Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q 2021, Core i5, 8GB, 250GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel 8th Generation Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 250 GB
GPU Intel Graphics
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
38 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average storage (9th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel 8th Generation Core i5 |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 1.7 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage | 250 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
| Weight | 2.9 kg / 6.5 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1x DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | WiFi |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | ✓ |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q | 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 8th Generation Core i5 | 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) | 250 | 1024 | 1024 | 3072 | 2048 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q | 13 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 44.5 | 8.7 | 70 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.6 | 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 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 77.6 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.7 | 50.6 | 58.9 | 57.3 | 82.8 | 70 |
| MSI Cubi NUC AI 1UMG-015US Compare | 51.6 | 58.7 | 51.4 | 89.5 | 68.9 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
Price History
Usage Scores
- Overall38.3
- AI/LLM8.4
- Gaming5.1
- Portability45.7
- Creator10.6
- Business46.4
- Developer26.8
- Home Office41
- Workstation22.7
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Other Configurations34
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ThinkCentre M720Q TinyIntel Core i5 8500T16GB512GB$329ThinkCentre M720qIntel Core i5 8500T8GB256GB$330ThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5 8400T8GB256GB$335ThinkCentre M720Q TinyIntel Core i7 8700T16GB256GB$339ThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5 8500T32GB1TB$369ThinkCentre M720qIntel Core i7 8700T16GB512GB$379ThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i7 8700T32GB256GB$395ThinkCentre M720Q TinyIntel Core i5 8500T32GB512GB$399ThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5-8500T32GB512GB$400ThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i7-8700T32GB1TB$440ThinkCentre M720Q TinyIntel Core i7 8700T32GB512GB$449ThinkCentre M720QIntel 8th Generation Core i532GB1TB$460ThinkCentre M720Q TinyIntel Core i5 8500T32GB1TB$469ThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5-8500T16GB500GB$502ThinkCentre M720Q TinyIntel Core i7 8700T32GB1TB$509ThinkCentre M720qIntel Core i7-870032GB1TB$820ThinkCentre M720qIntel Core i7-87008GB1TBThinkCentre M720q TinyIntel Core i5-8400T16GB256GBThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5 8400T32GB1TBThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5-8500T32GB1TBThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5-8500T16GB256GBThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5-8500T16GB1524GBThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5-8500T32GB500GBThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i5-8500T32GB256GBThinkCentre M720QIntel Core i7 9700T16GB512GB
