Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6
The Intel Core Ultra 5 225 chip with a dedicated NPU brings AI-accelerated workloads to a compact SFF chassis, paired with modern Wi-Fi 6E and a wide array of ports including USB-C and HDMI 2.1. Its legacy support stands out with a built-in DVD±RW optical drive, a rarity in modern business desktops, alongside Windows 11 Pro and vPro manageability. This system is best for IT administrators deploying standardized, secure office terminals for data entry and cloud-based tasks, not for memory-intensive multitasking given the 8GB RAM.
CPU Intel Core Ultra 5 225
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
GPU Intel Graphics
form factor sff
psu w 260
OS Windows 11 Pro
53 Overall Score
Price $1,119
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (70th percentile) 70th
- Strong cpu (67th percentile) 67th
Cons
- Below average ram (19th percentile)
- Below average storage (22nd percentile)
The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 |
| Cores | 10 |
| Frequency | 3.3 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 20 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | Intel Graphics |
| Type | Integrated |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 256 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | sff |
| PSU | 260 |
| Weight | 5.1 kg / 11.2 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 1 |
| USB Ports | 8 |
| HDMI | 1x HDMI 2.1 |
| DisplayPort | 2x DisplayPort 1.4a |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6E |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.3 |
| Ethernet | Gigabit Ethernet |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6 | HP OMEN GT22-3080 | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | MSI Infinite ZS InZS9NVR1482 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | Apple M4 Max | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | AMD Ryzen 9 9900X |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 36 | 32 | 64 | 32 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 512 | 2000 | 8000 | 2048 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Apple M4 Max 32-core | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | sff | mid-tower | mid-tower | mid-tower |
| Psu W | 260 | 850 | - | 180 | 850 | 750 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6 | 67 | 49.9 | 19.1 | 89.3 | 21.5 | 69.9 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 95.9 | 89.8 | 79.5 | 93.4 | 92.1 | 69.9 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.8 | 68.2 | 70.3 | 94.6 | 32.8 | 99.3 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 34.7 | 83 | 86.8 | 83.1 | 69.9 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.2 | 83.5 | 96.5 | 86.8 | 99.3 | 11.5 |
| MSI Infinite ZS InZS9NVR1482 Compare | 92.5 | 87.2 | 88 | 90.4 | 92.1 | 37.1 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations12
ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 5 2358GB256GB$1,129ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 5 2258GB256GBEclipse Black$1,170ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 5 23516GB256GB$1,219ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 516GB512GBBlack$1,270ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 532GB512GBBlack$1,318ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 716GB512GBRaven Black$1,479ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 5 23516GB512GB$1,559ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 716GB512GBBlack$1,829ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6Intel Core Ultra 7 26532GB512GB$2,331
