Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T450, Core i5-5300U, 8GB, 500GB HDD, Black
CPU i5-5300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 500 GB
Screen 14" 1280x720
GPU Intel HD Graphics
OS Windows 10 Pro
35 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong affordability (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average screen (1st percentile)
- Below average port selection (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | i5-5300U |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 4 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 500 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T450 | Apple MacBook Air M4 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | HP OmniBook X Flip | MSI Creator A13V | Samsung Galaxy Book5 Pro NP944XHA-KG2US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | i5-5300U | 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) | 500 | 1024 | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1280x720 | 15.3" 2880x1864 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | Apple (10-Core) | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Radeon 860M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 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" T450 | 5.7 | 99.5 | 13.3 | 3.5 | 1.1 | 66 | 27.3 | 81.8 | 33.2 | 80.2 |
| 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 | 72.9 | 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
- Overall34.9
- AI/LLM18
- Gaming14.8
- Portability46.1
- Creator17.2
- Student58
- Business38.3
- Developer25.7
- Entertainment30.3
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