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Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 vs Lenovo M92p Tower

113specifications compared
50differ
63identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo M92p Tower has 2 more processor cores than the Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (4 vs 2). The Lenovo M92p Tower has 4 more processor threads than the Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (8 vs 4). The Lenovo M92p Tower has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 (3.4 GHz vs 3.3 GHz). Only the Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has card reader integrated. Only the Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 has DVI port.

Processor family
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:Intel® Core™ i3
- M92p Tower:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generation
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3
- M92p Tower:3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor model
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:i3-2120
- M92p Tower:i7-3770
Processor cores
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:2
- M92p Tower:4
Processor threads
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:4
- M92p Tower:8
Processor frequency
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3.3 GHz
- M92p Tower:3.4 GHz
Processor cache
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:3 MB
- M92p Tower:8 MB
Processor lithography
- ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120:32 nm
- M92p Tower:22 nm

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Comparison of 72, M92p Tower
151 specifications	A Lenovo ThinkCentre Edge 72 Intel® Core™ i3 i3-2120 Model 72 View product	B Lenovo M92p Tower View product
Processor16 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationDiffers	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	3rd gen Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	i7-3770
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Processor lithographyDiffers	32 nm	22 nm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-2100 Desktop Series	Intel Core i7-3700 Desktop series
Processor codenameDiffers	Sandy Bridge	Ivy Bridge
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	77 W
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	67.4 °C
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	105 °C
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 1x16, 2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	34
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3 1066/1333	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1333,1600 MHz
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	21 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2x DIMM	4x DIMM
Storage3 differ
Optical drive typeDiffers	DVD Super Multi	DVD±RW
Storage mediaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
HDD interfaceDiffers	SATA	SATA II
HDD sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
Card reader integratedDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics5 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics 4000
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Differs	2	3
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers	850 MHz	650 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1150 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers	0x102	0x162
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61 Express	Intel® Q77 Express
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Line-outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVI portDiffers	Yes	No
Mini HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Expansion slots2 differ
Number of 3.5" baysDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power1 differ
Power supplyDiffers	180 W	280 W
Power supply input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Design1 differ
Number of 5.25" baysDiffers	1	2
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Softwareidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features10 differ
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 nm
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyDiffers	Yes	No
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Differs	No	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	65719
Supported instruction setsDiffers	AVX	AVX, SSE4.1, SSE4.2
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCG 2011D
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Differs	No	Yes
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
Audio1 differ
Audio systemDiffers	High Definition Audio	HD
Number of speakersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	175 mm
DepthDiffers	399 mm	442 mm
HeightDiffers	397 mm	414 mm
WeightDiffers	7.5 kg	11 kg
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EPEAT Gold, ENERGY STAR
Other featuresidentical
Intel segment taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Enterprise, Professional

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