Lenovo ThinkPad T430
laptop
2012
14"
iGPU
⏱ ~6h
⚖️ 2.20 kg
⚖️ CPU-bound
USComp Score
30
out of 100
Fit for you
42/100
✚ Strong: fit_price
⚠ Weak: fit_reliability
M2 · Refining requirements — on-demand, from your Wizard answers + browsing signals.
Profile
vs medianRelated resources
CPU
18
GPU
46
NVS 5400M
RAM max
16 GB
DDR3
Battery
57 Wh
~6h
Price
$117
market
Age
14 years
2012
USComp Score
30
/100
📌 Quick verdict
Overall score 30/100. Strongest suit — Connectivity (93), weakest — Engineering CAD (19).
✓ Strengths
Connectivity (93) · Gaming (71)
⚠ Weaknesses
Engineering CAD (19)
💰 Price trend
2012
$1,300
2013
$1,144
2014
$1,007
2015
$886
2016
$780
2017
$686
2018
$604
2019
$531
2020
$468
2021
$411
2022
$362
2023
$319
2024
$280
2025
$247
2026
$217
2027
$191
📉 Loses ~$77/year (6%).
Full specifications
- Brand
- Lenovo
- Series
- ThinkPad T14/T4xx/T16
- Type
- Business
- Release year
- 2012
- Screen size
- 14"
- Resolution
- 1600x900
- Panel type
- tn
- Color gamut (sRGB)
- 100%~
- Processor
- Intel Core i5 3210M , Intel Core i5 3360M , Intel Core i5 3320M , Intel Core i7 3520M , Intel Core i5 2520M , Intel Core i5 3230M , Intel Core i3 3110M
- Graphics
- NVS 5400M
- RAM (max)
- 16 GB DDR3
- Weight
- 2.20 kg
- Ports
- 7
- TPM (security)
- ✓
- Optical drive
- ✓
- Battery
- 57 Wh
Performance metrics
Performance
30
Portability
47
Light office
23
Gaming
71
Creative
28
Energy efficiency
39
Connectivity
93
Value
52
Color accuracy
—
Graphics (1 discrete + 0 integrated)
🎮
No FPS data for this model's GPU.
The GPU may be integrated or not yet benchmarked.
💻 Software compatibility
Counter-Strike 2
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
66%
RAM
200%
Grand Theft Auto V
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Cyberpunk 2077
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Minecraft
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Fortnite
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
287%
RAM
200%
Valorant
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
183%
RAM
267%
Elden Ring
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
96%
RAM
133%
Red Dead Redemption 2
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
164%
RAM
200%
Apex Legends
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
115%
RAM
267%
Hogwarts Legacy
✗ Weak
CPU
41%
GPU
153%
RAM
100%
Dota 2
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Baldur's Gate 3
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Starfield
✗ Weak
CPU
26%
GPU
66%
RAM
100%
Call of Duty: Warzone
✗ Weak
CPU
34%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
League of Legends
✓ Runs well
CPU
185%
GPU
917%
RAM
800%
Sims 4
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
Helldivers 2
✗ Weak
CPU
26%
GPU
71%
RAM
200%
Battlefield 5
✗ Weak
CPU
41%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Far Cry 5
✗ Weak
CPU
46%
GPU
208%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 4
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
255%
RAM
200%
Forza Horizon 5
✗ Weak
CPU
41%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Metro Exodus
✗ Weak
CPU
46%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Overwatch
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
917%
RAM
400%
PUBG: Battlegrounds
✗ Weak
CPU
46%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil 4 Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Escape from Tarkov
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
God of War
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Horizon Zero Dawn
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Death Stranding
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
148%
RAM
200%
Control
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Doom Eternal
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Batman: Arkham Knight
✓ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Hitman 3
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Flight Simulator 2020
✗ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Watch Dogs Legion
✗ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Borderlands 3
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
164%
RAM
267%
Anno 1800
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Rainbow Six Siege
✓ Runs well
CPU
154%
GPU
459%
RAM
267%
The Division 2
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
183%
RAM
200%
Gears Tactics
✗ Weak
CPU
74%
GPU
306%
RAM
200%
Hunt Showdown
✗ Weak
CPU
66%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Tiny Tina's Wonderlands
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Mafia Definitive Edition
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
229%
RAM
267%
Days Gone
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
153%
RAM
200%
Ghostwire Tokyo
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
191%
RAM
133%
Returnal
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Dying Light 2
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Resident Evil Village
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
The Callisto Protocol
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
115%
RAM
200%
Atomic Heart
✗ Weak
CPU
58%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Alan Wake 2
✗ Weak
CPU
44%
GPU
71%
RAM
100%
Black Myth Wukong
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
191%
RAM
100%
Ghost of Tsushima
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
The Last of Us Part 1
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
115%
RAM
100%
Diablo 4
✗ Weak
CPU
84%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Spider-Man Miles Morales
✗ Weak
CPU
62%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Star Wars Jedi Survivor
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
83%
RAM
200%
Dead Space Remake
✗ Weak
CPU
58%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Lies of P
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
Sons of the Forest
✗ Weak
CPU
37%
GPU
100%
RAM
133%
Rise of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
✓ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Odyssey
✗ Weak
CPU
92%
GPU
229%
RAM
200%
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
191%
RAM
200%
F1 24
✓ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
112%
RAM
200%
Need for Speed Heat
✗ Weak
CPU
53%
GPU
131%
RAM
200%
Civilization 6
✓ Runs well
CPU
123%
GPU
459%
RAM
400%
Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order
✓ Runs well
CPU
103%
GPU
382%
RAM
200%
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≈ Similar class
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Configuration options
Available model options · 23 variants across 6 categories
🖥 Displays (2)
1366 x 768 (HD)
1600 x 900 (HD+)
• Igpu (1)
Intel HD Graphics 4000
⚙ Processors (7)
Intel Core i5 (3rd Gen) 3210M
Intel Core i5 (3rd Gen) 3360M
Intel Core i5 (3rd Gen) 3320M
Intel Core i7 (3rd Gen) 3520M
Intel Core i5 (2nd Gen) 2520M
Intel Core i5 (3rd Gen) 3230M
Intel Core i3 (3rd Gen) 3110M
🔲 Memory (3)
4 GB
6 GB (1 x 4 GB + 1 x 2 GB)
8 GB
🎮 Graphics (3)
Intel HD Graphics 4000
Intel HD Graphics 3000
NVS 5400M / Intel HD Graphics 4000
💾 Storage (7)
120 GB SSD
128 GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s
180 GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s
240 GB SSD
256 GB SSD SATA 6Gb/s
320 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s
500 GB HDD SATA 3Gb/s