Supermicro X10DRT-B+ - Processor and Chipset Overview

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X10DRT-B+ Motherboard User’s Manual
1-2 Processor and Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and capability of the Intel® E5-2600 (v3/v4) Series
processors (Socket R3) and the Intel C612 PCH, the X10DRT-B+ motherboard
provides the best balanced solution of per formance, power ef ciency, and features
to address the diverse needs of next-generation 2U Twin
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server platforms.
With support of new Intel Microarchitecture 22nm (E5-2600v3)/14nm (E5-2600v4)
Process Technology, the X10DRT-B+ motherboard dramatically increases system
performance for a multitude of server applications.
The PCH C612 chip in conjunction with the E5-2600 (v3/v4) processors support
the following features:
• Enterprise SMBus and MCTP support
• DDR4 288-pin memory support on Socket R3
• Support for MCTP Protocol and ME
• Support of SMBus speeds of up to 1 MHz for BMC connectivity
• Improved I/O capabilities to high-storage-capacity congurations
• SPI Enhancements
• Intel® Node Manager 3.0 for advanced power monitoring, capping and man-
agement for BMC enhancement (Note below)
• BMC supports remote management, virtualization, and the security package
for enterprise platforms
Notes:
1. E5-2600v4 requires Revision 2.0 BIOS (or higher).
2. E5-2600v3 is fully backward compatible with all BIOS revisions.