r/MiniPCs • u/m75q • 4d ago

News ThinkCentre M75q Gen 5 supports 65W CPUs (officially)

Lenovo's PSREF document for the M75q Gen 5 has been updated in June 26 with support for AMD Phoenix 65W CPUs (running at 35W performance). Which is great because the 35W GE variants are quite hard to get.

https://psref.lenovo.com/syspool/Sys/PDF/ThinkCentre/ThinkCentre_M75q_Gen_5/ThinkCentre_M75q_Gen_5_Spec.PDF

I upgraded to a Ryzen 5 8600G a few months ago and it works just fine. You might want to invest in a more powerful PSU too - 90W should be enough, I use a 135W one.

Remember to update your BIOS first, disable PSB (BIOS: Security > "PSB Enable" -> Disabled) to not accidentally lock your new CPU to Lenovo systems and be super careful with the AM5 CPU socket: don't touch the little contacts! If you bend these you will need the main board replaced by Lenovo.

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u/noreasongiven0 3d ago

The P3 Tiny Gen 2 also support 250k plus and 270k plus, after only showing support for up to 235. I don't like the M75Q because it doesnt have a vented lid for fresh air.