Lenovo ThinkCentre M920 2018, Core i5-8500, 8GB, 256GB SSD
CPU Intel Core i5-8500
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
39 Overall Score
Price $242
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average gpu (25th percentile)
- Below average cpu (30th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
| VRAM Type | GDDR6 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M920 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI | Dell Optiplex 3060 | MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H | Intel Core i5-8500 | Intel Core Ultra 5 125H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics | AMD Radeon RX 550 | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | mini | sff | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | 120 | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M920 | 29.8 | 25 | 9.2 | 47.6 | 12.9 | 70 | 33.4 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 45 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 69 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.2 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 | 94.3 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 | 83.9 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.8 | 50.6 | 58.9 | 57.3 | 82.8 | 70 | 93.3 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 69 | 37.3 | 75 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall39.2
- AI/LLM10.9
- Gaming7.2
- Portability49.7
- Creator13.1
- Business44.8
- Developer29.2
- Home Office39.6
- Workstation27.3
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