Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S, Core i5-9400, 16GB, 512GB SSD
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (28th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 9400 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.9 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 1 | 512 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 210 |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 9400 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 5 225F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 1024 | 2048 | 1536 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | sff | mini-tower | mini | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 210 | - | 180 | 280 | 120 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720S | 28.3 | 35.7 | 31.6 | 47.5 | 29.5 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.7 | 99.3 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.9 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 72 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 80 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 |
| ASUS ROG G700 G700TF-U5F5060 Compare | 71.4 | 78.2 | 54.1 | 99 | 53.7 | 37.4 |
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Usage Scores
- Overall42.4
- AI/LLM15.3
- Gaming9.2
- Portability44
- Creator15.3
- Business50
- Developer36.2
- Home Office42.3
- Workstation31.6
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