syn_anandtech: Lenovo ThinkStation P720 & P920 now with Cascade Lake & Quadro RTX 8000

Lenovo ThinkStation P720 & P920 now with Cascade Lake & Quadro RTX 8000

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)