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Lenovo ThinkCentre M720 SFF

A small-form-factor business desktop on the Intel B360 chipset with 8th/9th-gen Intel Core, Pentium Gold and Celeron desktop processors, up to 64 GB DDR4 and up to three storage drives. The non-vPro SFF sibling of the M920 series, for general office deployments.

Memory

Slots
Four DDR4 DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Type
DDR4-2666
Max
64 GB, per Lenovo's tested offerings

Storage

Support
Up to three drives: 1 × 2.5"/3.5" HDD/SSD + 1 × 2.5" HDD/SSD + 1 × M.2 SSD
2.5"/3.5" bays
2.5" HDD up to 1 TB each; 3.5" HDD up to 2 TB; 2.5" SSD up to 256 GB each
M.2
M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe (PCIe 3.0 x2) up to 1 TB, or M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (PCIe 3.0 x4, Opal option); optional Intel Optane Memory M10 (M.2, PCIe 3.0 x2)
RAID
No support
Optical
Optional slim (9.0 mm) SATA DVD-ROM or DVD±RW, or none
Card reader
Optional 7-in-1, or none

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 610 (Celeron) or 630 (Pentium Gold and up); up to 4096×2304@60 Hz (DP), 2048×1536@50 Hz (VGA)
Discrete option 1
AMD Radeon 520, 2 GB GDDR5, 2×DP 1.2, up to 4096×2160@60 Hz
Discrete option 2
NVIDIA GeForce GT 730, 2 GB GDDR5, PCIe 2.0 x16, 35 W, 2×DP, up to 3840×2160@60 Hz
Monitors
Up to 3 independent displays via onboard ports (VGA + 2×DisplayPort); more via discrete GPU

Expansion

Slot 1
PCIe 3.0 x16, low-profile (length <147 mm, height <68.9 mm)
Slots 2-3
2 × PCIe 3.0 x1, low-profile (length <147 mm, height <68.9 mm)
Dummy slot
One dummy slot, bracket only, for optional port extension
M.2
2 slots: 1 for WLAN, 1 for SSD

Networking

Onboard
Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
Optional Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet, Bitland BN8E88, 1 × RJ-45, PCIe x1; or Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4, 4 × RJ-45, PCIe x4
WLAN + Bluetooth
Realtek RTL8821CE 1x1 802.11ac + BT 4.2; Realtek RTL8822BE 2x2 802.11ac + BT 4.2; Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 1x1 + BT 4.2; Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 2x2 + BT 4.2; or none — all M.2 card

Power

Supply options
180 W fixed (85%), 210 W fixed (85%), or 260 W fixed (92%), 100-240 V 50-60 Hz

Ports

Front
2 × USB 3.1 Gen 1, 2 × USB 3.1 Gen 2, 1 × USB-C 3.1 Gen 1, 1 × headphone/mic combo (3.5 mm), 1 × microphone (3.5 mm); optional card reader
Rear
4 × USB 2.0, 1 × VGA, 2 × DisplayPort, 1 × serial (9-pin), 1 × Ethernet (RJ-45), 1 × line-out (3.5 mm)
Optional rear
1 × USB 2.0 via 1-port adapter; 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 via 2-port expansion card (PCIe x1); 2 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 via 2-port expansion card (PCIe x4); serial; 4-port serial expansion card (PCIe x1); parallel; 2 × PS/2
Monitor cable
Optional DP to dual-DP, DP to DVI-D, DP to HDMI 1.4, or DP to VGA (cable or dongle)

Physical

Form factor
SFF, 8.4 L
Dimensions (W×D×H)
92.5 × 290.5 × 343.5 mm (3.6 × 11.4 × 13.5 in)
Weight
Around 6.0 kg (13.2 lb)
Bays
1 × 2.5" disk bay (optional or comes with disk), 1 × 3.5" disk bay, 1 × slim ODD bay
Stand
Optional vertical stand
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified); Kensington Security Slot 3×7 mm; optional E-lock, Smart Cable Clip, padlock loop, chassis intrusion switch; optional fingerprint reader on mouse
Environment
Operating 5-35 °C, 20-80% humidity, 0-3048 m

Management

Remote
Non-vPro
BIOS security
Administrator/power-on/hard-disk passwords, boot sequence control, Smart USB protection, individual USB port disablement, boot without keyboard and mouse
Warranty
1-year depot, 1-year onsite, 3-year depot, 3-year onsite, or 3-year split onsite, by model

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64, Ubuntu Linux, or no OS

Processors

  • Intel Celeron G4900
  • Intel Celeron G4920
  • Intel Celeron G4930
  • Intel Celeron G4950
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5420
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5500
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5600
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5620
  • Intel Core i3-8100
  • Intel Core i3-8300
  • Intel Core i3-9100
  • Intel Core i3-9300
  • Intel Core i3-9320
  • Intel Core i5-8400
  • Intel Core i5-8500
  • Intel Core i5-8600
  • Intel Core i5-9400
  • Intel Core i5-9400F
  • Intel Core i5-9500
  • Intel Core i5-9500F
  • Intel Core i5-9600
  • Intel Core i7-8700
  • Intel Core i7-9700
  • Intel Core i9-9900