Lenovo ThinkPad 14" S431, Intel i3 3227U, 8GB, 128GB SSD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong gpu (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (82nd percentile) 82nd
- Strong portability (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average affordability (0th percentile)
- Below average cpu (1st percentile)
- Below average screen (1st percentile)
- Below average storage (8th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel i3 |
| Frequency | 1.9 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Display
| Size | 14" |
| Resolution | 1280x720 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 2 |
| HDMI | ✓ |
| Wi-Fi | WIFI |
| Ethernet | Ethernet / LAN |
Physical
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkPad 14" S431 | Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz | Dell Latitude 7430 | HP EliteBook 845 G8 | Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 | ASUS Vivobook 14" LED Full HD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel i3 | Intel 9th Generation Core i7 | Intel Core i5 1245U | AMD Ryzen 5 5650U | Intel Core i5 1035G7 | Intel Core i3 1315U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 8 | 12 |
| Storage (GB) | 128 | 512 | 256 | 256 | 256 | 512 |
| Screen | 14" 1280x720 | 16" 3072x1920 | 14" 1920x1080 | 14" 1920x1080 | 13.5" 2256x1504 | 14" 1920x1080 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics | AMD Radeon Pro 5300M | Intel Iris Xe Graphics | AMD Radeon Graphics | AMD Intel HD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics |
| OS | Windows 10 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Weight (kg) | - | 2 | 2.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 100 | - | - | - | 45 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof | Affordability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkPad 14" S431 | 0.7 | 99.5 | 13.3 | 29.6 | 1.1 | 66 | 7.5 | 81.8 | 55.8 | 0 |
| Apple MacBook Pro Core i7 2.6GHz Compare | 44.3 | 72.5 | 26.3 | 100 | 93.7 | 21.4 | 58.9 | 98.1 | 91.2 | 78.5 |
| Dell Latitude 7430 Compare | 40.7 | 47.2 | 36.3 | 77.3 | 50.2 | 61.6 | 97.9 | 33.4 | 78.7 | 96.5 |
| HP EliteBook 845 G8 Compare | 44.2 | 37.4 | 72.1 | 58.1 | 50.2 | 73.3 | 15.8 | 33.4 | 41.5 | 84.6 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 3 Compare | 27.9 | 17.6 | 13.3 | 17 | 81.1 | 90.2 | 15.8 | 81.8 | 92.1 | 92.9 |
| ASUS Vivobook 14" LED Full HD Compare | 37.7 | 27.7 | 22.8 | 42.2 | 30.6 | 79.6 | 51 | 60.4 | 64.4 | 87.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall37.3
- AI/LLM18.2
- Gaming15.3
- Portability48.3
- Creator17.5
- Student37.8
- Business41.3
- Developer28.7
- Entertainment32.9
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