Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p SFF Intel Core i5-3470 2.90GHz 4GB RAM 320GB HDD CPU Only

Description

Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Small

Specification and Review

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Small was first released in 2011. Although more than five years old, this model is still a viable option for home and office use. You can even turn this PC into a gaming machine with a proper GPU upgrade.

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Small is a Desktop form factor computer. The Desktop form factor, just like the Tower, comes with 4x PCIe slots but low profile ones. Often manufacturers will use the same motherboard as the Mini Tower model. Usually Desktop form factor PC will have the same height as a Tower but with a lower profile.

• Processor  –  i5-3470. 3rd gen Intel® Core™ i5. 3.2 GHz. 3.6 GHz. LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
• DDR3-SDRAM. 32 GB. Memory layout (slots x size) 1 x 4 GB. 4x DIMM. Memory channels. Dual-channel.
• 500 GB. DVD±RW. 500 GB.
• Intel® HD Graphics 2500. 650 MHz. 1150 MHz. Number of displays supported (on-board graphics).
• DisplayPorts quantity.

Processor

The Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Small supports Gen3 Intel Core technology. The 3rd gen Intel Core CPUs have the code name Ivy Bridge. They use a 22nm manufacturing process developed by Intel. Here the maximum number of core are 6 with i7 processor.

Desktops model use either the LGA 1155 or the LGA 2011 sockets and DDR3-1333 to DDR3-1600 RAM. CPUs often used with this model are Core i3 3220, Core i5 3470, and Core i7 3770.

Memory

A RAM slot (also called memory socket) is where RAM memory sticks are inserted into the computer. Most desktops will have two to four slots. This model has 4 RAM slots. This should be sufficient for anyone especially for power users who will need significant amounts of RAM.

Faster RAM speeds permit your processor to access the data stored in the RAM memory faster. This is important for the overall speed of your system. The motherboard of the Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Small supports RAM speeds of up to 1600 MT/s. In case you want faster RAM speeds, you will need to upgrade your system with a newer generation one.

Size of the RAM is another important parameter. It is important not to run out of RAM memory during everyday work. If this happens often, you may see significant drop in performance. For everyday work and light gaming we recommend 8GB of RAM. For everything else, go for 16GB and more. The Lenovo ThinkCentre M92p Small supports a maximum of 32 GB of RAM.