LENOVO THINKSTATION
P920 AND P720 POWER
CONFIGURATOR
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Contents
OVERVIEW
SECTION 1 – KEY ARCHITECTURAL CHANGES
SECTION 2 – POWER RATINGS FOR KEY SYSTEM COMPONENTS
SECTION 3 – P920 POWER CONFIGURATIONS
SECTION 4 – P920 WITH THREE 295W GPUS
SECTION 5 – P720 POWER CONFIGURATIONS
SECTION 6 – APPENDIX
SECTION 7 – DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY
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Overview
The ThinkStation P920 and P720 platforms are built using a similar system power
design that was originally introduced in the predecessor P-series platforms.
There are some unique changes to the P920 and P720 power design that make
support for various components within the systems easier for the end user. The
purpose of this document is to outline the overall power design for the
ThinkStation P920 and P720 platforms and set forth the supported hardware
configurations associated with each.
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Section 1 – Key Architectural Changes
While the overall power design of the P720 platform is similar to its predecessors,
there are some important changes that should be noted when configuring the
P720 power. In the P700 and P710 series, the power supply had two methods to
deliver power to the components within the system:
• A printed circuit board (PCB) “edge” style connector that provided
power to the motherboard
• A cable connection that allowed for power to be distributed to add in
cards, such as auxiliary power for GPUs.
With the P720, all power is now delivered to the system in a single connection via
the PCB edge connector. Instead of using a separate cable connection for
auxiliary powered devices, power for those devices is now cabled directly off the
motherboard.
This becomes particularly advantageous when considering the upgradability of the
P720 power supply. For previous P7XX platforms, upgrading the power supply to
one with higher wattage also meant upgrading the auxiliary power cabling
associated with that supply. This was a bit of a daunting task as the auxiliary
cabling was routed underneath the motherboard requiring technicians to
disassemble a large portion of the system to fully upgrade the power supply and
cabling. With this new design, upgrading a power supply is as simple as installing
the new power supply unit, and attaching any auxiliary power cable updates
directly to the top of the motherboard. No system disassembly/reassembly is
necessary. Figure 1 below shows the basis of this new design.
The P920 platform very closely follows the power delivery design of its
predecessors with the main difference being a higher capacity (wattage) power
supply.
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Figure 1 - P720 Power Design
Power Supply Edge
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Section 2 – Power Ratings for Key System
Components
In order to fully understand the power capabilities of the ThinkStation P920 and
P720 platforms, it’s important to understand the defined power ratings for the
various internal components used within the system. Figure 2 below describes
the power ratings for the various CPUs supported on the P920 and P720.
Figure 2 - CPU Power Ratings
SKYLAKE
CPU Name
(Xeon Processor Scalable)
Additional CPU Information
2.5GHz, 28 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.5GHz, 28 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 28 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 28 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 26 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 26 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.7GHz, 24 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.0GHz, 26 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 24 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 24 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 24 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.0GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.6GHz, 4 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.0GHz, 16 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.0GHz, 18 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 22 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.7GHz, 18 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.0GHz, 20 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.2GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.5GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.6GHz, 16 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.6GHz, 16 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.3GHz, 18 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.3GHz, 18 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.0GHz, 20 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.0GHz, 20 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.0GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.2GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.2GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.6GHz, 14 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 16 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 16 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.4GHz, 6 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.6GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.6GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.6GHz, 4 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.2GHz, 14 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.2GHz, 14 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.5GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.3GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.4GHz, 10 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 12 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.2GHz, 10 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.2GHz, 10 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.6GHz, 4 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.1GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.0GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
1.8GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2400, Turbo, Hyper-threading
1.7GHz, 8 cores, DDR4-2133
1.7GHz, 6 cores, DDR4-2133