Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q 2018, Core i5-8500T, 8GB, 256GB SSD, Black
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Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average gpu (8th percentile)
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average storage (13th percentile)
- Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500T |
| Cores | 6 |
| Frequency | 2.1 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 9 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR3 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | Dell ECT ECT1250 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus | ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 8500T | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS | Intel Core Ultra 7 155H |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1536 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 3072 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 620 | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon 780M | Intel Arc Graphics |
| Form Factor | mini | mini-tower | mid-tower | mini | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 280 | 180 | 120 | 120 | 120 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q | 22.7 | 7.6 | 9.2 | 29.9 | 12.9 | 70 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 |
| Dell ECT ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 68.7 | 54.1 | 87.1 | 69 | 70 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.1 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 65.3 | 53.6 | 11.6 |
| GMKtec Nucbox K8 Plus Compare | 64.6 | 63.1 | 81.7 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 11.6 |
| ASUS NUC 14 Pro RNUC14RVHU7089CUI Compare | 58.4 | 58.7 | 81.7 | 77.7 | 95.6 | 37.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall30.1
- AI/LLM7.1
- Gaming4.5
- Portability39.9
- Creator8.1
- Business37.7
- Developer20.8
- Home Office31.6
- Workstation18.1
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