Lenovo ThinkCentre M90s Gen 5 12V40002US Black 2024
The 20-core Intel Core i7-14700 and 16GB of DDR5 RAM accelerate AI-enhanced analysis and heavy multitasking in a compact, small-form-factor chassis. ThinkShield security with discrete TPM encryption and Intel vPro manageability safeguards data, while the Smart Cable enables quick peripheral sharing across devices. This desktop suits business analysts and secure home-office setups needing dependable productivity, not gaming or GPU-bound tasks.
About This Desktop
The 20-core Intel Core i7-14700 and 16GB of DDR5 RAM accelerate AI-enhanced analysis and heavy multitasking in a compact, small-form-factor chassis. ThinkShield security with discrete TPM encryption and Intel vPro manageability safeguards data, while the Smart Cable enables quick peripheral sharing across devices. This desktop suits business analysts and secure home-office setups needing dependable productivity, not gaming or GPU-bound tasks.
- CPU Intel Core i7
- RAM 16 GB
- Storage 512 GB
- GPU Intel UHD Graphics 770
- Form factor sff
- Psu 310 W
- OS Windows 11 Pro
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong cpu (81th percentile) 81th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average storage (30th percentile) 30th
- Below average gpu (32th percentile) 32th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core i7 |
| Cores | 20 |
| Frequency | 4.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 33 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Type | integrated |
| VRAM Type | Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 16 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 512 GB |
| Storage Type | SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 310 |
| Weight | 6.7 kg / 14.7 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4a, 1x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M90s Gen 5 12V40002US | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core i7 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 |
| RAM (GB) | 16 | 32 | 64 | 128 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 512 | 2048 | 2048 | 4000 | 8000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel UHD Graphics 770 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 310 | 850 | 850 | 240 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M90s Gen 5 12V40002US | 81 | 31.6 | 47.4 | 90 | 29.6 | 71.2 | 48.2 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 87.8 | 78.7 | 93.8 | 91.2 | 71.2 | 98.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 76.9 | 94.5 | 97.6 | 91.2 | 39.3 | 71.6 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.1 | 98.9 | 88.1 | 97.9 | 39.3 | 88.4 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 93.9 | 80.9 | 96.7 | 87.4 | 99.2 | 12 | 98.6 |
| Dell Alienware Aurora ACT1250 Compare | 93 | 87.8 | 78.7 | 97.9 | 91.2 | 71.2 | 64.4 |
Usage Scores
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