Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition vs Asus ROG Flow Z13-KJP (2026)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)
Key Differences
Advantages of the Lenovo ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition
- Significantly easier to carry: weighs 500 grams less (around 1.1 lbs)
- Includes an old-school USB-A port
Advantages of the Asus ROG Flow Z13-KJP (2026)
- Higher screen refresh rate: 180 versus 60 Hz
- Can run popular games at about 352-480% higher FPS
- Around 3.7x better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
- Thinner bezels and 2% higher screen-to-body ratio
- Features a bigger (~23%) battery – 70 against 57 watt-hours
- 39% sharper screen – 225 versus 162 pixels per inch (PPI)
- Smaller footprint: 10% more compact case (94.9 vs 105.5 square inches)
Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.22 kg (2.69 lbs) | 1.72 kg (3.79 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 312.8 x 217.65 x 7.91-16.19 mm 12.31 x 8.57 x 0.31-0.64 inches |
300 x 204 x 14.5-14.9 mm 11.81 x 8.03 x 0.57-0.59 inches |
| Area | 681 cm2 (105.5 inches2) | 612 cm2 (94.8 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~83.5% | ~85.1% |
| Side bezels | 5.7 mm | 5.7 mm |
| Colors | Gray | Black |
| Material | Aluminum | Aluminum |
| Transformer | Yes | Yes |
| Opening angle | 360° | 360° |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Active |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Liquid metal | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 2 | 2 |
Display
| Size | 14 inches | 13.4 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 180 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | - |
| PPI | 162 ppi | 225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1200 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | No | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Sync technology | No | Adaptive Sync |
| Touchscreen | Yes | Yes |
| Coating | Matte | Glossy |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes | Yes |
Screen space comparison
ThinkPad X1 2-in-1 Gen 10 Aura Edition
14″ (16:10 ratio) = 88.1 in2
ROG Flow Z13-KJP (2026)
13.4″ (16:10 ratio) = 80.7 in2
~9% more screen space
| Contrast | 1000:1 | - |
| sRGB color space | 100% | - |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | - | 100% |
| Response time | 35 ms | 3 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Full charging time | 1:30 hr | 1:40 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| Charging via USB (Power Delivery) | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 65 W | 200 W |
| Weight of AC adapter | 220 grams | - |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 1.5 GHz | 3.0 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 4.8 GHz | 5.1 GHz |
| Cores | 12 (2P + 10E) | 16 |
| Threads | 14 | 32 |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB | 64 MB |
| Integrated GPU | Arc Graphics (4-Cores) | Radeon 8060S |
| Fabrication process | 3 nm | 4 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 14 W | 55 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| GPU base clock | 300 MHz | 1295 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 2000 MHz | 2900 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2 TFLOPS | 14.8 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory speed | 8.4 Gbps | 8 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 512 | 2560 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 32 | 160 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 16 | 64 |
| GPU performance | 2 TFLOPS | 14.8 TFLOPS |
GPU Benchmarks
Steel Nomad Lite Score
| Blender GPU | - | 1336 |
| Solar Bay | - | 48212 |
Expected FPS based on average performance across 9 popular games. Details
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x8 GB | 2x8 GB |
| Clock | 8400 MHz | 8000 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR5X | LPDDR5X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) | PCI-E Gen 4.0 (4x) |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x512 GB | 1x1024 GB |
| Upgradable | Yes | Yes |
| Total slots | 1 | 1 |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Audio chip | Realtek ALC3306 | - |
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Power | 2x2W | 2x2W |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Microphones | 2 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v7 | v7 |
| Bluetooth | v5.4 | v5.4 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | No |
| Infrared sensor | Yes | Optional |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| USB-A | 2x USB 3.2 | 1x USB 3.2 |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4 | No |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | Yes |
| Proprietary charging port | No | Yes |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1.5 mm | - |
| Size | 12.0 x 7.0 cm | - |
| Surface | Glass | - |
| Windows Precision | Yes | Yes |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.
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