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Lenovo ThinkCentre M820z AIO

21.5-inch business all-in-one on the Intel B360 chipset, offered from 8th-gen Celeron/Pentium through 9th-gen Core i9-9900, with up to 32 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM, one 2.5" bay plus an M.2 SSD slot, and an optional 10-point touch panel on a tilt/swivel stand.

Memory

Slots
Two DDR4 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Type
DDR4-2400 (Celeron/Pentium/Core i3) or DDR4-2666 (Core i5/i7/i9) SO-DIMM, non-ECC
Max
32 GB (2 × 16 GB), based on Lenovo's tested memory

Storage

Support
Up to two drives: 1 × 2.5" HDD/SSD + 1 × M.2 SSD; 2.5" HDD up to 1 TB, M.2 SSD up to 1 TB; optional Intel Optane Memory M10, M.2
Bays
1 × 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s bay (HDD 5.4K/7.2K rpm, or SATA SSD, plain or Opal)
M.2
1 × M.2 slot: M.2 2242 PCIe 3.0 x2 or M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 x4 NVMe SSD
RAID
Not supported
Optical
Slim 9.0 mm DVD-ROM or DVD±RW, or none
Card reader
Optional 3-in-1 card reader

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 610 (Celeron/Pentium) or 630 (Core i3 and up)
Discrete
None offered
Outputs
1 × DisplayPort
Max resolution
4096×2304 @ 60 Hz (DP)
Monitors
Up to 2 independent displays: native panel + 1 external via DisplayPort

Expansion

M.2
Two M.2 slots: one for WLAN, one for the SSD/Optane Memory module

Networking

Onboard
Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8111G, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
WLAN
Optional Realtek RTL8821CE (1×1 ac + BT4.2), Realtek RTL8822BE (2×2 ac + BT4.2), Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3165 (1×1 + BT4.2) or Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8265 (2×2 + BT4.2), M.2 card

Power

Adapter
150 W external adapter, 90% efficiency

Ports

Rear
4 × USB 3.1 Gen 1 (one supports Smart Power On), 1 × DisplayPort, 1 × Ethernet (RJ-45)
Rear optional
1 × serial
Right
1 × USB 3.1 Gen 2 (Always On, fast charge), 1 × USB-C 3.1 Gen 1, 1 × headphone / microphone combo jack (3.5 mm)
Right optional
1 × card reader

Display

Panel
21.5" FHD (1920×1080) IPS, anti-glare, 250 nits, 1000:1 contrast, 16:9, ±89° viewing angles
Touch
Optional 10-point Advanced In-cell Touch (AIT), or non-touch
Features
Borderless design, low blue light mode

Physical

Form factor
AIO, 21.5"
Dimensions (W×D×H)
Full function monitor stand, no camera: 491 × 252 × 377–486 mm; UltraFlex III stand, no camera: 491 × 252 × 335–417 mm; without stand, with camera: 491 × 49 × 321 mm
Weight
Without stand: 5.05 kg (non-touch) / 5.25 kg (touch); with full function stand: 7.18 / 7.38 kg; with UltraFlex III stand: 7.65 / 7.85 kg (PSREF, camera adds 22 mm height)
Colour
Black
Bays
1 × 2.5" disk bay, 1 × slim ODD bay
Stand
Full function monitor stand (-5° to +45° tilt, 45° swivel, up to 110 mm lift) or UltraFlex III stand (-5° to +70° tilt, 45° swivel, up to 136 mm lift flat / 82 mm vertical), or no stand
Mounting
Supports VESA mount 100 mm
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG certified); Kensington Security Slot; optional chassis intrusion switch
Audio
High Definition Audio, Realtek ALC233 codec; stereo speakers 2 W × 2; dual-array microphone
Camera
Optional 1080p webcam, LED indicator, physical on/off switch, multi-degree rotation (horizontal 0–180°, vertical -25° to 25°)
Rugged
MIL-STD-810G tests passed

Management

BIOS security
Administrator, power-on and hard disk passwords; boot sequence control; boot without keyboard/mouse; Smart USB protection; individual USB port disable
System management
None (no vPro/AMT offered)
Status
End of support 2025-02-24 (PSREF)

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 10 Home 64, Windows 10 Pro 64, Ubuntu Linux, no operating system

Processors

  • Intel Celeron G4900
  • Intel Celeron G4920
  • Intel Celeron G4930
  • Intel Celeron G4950
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5400
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5420
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5500
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5600
  • Intel Pentium Gold G5620
  • Intel Core i3-8100
  • Intel Core i3-8300
  • Intel Core i3-9100
  • Intel Core i3-9300
  • Intel Core i5-8400
  • Intel Core i5-8500
  • Intel Core i5-8600
  • Intel Core i5-9400
  • Intel Core i5-9500
  • Intel Core i5-9600
  • Intel Core i7-8700
  • Intel Core i7-9700
  • Intel Core i9-9900