PPS top cover) to 305.8 × 218.39 × 18.10 mm (aluminium top cover)
Weight
From 1.20 kg (2.65 lb), WUXGA display, 41 Wh battery, black carbon fiber top cover
Case
Storm grey (not in EMEA): aluminium top and bottom; thunder black: carbon fiber hybrid or PPS top, aluminium bottom
Keyboard
6-row, spill-resistant, multimedia Fn keys, backlit or non-backlit (non-backlit only on thunder black); UltraNav TrackPoint + 61×115 mm glass-like Mylar-surface multi-touch touchpad
Camera
FHD 1080p + IR hybrid, FHD 1080p, or HD 720p, with privacy shutter, fixed focus; or no camera
Audio
High Definition Audio, Realtek ALC3287 codec; stereo 2 W × 2 speakers, Dolby Audio; dual-microphone far-field array with Dolby Voice, or none
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG and FIPS 140-2 certified), Kensington Nano Security Slot (2.5×6 mm), optional smart card reader (ISO 7816, EMV), optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader in power button
Durability
MIL-STD-810H military test passed

Management

vPro
Intel vPro Enterprise, Intel vPro Essentials, or non-vPro
BIOS
Supervisor password, power-on password, system management password, NVMe password, certificate-based BIOS authentication, FIDO authentication, self-healing BIOS
Other security
Camera privacy shutter (camera models), Privacy Guard with Privacy Alert (Privacy Guard display models), optional IR camera for Windows Hello, Glance by Mirametrix, optional Human Presence Detection, Tile ready

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 DG Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, Ubuntu Linux, Linux, no preload

Processors

  • Intel Core i3-1215U
  • Intel Core i5-1235U
  • Intel Core i5-1240P
  • Intel Core i5-1245U
  • Intel Core i5-1250P
  • Intel Core i7-1255U
  • Intel Core i7-1260P
  • Intel Core i7-1265U
  • Intel Core i7-1270P
  • Intel Core i7-1280P