ASRock Launches its C621A WS Motherboard
Mike Sanders / 3 years ago
ASRock has announced the launch of its new Intel C621A powered workstation motherboards, the C621A WS. This motherboard is able to pair with the latest Xeon W-3300 processors, giving an ultimate performance for almost every application such as content creating, rendering machine, and high-end workstation.
The ASRock C621A WS is a platform solely built for workstation application from the ground up, the 4 PCIe4.0 x16, 3 PCIe4.0 x8 on this motherboard supports up to 4 dual-slot GPU/FPGA cards, perfect for Deep learning workstation, Visual computing such as 3D design and creation. The motherboard has 8 DIMM slots running at 1 DIMM per channel mode giving ultimate stability and performance, supporting DDR4 RDIMM, LRDIMM, and Intel Optane Persistent Memory in order to maximize the system capability.
ASRock C621A WS Motherboard
Internet connectivity is also a highlight on ASRock C621A WS, this motherboard is geared with 2RJ45 with 10GbE by intel Intel X710-AT2 controller, and besides the 10GbE connectivity, it also has 2RJ45 (1GbE) by Intel i210 for maximum internet excess, offering fast and vast option for media centre, workstation and General purpose server.
To speed up the connection from outside the system, this motherboard also has 2* USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C header for front panel connections, the speed, and reversible design make upload and downloading large-size files easy. And besides the vast connectivity of this motherboard, the C621A WS also supports remote management through IPMI interface, giving system administrators out-of-band managing and monitoring capability of computer systems.
Features
- Supports 3rd gen Intel® Xeon® Scalable Processors
- 1 LGA4189 Socket (Socket P+)
- Supports DDR4 RDIMM/ RDIMM-3DS/ LRDIMM/ LRDIMM-3DS/Intel® Optane ™ Persistent Memory 200 Series
- 4 PCIe 4.0 x16, 3 PCIe 4.0 x8
- 1 D-Sub
- 1 mini-SAS HD connector, 2 SATA, 1 Ultra M.2 (PCIe3.0 x4/SATA), 1 M.2 (PCIe3.0 x1/SATA)
- 2 Front USB3.2 Gen2 Type-C, 6 USB3.2 Gen1 (4 Rear, 2 Front), 3 USB2.0 (1 Vertical, 2 Front)
- 2 x 10 GbE LAN (Intel® X710-AT2), 2 x 1 GbE LAN (Intel® i210)
- IPMI2.0 with iKVM and vMedia support (ASPEED AST2500)
Where Can I Learn More?
At the time of writing, ASRock has not confirmed any specific regional release dates for its new C621A WS motherboard, nor how much we can expect it to cost (albeit, we suspect that this isn’t going to be cheap!) – If you do, however, want to learn more about this new design, you can check out the official product website via the link here!
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