ASUS launches LGA 1156 based Xeon motherboards.
Earlier I posted about how Intel has released an interesting variety of "Lynnfield" based Xeon processors, namely the Xeon 3440, which only costs slightly more than the Core i5 750 but comes with HyperThreading support albeit at a slightly lower 2.53GHz clock. While availability of these new Xeons is still scarce, the launch of motherboards will soon change that fact.
Specifications are the following:
| Model | P7F-E |
| Processor | Next Generation 45nm Quad Core UP Xeon CPU Next Generation 32nm Dual Core UP Xeon CPU |
| Memory | 6 x DDR3 DIMM Slots |
| Storage Interface | 6-port SATA2: Optional ASUS PIKE: PIKE 1064E/1068E (RAID 0, 1, 1E) PIKE 1078 (HW RAID 5, 6, 50, 60) PIKE 6480 (RAID 0, 1, 10, 5) |
| RAID Support | 6 SATA2 300MB/s ports: Intel Matrix Storage (for Windows only) (Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10 & 5) LSI® MegaRAID (for Linux/Windows) (Supports software RAID 0, 1, 10) |
| NIC | Intel® 82574L GbE LAN x 2 + Management LAN x 1 |
| Onboard Graphics | ASPEED AST2050 8MB |
| Slot 7 | MIO Slot for audio card** |
| Slot 6 | PCI-E x16 Slot (Gen2 x16 Link) (Auto switch to x8 Link if slot 3 is occupied ) |
| Slot 5 | PCI Slot |
| Slot 4 | PCI-E x1 Slot (x1 Link) |
| Slot 3 | PCI-E x16 Slot (Gen2 x8 Link) |
| Slot 2 | PCI Slot |
| Slot 1 | PCI Slot |
| Form Factor | 12" x 9.6", ATX |
| ** PCI-E x1 is not supported. | |
The addition of two extra slots is good for workstation uses but will probably hurt the clockspeed that they can run at when all six are plugged - the memory controller may not take it very well and will probably throttle down to 800 or 1066 and/or relax latencies.
There's also a very slow 2D graphics chip that will be enough for server duties and an extra 10/100 Ethernet port that serves as the management interface.
Pricing for the motherboard wasn't disclosed by Asus.
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