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Lenovo ThinkCentre M90q Gen 2 2021 Intel i9-11900

ThinkCentre M90q Gen 2
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CPU

Cores
8
Threads
16
Geekbench single
2,198
Geekbench multi
9,226
Base freq
2.5 GHz
Max freq
5.2 GHz
Architecture
Rocket Lake-S
Year
2021
Process
14 nm
Cache
16 MB
TDP
65 W
Graphics
Intel® UHD Graphics 750

RAM

Platform max
64GB: 2x 32GB DDR4-2666
Factory options
  • 32GB: 1x 32GB DDR4-2933
  • 16GB: 1x 16GB DDR4-3200
  • 8GB: 1x 8GB DDR4-2933

Storage

Layout
2x M.2 NVMe + 1x SATA 2.5"
Factory options
  • 2000GB: 2x 1000GB M.2 NVMe SSD
  • 1000GB: 1x 1000GB M.2 NVMe SSD
  • 512GB: 1x 512GB M.2 NVMe SSD
  • 256GB: 1x 256GB M.2 NVMe SSD

I/O Ports

Rear
  • 1x HDMI
  • 1x DisplayPort
  • 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1
  • 2x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
Front
  • 1x USB-A 3.2 Gen 2 (Always On; fast charge)
  • 1x USB-C 3.2 Gen 2
  • 1x Headphone/microphone combo (3.5mm)

Network

Integrated NIC
  • I219-LM, 1x GbE RJ-45
Compatible network adapters
  • I350-T4, PCIe, 4x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel 9560: M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 5 + BT 5.1
Factory network adapters
  • Intel AX201: M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
  • Realtek RTL8822CE: M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 5 + BT 5.0

Factory configurations

Actual Lenovo model codes found with this CPU, grouped by the RAM, storage, and network options they shipped with.

Code RAM Storage Network
11MQ 1x 32GB DDR4-2933 1x 1000GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 Performance NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
11MQ 2x 8GB DDR4-2933 2x 1000GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0x4 NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
11MQ 1x 16GB DDR4-2933 1x 1000GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 Performance NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
11MQ 1x 16GB DDR4-2933 1x 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
11MQ 1x 16GB DDR4-2933 1x 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Realtek RTL8822CE M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 5 + BT 5.0
11MQ 1x 16GB DDR4-2933 1x 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 Performance NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
11MQ 1x 16GB DDR4-3200 1x 512GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0x4 Performance NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
11MQ 1x 16GB DDR4-2933 1x 256GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro
11MR 1x 8GB DDR4-2933 1x 256GB SSD M.2 2280 PCIe 3.0 NVMe
  • 1x GbE RJ-45
  • Intel AX201 M.2 PCIe Wi-Fi 6 + BT 5.1 + vPro