ASRock Industrial Launches IMB-X1900 Motherboard Driven by Intel Xeon W Series Processors

[Nomad76]

In today's fast-paced business environment, efficiency and performance are paramount. ASRock Industrial introduces the IMB-X1900, a motherboard that combines cutting-edge innovation with unparalleled processing power and AI acceleration to drive the future of high-performance systems. Designed to elevate industry standards and redefine performance in demanding environments, the IMB-X1900 exemplifies ASRock Industrial's commitment to excellence. With powerful processing capabilities, expansive memory support, and advanced connectivity options, this motherboard is built on the robust Intel Xeon W-3500/3400 and W-2500/2400 Series Processors, ensuring it effortlessly manages even the most complex parallelized tasks, delivering exceptional efficiency and speed.

Key Features of the IMB-X1900 Motherboard:

• Unrivaled Processing Power: Featuring Intel Xeon W-3500/3400 and W-2500/2400 Series Processors with W790 chipset, the IMB-X1900 supports up to 60 cores, making it a powerhouse for computationally intensive workloads. This capability is crucial for industries such as 3D rendering, product simulation, and large-scale AI models training and inference.
• Expansive Memory Capacity: With support for up to 2 TB of DDR5 RDIMM ECC memory across 8 slots, the IMB-X1900 ensures seamless management of extensive datasets and complex simulations. This inclusion of ECC memory further enhances system reliability and data integrity, essential for industries like financial analysis, scientific research, and mission-critical applications.

• Advanced Expandability: The motherboard features four PCIe x16 (Gen 5), one PCIe x8 (Gen 5), and one PCIe x4 (Gen 4) slots, offering the flexibility to integrate the latest GPUs, network cards, and storage solutions. Additionally, it features one M.2 (Key E, 2230) slot for wireless connectivity, one M.2 (Key B, 3042/3052) for 4G/5G support, and one SIM socket. This makes the IMB-X1900 an excellent choice for telecommunications and media production industries, where high-speed data transfer and intensive computing are critical.
• Rich Connectivity Options: the IMB-X1900 provides extensive connectivity, including dual Intel 2.5G LAN and one Marvell 10G LAN (optional). It is equipped with one USB 3.2 Gen2x2, five USB 3.2 Gen 2, two USB 3.2 Gen 1, three USB 2.0, and six COM ports, offering configuration flexibility to meet complex computing demands.
• Versatile Storage Solutions: Supports two M.2 (Key M, up to 25110) and eight SATA 3 connections with RAID 0/1/5/10 options, the IMB-X1900 provides high-speed and redundant storage configurations. This versatility is particularly advantageous for industries where data accessibility and redundancy are paramount, such as edge-to-cloud computing and big data analytics.

ASRock Industrial's IMB-X1900 motherboard is tailored to meet the diverse needs of industries that require high-efficiency computing and AI-capable solution. In the media and entertainment sector, it accelerates workflows in 3D rendering and visual effects production. For industrial automation, it enables real-time data processing and AI AOI, critical for advanced manufacturing and robotics. The healthcare industry benefits from its secure and reliable design, making it ideal for medical imaging and data intensive diagnostics. ASRock industrial's IMB-X1900 delivers the performance and durability required for today's most challenging environments.



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[natr0n]

Love to see many pcie slots. only 4 real pcie 16 if you look close

 

[ArcanisGK507]

It doesn't have ARGB

 

[Wirko]

It doesn't have ARGB

But they did say "industrial". Here's a few examples of suitable RGB:

Edit: And these look like something that uses a RS-232 port, so now you know why this mobo has so many of them.

 

[csendesmark]

It doesn't have ARGB

I would pay an extra to not have in top boards over the "regular" fancy argb versions

 

[Solaris17]

I would pay an extra to not have in top boards over the "regular" fancy argb versions

I run a socket 4677 board. I actually own two. The most "flashy" one is the one on my daily driver (in specs)

This is about as flashy as it gets.

Your PC ATM

New case feels refreshing.

www.techpowerup.com

The other is my X13SEI-TF test machine.

X13SEI-TF | Motherboards | Products | Supermicro

www.supermicro.com

Which is about as barebones as you can get.

The only LEDs on them are status indicators.

 

[csendesmark]

I run a socket 4677 board. I actually own two. The most "flashy" one is the one on my daily driver (in specs)

This is about as flashy as it gets.

Your PC ATM

New case feels refreshing.

www.techpowerup.com

The other is my X13SEI-TF test machine.

X13SEI-TF | Motherboards | Products | Supermicro

www.supermicro.com

Which is about as barebones as you can get.

The only LEDs on them are status indicators.

Cool PC
That's fine if you like those,
I prefer simple and neat looking PCs for myself
This is not my PC, but since it has no window, it is looks like this

Cooler Master CM 690 II

Would also prefer a case with has no window on the side, but more 140mm fan places instead of the fancy plexy glass.
And maybe some 5.25" places where I can fit my noisy HDD suspended on rubber, none of those expensive "fancy" houses like Be Quiet with

Is worth nothing compared to cheapest of cheap $10 Chinese made HDD 3,5" to 5,25"

I can tell, my HC550 were really annoying until I got one these.

 

[lexluthermiester]

Cooler Master CM 690 II

Love that case! And it's a good fit for the board in this article!

 

[efikkan]

In a world where motherboard vendors make 20 different variants of the same "crap", we need more like this, not just for industrial purposes (like this one), but more "bare bone" motherboards for workstations etc.

Take a moment just to admire how clean and no-nonsense a motherboard really can be.

But what's even more obvious, there is no ridiculous metal plates covering everything. Remove all that metal and have just some tiny fins, it will work better as evident here.

Would also prefer a case with has no window on the side, but more 140mm fan places instead of the fancy plexy glass.

I certainly agree on the glass (I spend my time looking on the screen, not through the side panel).
But fan mounts in the door may lead to a lot of noise, depending on how your computer is positioned. Which is why I've opted for Fractal Design 7 XL for my two desktops, good enough cooling and fairly quiet, not to mention a lot of space for drives etc. (But so pricey…)

 

[mechtech]

That rear IO........................if cowbell was a serial port!!

 

[ypsylon]

Very sleek board. Better planned than most recent AMD outings with super chaotic/nonsensical plug/header placement.

On top of this look at this back I/O panel. It's packed full of useful ports not the usual lame "oh we will give you 2 USB, IPMI port and perhaps 2 NICs if you ask us nicely".

Still for some weird reason AsRock never released full fat WS board for 112L "consumer" segment 34xx/35xx Xeons Ws.

 

[efikkan]

Still for some weird reason AsRock never released full fat WS board for 112L "consumer" segment 34xx/35xx Xeons Ws.

The Sapphire Rapids platform wasn't just very late (Intel's fault), ASRock has been fairly slow to offer a selection of boards. It wasn't that long ago they released the cut-down W790 WS R2.0, which to their credit at least cuts down on the gimmicks, and have been hovering around $500 (but now de-listed many places??) while offering 2x PCIe 5.0 x16 + 2x PCIe 5.0 x8 (CPU lanes), a 10G NIC and 8 SATA ports. Not a bad deal compared to "top" boards for mainstream sockets, but they should have offered this right away, and not just at the tail end of the platform.

I wish they cut it down even further, by dropping the M.2 slots and offering the lanes as PCIe slots instead. Most M.2 slots will be positioned under the graphics card and be poorly cooled, so any serious workstation user would use a PCIe card adapter and put the SSDs there instead (or use high-end U.2 SSDs). I would also have cut the 10G NIC to lower the entry for the platform.

Hopefully the selection for upcoming Granite Rapids will be better, and I do hope that it will be more than just Asus and Supermicro initially. MSI, ASRock and Gigabyte needs to step up their game, and offer raw basic boards (similar to this industrial board, but with the CPU socket in right direction for towers). While gimmicky "halo" products may look cool in YouTube videos and appeal to hard-core enthusiasts, the largest audience for such product will be workstation users who don't care for gimmicks.

 

[csendesmark]

I certainly agree on the glass (I spend my time looking on the screen, not through the side panel).
But fan mounts in the door may lead to a lot of noise, depending on how your computer is positioned. Which is why I've opted for Fractal Design 7 XL for my two desktops, good enough cooling and fairly quiet, not to mention a lot of space for drives etc. (But so pricey…)

Exactly, I am looking on my display!
On the side-panel holes my case's left side is away from me, so the noise is muffled. And this also tells about why I do not need a plexi side-panel...