Lenovo ThinkPad Edge S430 Review

The Windows Experience Index isn't an indepth tool, but it is useful for a quick ‘overview' of overall system performance. The system seems quite capable, let down by the graphics power which reduces the score to 5.0 out of a possible 7.9.

The 64 bit version of Windows 7 Professional is installed, with the updated Service Pack 1. 4GB of memory is installed.

The Core i5 3210M processor built on the 22nm manufacturing process. This processor has two physical cores and a total of 4 logical cores. This is a low power draw processor, rated at a TDP of 35W. The 4 GB of DDR3 runs at 1,600mhz with 11-11-11-28 1T timings. The Optimus graphics solution comprises the low end Nvidia GT620M and the Intel HD4000.

The install isn't the cleanest we have seen, with a plethora of third party applications installed, such as Norton Internet Security, Splashtop Streamer and Evernote V4.2.3.

There are a lot of proprietary Lenovo applications installed, however a lot of these are actually very useful.

Comparison Systems (for specific synthetic test compares):
PC Specialist Vortex III HD72 (featuring Core i7 3610QM).
Asus G74SX-91013Z (featuring Core i7 2360QM).
Dell XPS 14z (featuring Core i7 2640M).
AlienWare M18X (featuring Core i7 2960XM Extreme Edition).
MSI CX640 (featuring Core i5 2410M).
Intel Core i7 2600k desktop processor.
Intel Core i5 2500k desktop processor.

Software:
3DMark Vantage
3DMark 11
PCMark 7
Cinebench 11.5 64 bit
FRAPS Professional
Unigine Heaven Benchmark
CrystalDiskMark
Cyberlink PowerDVD Ultra 11
Cyberlink MediaEspresso
HQV Benchmark V2.
Left4Dead2
Resident Evil 5
Call Of Duty: Black Ops

Technical Monitoring and Test Equipment:
Asus USB BluRay Drive
Lacie 730 Monitor (Image Quality testing)
Thermal Diodes
Raytek Laser Temp Gun 3i LSRC/MT4 Mini Temp
Extech digital sound level meter & SkyTronic DSL 2 Digital Sound Level Meter
Nikon D3X with R1C1 Kit (4 flashes), Nikon 24-70MM lens.

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