Lenovo ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) vs Lenovo ThinkPad T430

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ThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD) compared with ThinkPad T430

	LenovoThinkPad T14 Gen 1 (AMD)	LenovoThinkPad T430
Overview
Released
Released	2020	June 2012
Display
Screen size
Screen size	14″	14″
Resolution
Resolution	1920 × 1080 (better)	1366 × 768 or 1600 × 900
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Brightness
Brightness	400 nits (better)	200 nits or 250 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Listed 400-nit low-power FHD IPS display; other options include 220-nit HD TN, 250-nit FHD IPS, 300-nit touch FHD IPS and 500-nit touch Privacy Guard FHD IPS	14-inch 1366 × 768 (200 nits) or 1600 × 900 (250 nits) LED-backlit LCD; 300:1 contrast
Colour range
Colour range	Listed low-power FHD panel 72% NTSC; 45% NTSC on standard FHD and HD options	–
Screen finish
Screen finish	Anti-glare	Anti-glare
Performance
Processor
Processor	AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U	Intel Core i5-3210M or Intel Core i7-3520M
CPU cores
CPU cores	6	2
CPU threads
CPU threads	12	4
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 4000 or NVIDIA NVS 5400M
Memory
Memory	16 GB (better)	4 GB or 8 GB
Storage
Storage	512 GB (better)	320 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	Ryzen 3 PRO 4450U, Ryzen 5 PRO 4650U or Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U; listed Ryzen 5, 16 GB soldered memory, 512 GB SSD and low-power FHD configuration is exact campus model 20UES00H00 tested by Notebookcheck	Third-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 dual-core processors; some i5-2520M models; QM77 chipset
GPU
GPU	Integrated AMD Radeon Graphics; no discrete graphics option	Integrated Intel HD Graphics 4000 on Ivy Bridge processors, HD Graphics 3000 on i5-2520M; optional NVIDIA NVS 5400M with 1 GB and Optimus
Memory type
Memory type	DDR4-3200; 8 or 16 GB soldered plus one SO-DIMM socket; maker specifies up to 24 or 32 GB respectively	DDR3-1600; two SO-DIMM sockets, up to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	One M.2 SSD; 2242 PCIe 3.0 ×2 or 2280 PCIe 3.0 ×4 NVMe; listed 512 GB configuration verified by Notebookcheck	Removable 2.5-inch SATA HDD or SSD; removable Ultrabay Enhanced DVD burner; selected models support mSATA SSD instead of WWAN
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 14 hours	Up to 9.7 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	50 Wh	57 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.46 kg (better)	2.17 kg
Thickness
Thickness	17.9 mm (better)	29.9 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	329 × 227 mm	340.5 × 232 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Integrated 50 Wh lithium-polymer battery; stated 14 hours MobileMark 2014 or 11.5 hours MobileMark 2018; headline maker starting weight 1.46 kg for low-power FHD/Privacy Guard, 1.55 kg for other displays	Integrated graphics: six-cell 57 Wh up to 9.7 hours, nine-cell 94 Wh up to 16.2 hours, nine-cell plus 94 Wh slice up to 32.5 hours; Optimus up to 9.4 / 15.8 / 31.6 hours; weight shown with six-cell battery
Charger
Charger	45 W or 65 W USB-C adapter, depending on configuration and country	65 W on integrated graphics models; 90 W on Optimus models
Fast charging
Fast charging	Up to 80% in one hour with a 65 W adapter	–
Materials
Materials	Glass-fibre reinforced PPS lid and polyamide bottom; magnesium reinforcement in keyboard cover	Carbon-fibre/glass-fibre hybrid display cover; carbon-fibre reinforced plastic bottom; magnesium roll cage
Colours
Colours	Black	Black
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, 2 × USB-C, HDMI, Ethernet, microSD slot, headphone jack	4 × USB-A, Ethernet, SD card slot, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX200, 2×2 in listed configuration; later PSREF also lists MediaTek and Realtek Wi-Fi 6 alternatives	802.11b/g/n or 802.11a/b/g/n
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 5.1; hardware ready for 5.2, subject to operating-system support	Optional Bluetooth 4.0
Webcam
Webcam	720p with ThinkShutter; optional combined IR and 720p camera or no camera	Optional 720p
Operating system
Operating system	Windows	Windows
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 ports, one always-on; two USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 ports with Power Delivery and DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0, RJ-45, microSD, combo audio and side dock; optional smart card and nano-SIM	Two USB 3.0, two USB 2.0 (one powered), VGA, Mini DisplayPort, Gigabit Ethernet, audio combo, SD/MMC/SDHC/SDXC reader and ExpressCard/34; docking connector
External displays
External displays	Native screen plus three external monitors; HDMI up to 4K at 60 Hz, USB-C up to 5K at 60 Hz	Up to 2560 × 1600 at 60 Hz via Mini DisplayPort; 2048 × 1536 at 75 Hz via VGA
Keyboard
Keyboard	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; optional backlight	Six-row spill-resistant keyboard; TrackPoint; optional backlight and ThinkLight overhead illumination
Trackpad
Trackpad	Mylar multi-touch touchpad and TrackPoint	UltraNav multi-touch touchpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo 2 W × 2 with Dolby Audio	1 W × 2 stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Dual-array far-field microphones; no-microphone option	Dual-array microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Optional match-on-chip fingerprint reader or IR camera; discrete TPM 2.0	Optional swipe fingerprint reader; TPM 1.2