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Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T vs MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU

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  • 110specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 77identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i5 more processor generation than the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU (8th gen Intel® Core™ i5 vs 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T has 2 more processor cores than the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU (6 vs 4). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T has 2 more processor threads than the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU (6 vs 4). Only the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU has discrete graphics card. Processor model: i5-8400T on the Lenovo ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T, i5-7400 on the MSI 3 VR7RC-297EU.

  • Processor generation
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:i5-8400T
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:i5-7400
  • Processor cores
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:6
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:4
  • Processor threads
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:6
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:3.3 GHz
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:3.5 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:1.7 GHz
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:3 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:9 MB
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:6 MB
  • Processor codename
    • ThinkCentre M720q Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8400T:Coffee Lake
    • 3 VR7RC-297EU:Kaby Lake

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151 specifications
Processor12 differ
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-8400Ti5-7400
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers64
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.3 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers1.7 GHz3 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB6 MB
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs35 W65 W
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
SteppingDiffersU0B0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Configurable TDP-downKnown for one25 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one1.2 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage3 differ
Total storage capacityDiffers256 GB1.12 TB
Storage mediaDiffersSSDHDD+SSD
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of HDDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 TB
SSD capacityDiffers256 GB128 GB
Graphics6 differ
Discrete graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Discrete graphics card modelDiffersNot availableNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1060
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 GB
Discrete graphics memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGDDR5
Number of discrete graphics cardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD Graphics 630Intel® HD Graphics 630
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1050 MHz1000 MHz
On-board graphics card IDDiffers0x3E925912
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionDiffers4.54.4
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Product typeDiffersMini PCPC
Market positioningKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® B360Unknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for oneHDD, Power on, SupervisorUnknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.2
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source230 W
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini PCDesktop
VolumeKnown for one1 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for oneMetalUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
Processor special features3 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers12994097147
Processor codeDiffersSR3X6SR32W
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2015APCG 2015C
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers179 mm353.7 mm
DepthDiffers182.9 mm251.3 mm
HeightDiffers34.5 mm97.6 mm
WeightDiffers1.32 kg3.17 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.09 kg
Packaging contentidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Audioidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC233VB2Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneEPEAT Gold, ENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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