Pros
- Large multi-touch screen that tilts to 90 degrees
- Excellent digital media handling
Cons
- Slow startup time
- Price is high relative to performance
At A Glance
The Lenovo IdeaCentre A720 is a strong choice for lovers of digital, and great for board-style gaming, but there more economical choices available.
Manufacturer’s Description
STYLE AND SUBSTANCE: NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE. Bring the beauty and brains in equal parts with an elegant, innovative all-in-one system. Is it an entertainment hub, family PC or pure conversation piece? You decide. 25643FU IdeaCentre A720 27' AIO Core i5-3210M 6GB 500GB Retail is a desktop computers product made by Lenovo computers /servers/ laptops /pdas.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 25643FU |
| Processor | |
| Processor type | Intel Core i7 |
| Processor speed | 2.3 MHz |
| Cache size | 6.144 KB |
| Processor count | 1 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 8192.0 MB |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Display | |
| Display size | 27.0 inches |
| Included monitor | All-in-One |
| Display type | Glossy LCD |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Graphics | |
| Graphics Type | Discrete |
| Secondary Graphics Chipset | Nvidia GeForce |
| Number of Graphic Cards included | 1.0 |
| Storage | |
| Drive size | 1000.0 GB |
| Other storage |
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| Drive type | Hard Disk Drive |
| Ports and Connections | |
| SDHC Card or Secure Digital High Capacity (SDHC) | 1.0 |
| SDXC Card or Secure Digital Extended Capacity (SDXC) | 1.0 |
| Available Interfaces |
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| SD/MMC Card | 1.0 |
| MultiMedia Card (MMC) or MultiMediaCard (MMC) | Yes |
| Ethernet Type |
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| Optical Drive | |
| Optical Drive Type | BD |
| Included Software | |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium |
| Other Features | |
| Devices |
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| Case | |
| Chassis style | All-in-one |
Performance
| Overall Rating | |
|---|---|
| Worldbench Score | 78.0 |
| Worldbench Version | 7 |
| Start Up | |
|---|---|
| Start Up | 39.3 seconds (lower is better) |
| Office Productivity | |
|---|---|
| PCMark 7 Productivity Suite | 1164.0 score (higher is better) |
| Web Performance | |
|---|---|
| Web Performance | 14.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Storage Performance | |
|---|---|
| File Compression | 426.9 seconds (lower is better) |
| Hard Drive File Operations | 410.2 seconds (lower is better) |
| Content Creation | |
|---|---|
| Image Editing | 192.0 seconds (lower is better) |
| Video Encoding | 319.7 seconds (lower is better) |
| Encoding Audio | 132.4 seconds (lower is better) |
| Power Usage | |
|---|---|
| WorldBench Green Score | 84.0 |
| Working power usage | 10.6 Watt hours |
| Idle power usage | 39.0 Watts |
| Gaming | |
|---|---|
| Gaming Score | 87.0 |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 13.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 13.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, High Quality, 1024x768 | 32.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 18.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 20.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Crysis 2, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 48.1 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1920x1080 | 29.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1680x1050 | 32.3 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, High Quality, 1024x768 | 53.5 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1920x1080 | 55.8 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1680x1050 | 60.9 Frames per second (higher is better) |
| Dirt 3, Low Quality, 1024x768 | 110.6 Frames per second (higher is better) |


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