Usually, when distributors launch dual-socket motherboards, that is sometimes executed on bigger kind components corresponding to prolonged ATX (E-ATX) and even bigger ones corresponding to SSB-EEB for server kind components. Supermicro seems to buck the pattern and has not too long ago listed a pair of Intel motherboards with twin LGA4189 sockets, designed for Intel’s newest Ice Lake third Gen Xeon Scalable processors.
Both the Supermicro X12DPL-NT6 and X12DPL-i6 conform to the ATX kind issue and have a really related design. The key metrics embrace assist for 2 Intel third technology Ice Lake Xeon processors but in addition eight reminiscence slots between the 2, indicating that every processor runs in solely quad-channel mode. This is vital as some enterprise conditions don’t require the total reminiscence bandwidth of eight reminiscence channels, and thus having fewer bodily channels on board helps with kind issue in addition to value. That being stated, this motherboard can assist as much as 2TB of DDR4-3200 ECC reminiscence (1 TB per socket). Also, as a result of measurement of the board, Supermicro recommends that solely 185 W TDP processors most are used.
The Supermicro X12DPL-NT6 ATX motherboard
Towards the underside of the board is 4 full-length PCIe 4.Zero x16 slots, every with single slot spacing. Providing each bodily and distant entry to the system is ASPEEDs newest AST2600 BMC controller. For storage, the chipset is powering twelve SATA ports with assist for RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 arrays. Both fashions additionally embrace two PCIe 4.Zero x4 M.2 slots, supporting each 22110/2280 M.2 kind components, whereas the second port is proscribed to 2280 M.2.
Focusing on the variations between the 2 boards, the X12DPL-NT6 is the higher-end variant. It features a twin 10 G-Base T Ethernet powered by an Intel X550 controller, which is cooled by a heatsink, and it additionally consists of an extra PCIe 4.Zero x8 port for NVMe drives. The Supermicro X12DPL-i6 as a substitute twin Intel i210 Gigabit controllers and doesn’t have the extra PCIe 4.Zero x8.
On the rear panels, each fashions embrace two USB 3.2 G1 Type-A ports, with an extra port on the motherboard straight on the backside. There can be a USB 3.2 G1 entrance panel header that gives an extra two Type-A ports.
At the time of writing, we do not know when the Supermicro X12DPL-NT6 or the X12DPL-i6 will probably be obtainable to buy, nor do now we have any pricing info right now. But becoming a dual-socket design on a easy ATX is fairly enjoyable.
