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Abstract
In the MLPerf training v5.1, Lenovo continues its commitment to elevating AI infrastructure performance. Among the first to participate in the industry-standard AI performance rigorous training process, Lenovo demonstrates strong performance once again in the latest MLPerf Training results.
Introduction
Training models require processing massive volumes of data, supported by a carefully optimized combination of high-performance, reliable, and resilient servers. The world knows Lenovo and NVIDIA GPUs, and we are proud of our NVIDIA partners well deserved state-of-the-art NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell GPU MLPerf results. Clearly NVIDIA dominates in the GPU space with a win in all seven tests from LLMs, image generation, recommender systems, computer vision and graph neural networks, our partnership continues to strengthen our trusted and proven AI infrastructure solutions.
Lenovo’s ThinkSystem SR680a V3, SR680a V4 and SR780a V3 delivered strong competitive performance across a broad spectrum of AI training workloads, validating our position as an innovative leader for AI model development at scale.
Highlights from ML Perf 5.1 Training
ThinkSystem SR680a V3 with 8x B200-SXM-180GB GPUs is an ideal system for training next-gen AI models in enterprise, academic, and research settings.
Lenovo achieved competitive performance across various training tasks including:
- llama31_81b
- dlrm_dcnv2
- retinanet
- llama2_70b_lora
- rgat
ThinkSystem SR680a V4 with 8x B300-SXM GPUs is geared for high-end AI training and a diverse range of workloads, proving itself with strong performance in LLMs and multimodal tasks.
LLMs:
- llama31_8b
- llama2_70b_lora
ThinkSystem SR780aV3 with 8x B200-SXM-180GB GPUs is the ultimate Generative AI server, with advanced GPU-to-GPU communications and high-speed PCIe 5.0 connectivity.
Benchmarks submitted:
- llama31_8b
- dlrm_dcnv2
- llama2_70b_lora
- rgat
Empowering Businesses with Lenovo’s AI Leadership
Lenovo’s ML Perf benchmark results reinforce our continued focus on delivering high-performance, future-ready AI systems that meet the evolving needs of modern workloads.
Key differentiators include:
- Cross-Workload Excellence: From computer vision to LLMs, Lenovo systems consistently deliver strong results across use cases.
- Scalable Infrastructure: Built with the latest NVIDIA B200-SXM and G300-SXM GPUs, Lenovo’s systems offer the performance and flexibility needed for AI projects of any size.
- Enterprise Integration: With support for both centralized training and edge-ready deployment, Lenovo empowers organizations to scale AI from research labs to production environments.
Looking Ahead: AI Innovation with Lenovo & NVIDIA
As AI training workloads continue to grow in complexity and scale, Lenovo remains firmly committed to innovation. Our strong MLPerf Training results reflect not only technical excellence but also a forward-thinking approach to solving tomorrow’s AI challenges with real business outcomes.
With deep industry partnerships like NVIDIA and a focus on building agile, efficient infrastructure, Lenovo carves a leading path for breakthroughs in generative AI, LLMs, Computer Vision, Recommender Systems, and more.
Conclusion
Lenovo’s latest MLPerf Training results reaffirm its leadership in advanced AI infrastructure. Powered by ThinkSystem SR680a V3, SR680a V4, and SR780a V3 servers, Lenovo delivers unmatched performance, scalability, and reliability—whether training complex language models, enhancing computer vision, or enabling real-time generative AI. For organizations ready to lead in AI, Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage™ with NVIDIA provides a trusted foundation to build, train, and scale with confidence—unlocking innovation and accelerating Smarter AI adoption.
Together, Lenovo and NVIDIA are driving the future of AI with faster, Smarter AI for All.
For more information
For more information, see these resources:
- Lenovo Hybrid AI Advantage with NVIDIA landing page
https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/servers-storage/solutions/ai/ - ThinkSystem SR680a V3 with B200 product guide
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2247-lenovo-thinksystem-sr680a-v3-with-b200 - ThinkSystem SR680a V4 Server product guide
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2264-thinksystem-sr680a-v4-server - ThinkSystem SR780a V3 Server product guide
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp1980-thinksystem-sr780a-v3-server - Article: Lenovo Strengthens AI Leadership with Standout MLPerf Training 5.0 Results
https://lenovopress.lenovo.com/lp2277-lenovo-strengthens-ai-leadership-with-standout-mlperf-training-50-results
See more NVIDIA performance data on the Data Center Deep Learning Product Performance Hub and Performance Explorer pages.
Author
Traci Parker is the Worldwide Solutions Marketing Manager for Enterprise IT and AI at Lenovo. She specializes in hybrid cloud, infrastructure modernization and AI solutions. She has more than 15 years of experience as a Marketing Manager and Product Marketing Manager across high-tech, fin-tech and healthcare industries.
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