ASRock Rack has announced two microATX LGA 1700 motherboards. They have two 10 Gigabit LAN ports (Intel X710 chipset) and two Gigabit LAN ports (Intel X210 chipset) managed by a Realtek RTL8211F. The Z690D4U-2L2T supports 12th Gen Intel Pentium, Celeron, and Core processors, but the W680D4U-2L2T only supports the latter.
Both have similar specs. Each support up to 32 GB DDR5-4400 non-ECC memory and feature various PCIe slots, including an M.2 slot (M-key, PCIe 3.0×4). Display connectivity includes HDMI, D-Sub VGA, and DisplayPort. There are also four OCuLink connectors.
Z690D4U-2L2T Specifications (ASRock Rack)
| Physical Status | |
| Form Factor | Micro-ATX |
| Dimensions | 9.6” x 9.6” (244 mm x 244 mm) |
| Processor System | |
| CPU | Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™, Pentium® and Celeron® series processors |
| Socket | Single Socket LGA 1700 |
| Thermal Design Power | 125W |
| Chipset | Intel® Z690 |
| System Memory | |
| Supported DIMM Quantity | 4 DIMM slots (2DPC) |
| Supported Type | DDR5 288-pin non-ECC UDIMM |
| Max. Capacity per DIMM | 32GB |
| Max. DIMM Frequency | 4400MHz (2DPC-1DIMM) / 4000MHz (2DPC-2DIMM 1R) |
| Voltage | 1.1V |
| PCIe Expansion Slots (SLOT7 close to CPU) | |
| PCIe x 16 | SLOT6: PCIe4.0 x16* [CPU] *SLOT6 auto-switch to PCIe4.0 x8 when SLOT4 occupied |
| PCIe x 8 | SLOT4: PCIe4.0 x8* [CPU] |
| PCIe x 1 | SLOT7: PCIe3.0 x1 [PCH] |
| Other PCIe Expansion Connectors | |
| M.2 slot | 1 M-key (PCIe3.0x4) [PCH]; support 2280/2260/2242/2230 form factor |
| OCuLink | 1 OCuLink (PCIe4.0 x4) [CPU] 1 OCuLink (PCIe4.0 x4 or 4 SATA 6Gb/s) [PCH] 2 OCuLink (PCIe4.0 x4) [PCH] |
| SATA/SAS Storage | |
| PCH Built-in Storage | Intel Z690 (up to 8 SATA 6Gb/s; RAID 0/1/5/10): 4 SATA 7-pin, 1 OCuLink |
| Ethernet | |
| Additional GbE Controller | 2 RJ45 (10GbE) by Intel® X710 2 RJ45 (1GbE) by Intel® i210 |
| Server Management | |
| BMC Controller | ASPEED AST2600: iKVM, vMedia support |
| IPMI Dedicated GLAN | 1 RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port by Realtek RTL8211F |
| Graphics | |
| Controller | ASPEED AST2600: 1 DB15 (VGA) Intel® Integrated Processor Graphics: 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort |
| VRAM | DDR4 4Gb(256Mbx16) |
| Rear I/O | |
| UID Button/LED | 1 button w/ LED |
| VGA Port | 1 DB15 (VGA), 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort |
| Serial Port | 1 DB9 (COM) |
| USB 3.2 Gen1 Port | 2 Type A (USB3.2 Gen1) |
| RJ45 | 2 RJ45(10GbE), 2 RJ45(1GbE), 1 dedicated IPMI |
| Internal Connector/Headers | |
| Power Connector | 1 (24-pin, ATX main power), 2 (8-pin, ATX 12V) |
| Auxiliary Panel Header | 1 (18-pin): chassis intrusion, system fault LED, LAN1/LAN2 activity LED, locate, SMBus |
| System Panel | 1 (9-pin): power switch, reset switch, system power LED, HDD activity LED |
| VGA header | 1 |
| Speaker Header | 1 (4-pin) |
| Buzzer | 1 |
| Fan Header | 7 (4-pin) |
| Thermal Sensor Header | 1 |
| TPM Header | 1 (13-pin, SPI) |
| SGPIO Header | 1 |
| SMBus header | 1 |
| PMBus header | 1 |
| IPMB Header | 1 |
| Clear CMOS | 1 (contact pads) |
| USB 3.2 (Gen1) Header | 1 header (19-pin, 2 USB3.2 Gen1) |
| USB 2.0 Header | 1 header (9-pin, 2 USB2.0) |
| NMI Header | 1 |
| ME/SPS Recovery | 1 |
| LED Indicators | |
| Standby PWR LED 5vsb | 1 |
| 80 Debug Port LED | 1 |
| Fan Fail LED | 7 |
| BMC heartbeat LED | 1 |
| System BIOS | |
| BIOS Type | AMI 512 Mb SPI Flash ROM |
| BIOS Features | ASRock Rack Instant Flash, ACPI 5.0, SMBIOS 2.3, Plug and Play (PnP) |
| Hardware Monitor | |
| Temperature | CPU Temperature Sensing MB/Card side/TR1 Temperature Sensing |
| CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control | |
| Voltage | Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, V1.0M,+BAT, 3VSB, 5VSB |
| Environment | |
| Temperature | Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C |
| Humidity | Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing) |
W680D4U-2L2T Specifications (ASRock Rack)
| Physical Status | |
| Form Factor | Micro-ATX |
| Dimensions | 9.6” x 9.6” (244 mm x 244 mm) |
| Processor System | |
| CPU | Supports 12th Gen Intel® Core™ series processors |
| Socket | Single Socket LGA 1700 |
| Thermal Design Power | 125W |
| Chipset | Intel W680 |
| System Memory | |
| Supported DIMM Quantity | 4 DIMM slots (2DPC) |
| Supported Type | DDR5 288-pin ECC/non-ECC UDIMM |
| Max. Capacity per DIMM | 32GB |
| Max. DIMM Frequency | 4400MHz (2DPC-1DIMM) / 4000MHz (2DPC-2DIMM 1R) |
| Voltage | 1.1V |
| PCIe Expansion Slots (SLOT7 close to CPU) | |
| PCIe x 16 | SLOT6: PCIe4.0 x16* [CPU] *SLOT6 auto-switch to PCIe4.0 x8 when SLOT4 occupied |
| PCIe x 8 | SLOT4: PCIe4.0 x8* [CPU] |
| PCIe x 1 | SLOT7: PCIe3.0 x1 [PCH] |
| Other PCIe Expansion Connectors | |
| M.2 slot | 1 M-key (PCIe3.0x4) [PCH]; support 2280/2260/2242/2230 form factor |
| OCuLink | 1 OCuLink (PCIe4.0 x4) [CPU] 1 OCuLink (PCIe4.0 x4 or 4 SATA 6Gb/s) [PCH] 2 OCuLink (PCIe4.0 x4) [PCH] |
| SATA/SAS Storage | |
| PCH Built-in Storage | Intel W680 (up to 8 SATA 6Gb/s; RAID 0/1/5/10): 4 SATA 7-pin, 1 OCuLink |
| Ethernet | |
| Additional GbE Controller | 2 RJ45 (10GbE) by Intel® X710 2 RJ45 (1GbE) by Intel® i210 |
| Server Management | |
| BMC Controller | ASPEED AST2600: iKVM, vMedia support |
| IPMI Dedicated GLAN | 1 RJ45 Dedicated IPMI LAN port by Realtek RTL8211F |
| Graphics | |
| Controller | ASPEED AST2600: 1 DB15 (VGA) Intel® Integrated Processor Graphics: 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort |
| VRAM | DDR4 4Gb(256Mbx16) |
| Rear I/O | |
| UID Button/LED | 1 button w/ LED |
| VGA Port | 1 DB15 (VGA), 1 HDMI, 1 DisplayPort |
| Serial Port | 1 DB9 (COM) |
| USB 3.2 Gen1 Port | 2 Type A (USB3.2 Gen1) |
| RJ45 | 2 RJ45(10GbE), 2 RJ45(1GbE), 1 dedicated IPMI |
| Internal Connector/Headers | |
| Power Connector | 1 (24-pin, ATX main power), 2 (8-pin, ATX 12V) |
| Auxiliary Panel Header | 1 (18-pin): chassis intrusion, system fault LED, LAN1/LAN2 activity LED, locate, SMBus |
| System Panel | 1 (9-pin): power switch, reset switch, system power LED, HDD activity LED |
| VGA header | 1 |
| Speaker Header | 1 (4-pin) |
| Buzzer | 1 |
| Fan Header | 7 (4-pin) |
| Thermal Sensor Header | 1 |
| TPM Header | 1 (13-pin, SPI) |
| SGPIO Header | 1 |
| SMBus header | 1 |
| PMBus header | 1 |
| IPMB Header | 1 |
| Clear CMOS | 1 (contact pads) |
| USB 3.2 (Gen1) Header | 1 header (19-pin, 2 USB3.2 Gen1) |
| USB 2.0 Header | 1 header (9-pin, 2 USB2.0) |
| ME/SPS Recovery | 1 |
| LED Indicators | |
| Standby PWR LED 5vsb | 1 |
| 80 Debug Port LED | 1 |
| Fan Fail LED | 7 |
| BMC heartbeat LED | 1 |
| System BIOS | |
| BIOS Type | AMI 512 Mb SPI Flash ROM |
| BIOS Features | ASRock Rack Instant Flash, ACPI 5.0, SMBIOS 2.3, Plug and Play (PnP) |
| Hardware Monitor | |
| Temperature | CPU Temperature Sensing MB/Card side/TR1 Temperature Sensing |
| Fan | CPU/Rear/Front Fan Tachometer CPU Quiet Fan (Allow Chassis Fan Speed Auto-Adjust by CPU Temperature) CPU/Rear/Front Fan Multi-Speed Control |
| Voltage | Voltage Monitoring: +12V, +5V, +3.3V, CPU Vcore, DRAM, V1.0M,+BAT, 3VSB, 5VSB |
| Environment | |
| Temperature | Operation temperature: 10°C ~ 35°C / Non operation temperature: -40°C ~ 70°C |
| Humidity | Non operation humidity: 20% ~ 90% ( Non condensing) |
Source: Guru3d
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Second time I've seen '6e', maybe not a US/NA spec...
Anyway, it really depends on what you want in a '10gb router'. Routing isn't hard. But filtering? IPS? Load balancing?
You can throw an Intel X540-T2 server pull in just about anything with an 8x or larger PCIe 2.0+ slot and get the routing part done.
Nothing really stopping you from implementing a CAT5e cable with Class F Cable, just don't go expecting to get 10GB out of it unless every part of the connection (RJ45 connectors, patch panels, jacks, etc) is up to the CAT7 standard (or, at least, for very long cable runs, you might get lucky with small pigtails)
Could also just be confusing it 6a with 5e, which is an easy thing to do as well.