As much as 120 Cores, 4 Graphics Playing cards
Lenovo has launched its all-new ThinkStation machines designed for performance-hungry professionals. The brand new ThinkStation P-series lineup consists of 4 machines primarily based on as much as two Intel Sapphire Rapids processors and as much as 4 Nvidia RTX-series skilled graphics playing cards. One of many fascinating wrinkles in Lenovo’s announcement is that the chassis of the brand new workstations had been co-designed with Aston Martin, an automaker whose designers use ThinkStations to construct vehicles.
Lenovo’s newest ThinkStation P-series household of workstations consists of three base machines: the top-of-the-range ThinkStation PX primarily based on two 4th Era Xeon Scalable ‘Sapphire Rapids’ processors with as much as 120 cores in whole in addition to as much as 4 Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Lovelace graphics playing cards with 48GB of GDDR6 reminiscence onboard; the high-end ThinkStation P7 powered by Intel’s Xeon W-3400-series processor with as much as 56 cores and as much as three Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Lovelace graphics boards; and the comparatively compact ThinkStation 5 with Intel’s Xeon W-2400-series CPU that includes as much as 24 cores in addition to as much as two Nvidia RTX A6000 Ampere-based graphics playing cards with 48GB of reminiscence that may be related utilizing NVLink. The up to date ThinkStations have a baseboard administration controller and could be serviced remotely.
Rob Herman, the Vice President of Lenovo’s Workstation and Shopper AI Enterprise Unit states, “We partnered carefully with Intel, Nvidia, and Aston Martin to make sure these new programs supply the perfect of kind and performance by combining a premium chassis with extremely high-end graphics, reminiscence, and processing energy.“
Lenovo ThinkStation PX
Talking of Aston Martin, all of the workstations have a chassis that includes a entrance panel impressed by the entrance grill of Aston Martin’s DBS autos (e.g., the Aston Martin DBS Superleggera). The chassis, co-designed by Lenovo and Aston Martin, options Lenovo’s tri-channel cooling system and could be serviced with out utilizing instruments.
| Lenovo ThinkStation P5, P7, and PX: Common Specs | |||||
| AnandTech | ThinkStation P5 | ThinkStation P7 | ThinkStation PX | ||
| CPU | Xeon W-2400 as much as 24 cores |
Xeon W-3400 as much as 56 cores |
2x Xeon Scalable as much as 120 cores |
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| Chipset | W790 | W790 | C741 | ||
| RAM | As much as 512 GB DDR5-4800 with ECC | As much as 1 TB DDR5-4800 with ECC | As much as 2 TB DDR5-4800 with ECC | ||
| GPU | as much as 2 x Nvidia RTX A6000 Ampere |
as much as 3 x Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Lovelace |
as much as 4 x Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Lovelace |
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| Storage | As much as 6 whole drives: M.2: 3 (12 TB) 3.5″: 3 (36 TB) RAID: |
As much as 7 whole drives: M.2: 4 (16TB) 3.5″: 3 (36TB) or As much as 6 whole drives: RAID: |
As much as 9 whole drives: M.2: 7 (28 TB) 3.5″: 2 (24 TB) or As much as 7 whole drives: RAID: |
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| Growth | 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 1x PCIe 4.0 x8 3x PCIe 4.0 x4 |
3x PCIe 5.0 x16 1x PCIe 4.0 x16 1x PCIe 4.0 x8 1x PCIe 5.0 x4 1x PCIe 4.0 x4 |
Twin CPU system: 4x PCIe 5.0 x16 4x PCIe 4.0 x16 1x PCIe 4.0 x8 Single CPU system: |
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| Networking | 1GbE Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 + BT 5.2 |
10GbE 1GbE Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 + BT 5.2 |
10GbE 1GbE Wi-Fi 6E 2×2 + BT 5.2 |
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| I/O | Entrance Ports: Audio Combo Jack Non-compulsory Entrance Ports: Rear Ports: |
Entrance Ports: Audio Combo Jack Non-compulsory Entrance Ports: Rear Ports: |
Non-compulsory Entrance Ports: 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 2x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 Rear Ports: 2x USB 2.0 4x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2×2 1GbE 10GbE Ethernet Line in Line out Serial (non-compulsory) |
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| Dimensions | (mm): 165 x 453 x 440 (inches): 6.5 x 17.8 x 17.3 |
(mm): 175 x 508 x 435 (inches): 6.9 x 20 x 17.1 |
(mm): 220 x 575 x 435 (inches): 8.7 x 22.6 x 17.1 |
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| PSU | 750W 1000W |
1000W 1400W |
1850W non-compulsory redundancy |
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| Safety | TPM 2.0 Self-healing BIOS Energy On Password UEFI Safe Boot Kensington Lock Slot Padlock Loop |
TPM 2.0 Self-healing BIOS Energy On Password UEFI Safe Boot Kensington Lock Slot |
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| OS | Preloaded: Home windows 11 Professional for Workstation Home windows 10 Professional for Workstation (preinstalled by downgrade rights in Home windows 11 Professional) Ubuntu Linux Supported: |
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ThinkStation PX: An Final Machine
The range-topping Lenovo ThinkStation PX is an old-school no-compromise dual-socket workstation with as much as two Intel 4th Era Xeon Scalable processors primarily based on the newest 120 general-purpose cores coupled with as much as 2 TB of DDR5-4800 reminiscence in addition to as much as 4 Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada 48 GB GDDR6 graphics playing cards. Relating to storage, the ThinkStation PX can home three or seven M.2 SSDs and 4 3.5-inch exhausting drives. Relying on the configuration, the Lenovo ThinkStation PX gives varied ranges of storage capability, with 28 TB or 12 TB of NAND flash storage and as much as 24 TB or 48 TB of HDD storage. For the primary time, Lenovo’s strongest workstation can’t be geared up with an optical disk drive.
Connectivity and enlargement (or relatively flexibility) are among the many key options of workstations since these machines are used for a variety {of professional} functions, together with animation, skilled visualization, simulation, rendering, and video modifying, amongst different issues. To deal with these wants, the ThinkStation PX could be geared up with as much as 4 PCIe 5.0 x16 add-in-boards (e.g., 4 graphics playing cards), 4 PCIe 4.0 x16 AIBs, and one PCIe 4.0 x8 card. The machine additionally has one 10GbE port, one GbE connector, an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 adapter, one USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Sort-C on the again, a number of USB 3.2 Gen2 Sort-A and Sort-C on the entrance and on the again, and audio connectors. Surprisingly, the workstation lacks Thunderbolt 4 or USB4 connectivity.
Whereas the ThinkStation PX is an final machine with unprecedented efficiency, Lenovo understands that such dual-socket workstations are headed for extinction. The system is available in a rack-optimized chassis and can be utilized remotely and/or for digital desktop infrastructure (VDI) functions.
ThinkStation P7: A Versatile Xeon W Workstation
Lenovo’s ThinkStation P7 sits beneath the PX, however this single-socket machine gives formidable efficiency to deal with the wants of demanding architects, content material creators, designers, engineers, and knowledge scientists. Similar to its greater brother, this unit is available in a rack-optimized case.
The ThinkStation P7 machine packs Intel’s Xeon W-3400-series CPU with as much as 56 cores accompanied by as much as 1 TB of DDR5-4800 reminiscence and as much as three Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada graphics playing cards with 48 GB of reminiscence. The machine could be geared up with as much as 4 M.2 SSDs and three 3.5-inch exhausting drives that present as much as 52TB of space for storing.
As for enlargement capabilities, the unit can accommodate three PCIe 5.0 x16 AIBs, one PCIe 5.0 x4 card, one PCIe 4.0 x16 board, one PCIe 4.0 x8 AIB, and a PCIe 4.0 x4 card. It has one 10GbE port, one GbE connector, an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 adapter, a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Sort-C on the again, a number of USB 3.2 Gen2 Sort-A and Sort-C ports, and audio jacks. Once more, the machine lacks TB4 and USB4 connectivity.
ThinkStation P5: Compact and Highly effective
The ThinkStation P5 might not be as superior and highly effective because the P7 and PX, but it surely packs extra punch than nearly any high-performance desktop and is geared toward quite a lot of performance-hungry workloads. In the meantime, measuring 165mm x 453mm x 440mm, this comparatively compact conventional desktop just isn’t meant for rack set up (though that is in all probability not utterly not possible with acceptable third-party kits).
Lenovo’s ThinkStation P5 is powered by Intel’s Xeon W-2400-series processor with as much as 24 cores that’s mated with as much as 512 GB of DDR5-4800 reminiscence and as much as two Nvidia RTX A6000 graphics boards with 48 GB of GDDR6 SGRAM that may be related utilizing NVLink with one another. The workstation could be geared up with three M.2 SSDs and three 3.5-inch HDDs for a complete of 48 TB of space for storing.
The machine has two PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, one PCIe 4.0 x4 slot, and three PCIe 4.0 x4 slots. It additionally comes with a GbE, an Intel AX210 Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 adapter, a USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Sort-C port, a number of USB 3.2 Gen2 connectors, and audio jacks. Sadly, the system lacks Thunderbolt 3 and USB4 ports.
Availability and Pricing
Lenovo plans to start out promoting its new ThinkStation PX, P7, and P5 workstations this Could. The corporate doesn’t disclose the pricing of those machines, although they’ll probably resemble the costs of its current-generation dual-socket and P700 and P500-series machines.
