Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470 Black 2017
CPU Intel Core i5-6300U
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
GPU Intel HD Graphics 520
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.6 kg
40 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong reliability (81st percentile) 81st
- Strong portability (74th percentile) 74th
- Strong social proof (68th percentile) 68th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average ram (6th percentile)
- Below average cpu (7th percentile)
- Below average storage (16th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U |
| Cores | 2 |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Connectivity
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | 802.11ac |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
Physical
| Weight | 1.6 kg / 3.5 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470 | Apple MacBook Pro M5 | ASUS ProArt PX13 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-6300U | Apple M5 | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1000 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 13.3" 2880x1800 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 520 | Apple (10-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4050 | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 90 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T470 | 6.7 | 97.3 | 5.9 | 22.3 | 4 | 74.1 | 16.2 | 80.9 | 67.9 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M5 Compare | 80.7 | 73 | 51.2 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 71.8 | 79.7 | 97.6 | 99.5 |
| ASUS ProArt PX13 Compare | 88.6 | 79.3 | 90.7 | 72.1 | 95.1 | 92.9 | 61.2 | 60.1 | 95.2 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.7 | 27.8 | 80.2 | 59.7 | 89.1 | 57.4 | 79.7 | 80.9 | 95.2 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 71.9 | 84.6 | 84.4 | 68.8 | 89.5 | 73.6 | 94 | 60.1 | 67.9 |
| Acer Predator Helios Neo PHN16-73-95G8 Compare | 96.1 | 93 | 89.6 | 99.9 | 91.8 | 9.9 | 79.7 | 9.8 | 83 |
Price
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