These Lenovo Workstations have been updated with Intel’s latest Raptor Lake processors and support NVIDIA’s professional RTX graphics cards.
Lenovo jsut revealed its next generation of ThinkStation and ThinkPad workstations to «push the limits of creative productivity.» These systems have been updated with Intel’s latest processors and support NVIDIA’s professional RTX graphics cards. They’re also designed to support Windows 11 (obviously), but several flavors of Linux as well, including both Ubuntu and Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
New Desktop ThinkStation Models
There are three ThinkStation P3 (desktop) variants: the Tower, Ultra, and Tiny. The ThinkStation P3 Tower (pictured top) is an «expanded chassis» with support for power supplies up to 1100W and can be configured with up to 26TB of storage across 6 drives. It supports up to an Intel Core i9 CPU with the W680 chipset and up to the NVIDIA RTX A5000 (Ampere) professional GPU with 24GB of VRAM. It also houses up to 128GB of DDR5-5600 memory via 4x UDIMM slots. I/O options sound adequate with an array of USB-A and USB-C ports with optional Serial, PS/2, and Flexible IO ports, although the single gigabit ethernet port may be limiting to some users. The tower measures 7.1 x 14.6 x 16.3 inches (180 x 370 x 415mm) which really is not all that large.Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Ultra Exploded View
If space is a constraint though, the ThinkStation P3 Ultra measures just 3.4 x 8.7 x 7.9 inches (87 x 223 x 202mm), but matches the larger P3 Tower in several respects. It offers the same top end CPU choices of an Intel Core i9 with the W680 chipset and can leverage up to 128GB of DDR5-5600 memory, though it uses 4x SODIMM modules instead. It substitutes in the mobile variant of the NVIDIA RTX 5500 GPU at the top end with 16GB VRAM, but can also be configured with an NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB or even an Intel Arc Pro A40 6GB for those who prefer it. Maximum storage is also cut down but can still span up to 9TB across 3 drives and the whole system sips under 300 watts of power. This is the only model with native Thunderbolt support listed via 2x TB4 ports on the front.Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tiny
Smaller still, the ThinkStation P3 Tiny lives up to its name with diminutive 1.
