Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430, Core i5-3320M, 8GB, 240GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-3320M
RAM 8 GB
Storage 240 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 4000
OS Windows 7 Pro
Weight 2.2 kg
23 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (80th percentile) 80th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average social proof (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (11th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3320M |
| Cores | 2 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 240 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | 802.11a/b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 3.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 2.2 kg / 4.9 lbs |
| OS | Windows 7 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-3320M | Apple M4 | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ 388 | AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 24 | 32 | 24 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 240 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 15.3" 2880x1864 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 4000 | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 7 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 66 | 73 | 59 | 54 | 63 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 5.1 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 62.6 | 10.5 | 81.8 | 6.7 | 80.4 |
| Apple MacBook Air M4 Compare | 76.1 | 74.8 | 76.7 | 51.5 | 91.3 | 58.4 | 79.3 | 98.1 | 95.4 | 25.6 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 71.3 | 95.4 | 93 | 51 | 60.4 | 96 | 18 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 80.3 | 63.7 | 82.3 | 77.4 | 74 | 79.4 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 43.4 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 75 | 90 | 83.9 | 68 | 89.7 | 73 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 28.7 |
| 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 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall22.7
- AI/LLM6.1
- Gaming5.2
- Portability38.5
- Creator7.3
- Student50
- Business28.7
- Developer18.7
- Entertainment14.7
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Other Configurations26
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