With the launch of the Intel Xeon E3-1200 V5 Greenlow platform, Supermicro released seven new C236 LGA1151 motherboards as well as a workstation (the Supermicro SYS-5039A-IL) for the new platform. We may see more motherboards when the server parts are officially launched in the near future. For now, we have the workstation motherboards.
Here is a quick summary of the Supermicro Greenlow motherboards that support the Intel Xeon E3-1200 V5 platform:
One of the more interesting offerings is the X11SSZ-TLN4F which is one of the first LGA11xx motherboards to support 10GbE onboard.
Hopefully we will get a few samples to start testing the next week or two as the boards become available. Doubling RAM capacity has significantly improved the Skylake Xeon platform’s ability to handle today’s workloads and with additional SATA slots and m.2 slots becoming more common, storage needs are better met by the new platform as well.
From the Supermicro press release, here are the Supermicro X11 UP system and motherboard solutions:
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Workstation (SYS-5039A-IL) – Supports Single Socket Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v5 family, Intel 6th Gen Core i7/i5/i3 series processors, 4x 3.5″ internal SATA HDD Bays, 90 degree rotatable HDD cage design, 4x 2.5″ internal SATA HDD Bays (opt.), 2x PCI-E 3.0 x16, 2x PCI-E 3.0 x1 (in x4), and 2x PCI 32-bit slots, up to 64GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC UDIMMs in 4 sockets, dual GbE LAN ports (1 via Intel i219LM + 1 via Intel i210-AT), 8x SATA3 (6Gbps) from Intel C236; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 6x USB 3.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 8x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 6 via headers), 2x USB 3.1 (rear), Audio: RealTek ALC888S HD Audio; Video: Aspeed AST2400, 500W High-efficiency Power Supply
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X11SAT / X11SAT-F (ATX, 12″ x 9.6″) supports single socket Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v5 family, Intel 6th Gen Core i7/i5/i3 series processors, vPro AMT or IPMI 2.0, up to 64GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC UDIMMs in 4 sockets, 6x SATA3 (6Gbps) via PCH; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 1x PCIe M.2 (PCIe x4, 2260/2280), 3x PCI-E 3.0 x16, 1x PCI-E 3.0 x1 (in x4), 1x 5V PCI 32-bit slots, 2x GbE LAN (Intel i210-AT + Intel i219LM/V), 1x COM, 1x DVI – D, 1x DP (DisplayPort), 1x HDMI, ALC 888S HD Audio, 1x VGA for IPMI only (X11SAT-F), 2x SuperDOM w/ built-in power; TPM 1.2 header, 6x USB 3.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 6x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 1x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Type C ports (rear, share w/ Thunderbolt & DP)
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X11SAE (ATX, 12″ x 9.6″) supports single socket Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v5 family, Intel 6th Gen Core i7/i5/i3 series processors, vPro AMT, up to 64GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC UDIMMs in 4 sockets, 8x SATA3 (6Gbps) via PCH; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 1x PCIe M.2 (PCIe x4, 2242/2260/2280), 2x PCI-E 3.0 x16, 3x PCI-E 3.0 x1, 2x 5V PCI 32-bit slots, 2x GbE LAN (Intel i210-AT + Intel i219LM), 2x COM, 1x DVI – D, 1x DP (DisplayPort), 1x HDMI, ALC 888S HD Audio, 2x SuperDOM w/ built-in power; TPM 1.2 header, 6x USB 3.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 8x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 6 via headers), 2x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Type C ports
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X11SAE-F (ATX, 12″ x 9.6″) supports single socket Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v5 family, Intel 6th Gen Core i7/i5/i3 series processors, up to 64GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC UDIMMs in 4 sockets, 8x SATA3 (6Gbps) via PCH; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 1x PCIe M.2 (PCIe x4, 2242/2260/2280), 2x PCI-E 3.0 x16, 2x PCI-E 3.0 x1, 2x 5V PCI 32-bit slots, 2x GbE LAN (Intel i210-AT + Intel i219LM), 2x COM, 1x DVI – D, 1x DP (DisplayPort), 1x HDMI, ALC 888S HD Audio, 1x VGA for IPMI only (Intel i210-AT GbE LAN share with IPMI), 2x SuperDOM w/ built-in power; TPM 1.2 header, 6x USB 3.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 6x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 2x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Type C ports
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X11SAE-M (micro ATX, 9.6″ x 9.6″) supports single socket Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v5 family, Intel 6th Gen Core i7/i5/i3 series processors, vPro AMT, up to 64GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC UDIMMs in 4 sockets, 8x SATA3 (6Gbps) via PCH; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 1x PCIe M.2 (PCIe x4, 2242/2260/2280/22110), 1x PCI-E 3.0 x16, 1x PCI-E 3.0 x4, 1x 5V PCI 32-bit slots, 2x GbE LAN (Intel i210-AT + Intel i219LM), 1x COM, 1x DVI – D, 1x DP (DisplayPort), 1x HDMI, ALC 888S HD Audio, 2x SuperDOM w/ built-in power; TPM 1.2 header, 6x USB 3.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 6x USB 2.0 (2 rear, 4 via headers), 2x USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Type C ports
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X11SSZ-TLN4F / X11SSZ-F (microATX, 9.6″ x 9.6″) supports single socket Intel Xeon processor E3-1200 v5 family, Intel 6th Gen Core i3 series processor, Intel Celeron and Intel Pentium processors, vPro AMT, up to 64GB DDR4 2133MHz ECC UDIMMs in 4 sockets, 4x SATA3 (6Gbps) via PCH; RAID 0, 1, 5, 10, 1x PCI-E 3.0 x16 (in x16) and 2x PCI-E 3.0 x4 (in x8), I/O: 2x 10GbE (-TLN4F)/2x GbE (-F), 1x VGA, 2x COM, Video: 1x HDMI, 1x DP, 1x DVI-I/D, 1x Intel HD Graphics, Audio: RealTek ALC 888S High Definition Audio, Integrated IPMI 2.0 and KVM with Dedicated LAN (-F), 1x SuperDOM w/ built-in power; TPM 1.2 header, 4x USB 3.0 (2 rear, 2 via header), 9x USB 2.0 (4 rear, 4 via headers, 1 Type A), 8-pin 12V DC power option
Why do we have to choose between m.2 and 10 GbE? I really want a Supermicro option with both at the same time.
I cannot tell from the pictures if Supermicro has finally started using 100% solid caps on their motherboards. All of their previous motherboards use standard electrolytic caps in a number of spots, except the critical CPU/RAM VRM areas. However, I do not want ANY standard caps. I refuse to even consider Supermicro until they get more modern, regardless of their reputation.
I love this site. Always great content.
Haven’t heard anything on Xeon D’s though…hush hush with those NDAs I suppose.
same with choosing between 8x SATA ports or IPMI with the MATX option.
Hopefully this is only first batch of motherboards. Most of these seem to be workstation oriented with onboard audio aswel.
Personally id like a something with an onboard LSI controller such as the X10SL7-F had.
So its just a matter of adding 10GbE down the line when prices come down some more.