Lenovo Yoga 530 Series

Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R3 2200U, AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R5 2500U, AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R7 2700U, Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U, Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8550U, Intel Kaby Lake i3-7020U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 10, AMD Vega 3, AMD Vega 8, Intel HD Graphics 620, Intel UHD Graphics 620, NVIDIA GeForce MX130
Display: 14.00 inch, 15.60 inch
Weight: 1.6kg, 1.67kg, 1.7kg
Price: 700, 750, 799 euro
price: 85%, performance: 81%, features: 62%, display: 82%, mobility: 82%, workmanship: 92%, ergonomy: 91%, emissions: 92%

 

Lenovo Yoga 530-14

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00E1MH

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Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00E1MH
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 15.60 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 67.5% - average

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00G9MH

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00G9MH
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8550U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80% - good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00CWGE

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00CWGE
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 799 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 93% - very good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9003DGE

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9003DGE
Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R5 2500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9001ASP

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9001ASP
Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R5 2500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FXSP

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FXSP
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8550U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9004RGE

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9004RGE
Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R7 2700U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 10
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 750 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 66.67% - average

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81EK00P8SP

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81EK00P8SP
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i3-7020U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 90% - very good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP

Hands-on article by Ümit Yılmaz Güneş

Are you in search of a new convertible? You don't want to spend too much? You are at the right place. Lenovo did a good job with the Yoga 530 series. Providing both performance and mobility at the same time. On the other hand, to my non-tech savvy friends, there are different variants to this model and my comments are only for the model 81EK00FYSP. Because other SKUs so to say have different configurations and therefore may not be as good as this one. Of course there are better configs compared to this model as well, so when you are interested in this series, don't forget to check the config carefully. Alright, going back to the topic. The reason why I say Lenovo did a good job, is that this laptop delivers. In my opinion besides providing a good price/performance ratio, it also delivers what it is supposed to. Meaning, the problem with most convertibles is that either they are too heavy, which makes them fairly useless, or they lack the performance to begin with. Intel 8th generation 8250U processor with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB SSD is a good combo. When you combine this with only 1.6 kg of weight for a 14-inch laptop, it becomes really good. Now of course 1.6 kg is not a great number for something that you can use in tablet mode. But it is possible to enjoy the experience for some time. The only concern here is the screen. Since it is bright and touch enabled, it can cause some usability issues either under direct sunlight or places with lots of light. The other disadvantage is the connectivity options. Since you get 1 USB 3 C and 2 USB 3 A ports, you are pretty limited and need to carry on a dongle to be connected to a screen, which is not very practical. On the other hand, being future proof means to have at least one USB 3.1 C connection, which is not present. Other than that, it is quite okay to have this laptop. Current pricing at the time of writing is not that high, so if you are in look for a good convertible that is usable in lots of ways, you got yourself an option. Other alternatives would be HP Pavilion x360 or Acer Spin series. When considering a laptop purchase, it all comes down to what you want and how much you want to pay for it. If you can live with the idea of not being future proof connectivity-wise and are okay to carry an adaptor for external connections, I think it should be a no-brainer. But if those concerns you, better to check the alternatives and see what they offer.

Hands-on article by Jagadisa Rajarathnam

Convertibles and 2-in-1 hybrid laptops seem to be gaining good tractions in the portable computer market these days. Taking advantage of the fame of their Yoga line with the hybrid laptops community, Lenovo has launched another new hybrid laptop for their Yoga line, the Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP. As per the norm with other laptops in the Yoga line, this new laptop also offers the same flexibility in the ways you can use it - laptop mode, tablet mode, and presentation/display mode. Lenovo’s new 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP is equipped with an Intel Core i5-8250U of the Intel Kaby Lake range. The CPU has four processors that, thanks for Intel’s Turbo Boost technology, can clock at a frequency of 1.6 GHz to 3.4 GHz, and it has four cores and 8 logical threads (with the HyperThreading technology). It may not sound like much when compared with other laptops out there, but this ultra-portable laptop will still let the user to do mid to heavy processing tasks like casual video and image editing. The casual gamers may be disappointed to hear that the new Yoga convertible laptop doesn’t come with a separate graphics card. The Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP comes with the Intel UHD Graphics 620, an integrated card that comes built-in with the processor. However, casual gamers can try running low-intensive games like those casual indie games. AAA games and more demanding indie games will have trouble running, even at low settings. As for the display, the Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP comes with an IPS FullHD touchscreen that supports multi-touch capabilities. The display is bright, brilliant and sensitive to touch, especially when used as a tablet. To ensure that the user experiences a smooth and fluid system, Lenovo also equips the Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP with 8 GB of RAM and a 256 GB SSD. This is a big plus point over the traditional hard disk drive that a lot of manufacturers still favor due to the lower cost of hardware. Users who want to expand their storage size may also opt to add a large SD memory card to it. Connectivity and port-wise, the Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP comes with one USB Type-C port, two USB 3.0 ports, a dual-band WiFi and Bluetooth 4.1 combo, an HDMI output port, one audio/mic combo jack, and a four-in-one card reader. It also comes with an excellent fingerprint sensor, a great option to add more security to your laptop. They could have offered more ports. However, since this laptop is meant to be thin and lightweight, their port offering is actually quite sufficient. Measuring at 17.6 x 328 x 229 mm and weighing at about 1.6 kg, the Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP is unfortunately not the thinnest and lightest convertible laptop that we have ever seen. However, for this price point, it does do what it sets out to do - offer more flexibility for those who don’t require bells and whistles with their laptop.

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKBR-81EK00FYSP
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00A5MJ

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00A5MJ
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce MX130
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
Price: 700 euro
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 85% - good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H90025PB

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Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H90025PB
Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R3 2200U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 3
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 89% - very good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00P8SP

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Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00P8SP
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake i3-7020U
Graphics Adapter: Intel HD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00WEGE

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Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00WEGE
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8550U
Graphics Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce MX130
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80% - good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H90019SP

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H90019SP
Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R3 2200U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 3
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1366 x 768 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9001PMH

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9001PMH
Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R5 2500U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 8
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80% - good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00SNMX

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00SNMX
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.7kg
Links: Lenovo homepage

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Average Score: 80% - good

 

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Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9000VGE

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14ARR-81H9000VGE
Processor: AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU) R7 2700U
Graphics Adapter: AMD Vega 10 256 MB
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.67kg
Price: 799 euro
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Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00TNGE

Specifications

Notebook: Lenovo Yoga 530-14IKB-81EK00TNGE
Processor: Intel Kaby Lake Refresh i5-8250U
Graphics Adapter: Intel UHD Graphics 620
Display: 14.00 inch, 16:9, 1920 x 1080 pixels
Weight: 1.6kg
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Lenovo: Lenovo ("Le" from English legend, novo (Latin) for new) was founded in 1984 as a Chinese computer trading company. As of 2004, the company was the largest laptop manufacturer in China and, after acquiring IBM's PC division in 2005, the fourth largest in the world. In addition to desktops and notebooks, the company manufactures monitors, projectors, servers, etc, and specializes in developing, manufacturing and marketing consumer electronics, personal computers, software, enterprise solutions and related services.

In 2016, the company ranked first in the world in computer sales. It still held it in 2023 with about 23% global market share. Important product lines are Thinkpad, Legion and Ideapad.

In 2011, it acquired a majority stake in Medion AG, a European computer hardware manufacturer. In 2014, Motorola Mobility was purchased, which gave Lenovo a boost in the smartphone market.

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Modern games should be playable with these graphics cards at low settings and resolutions. Casual gamers may be happy with these cards.

Intel UHD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2, 24 EUs) found on some Kaby-Lake-Refresh CPU models (15 W ULV series). Technically identical to the previous Kaby-Lake GPU called HD Graphics 620.

AMD Vega 8: Integrated graphics card of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 8 CUs (= 512 shaders) and a clock of up to 1100 MHz.

AMD Vega 10: Integrated graphics card of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 10 CUs (=640 shaders) and a clock of up to 1300 MHz.

Intel HD Graphics 620: Integrated GPU (GT2) found on some Kaby-Lake CPU models (15 W ULV series).

NVIDIA GeForce MX130: Mid-range graphics card for mobiles based on the Maxwell architecture. Renamed GeForce 940MX.

AMD Vega 3: Integrated graphics card of the Ryzen APUs based on the Vega architecture with 3 CUs (= 192 shaders) and a clock of up to 1200 MHz.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

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Intel Kaby Lake Refresh:

i5-8250U: Kaby-Lake-Refresh based low power quad-core processor. The four cores are clocked between 1.6 and 3.4 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading. The integrated GPU is clocked between 300 and 1,100 MHz. The SoC is manufactured in a 14nm+ FinFET process.

i5-8550U: Kaby-Lake-Refresh based low power quad-core processor. The four cores are clocked between 1.8 and 4 GHz (Turbo Boost) and support HyperThreading. The integrated GPU is clocked between 300 and 1,150 MHz. The SoC is manufactured in a 14nm+ FinFET process.

AMD Raven Ridge (Ryzen 2000 APU):

R5 2500U: Mobile APU that integrates four Zen cores clocked at 2 to 3.6 GHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 to 25 Watt (15 W nominal) and the integrated Radeon RX Vega 8 is clocked at up to 1100 MHz.

R7 2700U: Mobile Quad-Core APU using Zen cores clocked at 2.2 to 3.8 GHz and a Vega graphics card with 10 CUs clocked at up to 1300 MHz.

R3 2200U: Mobile APU that integrates two Zen cores (with SMT, therefore 4 threads) clocked at 2.5 to 3.4 GHz. The TDP is configurable between 12 to 25 Watt (15 W nominal) and the integrated Radeon RX Vega 3 is clocked at up to 1000 MHz.

Intel Kaby Lake:

i3-7020U: Kaby-Lake based SoC with two CPU cores clocked at 2.3 GHz (no Turbo Boost), HyperThreading and manufactured with an improved 14nm process.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

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14.00:

14 inch display size represents a middle ground between the small subnotebook formats and the screens of the standard 15 inch laptops.

The reason for the popularity of mid-sized displays is that this size is reasonably easy on the eyes, provides good resolutions with usable detail sizes, yet does not consume too much power and the devices can still be reasonably compact. 

In the past, 14-inch devices were very rare, but now they are the standard for laptops after the 15-inchers. 

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

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79.59%: This rating is not earth-shattering. This rating must actually be seen as average, since there are about as many devices with worse ratings as better ones. A purchase recommendation can only be seen with a lot of goodwill, unless it is about websites that generally rate strictly.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.

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