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Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 vs MSI G25 8RD-035RU

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  • 100specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 75identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 0.1 GHz more processor boost frequency than the MSI G25 8RD-035RU (4.1 GHz vs 4 GHz). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the MSI G25 8RD-035RU (3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 50 MHz more on-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max) than the MSI G25 8RD-035RU (1100 MHz vs 1050 MHz). 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 model
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:i5-8500
    • G25 8RD-035RU:i5-8400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:4.1 GHz
    • G25 8RD-035RU:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:3 GHz
    • G25 8RD-035RU:2.8 GHz
  • On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:1100 MHz
    • G25 8RD-035RU:1050 MHz
  • Product type
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:PC
    • G25 8RD-035RU:Mini PC
  • Market positioning
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:Business
    • G25 8RD-035RU:Gaming
  • Motherboard chipset
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:Intel Q370
    • G25 8RD-035RU:Intel® Z370
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:6
    • G25 8RD-035RU:4

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147 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor modelDiffersi5-8500i5-8400
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.1 GHz4 GHz
Processor frequencyDiffers3 GHz2.8 GHz
Processor cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSmart Cache
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memoryidentical
Memory slotsKnown for one4x DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one2666 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
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 sourceNo
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
Graphics1 differ
Discrete graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Discrete graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNVIDIA® 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 dynamic frequency (max)Differs1100 MHz1050 MHz
CUDAKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source23
On-board graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Product typeDiffersPCMini PC
Market positioningDiffersBusinessGaming
Virtual Reality (VR) readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Q370Intel® Z370
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
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
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 & interfaces5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
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 source230 W
Design1 differ
VolumeDiffers8.4 L2.5 L
Chassis typeKnown for oneSFFUnknown — not stated by the source
Placement supportedKnown for oneHorizontal/VerticalUnknown — not stated by the source
Viewing windowKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows 10 ProWindows 10 Home
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 IDDiffers129939126687
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers92.5 mm279 mm
DepthDiffers290.5 mm43 mm
HeightDiffers343.5 mm331 mm
WeightDiffers6 kg2.5 kg
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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