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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