Lenovo is strengthening its presence in the artificial intelligence (AI) workstation market through a technology partnership with AMD. The company aims to expand its product range beyond high-end workstations to cater to a broader array of professional fields.
On September 1, Lenovo Korea held a media showcase at the Mondrian Seoul Itaewon, where it launched the ThinkStation P4, a professional desktop workstation equipped with AMD's Ryzen Pro 9000 series processors.
New CEO of Lenovo Korea, Shin Gyu-sik, stated, "We have built a comprehensive partnership with AMD from the initial design phase, covering everything from end devices to data centers. The ThinkStation P4, based on the AMD Ryzen Pro 9000 processor, offers powerful computing performance and excellent scalability, enhancing productivity and efficiency across various professional fields such as design, engineering, and content creation."
The P4 is designed as an AI-optimized desktop workstation featuring AMD Ryzen Pro 9000 series processors and supports up to 256 gigabytes (GB) of DDR5 memory. It includes the first model to apply AMD's 3D V-Cache technology, providing high-performance computing environments for specialized fields such as architecture, engineering, manufacturing, media, content, education, and healthcare.
Graphics options include the NVIDIA RTX Pro 6000 Blackwell workstation GPU or the Max-Q model. It supports up to 96GB of GDDR7 ECC memory and offers a maximum AI computing performance of 4000 TOPS, enabling support for heavy workloads like large-scale AI inference, 3D rendering, and engineering simulations.
Lenovo emphasizes 'sustainable high performance' with the P4. The top-tier model features a liquid cooling system, a first for Lenovo workstations. This system absorbs heat generated by the CPU, which is then transferred through tubes to a radiator, cooling the liquid before it returns to the CPU, effectively managing heat. The cooling unit is designed to be sealed, eliminating the need for separate coolant replacement or maintenance.
This system controls heat from CPUs rated up to 170 watts (W), reducing performance degradation and noise during prolonged high-load tasks. According to Lenovo's internal tests, the Ryzen Pro 9 model handled 160W of CPU power in an environment of 86 degrees, approximately 23% higher than air-cooled systems.
This represents an extension of Lenovo's cooling technology, developed in data centers, to personal workstations. Shin noted, "Five years ago, we supplied around 10,000 liquid-cooled servers for the Korea Meteorological Administration's supercomputer infrastructure, and we have now applied this validated cooling technology from data center servers to workstations."
With the P4, Lenovo is targeting a broader market. The existing AMD workstation portfolio has focused on high-performance, high-cost models like the ThinkStation P8, catering primarily to customers requiring top-tier performance in media and entertainment. The P4 aims to enhance versatility, targeting a wide range of professional markets, including manufacturing, design, engineering, architecture, as well as media, content, and AI computing.
The P4 features a chassis of approximately 30 liters, ensuring flagship-level performance and scalability. It supports PCIe 5.0 for improved compatibility with the latest hardware and offers a hybrid storage structure that can accommodate up to six storage devices, expandable to a maximum of 48 terabytes (TB).
Shin concluded, "As AI technology spreads across industries, the demand for on-device AI-based high-performance computing is rapidly increasing. The P4 will enhance productivity and efficiency in various professional fields such as design, engineering, and content creation."
* This article has been translated by AI.
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