ThinkSystem V3 Server Portfolio
Five purpose-built platforms — from single-socket branch office entry to eight-socket enterprise-scale. One vendor, one management ecosystem, every workload.
ThinkSystem V3 — Quick Comparison
Key specifications at a glance across the full V3 portfolio.
Why Lenovo ThinkSystem?
From the world's most reliable x86 servers to XClarity lifecycle management — Lenovo delivers an enterprise server platform built for consistency, security, and long-term value.
Full Range — Entry to 8-Socket
Five server platforms from the compact 1-socket SR250 V3 for branch offices through the 8-socket SR950 V3 with 480 cores and 48 TB DDR5 — one vendor, one management platform, every workload tier.
TruDDR5 Memory Platform
All ThinkSystem V3 servers use TruDDR5 — 4800 or 5600 MHz ECC RDIMMs validated by Lenovo engineering. 2-socket servers reach 8 TB, 4-socket SR860 V3 reaches 16 TB, and the 8-socket SR950 V3 reaches 48 TB for the largest in-memory workloads.
ThinkShield Security
Hardware Root of Trust anchors firmware integrity from silicon through OS. Platform Firmware Resiliency (PFR) detects and recovers from unauthorised firmware modification. TPM 2.0, Secure Boot, and cryptographic firmware signing protect every ThinkSystem server.
XClarity Management
XClarity Controller 2 (XCC2) is the embedded management engine — Redfish-compliant, IPMI-compatible, KVM-over-IP, and natively integrated with XClarity Administrator, VMware vCenter, Microsoft SCVMM, Ansible, and Terraform for full lifecycle automation.
AnyBay™ Storage Flexibility
AnyBay™ drive bays accept SAS, SATA, or NVMe PCIe drives in the same slot — deploy with SAS capacity drives today and upgrade to NVMe without chassis changes as performance requirements evolve.
#1 Reliability — ITIC 11 Years
Lenovo ThinkSystem servers have been voted the most reliable x86 server platform by ITIC's independent Global Server Hardware and Server OS Reliability Report for 11 consecutive years — a validated track record enterprises can trust.
Match Workload to Platform
Select the right ThinkSystem V3 server for your deployment tier, memory requirements, and GPU needs.
ThinkSystem SR650 V3
The Enterprise Standard
Lenovo's most versatile 2U platform — two 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors, up to 8 TB TruDDR5, 40 hot-swap drives, 12 PCIe slots, and support for up to 8 GPUs. Handles virtualisation, AI/ML, analytics, and HCI in a single 2U chassis.
- ›2× 5th Gen Intel Xeon Scalable — up to 128 total cores
- ›Up to 8 TB TruDDR5 5600 MHz across 32 DIMM slots
- ›40× 2.5" AnyBay™ drives; 36 NVMe with retimer adapters
- ›Up to 8 single-wide or 3 double-wide GPUs (H100 NVL, L40S, A100)
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