Lenovo 30HA00ASUS ThinkStation P3 Ultra Intel Core I714700 vPro Ecores Up to 4.20GHZ 33MB W11P64

Lenovo 30HA00ASUS ThinkStation P3 Ultra Compact Workstation

Overview

The Lenovo ThinkStation P3 Ultra 30HA00ASUS is a compact professional workstation built around the 20-core Intel Core i7-14700 vPro processor and an NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation 16GB GPU — a pairing sized for physical security operators, VMS server rooms, and video analytics workloads where floor space or rack real estate is constrained but compute headroom cannot be compromised. At 14 lb and 19.25 × 11.75 × 8.75 in, it fits on a shelf, under a desk, or in a shallow equipment cabinet where a tower would not. Intel vPro enables out-of-band remote management, a practical necessity in unmanned security control rooms.

The system ships with Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, 32 GB DDR5-4800 SDRAM (single SO-DIMM), a 1 TB PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal NVMe SSD, Bluetooth 5.1, Intel AX211 Wi-Fi with vPro, and a 300W power supply — everything needed to go live on a VMS server or AI analytics node out of the box, including the 30HA00ASUS model designation for asset-tracking and procurement records.

Key Features

• Intel Core i7-14700 vPro (20 cores / 28 threads, up to 5.3 GHz boost): The hybrid core architecture — P-cores handling heavy encode/decode threads, E-cores absorbing background VMS polling and analytics inference — means you can run a multi-stream NVR application, a GPU-accelerated analytics pipeline, and remote-management daemons simultaneously without any one workload starving the others. The vPro platform adds hardware-enforced remote management (AMT/KVM) so IT can patch and diagnose the unit remotely without physical access to the security room.
• NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation 16GB GPU: Ada Lovelace architecture brings fourth-generation Tensor Cores and third-generation RT Cores. For video analytics workloads — license plate recognition, object classification, crowd density — GPU VRAM headroom is the primary bottleneck. 16 GB of frame buffer lets you run multiple concurrent AI inference streams without falling back to CPU paths, which would immediately saturate the i7's core budget.
• 32 GB DDR5-4800 SDRAM, expandable to 192 GB: DDR5 at 4800 MHz delivers roughly 50% greater memory bandwidth versus DDR4 at equivalent clock. The system ships with 1 × 32 GB SO-DIMM across 4 slots, so there are three open slots for future expansion — critical if you plan to scale the number of VMS channels or add in-memory analytics databases. Maximum supported memory is 192 GB, which is meaningful headroom for enterprise security operations centers.
• 1 TB PCIe Gen4 NVMe SSD (M.2 2280, TLC Opal): Gen4 sequential read speeds run approximately double those of Gen3 — relevant when loading large video evidence files or performing fast I/O against a VMS database. The Opal self-encrypting drive (SED) capability allows hardware-level full-disk encryption without CPU overhead, which matters for physical security deployments where evidence chain-of-custody and data-at-rest compliance are required.
• Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E with vPro + Bluetooth 5.1: Wi-Fi 6E (6 GHz band) reduces congestion in dense wireless environments like security operations centers with many BLE/Wi-Fi devices. Bluetooth 5.1 supports BLE peripherals such as wireless input devices. The vPro radio integration extends AMT/KVM management over wireless, not just wired Ethernet — useful when the unit is deployed in a location where running a dedicated management Ethernet cable is impractical.
• 300W internal power supply: A 300W PSU provides adequate headroom for the RTX 2000 Ada's TDP alongside the i7-14700, eliminating the need for external power bricks or UPS capacity planning above a standard 15A circuit. Single-cord deployment simplifies installation in equipment closets.
• Compact form factor — 19.25 × 11.75 × 8.75 in, 14 lb: These dimensions allow deployment in spaces that exclude standard towers — a dedicated camera monitoring shelf, a wall-mounted bracket enclosure, or a shallow-depth rack with a shelf kit. The 14 lb weight keeps mounting hardware requirements minimal.
• PCIe + USB + Ethernet interface stack: Multiple interface types support camera capture cards (PCIe), direct USB camera ingestion, and standard IP network connections — giving integrators flexibility when combining the unit with hybrid analog/IP camera systems or expanding storage via external arrays.

Integration and Compatibility

The 30HA00ASUS runs Windows 11 Pro 64-bit, making it compatible with the full range of enterprise video management software platforms (Milestone, Genetec, Axis Camera Station, Hanwha Wisenet Wave, and others) without OS-level compatibility work. The NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada is supported by all major GPU-accelerated analytics frameworks, and most VMS vendors publish driver qualification lists that include current Ada Generation cards.

For integrators building out a complete surveillance infrastructure, this workstation pairs naturally with network video recorders and IP camera systems requiring a dedicated management or analytics node. The M.2 2280 slot form factor and 4× SO-DIMM layout are standard for the Lenovo ThinkStation workstation line, so qualified service providers familiar with the platform can perform memory and storage upgrades in the field. If your deployment requires additional storage beyond the 1 TB SSD, PCIe and USB interfaces support external RAID arrays without chassis modification.

Refer to your workstation selection guide for matching compute specifications to VMS channel counts and analytics concurrency requirements before finalizing configuration.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is the maximum RAM the 30HA00ASUS supports?

A: The system supports up to 192 GB of DDR5-SDRAM across four SO-DIMM slots. It ships with 1 × 32 GB installed, leaving three slots open for expansion.

Q: Does the 30HA00ASUS include an optical drive?

A: No. The ThinkStation P3 Ultra does not include an optical drive. If optical media is required, an external USB drive would need to be added separately.

Q: What GPU does the 30HA00ASUS ship with, and how much VRAM does it have?

A: It ships with an NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada Generation GPU with 16 GB of dedicated VRAM, based on the Ada Lovelace architecture with fourth-generation Tensor Cores for AI inference workloads.

Q: Is the storage drive in the 30HA00ASUS self-encrypting?

A: Yes. The 1 TB NVMe SSD is a PCIe Gen4 TLC Opal drive, meaning it supports hardware-level full-disk encryption via the Opal standard without CPU performance overhead.

Q: What wireless connectivity does the 30HA00ASUS include?

A: The unit includes an Intel AX211 Wi-Fi 6E adapter with vPro support for remote management over wireless, plus Bluetooth 5.1 for peripheral connectivity.

Q: What are the physical dimensions and weight of the 30HA00ASUS?

A: The ThinkStation P3 Ultra measures 19.25 × 11.75 × 8.75 inches (L × W × H) and weighs 14.00 lb, making it suitable for shelf, under-desk, or shallow-cabinet deployment.

Marty Allison

The 30HA00ASUS is the unit I reach for when a customer needs a compact VMS workstation or AI analytics node that can genuinely keep up with GPU-accelerated inference — specifically because the RTX 2000 Ada's 16 GB VRAM buffer gives you real margin for multi-stream object classification without falling back to CPU-side processing. That matters a lot when you're running eight or more concurrent high-resolution channels.

Technical Highlights:

• i7-14700 vPro — 20 cores / 28 threads, 5.3 GHz boost: The hybrid core layout handles the burst-heavy encode/decode demands of live VMS streams on P-cores while the E-cores absorb persistent background tasks like analytics polling and remote management agents — cleaner workload separation than a traditional monolithic core design.
• DDR5-4800, up to 192 GB across 4× SO-DIMM: Ships with 32 GB in a single slot, leaving three slots open. For a mid-scale deployment you can double to 64 GB without pulling the existing module — a straightforward field upgrade that keeps the analytics database fully in-memory.
• PCIe Gen4 NVMe + Opal SED: Sequential performance roughly doubles Gen3, which is the difference between a VMS evidence export that takes 30 seconds versus 60. The Opal hardware encryption handles FDE at the drive controller level — no BIOS overhead, no BIOS-managed BitLocker CPU hit.

Deployment Considerations:

• The single-slot 32 GB configuration means you're using one of four SO-DIMM slots — dual-channel memory operation requires populating a second slot, so if you're planning on maximizing DDR5 bandwidth for analytics workloads, budget for a matched second module at installation time.
• At 300W PSU capacity, the RTX 2000 Ada and i7-14700 combined TDP leaves limited headroom for high-power PCIe expansion cards — verify your add-in card power requirements before committing to this chassis for a capture-card-heavy configuration.

This is a strong fit for a physical security operations center deploying Milestone XProtect or Genetec Security Center with GPU-accelerated analytics on 8–16 camera streams — compact enough for a dedicated shelf in a communications closet, with enough VRAM and core count to handle real-time inference without a dedicated GPU server.