Lenovo ThinkStation P5 P5 Gen 2
With a 16-core Intel Xeon 638 CPU and an NVIDIA RTX Pro 5000 GPU packing 48GB of GDDR7 VRAM, this workstation delivers reliable, error-correcting performance for complex simulations and AI workloads. Its tool-less chassis and 1TB PCIe 5.0 SSD make component swaps and storage expansions fast, while Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5 GbE ports ensure high-bandwidth networking. This machine is best for engineers and AI practitioners running large-scale simulations or 48GB VRAM-dependent 3D rendering tasks.
About This Desktop
With a 16-core Intel Xeon 638 CPU and an NVIDIA RTX Pro 5000 GPU packing 48GB of GDDR7 VRAM, this workstation delivers reliable, error-correcting performance for complex simulations and AI workloads. Its tool-less chassis and 1TB PCIe 5.0 SSD make component swaps and storage expansions fast, while Wi-Fi 7 and dual 2.5 GbE ports ensure high-bandwidth networking. This machine is best for engineers and AI practitioners running large-scale simulations or 48GB VRAM-dependent 3D rendering tasks.
- CPU Intel Xeon
- RAM 32 GB
- Storage 1000 GB
- GPU NVIDIA RTX Pro 5000
- Form factor workstation
- Psu 1000 W
- OS Windows 11 Pro for Workstations
Overview
Performance
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong reliability (72th percentile) 72th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile) 13th
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Intel Xeon |
| Cores | 16 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| L3 Cache | 39 MB |
Graphics
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX Pro 5000 |
| Type | discrete |
| VRAM | 48 GB |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 32 GB |
| RAM Generation | DDR5 |
| Storage | 1000 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe SSD |
Build
| Form Factor | workstation |
| PSU | 1000 |
| Weight | 19.0 kg / 41.9 lbs |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 4 |
| USB Ports | 6 |
| HDMI | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 Output |
| DisplayPort | 4x Mini DisplayPort 1.4 Output |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.4 |
| Ethernet | 2.5 GbE |
System
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations |
Value & Pricing
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkStation P5 P5 Gen 2 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | HP Z2 Mini Z2 Mini G1a | ASUS ROG NUC NUC15JNK | Corsair ONE i600 | Dell Pro Slim QCS1250 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon | NVIDIA GB | AMD Ryzen AI Max+ Pro 395 | Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | Intel Core i9 14900K |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 128 | 128 | 32 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 4000 | 2048 | 1000 | 2048 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX Pro 5000 | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | AMD Radeon 8060 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Form Factor | workstation | mini | Workstation | mini | sff | sff |
| Psu W | 1000 | 240 | 300 | 330 | 1000 | - |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkStation P5 P5 Gen 2 | 12.5 | 90.6 | 91.1 | 96.9 | 63.7 | 71.6 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.3 | 98.8 | 88.5 | 97.8 | 40 |
| HP Z2 Mini Z2 Mini G1a Compare | 90.7 | 62.8 | 99.5 | 95 | 91.2 | 71.6 |
| ASUS ROG NUC NUC15JNK Compare | 91.5 | 81 | 91.1 | 94.1 | 63.7 | 40 |
| Corsair ONE i600 Compare | 97.8 | 88.1 | 98 | 97.7 | 91.2 | 34.4 |
| Dell Pro Slim QCS1250 Compare | 94.7 | 31.6 | 96.7 | 72.3 | 85.4 | 71.6 |
Usage Scores
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