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Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q

One-litre business desktop on the Intel H470 chipset with socketed-class 10th-gen Core i3-i9 T-series desktop processors (plus Celeron/Pentium Gold), up to 64 GB DDR4, one 2.5" bay plus one M.2 SSD slot (with optional Optane Memory), and up to three displays.

Memory

Slots
2 DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Type
DDR4-2666 or DDR4-2933 (installed modules are 3200 MHz-rated but run at 2666/2933 MHz depending on the processor)
Max
64 GB, based on Lenovo's tested memory offerings

Storage

Support
Up to two drives: 1 × 2.5" HDD + 1 × M.2 SSD, plus optional Intel Optane Memory M.2
2.5"
2.5" SATA HDD, 7.2K rpm, up to 1 TB
M.2
M.2 2242 PCIe 3.0 x2 or x4 NVMe SSD, or M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD (Opal optional), up to 2 TB; optional Intel Optane Memory M10 (M.2, PCIe 3.0 x2)
RAID
No RAID support
Optical
Optional slim (9.0 mm) DVD-ROM or DVD±RW burner via an external USB ODD box
Card reader
None

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 610 or 630 (by processor)
Outputs
1 × HDMI, 1 × DisplayPort, 1 optional video port (2nd HDMI / VGA / 2nd DP / USB-C / dual DP)
Max resolution
Onboard HDMI 4096×2304 @ 24 Hz (610) / 4096×2160 @ 24 Hz (630); DP 4096×2304 @ 60 Hz; dual DP (MST) 3840×2160 @ 60 Hz; VGA 2048×1536 @ 50 Hz; USB-C 4096×2304 @ 60 Hz
Monitors
Up to 3 independent displays via (onboard DP, onboard HDMI, and one optional port) or (one onboard port plus optional dual-DP MST)

Expansion

PCIe
No PCIe slot
M.2
2 × M.2 slots: one for WLAN, one for an SSD
Optional ports
Optional port 1 (VGA / 2nd DisplayPort / 2nd HDMI / serial / USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 with DP function), optional port 2 (serial); 2 × DisplayPort or 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 configurations occupy both optional ports

Networking

Onboard
Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
WLAN
Optional Realtek RTL8822CE (Wi-Fi 5, BT 5.0), Intel Wireless-AC 9462 (Wi-Fi 5 1×1, BT 5.0), Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (Wi-Fi 5 2×2, BT 5.1), or Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (Wi-Fi 6 2×2, BT 5.1), M.2 card

Power

Adapter
65 W, 90 W or 135 W external ac adapter, 89%, autosensing

Ports

Front
1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On, fast charge), 1 × headset combo jack (3.5 mm)
Rear
1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2, 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1 × HDMI, 1 × DisplayPort, 1 × RJ-45
Rear optional
Optional port 1 (VGA / 2nd DP / 2nd HDMI / serial / USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 with DP), optional port 2 (serial); or 2 × DP, or 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (shared bandwidth) across both optional ports

Physical

Form factor
Tiny, 1 L
Dimensions (W×D×H)
179 × 183 × 34.5/37 mm with rubber feet (Tiny only); 187 × 183.8 × 66.5 mm with VESA mount & ODD box
Weight
About 1.25 kg (2.76 lb) Tiny only; about 1.74 kg with VESA mount and ODD box
Colour
Black
Bays
1 × 2.5" disk bay
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified); Kensington slot 3×7 mm; chassis intrusion switch
Accessories
Vertical stand, VESA 75/100 mm mount bracket, optional dust filter, optional power adapter cage
Audio
Realtek ALC233VB or ALC897Q HD Audio, single 1.5 W speaker
Rugged
MIL-STD-810H tests passed
Environment
Operating 5-35 °C, 20-80% humidity, up to 3048 m

Management

Remote
Non-vPro
BIOS security
Administrator, power-on and hard disk passwords; boot sequence control; boot without keyboard/mouse; Smart USB protection; individual USB port disablement

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home (and Single Language), Windows 11 DG Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64 (and Single Language), Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro 64, Ubuntu Linux, no OS
Linux note
Some features such as Intel RST RAID and Human Presence Detection may not be supported with a Linux preload (PSREF)

Processors

  • Intel Celeron G5900T
  • Intel Celeron G5905T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
  • Intel Core i3-10100T
  • Intel Core i3-10300T
  • Intel Core i5-10400T
  • Intel Core i5-10500T
  • Intel Core i5-10600T
  • Intel Core i7-10700T
  • Intel Core i9-10900T