Lenovo - ThinkCentre M90q Gen 5 vs Minisforum - MS-A1

These two are nearly even on the Mars Score (66.4 vs 64.1). The decision is not about overall quality — both clear the bar — it is about which specific trade-offs fit your use.

Pick the ThinkCentre M90q Gen 5 if you care most about tdp / thunderbolt. The biggest gaps in its favor are tdp, thunderbolt, volume.

The MS-A1 similarly does not carry a headline advantage on the popular specs — look at the full table for category-specific deltas.

Both ship with comparable ram, storage, so those specs do not separate the two — focus on the differences below.

Bottom line: there is no wrong answer here — match the spec advantages to how you actually use the product. The Mars Score parity says both are well-rounded; the differences are about trade-offs, not quality.