Lenovo announces ThinkCentre mini-desktops with AMD CPUs – Computer – News

Lenovo has announced some new mini desktops. This includes the ThinkCentre M75n Nano, with Ryzen Pro CPUs with Zen + cores. The company also comes with a ThinkCentre IoT PC with AMD Athlon Silver CPU with two cores and SMT.

The new ThinkCentre M75n Nano comes with a Ryzen 3 Pro 3300U or Ryzen 5 Pro 3500U. Both CPUs have four cores, although the 3500U also has support for SMT. This one Pro variants AMD are intended for business use and offer new security features.

The mini desktop comes with 8GB of ddr4-2400 memory. This memory is soldered, it appears the Lenovo reference site. The M75n does have two m2 slots for SSDs, and a m2 connection for the WiFi radio. The PC supports WiFi 5.

Lenovo already supplies an Intel variant of the ThinkCentre. This M90n Nano is broadly similar to the Ryzen variant, although the M90n can come with up to 16GB. The Intel variant also has four USB 3.1 gen 2 connections of type-A. The AMD version has two of those connections, and also has two type-A USB 2.0 connectors.

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Furthermore, the M75n has two type-C USB 3.1 Gen 2 ports, one of which supports a Displayport alt mode. The M75n has an RJ45 connection for Ethernet, a 3.5mm jack for audio and a separate Displayport connector. The whole is powered by a 65W power adapter.

The mini desktop has dimensions of 179x88x22mm, and weighs ‘from’ 505 grams. The M75n also comes with Windows 10 Home or Pro, but is also pre-certified for Ubuntu and Redhat. According to techwebsite Liliputing the new M75n gets the same suggested retail price as the Intel variant. This has in the Netherlands a suggested retail price from 649 euros. It is still unclear when the AMD version will go on sale.

At the same time, Lenovo also has one ThinkCentre M75n IoT Nano announced. This mini desktop features a fanless design and an AMD Athlon Silver 3050e CPU with 2 cores and 4 threads and a turbo frequency up to 2.8GHz. AMD has this CPU beginning of June released.

This PC also has a maximum of 4GB of ddr4 memory. This model is mainly intended for IoT applications, for example in the production sector or retail. For example, the PC has two serial connections. Liliputing reports that the M75n IoT will have a starting price of $ 329. Converted and with VAT that is about 355 euros. It is not yet known what the official recommended retail price will be in Europe.

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