Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 2
One-litre business desktop on the Intel Q570 chipset, with 35 W T-series and full 65 W 10th-gen Core i3 and 11th-gen Core i5/i7/i9 processors, up to 64 GB DDR4, two M.2 NVMe slots (PCIe 4.0 SSDs offered) plus a 2.5" bay, and Intel vPro on the i5-11500 and up. The top Tiny of its generation, with an internal PCIe x8 slot for a quad-port NIC.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 DDR4 SO-DIMM, dual-channel capable
- Type
- DDR4-2666, DDR4-2933 or DDR4-3200 SO-DIMM
- Max
- 64 GB (2 × 32 GB), based on Lenovo's tested memory
- Speed
- Installed memory is 3200 MHz but runs at 2666, 2933 or 3200 MHz depending on the processor (PSREF)
Storage
- Support
- Up to three drives: 1 × 2.5" HDD + 2 × M.2 SSD
- M.2
- 2 × M.2 SSD slots (SSD1, SSD2): M.2 2242 PCIe 3.0 x2 (128 GB), M.2 2280 PCIe NVMe (256 GB-2 TB, Opal), or M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 Performance NVMe (512 GB-2 TB, Opal 2.0); up to 2 TB each
- Bays
- 1 × 2.5" SATA 6 Gb/s bay (7200 rpm HDD, up to 1 TB)
- RAID
- No RAID support
- 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, 630, 730 or 750 (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
- 4096×2304 @ 60 Hz on DP and USB-C; onboard HDMI 4096×2160 @ 24 Hz (UHD 630/730) or 4096×2304 @ 24 Hz (UHD 750); VGA 2048×1536 @ 50 Hz; dual DP (MST) 3840×2160 @ 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 x8 card slot on the system board, used with a PCIe converter and bracket (HMM, M90q Gen 2 only)
- Offered card
- Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 (4 × GbE, PCIe x4); not available in EMEA
- M.2
- 3 × M.2: two for SSDs, one for the WLAN card
- Optional ports
- Two rear optional-port positions (see Ports); COM1 serial header on the system board
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 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, 100-240 V 50/60 Hz
- By processor
- PSREF model list: Core i7-11700 and i9-11900 ship with 230 W; other 65 W chips and the i7/i9 T parts with 135 W; i5 T parts with 90 W or 135 W
- Adapter cage
- Optional power adapter cage / bracket
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (data, 5 V 0.9 A charging), 1 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On, fast charge), headset jack
- Rear
- 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (one with smart power-on), 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, 1 × HDMI, 1 × DisplayPort, 1 × RJ-45
- Rear optional
- Optional port 1: one of VGA, 2nd DP, 2nd HDMI, serial, or USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 with DisplayPort; optional port 2: serial; or 2 × DP, 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, or 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (sharing one Gen 1 link, using both positions); I/O box
Physical
- Form factor
- Tiny, 1 L
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 179 × 182.9 × 36.5 mm with rubber feet (7.05 × 7.2 × 1.44 in)
- Weight
- 1.25 kg (2.76 lb) Tiny only; 1.74 kg with VESA mount and ODD box
- Machine types
- 11MQ, 11MR, 11MV
- Colour
- Black
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG, FIPS 140-2); Kensington slot 3 × 7 mm; chassis intrusion switch
- Accessories
- Vertical stand, VESA 75/100 mm mount bracket, dust filter, power adapter cage, toolless chassis screw
- 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 (Core i5-11500 and up in PSREF's model list) or Non-vPro
- BIOS security
- Administrator, power-on and hard disk passwords; boot sequence control; Smart USB protection; individual USB port disable
- Modern standby
- Supported on some models (User Guide)
- Status
- Withdrawn (PSREF); models announced 2021-05-18 to 2022-05-24; end of support 2027-12-18
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 10 Pro 64, Windows 10 Home 64 (and Single Language), Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 11 Pro with Windows 10 Pro downgrade, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home (and Single Language), Ubuntu Linux, no OS
Processors
- Intel Celeron G5905T
- Intel Celeron G5925
- Intel Pentium Gold G6505T
- Intel Pentium Gold G6605
- Intel Core i3-10105
- Intel Core i3-10105T
- Intel Core i3-10305
- Intel Core i3-10305T
- Intel Core i3-10325
- Intel Core i5-11400
- Intel Core i5-11400T
- Intel Core i5-11500
- Intel Core i5-11500T
- Intel Core i5-11600
- Intel Core i5-11600T
- Intel Core i7-11700
- Intel Core i7-11700T
- Intel Core i9-11900
- Intel Core i9-11900T