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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