3 Things to Know About the Lenovo ThinkCentre M930q’s Power Limits
Regarding the Lenovo ThinkCentre: 1. The LGA 1700 socket supports 13th Gen Intel Core processors, but Lenovo caps the TDP at 35W. This means you can only use T-series chips like the i3-13100T, i5-13400T, or i7-13700T.
The 35W limit is due to the compact chassis design. The small case cannot dissipate heat from higher-power processors, so performance is thermally constrained.
You get a modern platform, but it is not upgradeable to higher-wattage CPUs. If you need more than 35W of processing power, this is not the right system.