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Lenovo ThinkCentre M70t Gen 3

Tower business desktop on the Intel Q670 chipset with 12th-gen Alder Lake Pentium Gold and Core i3/i5/i7/i9 processors, up to 128 GB DDR4-3200, three drive bays, and optional discrete NVIDIA or AMD graphics.

Memory

Slots
Four DDR4 DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Type
DDR4-3200
Max
Up to 128 GB, based on Lenovo's tested memory

Storage

Support
Up to three drives: 1 × 2.5"/3.5" HDD + 1 × 2.5" HDD + 1 × M.2 SSD
Capacities
2.5" HDD up to 1 TB each; 3.5" HDD up to 2 TB; M.2 SSD up to 2 TB
Drive types
2.5"/3.5" SATA HDD (SATA 6 Gb/s, 7.2K); M.2 2242 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD; M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD (Opal); M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe SSD, performance or value (Opal 2.0)
RAID
RAID 0/1 support for HDDs (RAID preset only on special-bid models)
Optical
Slim 9.0 mm DVD-ROM or DVD±RW, or none
Card reader
Optional 3-in-1 card reader (SD/SDHC/SDXC), or none

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 710, 730 or 770 (by processor); onboard 2×DP 1.4 + 1×HDMI 2.1 + 1×optional Flex IO (VGA/DP/HDMI/USB-C)
Discrete
Optional Intel Iris Xe MAX 100 (2 GB LPDDR4X), NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3050 (8 GB GDDR6), AMD Radeon RX 6400 (4 GB GDDR6) or AMD Radeon RX 6500 XT (4 GB GDDR6)
Max resolution
Onboard up to 4096×2304@60 Hz (DP); discrete up to 7680×4320@60/120 Hz depending on card
Monitors
Up to 4 independent displays via onboard ports (2×DP, 1×HDMI, 1×optional Flex IO); more with discrete graphics

Expansion

PCIe
One PCIe 4.0 x16 full-height (length ≤ 209 mm, height ≤ 117.5 mm); two PCIe 3.0 x1 full-height
M.2
Two M.2 slots (one for WLAN, one for SSD)

Networking

Onboard Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
Optional Ethernet
Gigabit Ethernet, Bitland BN8E88 or Bitland RTL8168H (1 × RJ-45, PCIe x1); or 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8125BGS (1 × RJ-45, PCIe x1); or none
WLAN + Bluetooth
Optional Realtek RTL8822CE Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac 2×2 + BT 5.0), Intel Wireless-AC 9560 Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac 2×2 + BT 5.1), Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852BE (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3), Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.2) or Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3, vPro support), M.2 card; or none

Power

Supply
180 W (85%), 260 W (90%), 310 W (92%) or 380 W (92%) fixed, 100-240 V, 50-60 Hz

Ports

Front
1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (15 W charging), 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1 × headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm), 1 × microphone (3.5 mm); optional card reader
Rear
4 × USB 2.0, 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 2 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × Ethernet (RJ-45), 1 × line-out (3.5 mm)
Optional rear
1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 with DisplayPort + 5V@3A charging (Flex IO), 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS (Flex IO), 1 × DP 1.2 (Flex IO), 1 × VGA (Flex IO), 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (2-port USB expansion card, PCIe x1), 1 × parallel, 1 or 2 × serial, 4 × serial (4-port serial expansion card, PCIe x1), 2 × PS/2

Physical

Form factor
Tower, 13.6 L
Dimensions (W×D×H)
145 × 296 × 346 mm (5.7 × 11.7 × 13.6 in)
Weight
Around 5.9 kg (13.0 lb)
Case colour
Black
Bays
1 × 2.5" disk bay, 1 × 3.5" disk bay, 1 × slim ODD bay
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified); Kensington slot 3×7 mm; Padlock Loop; optional E-lock and Smart Cable Clip; optional chassis intrusion switch

Management

Remote
Intel vPro Enterprise, Intel vPro Essentials or Non-vPro (by model)
BIOS security
Administrator, power-on and hard disk passwords; boot sequence control; boot without keyboard/mouse; individual USB port disablement; self-healing BIOS (Level 2); Smart USB protection

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home (and Single Language), Windows 11 DG Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2021, Ubuntu Linux, no preload OS

Processors

  • Intel Pentium Gold G7400
  • Intel Core i3-12100
  • Intel Core i3-12300
  • Intel Core i5-12400
  • Intel Core i5-12400F
  • Intel Core i5-12500
  • Intel Core i5-12600
  • Intel Core i7-12700
  • Intel Core i7-12700F
  • Intel Core i9-12900
  • Intel Core i9-12900F