Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6
Lenovo's current small-form-factor business desktop, built around Intel Core Ultra 200 Series ("Series 2") processors on the Q870 chipset with DDR5, up to three storage drives and an optional discrete GPU. Aimed at office and light-power-user deployments that want vPro manageability and a mainstream SFF chassis.
Memory
- Slots
- Four DDR5 UDIMM slots, dual-channel capable
- Type
- DDR5-4400 / DDR5-4800 / DDR5-5600, per processor's memory support
- Protection
- Non-ECC
- Max
- 128 GB, per Lenovo's tested offerings
Storage
- Support
- Up to four drives: 1 × 3.5" HDD + 1 × 2.5" HDD (self-upgrade only) + 2 × M.2 SSD
- 3.5" bay
- SATA 6 Gb/s, 7.2K rpm, up to 2 TB
- M.2
- 2 × M.2 2280 NVMe: PCIe 4.0 x4 (Opal 2.0), also offered as PCIe 5.0 x4 performance tier, up to 2 TB each
- RAID
- RAID 0/1 support
- Optical
- Optional slim (9.0 mm) SATA DVD-ROM or DVD±RW, or none
- Card reader
- Optional 3-in-1 (SD/SDHC/SDXC), or none
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel Graphics (on CPUs without "F" suffix); up to 5120×2880@60 Hz (DP), 4096×2160@60 Hz (HDMI) via 2×DP 1.4a + 1×HDMI 2.1
- Discrete option 1
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050, 6 GB GDDR6, 108 TOPS, 1×HDMI 2.1 FRL + 1×DP 1.4a, up to 7680×4320@120 Hz (DP)
- Discrete option 2
- Intel Arc A310 LP, 4 GB GDDR6, 60.2 TOPS, 2×DisplayPort 2.0, up to 7680×4320@60 Hz
- Monitors
- Up to 3 independent displays via onboard ports (2×DP + 1×HDMI); more via discrete GPU
Expansion
- Slot 1
- PCIe 4.0 x16, low-profile, length ≤155 mm, height ≤70 mm
- Slots 2-3
- 2 × PCIe 3.0 x1, low-profile, length ≤155 mm, height ≤70 mm
- M.2
- 3 slots: 1 for WLAN (2230), 2 for SSD (PCIe 4.0 x4, up to 64 Gbps)
Networking
- Onboard
- Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- Optional Ethernet
- 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8125BGS, 1 × RJ-45, PCIe x1
- WLAN + Bluetooth
- Realtek Wi-Fi 6E RTL8852CE 2x2 + BT 5.3; Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 2x2 + BT 5.3 (vPro-capable variant available); Realtek Wi-Fi 7 RTL8922AE 2x2 + BT 5.4; or none — all M.2 card
Power
- Supply options
- 200 W fixed (90%), 260 W fixed (90%), or 310 W fixed (92%), 100-240 V 50-60 Hz
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB-C (5 Gbps, 15 W charging), 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps, 2 × USB-A 10 Gbps, 1 × headphone/mic combo (3.5 mm); optional card reader
- Rear
- 4 × USB-A 5 Gbps (one Smart Power On / USB Always On), 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 2 × DisplayPort 1.4a (HBR3, DSC), 1 × RJ-45, 1 × line-out (3.5 mm)
- Optional rear
- 2 × USB-A 5 Gbps via 2-port PCIe x1 expansion card; 2.5GbE RJ-45 via PCIe adapter; parallel; serial; 2nd serial; 4-port serial expansion card (PCIe x1); 2 × PS/2
Physical
- Form factor
- SFF, 8.2 L
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 92.5 × 299.7 × 339.5 mm (3.6 × 11.8 × 13.4 in)
- Weight
- 5.1 kg (11.2 lb, maximum configuration)
- Bays
- 1 × 3.5" disk bay, 1 × optional 2.5" disk bay (self-upgrade), 1 × slim ODD bay
- Stand
- Optional vertical stand
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG, FIPS 140-2 certified); Kensington Security Slot 3×7 mm; optional E-lock, Smart Cable Clip, padlock loop, chassis intrusion switch
- Environment
- Operating 5-35 °C, 20-80% humidity, 0-3048 m
- Rugged
- MIL-STD-810H tests passed
Management
- Remote
- Intel vPro Enterprise or non-vPro, by model
- BIOS security
- Administrator/power-on/hard-disk passwords, boot sequence control, Smart USB protection, individual USB port disablement, secure boot/wipe, self-healing BIOS, certificate-based BIOS auth, Intel BIOS Guard
- Warranty
- 1-year courier/carry-in, 1-year onsite, or 3-year onsite, by model
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024, Ubuntu Linux, or no OS
Processors
- Intel Core Ultra 3 205
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225F
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235
- Intel Core Ultra 5 245
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265F