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Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 3

One-litre business desktop on the Intel Q670 chipset, spanning Celeron/Pentium up to 12th-gen Core i9, with DDR5 SO-DIMM memory, dual M.2 NVMe SSDs plus a 2.5" bay, and an internal low-profile PCIe x8 slot for a quad-port NIC or serial card.

Memory

Slots
Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Type
DDR5-4800
Max
Up to 64 GB DDR5-4800 (2 × 32 GB), based on Lenovo's tested memory

Storage

Support
Up to three drives: 1 × 2.5" HDD + 2 × M.2 SSD; 2.5" HDD up to 1 TB, M.2 SSD up to 2 TB each
Storage types
2.5" SATA HDD, SATA 6 Gb/s, 7.2K, 500 GB/1 TB; M.2 2242 SSD, PCIe NVMe 3.0 x2, 128 GB; M.2 2280 SSD, PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4, 256/512 GB/1 TB, Opal 2.0; M.2 2280 SSD, PCIe NVMe 4.0 x4 Performance, 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB, Opal 2.0
RAID
RAID 0/1 support for M.2 SSDs (RAID preset only via special-bid models)
Optical
DVD-ROM or DVD±RW, slim 9.0 mm, via external USB ODD box; or none
Card reader
No card reader

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 710 (Celeron/Pentium), 730 (Core i3/i5-12400/12400T), or 770 (Core i5-12500 and up), shared memory
Discrete
Optional Intel Iris Xe MAX 100, 2 GB LPDDR4X, DirectX 12 / OpenGL 4.6, max 3840×2160@60Hz via 2× DP
Max resolution (integrated)
4096×2160@60Hz (HDMI); 1920×1200@60Hz (VGA); 4096×2160/2304@60Hz (DP); 4096×2160/2304@60Hz (USB-C with DP function)
Outputs
1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4, 2 × optional punch-out ports (2× HDMI/VGA/DP, or USB-C with DP function + HDMI/VGA/DP)
Monitor support
Up to 4 independent displays via onboard DP, onboard HDMI, and two optional punch-out ports

Expansion

PCIe
One PCIe 4.0 x8, low-profile
M.2
Two M.2 PCIe Gen4 x4 slots for SSD; one M.2 slot for WLAN

Networking

Onboard
Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
Optional Ethernet
Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4 (GbE, 4 × RJ-45, PCIe x4, not available in EMEA), or Realtek RTL8125BGS (2.5GbE, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN)
WLAN + Bluetooth
Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852AE or RTL8852BE (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3); Realtek Wi-Fi 6E RTL8852CE (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3); Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.2, vPro option); AMD Wi-Fi 6E RZ616 (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3); Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3, vPro); M.2 card; or none

Power

Adapter
65 W, 90 W, 135 W or 230 W external adapter, 89% efficient, autosensing

Ports

Front
1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (data), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On, 5V@2.1A charging), 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1 × headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm)
Rear
2 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (one Smart Power On), 2 × USB 3.2 Gen 2, 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × Ethernet (RJ-45)
Optional rear
Punch-out port 1: VGA / DisplayPort / HDMI / serial / USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 with DP function, 100 W PD in; Punch-out port 2: VGA / DisplayPort / HDMI / serial / RJ-45; or 2×/4× USB 3.2 Gen 1 sharing one Gen 1 link; or 1× 2.5GbE RJ-45 (RTL8125BGS); or 4× GbE RJ-45 via additional PCIe adapter

Physical

Form factor
Tiny, 1 L
Dimensions (W×D×H)
Tiny only: 179 × 182.9 × 36.5 mm with rubber feet (7.05 × 7.2 × 1.44 in); Tiny & ODD: 204.2 × 186.6 × 64 mm (8.04 × 7.35 × 2.52 in)
Weight
Tiny only: 1.25 kg (2.76 lb); with VESA mount & ODD box: 1.74 kg (3.84 lb)
Case color
Black
Bays
1 × 2.5" disk bay
Stand / mounting
Optional vertical stand; VESA mount bracket kit, 75 mm and 100 mm
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG, FIPS 140-2 certified); Kensington Security Slot, 3 × 7 mm; chassis intrusion switch (hardware-ready, needs special bid or manual BIOS enable)
Audio
High Definition Audio, Realtek ALC256VB codec; premium single 2 W speaker or single 2 W speaker
Rugged
MIL-STD-810H tests passed
Environment
Operating 5-35°C, 20-80% humidity, 0-3048 m

Management

Remote
Intel vPro Enterprise (offered models) or Non-vPro
BIOS security
Administrator, power-on and hard disk passwords; boot sequence control; boot without keyboard/mouse; certificate-based BIOS management; cover presence switch; individual USB port disablement; self-healing BIOS; Smart USB protection
Status
Machine types announced 2022-03-29; end of support 2030-01-29 (PSREF)

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 (special bid), Ubuntu Linux, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 (certified only), no OS

Processors

  • Intel Celeron G6900
  • Intel Celeron G6900T
  • Intel Pentium Gold G7400
  • Intel Pentium Gold G7400T
  • Intel Core i3-12100
  • Intel Core i3-12100T
  • Intel Core i3-12300
  • Intel Core i3-12300T
  • Intel Core i5-12400
  • Intel Core i5-12400T
  • Intel Core i5-12500
  • Intel Core i5-12500T
  • Intel Core i5-12600
  • Intel Core i5-12600T
  • Intel Core i7-12700
  • Intel Core i7-12700T
  • Intel Core i9-12900
  • Intel Core i9-12900T