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Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q

The top one-litre business desktop of its generation on the Intel Q470 chipset, taking full 65 W as well as 35 W T-series 10th-generation Core i3-i9 processors, up to 64 GB DDR4-2933, a 2.5" bay plus three M.2 slots, and an internal PCIe x8 slot for a quad-port NIC or serial expansion card.

Memory

Slots
2 DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual-channel capable
Type
DDR4-2666 or DDR4-2933 (installed memory is 3200 MHz but may run slower depending on processor)
Max
64 GB (2 × 32 GB), based on Lenovo's tested memory

Storage

Support
Up to three drives: 1 × 2.5" HDD + 2 × M.2 SSD
M.2
M.2 2242 PCIe 3.0 x2, M.2 2242 PCIe NVMe x4, M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe x4 (plain or Opal), up to 2 TB each; optional Intel Optane Memory M10, M.2
Bays
1 × 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s bay (7200 rpm HDD, up to 1 TB)
RAID
RAID 0/1 support for M.2 SSDs (preset only via special bid models)
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 or 630 (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
Onboard HDMI 4096×2160 @ 24 Hz; DP 4096×2304 @ 60 Hz; dual DP (MST) 3840×2160 @ 60 Hz; VGA 2048×1536 @ 50 Hz; USB-C 4096×2304 @ 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
1 × PCIe 3.0 x8, low-profile, for Lenovo-qualified cards; occupies the 2.5" bay and optional-port space (mutually exclusive)
Offered card
Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 (4 × GbE) or a 4× serial port expansion card; the I350-T4 is not available in EMEA
M.2
3 × M.2 slots: one for WLAN, two for SSDs

Networking

Onboard
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM Gigabit, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
Optional Ethernet
Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4, 4 × RJ-45, PCIe x4 (not available in EMEA)
WLAN
Optional Realtek RTL8822CE (Wi-Fi 5, BT 5.0), Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (BT 5.1) or Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (BT 5.1, vPro), M.2 card

Power

Adapter
65 W, 90 W, 135 W or 230 W external ac adapter, 89%, auto-sensing
Adapter cage
Optional power adapter cage

Ports

Front
1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On, fast charge), 1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, headset jack
Rear
1 × HDMI, 1 × DisplayPort, 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1 × RJ-45
Rear optional
Optional port 1: one of VGA, 2nd DisplayPort, 2nd HDMI, serial, or USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 with DisplayPort function; optional port 2: serial; or 2 × / 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (sharing one Gen 1 link) or 2 × DisplayPort using both positions

Physical

Form factor
Tiny, 1 L
Dimensions (W×D×H)
179 × 183 × 34.5/37 mm with rubber feet (7.05 × 7.2 × 1.36/1.5 in); 187 × 183.8 × 66.5 mm with VESA mount and ODD box
Weight
1.25 kg (2.76 lb) Tiny only; 1.74 kg with VESA mount and ODD box
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
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
Intel vPro with Intel AMT 14 (requires a vPro-capable Wi-Fi adapter for wireless vPro) or Non-vPro
BIOS security
Administrator, power-on and hard disk passwords; boot sequence control; self-healing BIOS; Smart USB protection; individual USB port disable

Operating systems

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

Processors

  • Intel Celeron G5900
  • Intel Celeron G5905T
  • Intel Celeron G5920
  • Intel Celeron G5925
  • Intel Celeron G5905
  • Intel Celeron G5900T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6500T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6400
  • Intel Pentium Gold G6600
  • Intel Core i3-10100
  • Intel Core i3-10100T
  • Intel Core i3-10300
  • Intel Core i3-10300T
  • Intel Core i3-10320
  • Intel Core i5-10400
  • Intel Core i5-10400T
  • Intel Core i5-10500
  • Intel Core i5-10500T
  • Intel Core i5-10600
  • Intel Core i5-10600T
  • Intel Core i7-10700
  • Intel Core i7-10700T
  • Intel Core i9-10900
  • Intel Core i9-10900T