Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q Mini 2018, Core i5-8400T, 8GB, 250GB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (21st percentile)
- Below average port selection (33rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8400T |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 250 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 4 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | 5G WiFi |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q Mini | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Dell Optiplex 3060 | BOSGAME P3 | ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8400T | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5-8500 | AMD Ryzen 7 6800H | Intel Core Ultra 7 255H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 250 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 630 | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon RX 550 | AMD Radeon 680M | Intel Arc 140T |
| Form Factor | mini | mini | mini | sff | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | 65 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q Mini | 21.4 | 35.5 | 9.2 | 32.8 | 8.7 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.5 | 44.9 | 46.1 | 58.8 | 68.9 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.7 | 50.6 | 58.9 | 57.3 | 82.8 | 70 |
| BOSGAME P3 Compare | 55.1 | 44.2 | 76.3 | 65.3 | 68.9 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 15 Pro RNUC15CRHU70000U Compare | 70.4 | 62 | 81.7 | 55 | 68.9 | 37.3 |
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Usage Scores
- Overall33.5
- AI/LLM10.9
- Gaming7.8
- Portability38.4
- Creator11
- Business38.5
- Developer22
- Home Office32.1
- Workstation22.1
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