| Attribute |
Lenovo IdeaPad 530S (81EU00PLAX+WM) × | 
MSI Prestige PS42 8RB-219UK (9S7-14B121-219/GAMING VOUCHER) × |
| General | | |
| Model | Lenovo IdeaPad 530S | MSI Prestige PS42 8RB-219UK |
| Product code | 81EU00PLAX+WM | 9S7-14B121-219/GAMING VOUCHER |
| Design | | |
| Product colour | Blue | Silver |
| Form factor | Clamshell | Clamshell |
| Brand | Lenovo | MSI |
| Family | IdeaPad | Prestige |
| Series | 500 | PS |
| Model name | 530S | PS42 8RB-219UK |
| Part number | 81EU00PLAX+WM | 9S7-14B121-219/GAMING VOUCHER |
| Release year (year) | 2020 | 2019 |
| Processor | | |
| Processor manufacturer | Intel | - |
| Processor family | 8th gen Intel Core i7 | 8th gen Intel Core i7 |
| Processor frequency (GHz) | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Processor boost frequency (GHz) | 4 | 4 |
| Processor model | i7-8550U | i7-8550U |
| Processor cores | 4 | 4 |
| Processor threads | 8 | 8 |
| Processor lithography (Nm) | 14 | 14 |
| Processor socket | BGA 1356 | - |
| Processor cache (MB) | 8 | 8 |
| Memory | | |
| Internal memory type | DDR4-SDRAM | DDR4-SDRAM |
| Maximum internal memory (GB) | 16 | 16 |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 2,400 | 2,400 |
| Internal memory (GB) | 8 | 16 |
| Display | | |
| Display diagonal (inch) | 14 | 14 |
| Panel type | IPS | IPS |
| HD type | Full HD | Full HD |
| LED backlight | + | + |
| Touchscreen | - | - |
| Display resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | | |
| On-board graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter model | NVIDIA GeForce MX150 | NVIDIA GeForce MX150 |
| Discrete graphics memory type | GDDR5 | GDDR5 |
| Discrete graphics adapter | + | + |
| Discrete graphics adapter memory (GB) | 2 | 2 |
| On-board graphics adapter base frequency (MHz) | 300 | 300 |
| Maximum on-board graphics adapter memory (GB) | 32 | 32 |
| On-board graphics adapter model | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Storage | | |
| Total storage capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Number of SSDs installed | 1 | 1 |
| SSD capacity (GB) | 512 | 512 |
| Card reader integrated | + | + |
| SSD form factor | M.2 | - |
| Storage media | SSD | SSD |
| Optical drive | - | - |
| Networking | | |
| Wi-Fi standards | | |
| Bluetooth | + | + |
| Ethernet LAN | - | - |
| Wi-Fi | - | + |
| 4g | - | - |
| 3g | - | - |
| Bluetooth version | 4.1 | - |
| Ports and interfaces | | |
| USB 3.x Type-A ports | 2 | 2 |
| USB 3.x Type-C ports | 1 | 2 |
| Combo headphone/mic port | - | + |
| HDMI ports quantity | 1 | 1 |
| Audio | | |
| Speaker power (W) | 2 | 4 |
| Built-in microphone | + | + |
| Camera | | |
| Front camera | + | + |
| Front camera HD type | HD | HD |
| Keyboard | | |
| Numeric keypad | - | - |
| Keyboard backlit | + | + |
| Pointing device | Touchpad | Touchpad |
| Software | | |
| Operating system installed | Windows 10 Home | Windows 10 Home |
| Operating system architecture (bit) | 64 | 64 |
| Battery | | |
| Battery capacity (watt-hours) (Wh) | 45 | 50 |
| Weight and dimensions | | |
| Weight (kg) | 1.59 | 1.19 |
| Height (mm) | 16.4 | 15.9 |
| Depth (mm) | 226 | 222 |
| Width (mm) | 323.4 | 322 |
| Power | | |
| AC adapter power (W) | 65 | 65 |
| Security | | |
| Fingerprint reader | + | - |
| Trusted platform module (TPM) | + | - |