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Black mid-tower workstation with front I/O ports and ventilation grille

Lenovo

Lenovo ThinkStation P520 workstation Xeon W-2145 3.7GHz 8-core 128GB DDR4 512GB NVMe Quadro P4000 Windows 11

SKU CH-36BW-4S59F

Mid-tower workstation with 8-core Xeon at 3.70 GHz, 128 GB DDR4 ECC, 512 GB NVMe and Quadro P4000 for CAD and rendering

  • ProcessorIntel Xeon
  • Installed RAM128 GB
  • Installed SSD512 GB
  • Processor core count8-Core Processor
  • Operating systemWindows 11 Pro
  • Type of memoryDDR4
  • Xeon W-2145 8-core 3.7 GHz drives demanding professional workloads
  • 128 GB DDR4 ECC memory handles large projects and multitasking
  • 512 GB NVMe storage gives fast access to applications and files
  • NVIDIA Quadro P4000 graphics powers CAD, rendering and multi-display setups
  • Windows 11 Pro pre-installed for immediate out-of-box productivity

Professional workstation for CAD and rendering

The Lenovo ThinkStation P520 is a mid-tower workstation built for professional design, content creation, rendering and engineering tasks. It runs on an Intel Xeon W-2145 8-core processor at 3.7GHz with 128GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory. A 512GB NVMe drive provides fast access to applications and project files. The NVIDIA Quadro P4000 graphics card supports multi-display setups and professional visual workloads.

Suits professionals needing certified drivers

This system suits engineers, designers and creators who rely on certified Quadro drivers and error-correcting memory for stability in CAD, rendering and data-heavy applications. The single-socket design limits CPU expansion to the installed 8-core processor. Buyers who need dual-socket scalability or higher GPU compute performance for simulation workloads should look at alternative configurations.

128GB DDR4 ECC registered memory capacity

The workstation includes 128GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory across eight slots. This capacity and memory type directly determine the scale of datasets and multitasking headroom available for professional applications. Verify that your software workflow benefits from ECC registered modules before purchasing.

How it compares

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Price $827.99
Cheaper than about 75% of the 1,534 comparable items (median $2,906.49).
Installed RAM 128 GB
Typical for this category: the median of 1,387 items is 128 GB.
Processor core count 8-Core Processor
Lower than about 90% of the 1,207 comparable items (median 24).

Specifications

Product
Brand nameDELL
Product lineThinkStation P520
Product typeMid-tower
Processor
ProcessorIntel Xeon
Processor core count8-Core Processor
Processor speed3.7 GHz
Installed CPUs1
Max supported CPUs1
Memory
Installed RAM128 GB
Type of memoryDDR4
Memory slot count8
Storage
Installed SSD512 GB
Graphics
Graphics chipNVIDIA Quadro P4000
Software
Operating systemWindows 11 Pro

Questions about this item

Does the ThinkStation P520 require a separate display to use the Quadro P4000 graphics?

Yes, the Quadro P4000 is an add-in card that drives external monitors; the mid-tower chassis has no built-in screen, so you must connect at least one display via the card's outputs.

Can the existing 128 GB of DDR4 ECC registered memory stay installed if I add more modules later?

The system has eight DDR4 slots and currently uses 128 GB; additional DDR4 ECC registered modules can populate the remaining slots without removing the installed memory.

How can I verify the Xeon W-2145 is running at its 3.70 GHz base speed after setup?

Open Task Manager's Performance tab or a utility such as CPU-Z; the reported base clock should show 3.70 GHz for the 8-core Xeon W-2145 under normal load.

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