Review: Lenovo ThinkStation P620

by Tarinder Sandhu on 20 May 2021, 14:01

Tags: AMD (NYSE:AMD), Lenovo (HKG:0992)

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Test Methodology

Comparison Workstations

System Name
HEXUS Premium 2021
CPU
AMD Threadripper Pro 3975WX
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X
Overclocked
No
No
CPU Base Frequency
3.5GHz
3.4GHz
Max Turbo Frequency
4.2GHz
4.9GHz
CPU Cores / Threads
32 / 64
16 / 32
CPU TDP
280W
105W
CPU Cooler
Lenovo Custom Air
Corsair H115i Elite Capellix
Motherboard
Reference sWRX8
Asus ROG Crosshair Formula
Memory
SK hynix 128GB (8x16GB)
G.Skill Trident Z Neo 32GB (2x16GB)
Memory Speed
24-22-22-52 @ 3,200MHz
14-14-14-34 @ 3,200MHz
Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro W5700 8GB
Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 FE 10GB
Storage
256GB WD SN730 NVMe SSD
2TB Corsair MP600 M.2 SSD
PSU
AcBel FSK001 1,000W
be quiet! Straight Power 11 Platinum 1,000W
Chassis
Lenovo ThinkStation
Fractal Design Define 7 Clear Tempered Glass
Operating System
Windows 10 Pro
Windows 10 Pro
Warranty
Three years on-site
N/A
Date Reviewed
May 2021
N/A
Cost As Reviewed
£6,300
N/A

Benchmark Suite

CPU
Cinebench Release 23 This popular cross-platform benchmark examines both single- and multi-core performance.
Blender 2.92 We render the intensive Victor test.
Keyshot 10 Viewer A standalone application to help test how fast hardware renders.
V-Ray 5.00.20 A standalone application to help test how fast hardware renders.
Memory and Storage
AIDA64 Benchmark that accurately depicts memory bandwidth and latency.
CrystalDiskMark 8.0.1 Free-to-use storage benchmark testing both sequential, random 4K drive performance, and USB
GPGPU
AIDA64 Measures GPGPU compute performance using various OpenCL workloads.
System
PCMark 10 Extended A comprehensive set of tests that cover the wide variety of tasks performed in the modern workplace.
3DMark We run Time Spy Extreme, a 4K DirectX 12 benchmark to test both GPU performance and stability.
Workstation
SPECwpc 3.1 Measures key aspects of workstation performance based on diverse professional applications.
SPECviewperf 2020 Measures key aspects of GPU performance based on diverse professional applications.
Vitals
Power Consumption System-wide mains power draw recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender.
CPU Temperature Core temperature recorded when idle and when rendering via Blender.
GPU Temperature GPU temperature recorded when idle and when running the 3DMark Time Spy Extreme stress test.
Noise System noise output measured when idle and when rendering via Blender.

Notes

We've updated the workstation suite to take in newer applications and updates to key benchmarks such as SPECwpc and SPECviewperf 2020.

As this is a new suite, we decided to compare the Lenovo workstation against our premium in-house build comprising the latest-generation Ryzen 9 5950X and RTX 3080 Founders Edition. Other workstations will follow.

For those that want to see how it stacks up against other workstations, albeit on an older suite, head over here.