Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Tiny Gen 2
1-litre entry workstation refresh on the Intel Q870 chipset for Intel Core Ultra (Series 2) desktop processors, with up to 128 GB of DDR5 SODIMM/CSODIMM, up to three M.2 SSDs (one PCIe 5.0), and a single low-profile riser slot for one NVIDIA RTX A1000 or smaller card.
Memory
- Slots
- 2 DDR5 SODIMM, dual-channel capable
- Type
- DDR5-5600 SODIMM, non-ECC, up to 5600 MT/s, or DDR5-6400 CSODIMM, non-ECC, up to 6400 MT/s
- Max
- 128 GB (2 × 64 GB CSODIMM)
Storage
- Support
- Up to 3 × M.2 SSD; no internal HDD/SATA bays
- M.2
- 3 × onboard M.2 slots: 2 × PCIe 4.0 x4, 1 × PCIe 5.0 x4, plus 1 × M.2 for WLAN
- Offering
- Gen 5 Performance SSD 512 GB/1 TB/2 TB; Gen 4 Performance SSD 512 GB/1 TB; Gen 4 SSD 256 GB/512 GB/1 TB; Opal 2.0
- RAID
- Integrated NVMe controller, RAID 0/1/5, no cache
- Optical
- None
Graphics
- Integrated
- Intel Graphics (on-die, by processor)
- Discrete support
- Up to one NVIDIA RTX A1000 or RTX A400
- Offered
- NVIDIA T1000 8 GB (50 W, 4× mini-DP 1.4, single-slot), RTX A1000 8 GB (50 W, 4× mini-DP 1.4a, single-slot), RTX A400 4 GB (50 W, 4× mini-DP 1.4a, single-slot); no SLI/NVLink
- Monitors
- Onboard graphics: up to 4 independent displays (onboard DP, onboard HDMI, punch-out port 1 [VGA/HDMI/DP/USB-C], punch-out port 2 [VGA/HDMI/DP/Thunderbolt 4]); max depends on discrete GPU in use
Expansion
- Slot 1
- One PCIe slot via riser card: PCIe 4.0 x16 (x8 electrical), low-profile, for a discrete graphics card, or PCIe 4.0 x4 low-profile for a serial/Ethernet adapter
- M.2
- 2 × onboard M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1 × onboard M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 (SSD); 1 × M.2 for WLAN
Networking
- Onboard
- Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM Gigabit, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- Optional Ethernet
- Two additional ports via BTB, or one via the PCIe riser slot, up to two extra 2.5 GbE ports: Intel I350-T2, Intel I350-T4, Broadcom BCM5720, Broadcom BCM5719, Realtek RTL8125BGS 2.5GbE (BTB)
- WLAN
- Optional Intel Wi-Fi 7 BE200 (vPro-capable) with Bluetooth 5.4, or none
Power
- Adapter
- 170 W, 230 W, 245 W, 300 W or 330 W external, 90% efficient, 100-240 V AC (245 W autosensing)
Ports
- Front
- 1 × USB-C (20 Gbps/3.2 Gen 2x2), 1 × USB-A (10 Gbps/3.2 Gen 2, Always On), 1 × USB-A (10 Gbps/3.2 Gen 2), headphone/microphone combo jack (3.5 mm)
- Rear
- 1 × USB-A (5 Gbps/3.2 Gen 1), 3 × USB-A (10 Gbps/3.2 Gen 2, one with Smart Power On), 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 1 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × RJ-45
- Rear optional
- Punch-out port 1 (VGA/DisplayPort/HDMI 4K/HDMI 8K/serial/USB-C 5 Gbps with DisplayPort and PD 3.0); punch-out port 2 (VGA/DisplayPort/Thunderbolt 4/HDMI 4K/HDMI 8K/serial/RJ-45); 2× or 4× USB-A 10 Gbps sharing 10 Gbps bandwidth (occupy punch-out positions); 2× or 4× GbE RJ-45 via PCIe adapter; 4 × serial via 4-port serial expansion card (PCIe x1)
Physical
- Form factor
- Tiny, 1 L
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 179 × 182.9 × 37 mm (7.0 × 7.2 × 1.5 in), with rubber feet, Tiny only
- Weight
- 1.4 kg (3 lb) maximum configuration, Tiny only
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG, FIPS 140-2); Kensington Security Slot 3 × 7 mm; chassis intrusion switch; cover presence switch
- Audio
- Realtek ALC233VB HD Audio; single speaker 2 W, standard or premium
- Rugged
- MIL-STD-810H tests passed
- Environment
- Operating 5-35 °C, 20-80% humidity, up to 3048 m; storage -40 to 60 °C, 10-90% humidity, up to 12192 m
Management
- Remote
- Optional Intel vPro Enterprise with Intel AMT 16, or non-vPro
- BIOS security
- Administrator, power-on and hard-disk passwords; boot sequence control; boot without keyboard/mouse; certificate-based BIOS management; individual USB port disablement; Smart USB Protection (keyboard/mouse only); self-healing BIOS
- Status
- End of support 2033-06-12
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Ubuntu Linux LTS, no OS
- Certified
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 (certified only)
Processors
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225
- Intel Core Ultra 5 225T
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235A
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235T
- Intel Core Ultra 5 235TA
- 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