Lenovo ThinkCentre M700, Core i5-6500, 8GB, 128GB SSD + 1TB HDD
CPU Intel Core i5
RAM 8 GB
Storage 1152 GB
Form Factor sff
OS Windows 10 Pro
33 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average ram (9th percentile)
- Below average cpu (15th percentile)
- Below average gpu (21st percentile)
- Below average social proof (27th percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i5 |
| Cores | 4 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 6 MB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 128 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 1 TB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
Connectivity
| USB Ports | 6 |
| DisplayPort | 1x Display Port |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 10 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 | HP Elite Mini 800 G9 | Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus | Dell Optiplex 3060 | AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 | MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5 | Intel Core i7 14700 | AMD Ryzen 7 255 | Intel Core i5-8500 | Intel Core i9 11900H | Intel Core 3 100U |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1152 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 | 500 |
| GPU | - | Intel UHD 770 Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | AMD Radeon RX 550 | Intel UHD Graphics for 11th Gen Intel Processors | Intel Graphics |
| Form Factor | sff | mini | mini | sff | mini | mini |
| Psu W | - | 120 | 120 | - | - | 120 |
| OS | Windows 10 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 M700 | 14.8 | 21 | 9.3 | 37.5 | 47.2 | 70 | 26.8 |
| HP Elite Mini 800 G9 Compare | 82.8 | 45.1 | 46.2 | 58.7 | 69.1 | 70 | 87.9 |
| Minisforum DeskMini UM880 Plus Compare | 65.3 | 63.1 | 81.8 | 65.2 | 53.7 | 11.6 | 94.4 |
| Dell Optiplex 3060 Compare | 29.9 | 50.7 | 59 | 57.2 | 82.9 | 70 | 93.4 |
| AWOW MGI9 Mini PC MGI9 Compare | 50.9 | 35.7 | 64.1 | 68.8 | 69.1 | 11.6 | 87.9 |
| MSI Cubi NUC 1MG-295US Compare | 36.7 | 35.7 | 51.5 | 76.4 | 36 | 37.3 | 96.4 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall33.4
- AI/LLM10.5
- Gaming6.3
- Portability36.4
- Creator12
- Business36.4
- Developer26
- Home Office33.4
- Workstation24.6
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