The Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Yoga Review: OLED and LCD Tested
by Brett Howse & Brandon Chester on September 29, 2016 11:30 AM ESTGPU Performance
Once again, since this is likely the last Skylake Ultrabook to be tested here, it’s also likely our last look at Intel’s HD 520 GPU. It’s been a nice improvement over Broadwell, even though the elusive Iris version has not made it’s way here. With 24 EUs in the GT2 GPU, it ends up being reasonable for low end games, and Intel seems to be promoting integrated GPU performance with more effort recently.
The X1 Yoga was run through the standard GPU suite, with a few synthetic tests, as well as Dota 2 for a low end game that can be played on an iGPU.
3DMark
Once again, there are no surprises with the HD 520, and the X1 Yoga falls in-line with the other Skylake GT2 units.
GFXBench
Much like 3DMark, the X1 Yoga scores similarly to the other Skylake devices tested.
Dota 2 Reborn
Valve recreated Dota 2 with a new gaming engine, which limits our selection of devices to compare against since the new Reborn version was launched. As an online game, it is also constantly updated.
The X1 Yoga outscored the Razer Blade Stealth in the lightest test, but was unable to pass it in the higher quality tests. Due to the nature of it being an online game, with frequent updates, this could be due to game engine changes as well as driver differences between the tests (typically notebooks are only short-term review units, so it can be difficult to maintain consistency). The margins are not huge though, and although the game is somewhat playable on our medium test, it really can only be played well at the lightest settings.
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cptcolo - Saturday, November 12, 2016 - link
I have the X1 Yoga. You can replace the SSD. Make sure when you order to get a NVMe when you order, as the SATA connector is different. They come with the Samsung PM961, so no real need to upgrae beyond that as the PM961 is outstanding. The RAM is in the motherboard. I would imagine the keyboard is replaceable, Lenovo's sevice pdf should be able to say that.levin70 - Monday, October 10, 2016 - link
What functions don't work (don't work well) when you downgrade to win 7? I am looking to purchase a nice laptop with tablet functionality for when traveling. The issue i have is that i have several computer programs in my office that are not win10 certified and thus require that what i purchase still has the ability to load and run win 7 for a while longer.Any assistance appreciated
cptcolo - Saturday, November 12, 2016 - link
I started with Windows 7, but then I switched to Windows 10. It's amazing, Windows 10 works great, I am really happy with it. The only thing I noticed is the touch interface might be a little smoother using Windows 10. Other than that, basically the same. Windows 10 has additional scaling options (higher), but I use 125% scale, so that works with either Windows 7 or 10networld101 - Tuesday, October 25, 2016 - link
Stay away.. this thing is garbage. Less than 30 days old, fell 2 feet to ground getting out of car WHILE IN A BACKPACK and screen shattered and case split. I was shocked. Lenovo said too bad, so I guess I'm out $1300. Business class/mil spec my @$$. First and last Lenovo product I buy. Even cheap plastic tablets are more durable than this thing.