Carbon X
Anonymous runner · Nov 9, 2024
5/5
Overall
Good comfortable running shoe.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 5/5
HOKA
Carbon X 3
Daily trainer
· Neutral
· Road
Excellent
(92/100)
- Weight
- 8.3 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q2
- Stack Height
- 37mm heel - 32mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Excellent
(92/100)
overall
Shoe details
- Weight
- 8.3 oz
- Release
- 2022 Q2
- Stack Height
- 37mm heel - 32mm toe
- Drop Height
- 5mm
Ratings & Reviews
Excellent (92/100)
Based on product-line history, external ratings, and runner reviews.
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Scores better than 89% of all shoes.
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Rating breakdown
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Overall
Excellent (92/100)
Overall rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Excellent (92/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 89% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Appearance
Excellent (91/100)
Appearance rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Excellent (91/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 87% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
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Comfort
Very good (87/100)
Comfort rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Very good (87/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 79% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Cushioning
Very good (87/100)
Cushioning rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Very good (87/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 77% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Value
Below average (57/100)
Value rating
We estimate how this shoe ranks by combining runner ratings, whether reviewers say they'd buy a shoe again, and direct comparisons to other shoes they've run in. We also consider related product-line performance and trusted external ratings. More review data helps narrow the likely rating range.
Better Shoes Rating
Below average (57/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 5% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
Durability
Below average (55/100)
Durability rating
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Better Shoes Rating
Below average (55/100)
Compared To Other Shoes
Scores better than 3% of shoes
Compared with all shoes
The shaded band shows the rating range we think is most likely.
67%
2/3
Prefer this shoe over another.
Reviewers said this shoe was better than another shoe they ran in.
Comparison set
Rating
All Running Shoes
Scores better than 89% of 2,617 running shoes.
Excellent
Supershoes
Scores better than 66% of 88 supershoes.
66%
HOKA
Scores better than 74% of 137 HOKA shoes.
74%
Pros & Cons
Cons
- Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes overall.
- Rated below average on comfort.
- Rated below average on cushioning.
- Rated among the bottom 10% of shoes on durability.
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Shoe properties
Type
Supershoe
Daily trainer
Supershoe
Pronation
Neutral
Neutral
Neutral
Weight
8.3 oz M
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7.3 oz M
Lightest
Stack
37/32mm
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37/29mm
Drop
5mm
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7mm
Release
2022 Q2
2020 Q4
2025 Q2
Newest
MSRP
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$175
Best price
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$129.96
Ratings
Overall
Very good (89%)
Excellent (93%)
Exceptional (98%)
Best overall
Comfort
Good (79%)
Above average (66%)
Excellent (95%)
Best comfort
Cushioning
Good (77%)
Very good (80%)
Excellent (92%)
Best cushioning
Durability
Bottom tier (3%)
Bottom tier (6%)
Very good (84%)
Best durability
Appearance
Very good (87%)
Very good (88%)
Excellent (94%)
Best appearance
Value
Bottom tier (5%)
Bottom tier (11%)
Excellent (91%)
Best value
Where to buy
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Reader Ratings
6 reader ratings
Showing 1–4 of 4 written reviews
Good Training Shoe
Anonymous runner · Oct 29, 2024
4/5
Overall
Been wearing these for a couple of years to maintain base training.
- Comfort
- 4/5
- Cushioning
- 3/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 3/5
Good race day, but not durable
Anonymous runner · Jun 17, 2024
4/5
Overall
Picked these up for a good price and used them pretty much as a daily trainer (50-60km per week), which admittedly is not their intended use. They have that bouncy Hoka feel and great speed. I swear you can tell the difference when in a good rhythm. I've had Vaporflys before and I would say these didn't feel or perform far off from those, just less durable. The soles, however, hold up horribly. I'm not that high mileage, and the soles were done in 3 months. As a racer you use periodically, I definetly recommend. Just don't try to convert to a daily.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 3/5
- Appearance
- 5/5
- Value
- 4/5
My first carbon shoe
Anonymous runner · Dec 15, 2023
5/5
Overall
The poor man's carbon. I have bought four pairs and I really like them. I was coming back from a chronic achilles injury and wanted something "helpful" even in training. I'm the healthiest I've been in several years.
- Comfort
- 5/5
- Cushioning
- 5/5
- Durability
- 4/5
- Appearance
- 4/5
- Value
- 4/5