Lenovo ThinkCentre M70q Gen 1 Tiny
A 2020 ThinkCentre Tiny on the H470 chipset with 1 M.2 NVMe slot, 1 2.5" bay and up to 64 GB of RAM (official). It has no internal expansion slot.
Good for 4K HEVC; no AV1 decodeSpecs widely confirmed
Specifications
| CPU generations | 10th gen (Comet Lake) |
|---|---|
| Typical CPUs | Core i3-10100T (4C/8T, 35 W); Core i5-10500T (6C/12T, 35 W); Core i7-10700T (8C/16T, 35 W) |
| Chipset | H470 |
| Memory | 2× DDR4 SO-DIMM, up to 2933 MT/s, 64 GB official maximum |
| M.2 NVMe slots (storage) | 1 |
| 2.5" SATA bays | 1 |
| PCIe expansion | None |
| Onboard Ethernet | Intel I219-V |
| Extra NIC option | None (USB adapter only) |
| vPro / AMT | No |
| Power adapters | 65 W or 90 W or 135 W |
| Idle power (measured) | Not measured yet |
Checked against: Lenovo PSREF spec sheet. Official limits can be lower than what owners report working.
What owners should know
- 10th gen adds Hyper-Threading to i3/i5 T-series chips (e.g. i5-10500T is 6C/12T).
Plex and Jellyfin transcoding
Handles 10-bit HEVC (typical 4K HDR) in hardware. No AV1 decode, so AV1 files fall back to the CPU. The table covers every CPU option sold in this chassis. Check which CPU a listing actually has.
| Video engine | H.264 | HEVC 10-bit decode | VP9 | AV1 decode | HEVC encode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Quick Sync (Kaby Lake–Comet Lake) | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
Plex needs a Plex Pass for hardware transcoding; Jellyfin does not. More detail in our Quick Sync generations guide.
Before you buy one used
- Confirm the exact CPU model in the listing photos or System Information screenshot, not just "Core i5".
- Check that a power adapter of the right wattage is included (65 W or 90 W or 135 W). Many ex-office units ship without one.
- Ask whether the BIOS is unlocked. Ex-corporate machines sometimes keep an admin password.
- A 2.5" drive needs the caddy and cable, which are often missing when a unit shipped with only an M.2 SSD.
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