Lenovo ThinkSystem ST650 V3

Example Use Cases:

  • Virtualization and private cloud: The platform supports up to two 5th/4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable CPUs, up to 4TB of memory, and substantial PCIe expansion, which makes it well suited for dense VM consolidation and infrastructure growth.

  • Database and storage-heavy business applications: The ST650 V3 is especially strong here because it supports up to 32x 2.5-inch drives or 16x 3.5-inch drives, with up to 24 NVMe drives for high-performance local storage tiers.

  • VDI and end-user compute hosting: VDI directly, and the combination of large memory capacity, dual-socket compute, embedded 10GbE, and optional GPU support makes it a strong fit for hosting virtual desktops and graphics-accelerated user sessions.

  • GPU-accelerated workloads and HPC: The server supports up to 8 single-wide GPUs or 4 double-wide GPUs, plus PCIe 5.0 slots and modern Xeon processors, making it a practical choice for simulation, inference, and other compute-intensive acceleration use cases.

  • General enterprise infrastructure and branch-office services: The system for enterprise applications, collaboration/email, web, infrastructure security, and systems management. Its tower or 4U rack flexibility, hot-swap drives/fans/PSUs, and XClarity management stack make it a strong all-purpose platform for central or remote office IT deployments.

Key Features

  • CPU2x 5th Gen or 4th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors Core speeds up to 3.9 GHz Up to 32 cores TDP ratings up to 250W 80x PCIe 5.0 lanes per processor
  • GPUUp to 4x active DW or 8x SW GPU adapters
  • MEMDDR5 memory operating up to 5600 MHz 8 channels per CPU 32 DIMMs (16 per processor), 2 DIMMs per channel Supports RDIMMs, 3DS RDIMMs and 9x4 RDIMMs Up to 4TB of system memory No persistent memory support
  • EXPSupports PCIe Gen5 Up to 9 slots total 5x PCIe Gen5 slots (three x16 slots and two x8 slots) 4x PCIe Gen4 slots (one x16 slots and three x8 slots)
  • STOUp to 16x 3.5” HS SAS/SATA (up to 16x optional NVMe SSDs) Up to 32x 2.5” HS SAS/SATA (up to 24x optional NVMe SSDs)
  • PWR2x Hot-swap PSUs up to 2600W, Platinum Available in Titanium and Platinum efficiency levels 1100W -48VDC Platinum general support 240V HVDC support for PRC customers Active-Standby mode