Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 — rack cost teardown
Full BOM cost anatomy for the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 (Lenovo): every line priced at the current component book, cost-pool rollups, the ASP-vs-BOM margin delta, and modeled top suppliers per pool. $499 per rack.
Rack at a glance
- Vendor
- Lenovo
- Chips per rack
- 8
- Power density
- 9 kW
- Lifecycle
- 2025–2030
What the teardown breaks out
- Compute / accelerators
- Memory (HBM)
- Networking & interconnect
- Power delivery
- Cooling & thermal
- Chassis, mechanical & integration
Each pool carries its BOM share, the ASP-vs-BOM margin delta, and the modeled top suppliers.
FAQ
What does a Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 rack cost?
The Mintok Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 teardown prices every BOM line at the current component book and rolls it up into cost pools, with the ASP-vs-BOM margin delta and modeled top suppliers per pool. The full priced teardown is $499 per rack; specs above are free.
How many accelerators are in a Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3?
A Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 rack holds 8 accelerators at roughly 9 kW of power density.
What's inside the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 cost breakdown?
The teardown decomposes the Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 into cost pools: Compute / accelerators, Memory (HBM), Networking & interconnect, Power delivery, Cooling & thermal, Chassis, mechanical & integration — each with its share of BOM and the suppliers behind it.
Get the priced Lenovo ThinkSystem SR685a V3 teardown
Full BOM, cost pools, margin delta and modeled suppliers — $499 per rack.
Modeled estimates from public data and the Mintok component price book — methodology published. Not investment advice. Methodology.