Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 2
One-litre business desktop on the Intel B560 chipset, sold with 35 W T-series Celeron, Pentium Gold, 10th-gen Core i3/i5 and 11th-gen Core i5/i7/i9 processors, up to 64 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM, one M.2 NVMe SSD plus one 2.5" drive. A non-vPro office PC for desks, VESA mounts and Tiny-in-One monitors.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual-channel capable
- Type
- DDR4-2666, DDR4-2933 or DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM
- Max
- 64 GB (PSREF: "Up to 64GB DDR4-2933", based on Lenovo's tested memory); the model list includes 2 × 32 GB configurations
- Speed
- DDR4-2666 with 10th-gen Core i3 / Pentium / Celeron; DDR4-3200 with 11th-gen Core i5/i7/i9
Storage
- Support
- Up to two drives: 1 × 2.5" HDD + 1 × M.2 SSD
- M.2
- 1 × M.2 SSD slot: M.2 2242 or 2280 PCIe NVMe, up to 2 TB (2280 offered with Opal)
- Bays
- 1 × 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s bay (7200 rpm HDD offered, up to 1 TB)
- RAID
- No RAID support
- Optical
- No internal optical; slim 9 mm DVD-ROM or DVD±RW in an external USB ODD box
- Card reader
- None
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics 610, 630, 730 or 750 (by processor)
- Discrete
- None offered
- Outputs
- 1 × HDMI, 1 × DisplayPort, 1 optional video port (2nd HDMI / VGA / 2nd DP / USB-C / dual DP)
- Max resolution
- 4096×2304 @ 60 Hz on DP and USB-C; onboard HDMI 4096×2160 @ 24 Hz (UHD 630/730) or 4096×2304 @ 24 Hz (UHD 610/750); VGA 2048×1536 @ 50 Hz; dual DP (MST) 3840×2160 @ 60 Hz
- Monitors
- Up to 3 independent displays (onboard DP + onboard HDMI + one optional port, or one onboard port + optional dual DP in MST mode)
Expansion
- PCIe
- No PCIe slot
- M.2
- 2 × M.2: one for the WLAN card, one for an SSD
- Optional ports
- Two rear optional-port positions (see Ports); the system board has a COM1 serial header for optional port 2
Networking
- Onboard
- Intel Ethernet Connection I219-V Gigabit, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- Optional Ethernet
- None
- WLAN
- Optional Realtek RTL8822CE (Wi-Fi 5, BT 5.0), Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (BT 5.0 vPro or BT 5.1), or Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (BT 5.1), M.2 card; external Wi-Fi antenna on selected models
Power
- Adapter
- 65 W or 135 W external ac adapter, 89%, auto-sensing, 100-240 V 50/60 Hz
- By processor
- PSREF model list: Core i7-11700T and i9-11900T models ship with the 135 W adapter; other chips mostly with 65 W
- Adapter cage
- Optional power adapter cage / bracket
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (data, 5 V 0.9 A charging), 1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On, fast charge), headset jack
- Rear
- 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (one with smart power-on), 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1 × HDMI, 1 × DisplayPort, 1 × RJ-45
- Rear optional
- Optional port 1: one of VGA, 2nd DP, 2nd HDMI, serial, or USB-C with DisplayPort (spec sheet: USB-C 2.0; model list: USB-C 3.2 Gen 1); optional port 2: serial; or 2 × DP, or 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 sharing one Gen 1 link (either uses both positions)
Physical
- Form factor
- Tiny, 1 L
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 179 × 182.9 × 36.5 mm with rubber feet (7.05 × 7.2 × 1.44 in)
- With VESA mount and ODD box
- 186.6 × 204.2 × 64 mm, about 1.74 kg
- Weight
- About 1.25 kg (2.76 lb), Tiny only
- Machine types
- 11MY, 11N0, 11N4
- Colour
- Black
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified); Kensington slot 3 × 7 mm; chassis intrusion switch
- Accessories
- Vertical stand, VESA 75/100 mm mount bracket, dust filter, power adapter cage, toolless chassis screw
- Audio
- Realtek ALC233VB 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; Smart USB protection; individual USB port disable
- Status
- Withdrawn (PSREF); models announced 2021-04-27 to 2022-12-20; end of support 2027-11-27
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64 (and Single Language), Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 11 Pro with Windows 10 Pro downgrade, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home (and Single Language), Ubuntu Linux, no OS
- Linux note
- Some features such as Intel RST RAID may not be supported with a Linux preload (PSREF)
Processors
- Intel Celeron G5905T
- Intel Pentium Gold G6405T
- Intel Pentium Gold G6505T
- Intel Core i3-10105T
- Intel Core i3-10305T
- Intel Core i5-10400T
- Intel Core i5-10500T
- Intel Core i5-11400T
- Intel Core i5-11500T
- Intel Core i5-11600T
- Intel Core i7-11700T
- Intel Core i9-11900T