Lenovo ThinkStation P520
Single-socket 33L tower workstation for Intel Xeon W-2100 and W-2200 processors, with up to 512 GB ECC memory and room for pro graphics up to a Quadro RTX 8000. Aimed at CAD, content creation and engineering users who need one fast CPU rather than two.
Memory
- Slots
- 8 DDR4 DIMM, 4 channels
- Type
- DDR4-2666 or DDR4-2933 ECC RDIMM
- Max
- 512 GB (8 × 64 GB RDIMM)
- DIMM sizes (datasheet)
- 8 / 16 / 32 / 64 GB
Storage
- Support
- Up to 6 × 3.5"/2.5" SATA + 9 × M.2 PCIe SSD + 1 × PCIe add-in SSD
- Onboard M.2
- 2 × M.2 PCIe NVMe (up to 2 TB each)
- More M.2
- 4 via Quad M.2 to PCIe adapter, 3 via single M.2 to PCIe adapters (9 total)
- Drive sizes offered
- 3.5" SATA HDD up to 6 TB; 2.5" SATA SSD up to 2 TB; 2.5" SAS HDD up to 600 GB; M.2 up to 2 TB
- Onboard RAID
- Intel RSTe SATA RAID 0/1/5/10
- Optional RAID
- Broadcom 9440-8i (0/1/5/10), 9460-16i (0/1/5/6/10, 4 GB cache, SuperCap); NVMe RAID Basic (0/1/10), Premium / Intel SSD (0/1/5/10)
- Optical
- Up to two half-height or 9.0 mm slim drives (DVD-ROM, DVD±RW, Blu-ray)
- Card reader
- 15-in-1 or SD reader (optional)
Graphics
- Top card
- NVIDIA Quadro RTX 8000 48 GB (295 W, dual slot)
- Quadro (Pascal/Volta/Turing)
- P400, P600, P620, P1000, P2000, P2200, P4000, P5000, GP100, GV100, RTX 4000, RTX 5000, RTX 6000, RTX 8000
- NVIDIA T / RTX A
- T400 2 GB/4 GB, T600, T1000 4 GB/8 GB, RTX A2000 6 GB/12 GB, RTX A4000, RTX A4500, RTX A5000, RTX A5500
- RTX count vs PSU (Lenovo 2018 matrix)
- 900 W: up to 1 × RTX 8000/6000/5000 or 2 × RTX 4000. 690 W: no RTX 8000/6000, up to 1 × RTX 5000 or 2 × RTX 4000
- Onboard video
- None; monitors depend on the graphics card
Expansion
- Slot 1
- PCIe 3.0 x8, full height, full length, 25 W, double-width, CPU
- Slot 2
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, 75 W, CPU
- Slot 3
- PCIe 3.0 x4, full height, full length, 25 W, double-width, PCH
- Slot 4
- PCIe 3.0 x16, full height, full length, 75 W, CPU
- Slot 5
- PCI (conventional), full height, full length, 25 W
- Slot 6
- PCIe 3.0 x4, full height, half length, 25 W, PCH
- Flex bays
- 2 × flex bays: 2 × ODD, or ODD + 2 × 3.5"/2.5" drives, front-access storage enclosure, or flex module (slim ODD + 15-in-1 reader / 2 × Thunderbolt / 4-digit diagnostic display; front USB-C or eSATA)
Networking
- Onboard
- Intel I219-LM Gigabit Ethernet, 1 × RJ-45, Wake-on-LAN
- Optional Ethernet
- Up to two extra adapters: Intel I210-T1, I350-T2/T4, X540-T2, X550-T2, X710-DA2; Broadcom BCM5719/5720; Marvell AQtion AQN-107 (10 GbE) / AQN-108 (5 GbE); Bitland BN8E88
- WLAN
- Intel Wireless-AC 8265 + BT 4.2, or Intel Wi-Fi 6E AX210 + BT 5.1 (optional)
Power
- PSU options
- 690 W, 900 W or 1000 W fixed, 92% efficient, 80 PLUS Platinum, autosensing
Ports
- Front
- 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 (one Always On / fast charge), headphone/mic combo jack
- Front optional
- 2 × Thunderbolt 3 (flex module), 1 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 1, 1 × eSATA
- Rear
- 4 × USB 3.2 Gen 1, 2 × USB 2.0, RJ-45, line-in, line-out, mic, 2 × PS/2
- Rear optional
- 1 × Thunderbolt 3 card, 2 × USB-C 3.2 Gen 2 card, serial port
Physical
- Form factor
- Tower, 33 L
- Dimensions (W×D×H)
- 165 × 455 × 446 mm (6.5 × 17.9 × 17.6 in)
- Weight
- 24 kg (52.91 lb) maximum configuration
- Bays
- 2 × 3.5" standard; 4 more via third-disk / storage bay upgrade kit and flex bays
- Machine types
- 30BE, 30BF
- Security
- Discrete TPM 2.0 (FIPS 140-2), Kensington slot, optional panel lock kit
Management
- Remote
- Intel vPro with Intel AMT 11
- Diagnostics
- ThinkStation Diagnostics, Lenovo UEFI Bootable Diagnostics, optional front 4-digit diagnostic display
- Announced
- November 2017 (Wikipedia); PSREF model announce dates 2018-01-25 to 2024-01-12
- Status
- Withdrawn (PSREF); end of support 2028-01-07 for most models
Operating systems
- Preloads
- Windows 11 Pro for Workstations, Windows 10 Pro for Workstations (incl. Win 11 downgrade), Ubuntu Linux LTS, Ubuntu with Data Science preload, no OS
- Certified
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5
Processors
- Intel Xeon W-2102
- Intel Xeon W-2104
- Intel Xeon W-2123
- Intel Xeon W-2125
- Intel Xeon W-2133
- Intel Xeon W-2135
- Intel Xeon W-2145
- Intel Xeon W-2155
- Intel Xeon W-2175
- Intel Xeon W-2195
- Intel Xeon W-2223
- Intel Xeon W-2225
- Intel Xeon W-2235
- Intel Xeon W-2245
- Intel Xeon W-2255
- Intel Xeon W-2265
- Intel Xeon W-2275
- Intel Xeon W-2295