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Lenovo ThinkStation P360 Tower

17-litre entry workstation on the Intel W680 chipset for 12th-gen Core i3 to i9 processors (including 125 W K parts), with up to 128 GB of DDR5 UDIMM (ECC or non-ECC), up to three M.2 SSDs plus 3.5"/2.5" SATA bays, and room for one double-width GPU up to an RTX A5000 or GeForce RTX 3080. For CAD, design and general workstation use on a budget.

Memory

Slots
4 DDR5 UDIMM, dual channel
Type
DDR5-4400 UDIMM, ECC or non-ECC
Max
128 GB (4 × 32 GB UDIMM)
Speed
1 × 8/16 GB, 2 × 8/16/32 GB run at 4400 MT/s; 4 × 8 GB or 4 × 16 GB run at 4000 MT/s; 4 × 32 GB runs at 3600 MT/s
ECC
On models with ECC DIMMs and an ECC-capable processor
Population
1, 2 or 4 modules (User Guide); two DIMMs per channel need the same part number, no vendor mixing within a channel

Storage

Support
Up to 2 × 3.5" SATA HDD or 4 × 2.5" SATA HDD, plus up to 3 × M.2 SSD
Bays
1 × 3.5" bay (standard), 1 × 3.5" bay (optional, flex bay), 2 × 2.5" bays (optional)
Flex bay
Takes a 3.5" secondary drive cage or a 3.5" front-access storage enclosure; must be used with the slim-optical-drive cage (User Guide)
M.2
2 × onboard M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x4 (up to 4 TB each) + 1 × M.2 on a PCIe adapter (runs at PCIe Gen 3, up to 2 TB)
Drive sizes
3.5" HDD up to 4 TB each; 2.5" HDD up to 1 TB each
RAID
Onboard NVMe: RAID 0/1 (onboard M.2 slots only); SATA: RAID 0/1/5/10 (RAID 5 and 10 on 2.5" drives), Intel RST
Optical
Optional 9.0 mm slim DVD-ROM, DVD±RW or Blu-ray
Card reader
Optional front SD card reader

Graphics

Integrated
Intel UHD Graphics 730 or 770 (by processor)
Discrete
One card up to NVIDIA RTX A5000 or GeForce RTX 3080
Offered
NVIDIA T400 2/4 GB, T600 4 GB, T1000 4/8 GB, RTX A2000 6/12 GB, RTX A4000 16 GB, RTX A4500 20 GB, RTX A5000 24 GB (230 W, dual slot), GeForce RTX 3060 12 GB, RTX 3070 Ti 8 GB, RTX 3080 10 GB (320 W, triple slot)
Dual cards
Datasheet: up to two NVIDIA T1000; PSREF model list includes 2 × T1000 8 GB and 2 × T600 configurations. Put the higher-power card in slot 1 and the second in slot 3 (User Guide)
Monitors
Onboard graphics: up to 4 independent displays (2 × DP, 1 × HDMI, 1 × optional Flex IO / USB-C)

Expansion

Slot 1
PCIe 4.0 x16, full height, full length, 75 W, double-width (graphics only, per User Guide)
Slot 2
PCIe 3.0 x1, full height, half length, 25 W
Slot 3
PCIe 4.0 x16 (x4 lanes), full height, half length, 25 W
Slot 4
PCIe 3.0 x1, full height, half length, 25 W
M.2
2 × M.2 SSD (PCIe 4.0 x4), 1 × M.2 for WLAN
Flex IO
One rear Flex IO module position (see Ports)

Networking

Onboard
Intel Ethernet Connection I219-LM Gigabit, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
Optional Ethernet
Up to two PCIe x1 adapters or one PCIe x4 adapter (max one extra 10 GbE port): Intel I210-T1, Intel I350-T2, Broadcom BCM5719 (4-port), Broadcom BCM5720 (2-port), Realtek RTL8168H, Realtek RTL8125BGS 2.5 GbE, Marvell AQtion AQN-107 10 GbE
WLAN
Optional Intel Wi-Fi 6 AX201 or Wi-Fi 6E AX211 (vPro), with Bluetooth 5.1; Wi-Fi 6E only on Windows 11

Power

PSU
500 W or 750 W fixed, 92% efficient, 80 PLUS Platinum, auto-sensing
Input
100-240 V ac, 50/60 Hz

Ports

Front
1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 (data only), 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1, 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 2, headset jack, microphone jack; optional SD card reader
Rear
4 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (one with Smart Power On), 1 × HDMI 2.1 TMDS, 2 × DisplayPort 1.4, 1 × RJ-45, line-out
Rear optional
Flex IO: one of USB-C 3.2 Gen 1 with DisplayPort, HDMI 2.1 TMDS, DP 1.2 or VGA; serial (cable), 2 × PS/2 (cable), parallel (cable + PCIe bracket), 2 × USB 2.0 (cable + PCIe bracket), Thunderbolt 4 (PCIe adapter), USB-C 3.2 Gen 2x2 (PCIe x4 card), 2 × USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 (PCIe x1 card), 4 × serial (PCIe x1 card)

Physical

Form factor
Tower, 17 L
Dimensions (W×D×H)
170 × 315.4 × 376 mm (6.7 × 12.4 × 14.8 in)
Weight
9.67 kg (21.32 lb) maximum configuration (PSREF); the User Guide gives 9.57 kg
Machine types
30FM, 30FN
Security
Discrete TPM 2.0 (TCG, FIPS 140-2); Kensington slot 3 × 7 mm; padlock loop; optional E-lock and cable lock; optional chassis intrusion switch
Audio
Realtek ALC897Q-CG HD Audio, 2 W internal speaker
Rugged
MIL-STD-810H tests passed
Environment
Operating 10-35 °C, 20-80% humidity, up to 3048 m

Management

Remote
Intel vPro Enterprise with Intel AMT 16, or non-vPro
BIOS security
Administrator and power-on passwords; Intel BIOS Guard (User Guide)
Status
Withdrawn (PSREF); models announced 2022-03-24 to 2024-11-05; end of support 2030-04-24

Operating systems

Preloads
Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Home Single Language, Windows 11 downgrade to Windows 10 Pro, Ubuntu Linux LTS, no OS
Certified
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.7 (certified only)

Processors

  • Intel Core i3-12100
  • Intel Core i3-12300
  • Intel Core i5-12400
  • Intel Core i5-12500
  • Intel Core i5-12600
  • Intel Core i5-12600K
  • Intel Core i7-12700
  • Intel Core i7-12700K
  • Intel Core i9-12900
  • Intel Core i9-12900K