Business PC winner
Lenovo ThinkStation E31
Verdict
Lenovo’s compact workstation is powerful and versatile - an attractive proposition at this price
Review Date: 13 Sep 2012
Price when reviewed: £735
Overall Rating
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Comparison
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Lenovo ThinkStation E31
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Fujitsu Esprimo Q510
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| Part Code | ThinkStation E31 | PRJ:Q0510P0003GB |
| Review Date | 13 Sep 2012 | 18 Dec 2012 |
| Price ex VAT | £735 | £432 |
| Price inc VAT | £882 | £518 |
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| Warranty | ||
| Warranty | 3 yr return to base | 1yr on-site |
| Basic specifications | ||
| Total hard disk capacity | 1,000GB | 500GB |
| RAM capacity | 4.00GB | 4.00GB |
| Processor | ||
| CPU family | Intel Xeon | Intel Core i3 |
| CPU nominal frequency | 3.30GHz | 2.60GHz |
| Processor socket | 1155 | LGA 1155 |
| Motherboard | ||
| Wired adapter speed | 1,000Mbits/sec | |
| Memory | ||
| Memory type | DDR3 | DDR3 |
| Memory sockets total | 2 | |
| Hard disk | ||
| Hard disk | Seagate Barracuda | |
| Capacity | 1.00TB | 500GB |
| Hard disk usable capacity | 465GB | |
| Drives | ||
| Optical disc technology | DVD writer | |
| Rear ports | ||
| USB ports (downstream) | 4 | 6 |
| Graphics card | ||
| Graphics card | Nvidia Quadro 600 | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| Multiple SLI/CrossFire cards? |
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| Graphics chipset | Nvidia Quadro 600 | Intel HD Graphics 2000 |
| DVI-I outputs | 1 | 1 |
| HDMI outputs | 0 | 1 |
| VGA (D-SUB) outputs | 0 | 0 |
| DisplayPort outputs | 1 | 0 |
| Number of graphics cards | 1 | 1 |
| Case | ||
| Case format | Small form factor | |
| Dimensions | 337 x 369 x 100mm (WDH) | 185 x 188 x 54mm (WDH) |
| Front ports | ||
| Front panel USB ports | 2 | |
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| Operating system and software | ||
| OS family | Windows 7 | Windows 7 |
| Software supplied | Lenovo ThinkVantage, Lenovo SimpleTap | |
| Noise and power | ||
| Idle power consumption | 37W | 11W |
| Peak power consumption | 141W | 31W |
| Performance tests | ||
| 3D performance (crysis) low settings | 51fps | |
| Overall Real World Benchmark score | 1.02 | |
| Responsiveness score | 0.94 | |
| Media score | 1.09 | |
| Multitasking score | 1.03 | |
