Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q, Core i5-8500T, 16GB, 1TB SSD + 500GB SSD, Black
CPU Intel Core i5-8500T
RAM 16 GB
Storage 1524 GB
GPU Intel HD Graphics 630
Form Factor mini
OS Windows 11 Pro
46 Overall Score
No current retailer price
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong storage (80th percentile) 80th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
Cons
- Below average cpu (23rd percentile)
- Below average gpu (25th percentile)
- Below average ram (32nd 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 HD Graphics 630 |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR4 |
| Storage 1 | 1 TB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 500 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | mini |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 5 |
| HDMI | 1 HDMI |
| DisplayPort | 1 DP/DisplayPort |
| Wi-Fi | ✓ |
| Bluetooth | ✓ |
| Ethernet | Yes |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q | Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra | Dell Desktop ECT1250 | HP OmniDesk M02-0234 | MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US | Thermaltake View i560T-170 V17B-B76B-56T-LCS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i5-8500T | Apple M3 Ultra | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | AMD Ryzen 7 8700G | AMD Ryzen 7 8700F | Intel Core i7-14700F |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 96 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 1524 | 1024 | 2048 | 1536 | 3072 | 1024 |
| GPU | Intel HD Graphics 630 | Apple M3 Ultra 60-core | Intel UHD Graphics | AMD Radeon 780M | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | mini | sff | sff | mini-tower | mid-tower | tower |
| Psu W | - | - | 180 | 280 | 650 | 600 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M720Q | 22.8 | 25 | 31.6 | 47.6 | 79.8 | 70 | 42.4 |
| Apple Mac Studio M3 Ultra Compare | 99.7 | 76 | 95.7 | 93.8 | 53.6 | 99.3 | 86.2 |
| Dell Desktop ECT1250 Compare | 88.4 | 58.7 | 81.8 | 74.5 | 82.8 | 70 | 99.1 |
| HP OmniDesk M02-0234 Compare | 71.9 | 63.1 | 51.4 | 94.7 | 79.9 | 70 | 98.2 |
| MSI Aegis Z2 A8NVL-1610US Compare | 69.7 | 78.2 | 56.7 | 90.5 | 96.5 | 37.3 | 99.9 |
| Thermaltake View i560T-170 V17B-B76B-56T-LCS Compare | 84.6 | 81.9 | 56.7 | 98.1 | 69 | 11.6 | 97 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Usage Scores
- Overall46.1
- AI/LLM17
- Gaming9.5
- Portability56.1
- Creator18
- Business47.5
- Developer40
- Home Office48.5
- Workstation37.3
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Other Configurations34
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