Lenovo Power Configurator Think Station P520, P520c Type 30BY Thinkstation P520 V1.2

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LENOVO THINKSTATION

P520 AND P520C POWER
CONFIGURATOR

Contents
OVERVIEW
SECTION 1 – KEY ARCHITECTURAL CHANGES
SECTION 2 – POWER RATINGS FOR KEY SYSTEM COMPONENTS
SECTION 3 – P520 POWER CONFIGURATIONS
SECTION 4 – P520C POWER CONFIGURATIONS
SECTION 5 – APPENDIX
SECTION 6 – DOCUMENT REVISION HISTORY

Overview
With the introduction of the ThinkStation P520 and P520c platforms, there are
changes in the way each system accommodates total power and power delivered
to devices within the system as compared to their predecessor platforms. The
purpose of this document is to highlight those changes such that users can make
informed decisions regarding which power supply to configure in the system and
which add-in cards can be officially supported.

Section 1 – Key Architectural Changes
There are some key architectural changes that have been made to the overall
power design of the P520 platform. In the predecessor P500 and P510 platforms,
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 P520, 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
P520 power supply. For previous P5XX platforms, upgrading the power supply to
one with higher wattage sometimes 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.

P520c utilizes a more traditional approach to powering system components since
it supports a single capacity design. All onboard components and add-in cards
are powered through direct cable connections from the power supply.

Figure 1 – P520 Power Design

Aux Power
Connectors
GPU_PWR1
GPU_PWR2

Power Supply
Edge Connector

Onboard Power
Routing

Section 2 – Power Ratings for Key System
Components
In order to fully understand the power capabilities of the ThinkStation P520 and
P520c 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 P520 and P520c.
Figure 2 - CPU Power Ratings

CPU Name
(Xeon Skylake-W)
W-2102
W-2104
W-2123
W-2125
W-2133
W-2135
W-2145
W-2155
W-2195

CPU Power
120W
120W
120W
120W
140W
140W
140W
140W
140W

Additional CPU Information
2.9GHz, 4 cores, DDR4-2400
3.2GHz, 4 cores, DDR4-2400
3.6GHz, 4 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
4.0GHz, 4 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.6GHz, 6 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.7GHz, 6 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.7Ghz, 8 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
3.3GHz, 10 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading
2.3GHz, 18 cores, DDR4-2666, Turbo, Hyper-threading

Figure 3 below lists the power ratings for the various add-in cards supported
across P520 and P520c. Note that not all cards are supported on both platforms.

Max Power
Rating
250W

Card Name

Card Type

P6000

Graphics Card

Aux Power Connectors
Required (if any)
8-pin (PCIe)

250W

GV100

Graphics/Compute Card

8-pin (PCIe)

235W

GP100

Graphics/Compute Card

8-pin (PCIe)

180W

P5000, GTX 1080

Graphics Card

8-pin (PCIe)

150W

GTX 1070

Graphics Card

6-pin (PCIe)

Graphics Card

6-pin (PCIe)

120W

W7000
WX7100 (130W)
GTX 1060

Graphics Card

6-pin (PCIe)

105W

P4000

Graphics Card

6-pin (PCIe)

75W (or less)

NVS810, NVS510,
NVS315, NVS310
P2000, P1000, P600,
P400
P620
W5100, W4100,
W2100
FirePro 2270
WX3100, WX4100,
WX5100
Teradici 2240
Teradici 2220
Broadcom 9460-8i
Broadcom 9440-8i
I210-T1, I350-T2, I350T4, Bitland BN8E88,
7260 Wifi, X540-T2
X710-DA2, Aquantia
5G,
Thunderbolt

Graphics Card

None

Graphics Card

None

Remote Display Adapter

None

Storage Controller

None

Networking

None

High Speed Bus

None

Figure 3 - Add-in Card Power Ratings

Section 3 – P520 Power Configurations
P520 supports both a 900W and 690W power supply, which allows customers to
tailor their system to better meet the requirements of the components they intend
to support.

900 Watt PSU

690 Watt PSU





Both onboard power connections are
active (GFX_PWR1 and GFX_PWR2).
Includes dual 8-pin (6+2) drop cables for
powering GPUs or other cards.
Provides 2 dedicated 12V rails.
Some supported GPU configurations might
require additional cabling (See Appendix).

No Storage Limitations




250W x 2
OR
235W x 2
OR
180W x 2
OR
150W x 2
OR
140W x 2
OR
120W x 2
OR
75W x 2

All RDIMM Memory



GPU Support

Both onboard power connections are
active (GFX_PWR1 and GFX_PWR2).
Includes dual 8-pin (6+2) drop cables for
powering GPUs or other cards.
Provides 2 dedicated 12V rails.
Some supported GPU configurations might
require additional cabling (See Appendix).

CPU (up to 140W)



Dual 6+2 pin Power Drop

GPU Support
250W x 1
OR
235W x 1
OR
180W x 2
OR
150W x 2
OR
140W x 2
OR
120W x 2
OR
75W x 2
Dual 6+2 pin Power Drop

P520 Power Supply Configuration Notes:







For configurations that are not listed above but appear to be feasible,
please work with the Technical Solutions Team to have the
configuration validated/vetted.
Officially supported configurations could still be limited by additional factors
not defined within this document.
Both onboard GPU power connections (GFX_PWR1 and GFX_PWR2) are
active when either the 900W or 690W power supply is installed.
P520 supports either the 690W or 900W power supply.
Some configurations might require additional cabling (see Appendix).

Section 4 – P520c Power Configurations
P520c has a single 500W power supply available. Unlike the P520c, this power
supply uses direct cabled connections from the power supply in order to support
auxiliary powered graphics cards.

500 Watt PSU
No Storage Limitations

All RDIMM Memory



Single 6-pin PCIe auxiliary power drop.
Provides single dedicated 12V rail.
Some supported GPU configurations might
require additional cabling (See Appendix)
Use of double-wide cards requires the
removal of the lower HDD bay (Fig 4).

CPU (up to 140W)





GPU Support
180W x 1
OR
150W x 1
OR
140W x 1
OR
120W x 2
OR
120W x 1
OR
75W x 2

Single 6-pin
Power Drop

P520c Power Supply Configuration Notes:







For configurations that are not listed above but appear to be feasible,
please work with the Technical Solutions Team to have the
configuration validated/vetted.
Officially supported configurations could still be limited by additional factors
not defined within this document.
Power supply comes with a single 6-pin PCIe power drop.
Some supported GPU/add-in-card configurations might require additional
cabling to be supported. See Appendix.
Use of a double-wide graphics card (such as P5000) requires that the lower
HDD bay be removed from the system in order to avoid physical
interference issues. See Figure 4 below.

Figure 4 - P520c Lower HDD Bay Removal for Double-Wide Graphics Cards

This HDD bay must
be removed for
installation of doublewide full length
graphics cards.

Section 5 – Appendix
This section contains additional useful information about the hardware used to
power adapter cards in ThinkStation systems.

PCIe Power Connectors

6-pin PCIe Power Connector

6+2 pin PCIe Power Connector

Supported PCIe Power Cable Adapters

6-pin PCIe to 8-pin PCIe Converter, 100mm (FRU = 00XL159)

8-pin to dual 6-pin PCIe Splitter, 50mm (FRU = 04X2387)

Section 6 – Revision History
Version Date
Author
1.0
11/21/2017 Cory Chapman
1.1
12/11/2017 Cory Chapman
1.2

1/31/2018

Cory Chapman

Changes/Updates
Initial launch release
Updated CPU chart for Figure 2 to
add more CPU detail.
Adjusted guidance for P520 with
690W to remove dual 250W cards.
Dual 250W supported with 900W.
Corrected description in Figure 4 to
add “full length”. Also removed 2 x
235W support for P520 with 690W
(max dual card wattage is 2 x 180W).
Removed references to 300W cards.
See TSET team for usage if
necessary. Added GV100 and P620
to adapter list in Figure 3.



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