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Lenovo ThinkSystem Overview

ThinkSystem holds strong share in Asia-Pacific data centers, which makes it a familiar sight in cross-border used-hardware deals. This observation page covers the essentials; model pages will follow demand.

Knowledge pages are educational references, independent of sales inventory. Items without confirmed sourcing are reference-spec — quoted on demand.

How the naming works

SR = rack server (ST = tower, SD = dense). The SR630 (1U) and SR650 (2U) are the volume models, direct counterparts of Dell's R640/R740 and HPE's DL360/DL380 Gen10: first/second-gen Xeon Scalable, 24 DIMM slots, DDR4-2666/2933 RDIMM or LRDIMM. V2 models move to 3rd-Gen Scalable and DDR4-3200; V3 models move to DDR5.

Generation map

GenerationKey modelsCPU platformMemoryYears
Gen1SR550 / SR630 / SR650 / SR850Xeon Scalable 1st/2nd GenDDR4-2666/2933 · 24 slots2017–2021
V2SR630 V2 / SR650 V2Xeon Scalable 3rd GenDDR4-3200 · 32 slots2021–2023
V3SR630 V3 / SR650 V3Xeon Scalable 4th/5th GenDDR5-4800+2023–

Used-buying risk notes

Memory for these platforms

Most Lenovo ThinkSystem DDR4 platforms take exactly the modules we stock — see 32GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM availability or use the DDR4 compatibility table.

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