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WORKSTATIONS www.postmagazine.com 31 POST MAR/APR 2023 LENOVO DEBUTS NEXT-GEN THINKSTATIONS MORRISVILLE, NC — Lenovo (www.lenovo.com) recently launched its ThinkStation PX, P7 and P5, a trio of advanced desktop workstations featuring the latest processor technolo- gy from Intel, ranging up to 120 cores, and support for high-end Nvidia RTX professional GPUs. Additionally, the workstations boast new chassis designs and advanced thermals, as well as BMC capabilities for streamlined remote system monitoring. From virtual reality and mixed-reality experiences and virtual production, to machine learning, data science, computer aided engineering (CAE), reality capture and AI, the PX, P7 and P5 workstations provide power, performance and speed in a scalable and fu- ture-proofed design that's well suited for the hybrid-work world. To bring this trio of workstations to life, Lenovo partnered with customer/high-perfor- mance automaker Aston Martin to co-design the new ThinkStation chassis. In line with Aston Martin's design philosophy, the collaboration sought to reflect Lenovo's red design language, provide the highest possible performance and enable enhanced levels of cus- tomization. Designers from Lenovo and Aston Martin worked collaboratively to craft the machines, allowing workstation users to amplify each stage of their workflow. To do this, the teams conceived a new tool-less chassis design. With a focus on achieving maximum performance, the chassis' 3D grill is directly in- spired by Aston Martin's DBS grand tourer. Redesigned air baffles and larger 3D hex ven- tilation openings, along with Lenovo's tri-channel cooling system, allow for unobstructed airflow, ensuring maximum cold air intake and hot air exhaust. As a result, the chassis maximizes performance of CPUs, GPUs, memory and storage. Additionally, all three of the new workstations boast modular designs with front access drives for easy serviceability and upgrade flexibility. The ThinkStation PX is Lenovo's highest-end, flagship workstation. Rack-optimized, the PX offers the flexibility needed for both desktop and data center environments, enabling a seamless transition between the two. The PX is powered by the latest 4th Gen Intel Xeon scalable processors, which offer up to 120 CPU cores, and boast a 53 percent aver- age performance gain over the prior generation. The ThinkStation PX also offers support for up to four dual-slot Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Generation GPUs. The workstation features up to 4TB of DDR5 memory and ultra-fast bandwidth through PCIe Gen 5 lanes. The ThinkStation P7 features a new compute architecture with the latest Intel Xeon W processors, supporting up to 56 cores in a single socket to tackle compute-intensive, multithreaded tasks. Designed to exceed the most rigorous performance and reliability challenges of workloads that typically relied on servers or cloud resources in the past, the P7 is also rack-optimized for use in desktop and data center environments. With support for up to three dual-slot Nvidia RTX 6000 Ada Generation GPUs, the P7 is well suited for content creators, VFX artists and designers. Lenovo's ThinkStation P5 features a newly-designed chassis, the latest Intel Xeon W processors, which offer up to 24 cores, and support for up to two Nvidia RTX A6000 pro- fessional graphics cards. High-speed DDR5 memory and PCIe Gen 5 bandwidth deliver extreme configurability. The unit is well suited for 3D, visualization and visual effects. AMD's (amd.com) newly-announced Radeon Pro W7900, with 48GB of memory, and Radeon Pro W7800, with 32GB of mem- ory, feature the latest RDNA 3 architecture, which is designed to improve multi-application workflows and increase productivity. AMD RDNA 3 GPUs are the company's first to include the latest DisplayPort 2.1, which offers more than two times the throughput of DisplayPort 1.4 and accommodates the highest resolutions and color spaces available on a professional GPU. The Radeon Pro W7900 and Radeon Pro W7800 GPUs can be used for manipulat- ing large designs or scenes in realtime, processing photorealistic renderings or executing intensive computing tasks, helping artists get more done in less time. Based on the Nvidia Ada Lovelace GPU architecture, the compa- ny's RTX 6000 brings both power efficiency and performance to new workstations outfitted with Intel's Xeon W processors. The RTX 6000 features 142 third-generation RT Cores, 568 fourth-gen- eration Tensor Cores and 18,176 latest-generation CUDA cores, combined with 48GB of high-performance graphics memory to provide up to two times ray-tracing, AI, graphics and compute performance over the previous generation. The RTX 6000 has a form factor of 4.4-inches high by 10.5-inches long (dual slot) and is outfitted with four DisplayPort 1.4 ports.