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Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 vs MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR

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  • 100specifications compared
  • 36differ
  • 64identical
  • 59known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 1 th gen Intel® Core™ i5 more processor generation than the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR (8th gen Intel® Core™ i5 vs 7th gen Intel® Core™ i5). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 2 more processor cores than the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR (6 vs 4). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 2 more processor threads than the MSI 3 VR7RC-097XFR (6 vs 4). Only the Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has embedded options available. Only the Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Processor generation
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:7th gen Intel® Core™ i5
  • Processor model
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:i5-8500
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:i5-7400
  • Processor cores
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:6
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:4
  • Processor threads
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:6
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:4
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:4.1 GHz
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:3.5 GHz
  • Processor cache
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:9 MB
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:6 MB
  • Processor codename
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:Coffee Lake
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:Kaby Lake
  • Memory types supported by processor
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:DDR4-SDRAM
    • 3 VR7RC-097XFR:DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM

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Comparison of M920s, 3 VR7RC-097XFR
159 specifications
Processor9 differ
Processor generationDiffers8th gen Intel® Core™ i57th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersi5-8500i5-7400
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers64
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.1 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers9 MB6 MB
Processor cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSmart Cache
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Core i5-7400 Desktop Series
Processor codenameDiffersCoffee LakeKaby Lake
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceB0
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Memory clock speeds supported by processorDiffers2666 MHz1333,1600,2133,2400 MHz
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.35 V
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one41.6 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x DIMM
Memory clock speedDiffers2666 MHz2133 MHz
Non-ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storageidentical
Total storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.12 TB
Optical drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDVD Super Multi
Storage mediaKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD+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
Number of SSDs installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
SSD capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics4 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 1070 Ti
Discrete graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 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)Differs1100 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
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Q370Intel® H110
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.1 channels
Market positioningKnown for oneBusinessUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protectionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password protection typeKnown for oneHDD, Power onUnknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical driveidentical
Optical drives quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
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 source4.1
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers06
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Line-outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo headphone/mic portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DC-in jackKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supplyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 W
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersSFFDesktop
Placement supportedDiffersHorizontal/VerticalVertical
VolumeKnown for one8.4 LUnknown — not stated by the source
Viewing windowKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProFreeDOS
Operating system architectureKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features7 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersYesNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersYesNo
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers1.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersYesNo
Processor ARK IDDiffers12993997147
Processor codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSR32W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers92.5 mm195 mm
DepthDiffers290.5 mm500 mm
HeightDiffers343.5 mm455 mm
WeightDiffers6 kg10.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Audioidentical
Audio systemKnown for oneHigh Definition AudioUnknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneErP Lot 3, TCO, TUVUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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