Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s, Core i5-8500, 32GB, 1TB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong port selection (69th percentile) 69th
Cons
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-8500, 3.00GHz Hexa Core Processor w/ 4.10GHz Turbo Boost, 6 Threads, 9MB SmartCache |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 1 TB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 180 |
| Weight | 6.0 kg / 13.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 5 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5 |
| 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 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i5-8500, 3.00GHz Hexa Core Processor w/ 4.10GHz Turbo Boost, 6 Threads, 9MB SmartCache | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7 14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 |
| Form Factor | sff | sff | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 180 | - | 180 | 280 | 650 | 600 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s | 29.9 | 35.7 | 64.1 | 68.8 | 53.7 | 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 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.8 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.6 | 37.4 |
| iBUYPOWER Slate MESH SMI7N4601 Compare | 84.7 | 73.9 | 78.1 | 95.8 | 69.1 | 27.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall53.3
- AI/LLM22
- Gaming11.9
- Portability46.4
- Creator20.2
- Business54.8
- Developer50.2
- Home Office54.6
- Workstation42.7
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