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Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 5 2025, Core i5-14500T, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5 14500
RAM 16 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
Form Factor mini
psu w 135
OS Windows 11 Pro
44 Overall Score
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong cpu (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 14500 |
| Cores | 14 |
| Frequency | 2.6 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 24 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| PSU | 135 |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Ethernet | 1x Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 5 | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OMEN GT16-0364 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 14500 | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 8192 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 135 | - | 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 M90q Gen 5 | 67.1 | 7.6 | 46.1 | 52.8 | 12.9 | 70 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 |
| HP OMEN GT16-0364 Compare | 69.7 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 97.9 | 53.6 | 70 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.9 | 89.3 | 96.5 | 84.2 | 99.2 | 11.6 |
| MSI Aegis ZS2 A9NVP-1407US Compare | 92.4 | 89.3 | 87.2 | 90.5 | 82.8 | 37.3 |
Usage Scores
- Overall44.3
- AI/LLM15.1
- Gaming7.4
- Portability51.9
- Creator15.4
- Business52.4
- Developer45.8
- Home Office48.1
- Workstation36.6
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