Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430, Core i7-3520M, 12GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7-3520M
RAM 12 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 14"
GPU Intel HD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
15 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
Cons
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average screen (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.9 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 12 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Panel | TN |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 3 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11abgn |
| Ethernet | 10/100/1000 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.8 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | HP OmniBook X Flip | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-3520M | Apple M4 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 |
| RAM (GB) | 12 | 32 | 32 | 24 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 500 | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" | 13.6" 2560x1664 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | Intel Arc Graphics | Qualcomm Adreno |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 54 | 75 | 59 | 63 | 66 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 22.8 | 46.2 | 9.3 | 63.2 | 27.3 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 89.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 79.5 | 51.5 | 87 | 91.4 | 24 | 98.1 | 98.9 | 37.1 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 90.1 | 68.8 | 89.7 | 58.1 | 82.3 | 87.1 | 65.2 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 34.3 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US Compare | 68.7 | 68.8 | 50 | 83.3 | 91.6 | 89.4 | 51 | 81.8 | 98.4 | 37.9 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 79.5 | 13 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 89.3 | 59.2 | 79.3 | 81.8 | 94.6 | 13.7 |
Price
Value & Pricing
We started tracking prices for this product on Jun 6, 2026. The chart appears once we have more data.
Usage Scores
- Overall14.7
- AI/LLM4.7
- Gaming3.3
- Portability21.8
- Creator5
- Student29.9
- Business17.4
- Developer13.9
- Entertainment11.1
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Other Configurations26
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