ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS DDR4 Intel Motherboard

The ASUS Z10PE-D8 WS is a professional-grade EEB workstation motherboard designed for demanding compute and multi-GPU workflows. Built around the Intel C612 PCH chipset, it accommodates two Intel LGA 2011-v3 processors from the Xeon E5-1600 v4 and E5-2600 v4 product families, enabling symmetric multi-processing in a single platform. The board's eight DDR4 DIMM slots support quad-channel memory architecture and scale up to 512 GB using RDIMM or LR-DIMM modules running at speeds of 1333, 1600, 2133, or 2400 MHz — with 2400 MT/s requiring an E5-2600 v4 or E5-1600 v4 CPU. Expansion capability is a defining strength. Seven PCIe x16 slots — configurable in dual x16, dual x16 plus quad x8, or other combinations — allow 4-way NVIDIA SLI and 4-way AMD CrossFireX multi-GPU configurations, making this board well suited for GPU-accelerated rendering, simulation, and deep learning inference at the workstation level. Storage flexibility is equally thorough. The Intel C612 chipset provides eight SATA 6 Gb/s ports and one SATA Express port, while an ASMedia SATA Express controller adds a second SATA Express port compatible with two additional SATA 6 Gb/s devices. An M.2 Socket 3 slot (M Key) accommodates 2260, 2280, and 22110 form factor drives. RAID 0, 1, 5, and 10 are supported natively. Connectivity on the rear I/O panel includes six USB 3.1 Gen 1 ports, two USB 2.0 ports, dual Intel I210-AT Gigabit LAN controllers, one optical S/PDIF output, and an 8-channel audio I/O block driven by a Realtek ALC1150 codec with 112 dB SNR playback output. Power management features include ASUS Dr. Power with board switch, a Digital 8-Phase CPU power design, 2-phase DRAM power, ProCool power connectors rated at 12,000 hours, and dual 8-pin ATX 12V connectors. Remote management is enabled via an ASMB8-iKVM header connector (card sold separately). BIOS is a 128 Mb Flash ROM UEFI implementation with CrashFree BIOS 3, EZ Flash, and USB BIOS Flashback. Verified Specifications: - Form Factor: EEB, 12 in x 13 in (30.5 cm x 33.02 cm) - CPU Sockets: 2 x LGA 2011-v3 (Square, 80 x 80 mm) - Supported CPUs: Intel Xeon E5-1600 v4 / E5-2600 v4 - Chipset: Intel C612 PCH - Memory: 8 x DIMM, DDR4 1333/1600/2133/2400 MHz, RDIMM / LR-DIMM, max 512 GB, quad-channel - Expansion Slots: 7 x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16 - Multi-GPU: NVIDIA 4-Way SLI, AMD 4-Way CrossFireX - Storage: 8 x SATA 6 Gb/s, 2 x SATA Express, 1 x M.2 Socket 3; RAID 0/1/5/10 - LAN: 2 x Intel I210-AT Gigabit - USB (rear): 6 x USB 3.1 Gen 1, 2 x USB 2.0 - Audio: Realtek ALC1150, 8-channel, 112 dB SNR - BIOS: 128 Mb Flash ROM, UEFI - Warranty: 3 Years