Everyone needs to know what’s in Intel’s new Ice Lake Xeon server platform, proper? Well the primary promited board has been disclosed: Axiomtek (who?) has unveiled its newest motherboard suitable with Intel’s Xeon Scalable Ice Lake processors primarily based on the LGA4189 socket. The Axiomtek IMB700 is an ATX-sized answer with six reminiscence slots able to supporting as much as 384 GB in hex-channel, with two Gigabit Ethernet ports six SATA-600 storage slots.
During the digital Hot Chips 2020 trade occasion present, throughout our reside weblog of Intel’s section, Intel unveiled some particulars about its upcoming Ice Lake Xeon Scalable processors. Based on Intel’s 10nm+ manufacturing course of, we confirmed that Intel had began manufacturing on its Ice Lake-SP chips originally of the yr. With not a lot furor surrounding anticipated motherboard fashions in the intervening time, Axiomtek has unveiled its IMB700 with a single LGA4189 socket primarily based on Intel’s C621A chipset. Note that this is similar household of chipsets as present Skylake and Cascade Lake Xeons.
The Axiomtek IMB700 options an ATX PCB with a really simplistic inexperienced PCB which is widespread on skilled and industrial-grade motherboards. Some of its key options embrace a single LGA4189 transposed socket, with six reminiscence slots that may accommodate each LRDIMM and RDIMM DDR4-3200 reminiscence, with a complete capability of as much as 384 GB. For storage, the IMB700 options a single PCIe 3.Zero x4 M.2 2280 slot and 6 SATA-600 ports, together with assist for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays.
Located within the middle of the board are three full-length PCIe slots, with the highest two working at PCIe 4.Zero x16, with the opposite working at both PCIe 3.Zero x16 or x8. There’s additionally three half-length PCIe 3.Zero x8 slots, though one of many half-length slots shares bandwidth with the blue-colored full-length slot.
On the rear panel is a fundamental array of enter and outputs, together with 4 USB 3.1 G1 Type-A ports, one D-Sub video output, a PS/2 keyboard, and mouse combo port, in addition to an RS-232/422/485 port, and twin Intel i210-AT Gigabit Ethernet. In regards to audio, Axiomtek gives its AX93242 HD audio converter board as a further further.
At current, Axiomtek hasn’t unveiled any pricing info, however the official product web page does state the IMB700 is coming quickly. We’re ready for Intel to completely disclose its Ice Lake Xeon platform.
Source: Axiomtek
