Lenovo ThinkCentre neo 50s
Lenovo's 12th Gen Intel Core small-form-factor business desktop, with optional discrete graphics and a compact 7.4L chassis.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 × DDR4 UDIMM, dual-channel
- Max
- Up to 64 GB DDR4-3200
- Type
- DDR4-3200
Storage
- Bays
- 1 × 2.5"/3.5" HDD bay + 1 × slim ODD bay
- M.2 slots
- 2 (1 for WLAN, 1 for SSD)
- 2.5" HDD
- SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2K RPM, up to 1 TB
- 3.5" HDD
- SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2K RPM, up to 2 TB
- M.2 SSD
- PCIe NVMe 3.0 x4 (2242/2280) or 4.0 x4 (2280), up to 1 TB, Opal 2.0 on some options
- RAID
- Not supported
- Optical
- Optional slim (9.0mm) DVD-ROM or DVD±RW burner, SATA 1.5Gb/s
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel UHD Graphics 710, 730 or 770 (depending on processor)
- Discrete option
- Intel Iris Xe MAX 100 Graphics (2GB LPDDR4X, low-profile)
- Max displays
- Up to 3 independent displays (HDMI, DisplayPort, VGA), more via discrete graphics
Expansion
- Slot 1
- PCIe 4.0 x16, low-profile (<167.65mm, <68.90mm)
- Slot 2
- PCIe 3.0 x1, low-profile
- M.2
- 2 total (1 WLAN + 1 SSD)
Networking
- Ethernet
- Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8111HN, RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
- Realtek RTL8822CE (Wi-Fi 5 2x2 + BT 5.0), Intel Wireless-AC 9560 (Wi-Fi 5 2x2 + BT 5.0, vPro support), Realtek Wi-Fi 6 RTL8852AE (2x2 + BT 5.1), or Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 (2x2 + BT 5.1), M.2 card
Power
- Supply
- 180 W (85% efficient) or 260 W (90% efficient) fixed, autosensing
Ports
- Front
- 1× USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 (5V@3A charging), 2× USB 3.2 Gen 1, 1× headphone/mic combo, 1× microphone, optional card reader
- Rear
- 2× USB 2.0, 2× USB 3.2 Gen 1 (one Smart Power On), 1× HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 1× DisplayPort 1.4, 1× VGA, 1× RJ-45, 1× line-out
- Optional rear
- 2× USB 2.0 (adapter), 1× parallel, up to 2× serial
Physical
- Dimensions
- 100 × 308 × 274.8 mm (3.9 × 12.1 × 10.8 in)
- Weight
- Around 4.5 kg (9.9 lbs)
- Case color
- Raven black
Management
- vPro
- Non-vPro (Intel Wireless-AC 9560 Wi-Fi option supports vPro technology, but system management is listed Non-vPro)
- Security chip
- Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified
- BIOS security
- Hard disk/power-on/supervisor passwords, cover presence switch, Intel BIOS Guard, Secure Wipe, Smart USB protection
- Physical locks
- Kensington Security Slot (3×7mm), padlock loop, optional Smart Cable Clip, optional chassis intrusion switch
Operating systems
- Supported
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 Downgrade to Windows 10 Pro 64, Ubuntu Linux, no preload
Processors
- Intel Celeron G6900
- Intel Pentium Gold G7400
- Intel Core i3-12100
- Intel Core i3-12300
- Intel Core i5-12400
- Intel Core i5-12400F
- Intel Core i5-12500
- Intel Core i5-12600
- Intel Core i7-12700
- Intel Core i7-12700F
- Intel Core i9-12900
- Intel Core i9-12900F