Lenovo ThinkCentre M920Q vs MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920Q 2018, Core i5-8400, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920Q 2018, Core i5-8400, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

Lenovo
40 Overall Score
vs
MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US 2025, Ryzen 7 8700F, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US 2025, Ryzen 7 8700F, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

MSI
79 Overall Score

Scores

Home Office
Lenovo
40
MSI
81
Gaming
Lenovo
9
MSI
77
Creator
Lenovo
14
MSI
73
Workstation
Lenovo
30
MSI
70
Business
Lenovo
45
MSI
70
Developer
Lenovo
34
MSI
70
Compact
Lenovo
51
MSI
34
Ai Llm
Lenovo
15
MSI
45

Specifications

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920QMSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US
Processor
CPU*Intel® Core™ i5-8400, Hexa-core processors, 2.80GHz w/ 4.00GHz Turbo Boost, 6 Threads, 9MB SmartCacheAMD Ryzen 7 8700F★
CPU Multi-Core Score
9,236
30,828
Cores68★
Frequency2.8 GHz4.1 GHz★
L3 Cache9 MB16 MB★
Graphics
GPU*Intel UHD Graphics 630NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060★
GPU Benchmark Score
1,534
20,712
Typeintegrated★discrete
VRAM—8 GB★
VRAM TypeSharedGDDR7
Memory & Storage
RAM16 GB16 GB
RAM GenerationDDR4DDR5★
Storage 1256 GB2 TB★
Storage 1 TypeSSDNVMe SSD★
Build
Form Factorminimid-tower
PSU65W650W★
Weight1.32 kg9.70 kg
Connectivity
USB-C Ports11
USB Ports58★
HDMI1x HDMI 1.41 x HDMI 2.1
DisplayPort1x DisplayPort 1.23 x DisplayPort 1.4
Wi-FiWi-Fi 5Wi-Fi 6E★
BluetoothBluetooth v5.1Bluetooth 5.3★
EthernetGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
System
OSWindows 11 ProWindows 11 Home

Pros & Cons

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920Q 2018, Core i5-8400, 16GB, 256GB SSD, Black

  • Strong reliability (70th percentile)
  • Below average storage (13th percentile)13th %ile
  • Below average cpu (28th percentile)
  • Below average ram (32nd percentile)

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US 2025, Ryzen 7 8700F, 16GB, 2TB SSD, RTX 5060, Black

  • Strong storage (90th percentile)90th %ile
  • Strong social proof (89th percentile)89th %ile
  • Strong port selection (87th percentile)87th %ile
  • Strong gpu (78th percentile)

Verdict

★ Winner: MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US

Scores 79 overall, wins 7 of 8 usage categories and 15 of 25 specs.

Lenovo ThinkCentre M920Q Better at:

Compact

MSI Codex Z2 A8NVL-484US Better at:

Ai LlmGamingCreatorBusinessDeveloperHome OfficeWorkstation
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