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Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 vs MSI MI3 8RC-061DE

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  • 103specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 75identical
  • 49known 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 MI3 8RC-061DE (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 MI3 8RC-061DE (3 GHz vs 2.8 GHz). The Lenovo ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI MI3 8RC-061DE (64 GB vs 32 GB). 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
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:i5-8400
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:4.1 GHz
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:4 GHz
  • Processor frequency
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:3 GHz
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:2.8 GHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:64 GB
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:32 GB
  • Memory slots
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:4x DIMM
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:2x SO-DIMM
  • On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:1100 MHz
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:1050 MHz
  • Market positioning
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:Business
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:Gaming
  • Motherboard chipset
    • ThinkCentre M920s Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:Intel Q370
    • MI3 8RC-061DE:Intel H310 Express

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Comparison of M920s, MI3 8RC-061DE
152 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
Memory2 differ
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers4x DIMM2x SO-DIMM
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
NVIDIA G-SYNCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
NVIDIA GameWorks VRKnown 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
Performance2 differ
Market positioningDiffersBusinessGaming
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Q370Intel H310 Express
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
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
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Antenna typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2x2
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.0
Cabling technologyKnown for one10/100/1000Base-T(X)Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers05
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
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
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersSFFDesktop
VolumeDiffers8.4 L10 L
Placement supportedDiffersHorizontal/VerticalVertical
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 mm128 mm
DepthDiffers290.5 mm342 mm
HeightDiffers343.5 mm268 mm
WeightDiffers6 kg6.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.4 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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