Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s 2018, Core i5-8500, 8GB, 256GB SSD + 1TB HDD, Black
CPU Intel 8th Generation Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1280 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 630
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 11 Pro
50 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.0 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 8 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| Weight | 6.8 kg / 15.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Ethernet | 1 Ethernet port |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720s | Apple Mac Studio M5 Max | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 | Apple M5 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 1280 | 4096 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Apple (40-Core) | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | - | 480 | 180 | 850 | 850 | 750 |
| 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 | 9.3 | 62.5 | 48 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M5 Max Compare | 95.8 | 83.6 | 98.4 | 89.1 | 98.2 | 99.3 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.6 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.9 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.8 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 98 | 53.7 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 95 | 89.2 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.5 | 89.2 | 87.3 | 90.5 | 82.9 | 37.4 |
Usage Scores
- Overall49.8
- AI/LLM14.1
- Gaming9.8
- Portability43.4
- Creator17.7
- Business51.7
- Developer37.7
- Home Office50.6
- Workstation35.2
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Other Configurations19
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w/ 4.10GHz Turbo Boost, 6 Threads, 9MB SmartCache32GB1TB
