Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q, Core i7-8700, 8GB, 1TB HDD, Black
CPU Intel Core i7-8700
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1 TB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
41 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (75th percentile) 75th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average social proof (6th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 12 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.0b |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.4 |
| Bluetooth | USB Dongle |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | ASUS ROG GM700 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7-8700 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D | Intel Core i9 14900KF |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 2048 | 8192 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 180 | 850 | 850 | 850 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q | 37.1 | 35.5 | 9.2 | 74.5 | 46.2 | 70 | 6.2 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.3 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.1 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 | 99.1 |
| ASUS ROG GM700 Compare | 80.5 | 93.1 | 81.7 | 96.2 | 90.1 | 37.3 | 99.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 | 94.8 |
Usage Scores
- Overall40.5
- AI/LLM12.2
- Gaming8.9
- Portability53.7
- Creator15.7
- Business40.3
- Developer33.6
- Home Office37.5
- Workstation31.9
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