Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 6
One-litre AI PC on the Intel Q870 chipset with Core Ultra 5/7/9 (Series 2, Arrow Lake-S) processors, an NPU rated up to 13 TOPS, DDR5 SO-DIMM up to DDR5-6400, three M.2 NVMe SSD slots, and an optional discrete Intel Arc A310 graphics card.
Memory
- Slots
- Two DDR5 SO-DIMM slots, dual-channel capable
- Type
- DDR5-5600 or DDR5-6400
- Max
- Up to 64 GB (2 × 32 GB DDR5 SO-DIMM), based on Lenovo's tested memory
Storage
- Support
- Up to three drives, 3 × M.2 2280 SSD, up to 2 TB each
- Storage types
- 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 (RAID preset only via special-bid models)
- Optical
- None
- Card reader
- No card reader
Graphics
- Integrated
- Integrated Intel Graphics, shared memory, up to 8 TOPS (not applicable on processors without integrated graphics)
- Discrete
- Optional Intel Arc A310 Graphics, 4 GB GDDR6, DirectX 12 / OpenGL 4.6, up to 7680×4320@60Hz via 2 × DisplayPort 2.0
- Max resolution (integrated)
- 1920×1080@60Hz (VGA); 4096×2160@60Hz (DP 1.4a HBR2); 4096×2160@60Hz (HDMI 4K); 7680×4320@60Hz (HDMI 8K); 7680×4320@60Hz (Thunderbolt 4); 4096×2160@60Hz (USB-C with DP function)
- Outputs
- 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 1 × DP 1.4a HBR2, optional punch-out port 1 (VGA / HDMI 2.1 TMDS / HDMI 2.1 FRL / DP 1.4a HBR2 / USB-C with DP function), optional punch-out port 2 (VGA / HDMI 2.1 TMDS / HDMI 2.1 FRL / DP 1.4a HBR2)
- Monitor support
- Up to 4 independent displays via onboard DP, onboard HDMI, and two optional punch-out ports; two additional DP outputs available via the optional discrete Intel Arc A310
Expansion
- PCIe
- One PCIe 4.0 x8, low-profile
- M.2
- Three 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
- Gigabit Ethernet, Intel Ethernet Server Adapter I350-T4, 4 × RJ-45, PCIe x4; or 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8125BGS, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- WLAN + Bluetooth
- Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX203 (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.2); Realtek Wi-Fi 6E RTL8852CE (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3); Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (802.11ax 2×2 + BT 5.3, vPro option or not); Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (802.11be 2×2 + BT 5.4, vPro); M.2 card; or none
Power
- Adapter
- 65 W (89%), 90 W (89%), 135 W (90%), 230 W (89%) or 245 W (90%) external adapter, autosensing; 135 W adapter is required if the optional USB-C punch-out port is selected; some TIO all-in-one configurations need an additional 135 W adapter
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB-C (USB 20Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2x2), 1 × USB-A (USB 10Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2, Always On), 1 × USB-A (USB 10Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2), 1 × headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm)
- Rear
- 1 × USB-A (USB 5Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 1), 3 × USB-A (USB 10Gbps / USB 3.2 Gen 2, one Smart Power On), 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × Ethernet (GbE RJ-45)
- Optional rear
- Punch-out port 1: VGA / DisplayPort 1.4a HBR2 / HDMI 2.1 TMDS / HDMI 2.1 FRL / serial / 2.5GbE RJ-45 / USB-C (USB 10Gbps) with DP function, PD-in 100 W (20V@5A) and PD-out 15 W (5V@3A); Punch-out port 2: VGA / DisplayPort / HDMI 4K / HDMI 8K / RJ-45 / serial / 2.5GbE RJ-45 / Thunderbolt 4; or 2×/4× USB-A (USB 10Gbps) sharing bandwidth; or 4× GbE RJ-45 via additional PCIe adapter; or 4× serial via 4-port serial expansion card, PCIe x1
Physical
- Form factor
- Tiny, 1 L
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- Tiny only: 179 × 182.9 × 36.5 mm (7.05 × 7.2 × 1.44 in)
- Weight
- Tiny only: around 1.34 kg (2.95 lb)
- Case color
- Black
- Bays
- No drive bays (M.2 only)
- Stand / mounting
- Optional vertical stand; VESA mount, 100 mm
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG, FIPS 140-2 certified); Kensington Security Slot, 3 × 7 mm, plus optional Kensington cable lock; chassis intrusion switch
- Audio
- High Definition Audio, Realtek ALC233VB or Conexant CX11771 codec; premium single 2 W speaker or single 2 W speaker
- Rugged
- MIL-STD-810H tests passed (altitude, high/low temperature, temperature shock, humidity, sand and dust, vibration, shock, solar radiation, fluid contamination, salt fog)
- Environment
- Operating 5-35°C, 20-80% humidity, 0-3048 m
Management
- Remote
- Intel vPro Enterprise (offered models) or Non-vPro
- BIOS security
- Absolute Persistence module; administrator, power-on and hard disk passwords; boot sequence control; boot without keyboard/mouse; configuration change detection; certificate-based BIOS management; cover tamper detection; Intel BIOS Guard; individual USB port disablement; self-healing BIOS; Smart USB protection; secure boot; secure wipe
- Status
- Machine types announced 2025-05-27; end of support 2031-12-27 (PSREF)
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home (and Single Language), Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024, Ubuntu Linux, no OS
Processors
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
- Intel Core Ultra 5 245
- Intel Core Ultra 5 245T
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265
- Intel Core Ultra 7 265T
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285
- Intel Core Ultra 9 285T