Lenovo ThinkStation 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.
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong port (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong ram (91th percentile) 91th
- Strong gpu (90th percentile) 90th
- Strong reliability (71th percentile) 71th
Cons
- Below average cpu (13th percentile)
What owners think
The proof
Performance
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 |
vs Competition
| Spec | Lenovo ThinkStation P5 Gen 2 | HP OMEN 45L GT22 | MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS | CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM | Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 | Corsair ONE i600 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Xeon | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K | NVIDIA GB | Intel Core i9 14900KF | Intel Core Ultra 9 285 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285K |
| RAM (GB) | 32 | 64 | 128 | 64 | 64 | 64 |
| Storage (GB) | 1000 | 2048 | 4096 | 8000 | 8512 | 2048 |
| GPU | NVIDIA RTX Pro 5000 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 | NVIDIA Blackwell Architecture | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Ti | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5080 |
| Form Factor | workstation | Tower | mini | mid-tower | mid-tower | Desktop |
| Psu W | 1000 | - | 240 | 850 | - | 1000 |
| OS | Windows 11 Pro for Workstations | Windows 11 Home | NVIDIA DGX OS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Pro | Windows 11 Home |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | Cpu | Gpu | Ram | Port | Storage | Reliability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenovo ThinkStation P5 Gen 2 | 12.5 | 90.4 | 91.1 | 96.5 | 62 | 71.1 |
| HP OMEN 45L GT22 Compare | 97.8 | 89.9 | 94.3 | 99.3 | 90.9 | 71.1 |
| MSI EdgeXpert EdgeXpert-11SUS Compare | 99.6 | 95.2 | 98.8 | 87.7 | 98.4 | 39.1 |
| CLX SET TGMSETRTU5204BM Compare | 94 | 81 | 96.6 | 86.9 | 99.2 | 11.9 |
| Dell Tower Plus EBT2250 Compare | 93 | 73.4 | 94.3 | 85.2 | 99.8 | 71.1 |
| Corsair ONE i600 Compare | 97.8 | 87.9 | 97.9 | 97.5 | 90.9 | 33.6 |
Price
Value & Pricing
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