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
52 Overall Score
Price CA$1,538
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port selection (89th percentile) 89th
- Strong reliability (71st percentile) 71st
- Strong cpu (66th percentile) 66th
Cons
- Below average ram (18th percentile)
- Below average storage (21st 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 | ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 | Dell Tower ECT1250 | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Apple Mac Studio M4 Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core Ultra 5 225 | Intel Core Ultra 7 265K | AMD Ryzen 9 9950X | Intel Core Ultra 7 265 | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Apple M4 Max |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 64 | 36 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 2048 | 2048 | 2000 | 8000 | 512 |
| GPU | Intel Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | AMD Radeon RX 9070 XT | Intel UHD Graphics | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | Apple M4 Max 32-core |
| Form Factor | sff | mid-tower | desktop | mid-tower | mid-tower | sff |
| Psu W | 260 | 850 | 850 | 180 | 850 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | macOS |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkCentre M70s Gen 6 | 66.4 | 47.4 | 17.5 | 89 | 20.6 | 70.6 |
| HP OMEN GT22-3080 Compare | 96 | 89 | 78.9 | 93.3 | 91.6 | 70.6 |
| ASUS Republic of Gamers GM700TZ-BS978 Compare | 98.8 | 79.6 | 93.9 | 97.3 | 91.6 | 38 |
| Dell Tower ECT1250 Compare | 89.6 | 31.3 | 82.5 | 86.4 | 82.8 | 70.6 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94.3 | 82.6 | 96.4 | 86.4 | 99.2 | 11.8 |
| Apple Mac Studio M4 Max Compare | 85.6 | 66.7 | 69.4 | 94.5 | 31.7 | 99.3 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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Other Configurations9
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