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Lenovo ThinkCentre X Tower

Lenovo's flagship ThinkCentre desktop, a 34L tower built around Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) desktop processors with up to a GeForce RTX 5090, aimed at power users and creative/AI workloads.

Memory

Slots
Four DDR5 UDIMM/CUDIMM slots, dual-channel capable
Max
Up to 256 GB (4 × 64GB DDR5 CUDIMM)
Type
DDR5-5600 (UDIMM) or DDR5-6400 (CUDIMM)

Storage

Support
Up to five drives: 2 × 3.5" HDD (≤4TB each) + 3 × M.2 SSD (≤2TB each, one M.2 slot may take an AI Accelerator card ≤1TB)
Drive types
3.5" SATA HDD, SATA 6Gb/s, 7.2K; M.2 2280 SSD PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe (plain or Opal 2.0); M.2 2280 SSD PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe Opal 2.0 (standard or Performance)
RAID
RAID 0/1/5 support for SSDs; or none

Graphics

Integrated
Intel Graphics (in-CPU), shared memory, up to 4–8 TOPS depending on CPU, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4 + 1 × Thunderbolt 4, up to 7680×4320@60Hz with DSC (DP) / 7680×4320@40Hz (Thunderbolt 4)
Discrete options
NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Ti 16GB GDDR7 (759 AI TOPS); RTX 5070 12GB GDDR7 (988 AI TOPS); RTX 5080 16GB GDDR7 (1801 AI TOPS); RTX 5090 32GB GDDR7 (3352 AI TOPS) — each with 3 × DP 2.1b + 1 × HDMI 2.1b FRL
Monitor support
Up to 2 independent displays via onboard ports (HDMI and Thunderbolt 4); more via discrete graphics

Expansion

Slot 1
PCIe 5.0 x16 — single card (≤325 × 135mm) or dual card (≤200 × 114mm) configuration
Slot 2 / 3
Two PCIe 4.0 x4, same size limits as Slot 1
M.2
Four M.2 slots: 1 for WLAN, one M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 SSD, two M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 SSD

Networking

Onboard Ethernet
2 × Gigabit Ethernet (RJ-45): Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM or Realtek RTL8111K, Wake-on-LAN
Optional Ethernet
2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Realtek RTL8125BGS, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
WLAN + Bluetooth
Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200, 802.11be 2×2 + Bluetooth 5.4, M.2 card (vPro-capable variant available); or none

Power

Options
500 W 92% / 850 W 90% / 1200 W 90%, fixed, 100–240 V

Ports

Top
2 × USB-A (5Gbps), 1 × USB-C (20Gbps, data + 15W charging), 2 × USB-A (10Gbps), 1 × headphone/mic combo (3.5mm)
Bottom
1 × line-in (3.5mm), 1 × line-out (3.5mm), 2 × GbE Ethernet (RJ-45), 1 × Thunderbolt 4/USB4 (40Gbps, data + 5V@3A output), 4 × USB-A (5Gbps, one with Smart Power On), 1 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × mic (3.5mm)
Optional bottom
1 × serial; 1 × PS/2 (keyboard/mouse)

Physical

Form factor
Tower (34L)
Dimensions (WxDxH)
220 × 420 × 359 mm (8.66 × 16.54 × 14.13 in)
Weight
Around 20.7 kg (45.64 lbs)
Case color
Raven black

Management

System management
Intel vPro Enterprise; or Non-vPro
Security chip
Discrete TPM 2.0, TCG certified
Physical locks
Optional E-lock
Chassis intrusion switch
Chassis intrusion switch (some models); or none
BIOS security
Absolute persistence module, administrator password, boot sequence control, boot without keyboard/mouse, configuration change detection, certificate-based BIOS authentication, cover tamper detection, EC-based (Level 2) self-healing 2.0, Intel BIOS Guard, individual USB port disablement, hard disk password, power-on password, Smart USB protection, secure boot, secure wipe

Operating systems

Options
Windows 11 Pro; Windows 11 Home; Windows 11 Home Single Language; Windows 11 IoT Enterprise LTSC 2024; Ubuntu Linux; No preload operating system

Processors

  • Intel Core Ultra 5 225
  • Intel Core Ultra 5 250K Plus
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 265
  • Intel Core Ultra 7 270K Plus
  • Intel Core Ultra 9 285
  • Intel Core Ultra 9 285K