Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s-SFF 2017, Core i5-8500, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-8500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average port selection (13th percentile)
- Below average storage (19th percentile)
- Below average user sentiment (20th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
What owners think
How owner sentiment changed over time
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65/100Our AI sentiment read
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 0 |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Ethernet | Fast Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s-SFF | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 4096 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 180 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s-SFF | 29.9 | 35.7 | 31.6 | 12.7 | 18.9 | 19.9 | 70 | 48.5 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 80 | 94.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| Dell Tower Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 96.6 | 35.7 | 96.5 | 78.6 | 98.2 | 19.9 | 70 | 86.3 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 88.6 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.7 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 85.5 | 90.2 | 0 | 11.6 | 95.7 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.7 | 26.9 | 37.4 | 83.9 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall39.2
- AI/LLM16
- Gaming9.7
- Portability40.8
- Creator16.7
- Business55
- Developer33.9
- Home Office46.5
- Workstation34.6
A full written review is coming soon. The specs, scores, prices and charts above are always up to date.
Other Configurations19
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w/ 4.10GHz Turbo Boost, 6 Threads, 9MB SmartCache32GB1TBCA$600ThinkCentre M720sIntel Core i5-8th16GB2TBCA$660ThinkCentre M720sIntel Core i7-870016GB1TBCA$660
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