Lenovo on Tuesday introduced upgraded versions of its ThinkStation P720 and ThinkStation P920 workstations. The new machines are based on Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable processors codenamed Cascade Lake and add support for NVIDIA’s latest Quadro RTX 8000 graphics card.

Lenovo’s new ThinkStation P720 and ThinkStation P920 workstations are based on up to two Intel Xeon Scalable processors featuring up to 28 cores per socket and running at up to 4.4 GHz. The CPUs are paired with up to 384 GB or 2 TB of DDR4-2933 memory (P720 or P920 respectively) as well as multiple NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 or Quadro GV100 graphics cards. As for storage capabilities, we are talking about machines supporting several NVMe/PCIe SSDs (either in M.2 form-factor or on a special PCIe 3.0 x16 Quad M.2 adapter) as well as up to 60 TB of HDD capacity.

The manufacturer positions its new workstations for a wide variety of workloads, but considering capabilities of Intel’s second-generation Xeon Scalable processors (VNNI instructions) as well as NVIDIA’s latest Quadro RTX 8000 graphics cards, Lenovo puts a special emphasis on AI-related workloads that benefit from the new hardware. Obviously, the new CPU and GPU will also improve performance in content creation and other applications.

Lenovo says that because of its advanced internal architecture and airflow management the ThinkStation P720/P920 machines running two CPUs and two or three GPUs will be able to work stably for prolonged periods of time, something all users expect from workstations.

The new ThinkStation P720 and ThinkStation P920 workstations will be available in May in various configurations, although interestingly Optane versions are not listed. We might see Optane variants pop up in due course.

Lenovo ThinkStation P720 and P920: General Specifications
  ThinkStation P720 ThinkStation P920
CPU Dual Intel Xeon Scalable s (up 28 cores, up to 4.4 GHz per CPU)
Chipset Intel C621
RAM Up to 384 GB DDR4-2933 with ECC Up to 2 TB DDR4-2933 with ECC
GPU Up to NVIDIA Quadro
RTX 8000 or dual GV1002
Up to two NVIDIA Quadro
RTX 8000 or three GV100
Storage Max M.2 = 2 (2 TB)
Max 3.5” SATA = 6 (60 TB)
Max 2.5” SATA/SAS = 10 (20 TB)

RAID: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Expansion 3 x PCIe x16
1 x PCIe x8
1 x PCIe x4
1 x PCI
5 x PCIe x16
3 x PCIe x4
Networking 2x Gigabit Ethernet
Intel Wireless N 7260 AC module featuring 802.11 ac, 2 x 2, 2.4 GHz/5GHz + Bluetooth 4.0
I/O Front:
(4) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type A)
(1) Microphone
(1) Headphone
(1) Intel Thunderbolt 3

Rear:
(4) USB 3.1 Gen 2
(2) USB 2.0
(1) Rear Thunderbolt Adapter
(1) Serial
(1) Parallel
(2) PS/2
(2) Ethernet
(1) Audio Line-In
(1) Audio Line-Out
(1) Microphone-In
(1) eSATA
(1) Firewire
(4) USB 3.1 Gen 1 (Type A)
(1) Microphone
(1) Headphone
(1) Intel® Thunderbolt 3

Rear:
(4) USB 3.1 Gen 2
(2) USB 2.0
(1) Rear Thunderbolt Adapter
(1) Serial
(1) Parallel
(2) PS/2
(2) Ethernet
(1) Audio Line-In
(1) Audio Line-Out
(1) Microphone-In
(1) eSATA
(1) Firewire
Dimensions (mm) : 175 x 485 x 446
(inches): 6.9” x 19.1” x 17.6”
(mm) : 200 x 620 x 446
(inches): 7.9” x 24.4” x 17.6”
Various Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
Ubuntu Linux (pre-load)
Redhat Linux (certified)
Windows 10 Pro for Workstations
Ubuntu Linux (pre-load)
Redhat Linux (certified)

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Source: Lenovo

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  • duploxxx - Wednesday, May 8, 2019 - link

    trashed by a single EPYC 64core rome with more PCI-e and bandwidth just near launch.... YES OEM keep trashing customers..... Intel $$$$ flowing to OEM R&D to keep pushing there overpriced platforms
  • perry3035 - Monday, July 29, 2019 - link

    I want to buy this machine for my company it is good for server use? and if is there any one who is using this machine please give the review of that machine thanks in advance.

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