Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430, Core i5-3230M, 8GB, 256GB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5 2
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 14" 1366x768
OS Windows 10 Pro
Weight 1.8 kg
28 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong affordability (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average screen (4th percentile)
- Below average cpu (5th percentile)
- Below average gpu (6th percentile)
- Below average storage (10th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 2 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1366x768 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg / 4.0 lbs |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max | ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 | HP OMEN Transcend | MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 | Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 2 | Apple M4 Max | AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core i9 14900HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 2048 |
| Screen | 14" 1366x768 | 14.2" 3024x1964 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 2880x1800 | 16" 3840x2160 | 16" 2560x1600 |
| GPU | - | Apple (40-Core) | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 72 | - | 71 | 100 | 96 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" T430 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 13.3 | 9.9 | 3.8 | 69.2 | 9.9 | 81.8 | 64.4 | 95.3 |
| Apple MacBook Pro M4 Max Compare | 93.8 | 90.6 | 95.7 | 73.5 | 99.3 | 68.9 | 98.5 | 98.1 | 87.8 | 1.6 |
| ASUS ROG Zephyrus GA403WW-G14.R95080 Compare | 91.2 | 97.4 | 90.9 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 73.7 | 89.8 | 60.4 | 98.4 | 5.4 |
| HP OMEN Transcend Compare | 90.1 | 92.6 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 96.5 | 72.3 | 65.2 | 33.4 | 97.3 | 8.4 |
| MSI Raider RAIDERGE6814247 Compare | 93.2 | 94.5 | 86.4 | 98.6 | 98 | 9.3 | 93.9 | 60.4 | 51.3 | 10.2 |
| Alienware Aurora LAC16251-9582BLU-PUS Compare | 97.2 | 92.6 | 86.4 | 83.3 | 90.7 | 12.6 | 89.8 | 4 | 98.4 | 14.1 |
Usage Scores
- Overall27.9
- AI/LLM7.5
- Gaming5.4
- Portability45.7
- Creator7.9
- Student63.6
- Business36.5
- Developer23
- Entertainment20.1
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations26
ThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320M4GB128GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 24GB120GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 28GB240GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i5 3320M16GB256GBThinkPad 14" T430Intel Core i54GB250GBThinkPad 14" T4302.90GHz4GB256GBThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320M8GB1TBThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320m8GB128GBThinkPad 14" T430i5-3320M8GB250GB
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