Industrial MicroATX motherboards support Intel Core 12th-14th Gen processors with up to four 2.5GbE/10GbE ports

DFI has recently unveiled two new Industrial MicroATX Motherboards, the RPS310 and ADS310, that claim to have support for Core 12th Gen (Alder Lake-S), 13th Gen (Raptor Lake-S), and 14th Gen (Raptor Lake-S Refresh) processors. The motherboards can be built around R680E or Q670E chipset and support a range of peripherals including VGA, DP++, HDMI, PCIe, M.2 M key, SATA3.0, and much more.

The key difference between the two is that the RPS310 supports DDR5 memory, features 4x Intel 2.5GbE network connections, and has a 10-year CPU lifecycle with optional 5-year extended support. In contrast, the ADS310 supports DDR4 memory, features 2x Intel 10GbE + 2x Intel 2.5GbE network connections, and boasts a longer 15-year CPU lifecycle support.

We’ve previously covered motherboards with a similar form factor, including the HiFive Pro P550 and Milk-V Pioneer, both powered by RISC-V CPUs. If you’re interested in alternative architectures, you might also enjoy our article on the Edge Server SynQuacer E-Series, a 24-core Arm-based PC.

DFI RPS310 industrial MicroATX motherboards specifications:

• Processor options with LGA 1700 Socket
  • 14th Generation Raptor Lake-S Refresh processors:
    • IntelCore i9-14900, i9-14900T
    • Intel Core i7-14700, i7-14700T
    • Intel Core i5-14500, i5-14500T
    • Intel Core i3-14100, i3-14100T
    • Intel 300T
  • 13th Generation Raptor Lake-S processors:
    • IntelCore i9-13900E, i9-13900TE
    • Intel Core i7-13700E, i7-13700TE, i7-13700T
    • Intel Core i5-13500E, i5-13500TE, i5-13500T, i5-13400E
    • Intel Core i3-13100E, i3-13100TE, i3-13100T
  • 12th Generation Alder Lake-S processors:
    • Intel Core i9-12900E, i9-12900TE
    • Intel Core i7-12700E, i7-12700TE
    • Intel Core i5-12500E, i5-12500TE
    • Intel Core i3-12100E, i3-12100TE
    • Intel Pentium G7400E, G7400TE
    • Intel Celeron G6900E, G6900TE
• Memory – Four 288-pin UDIMM slots, supporting up to 128GB DDR5 RAM at speeds up to 4400 MHz, with ECC/Non-ECC support.
• Graphics
  • Intel HD Gen 9 Graphics
  • Supports OpenGL 4.5, DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.1
  • HW Decode: AVC/H.264, MPEG2, VC1/WMV9, JPEG/MJPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9
  • HW Encode: MPEG2, AVC/H264, JPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9
• Display Ports
  • 1 x VGA (1920×1200 @ 60Hz)
  • 2 x DP++ (4096×2304 @ 60Hz)
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0a (4096×2160 @ 24Hz)
  • Quadruple display support
• Expansion Interfaces
  • 2 x PCIe x16 (Gen 4) or 2 x8 signals
  • 2 x PCIe x4 (Gen 4)
  • 1 x M.2 2230 E key (Discrete Wifi 6E support)
  • 2 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 M key (PCIe x4 Gen4 NVMe/SATA support)
• BIOS – AMI SPI 256Mbit
• Chipset – Intel R680E/Q670E Chipset
• Backplane I/O
  • Ethernet – 2 x 2.5GbE (1 x Intel I226-LM & 1 x Intel I226-V) or 4 x 2.5GbE I226-V (R680E only)
  • USB – 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2, 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
  • Display – 2 x DP++, 1 x HDMI 2.0a, 1 x VGA
  • Sound – 1 x Line-out, 1 x Mic-in, 1 x Line-in with Realtek ALC888 Audio codec
• Internal I/O
  • USB – 2 x USB 3.2 Gen1, 4 x USB 2.0
  • Sound – 1 x Front Audio Header, 1 x S/PDIF
  • SATA – 4 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s)
  • RAID – 0/1/5/10
  • DIO – 4-IN / 8-OUT DIO
  • SMBus – 1 x SMBus
  • PS/2 – 1 x PS/2
• Monitor Timer – Programmable System Reset from 1 to 255 Seconds
• Safety Features – Trust platform module: Nuvoton TPM 2.0
• Power Supply -ATX type with 8-pin ATX 12V and 24-pin ATX power connectors
• Safety Certification – CE, FCC Class B, RoHS
• Environmental Indicators
  • Operating Temperature: -5 to 65°C
  • Storage Temperature: -30 to 60°C (with RTC Battery), -40 to 85°C (without RTC Battery)
  • Operating/Storage Humidity: 5 to 95% RH
• Mechanical Structure – microATX Form Factor: 244mm x 244mm with a PCB height of 1.6mm

The specifications provided above are for the RPS310 board, which shares almost identical specs with ADS310. The primary differences lie in memory and Ethernet support, as mentioned earlier. However, there are additional specifications to consider.

For PCIe support, RPS310 features 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen 5), 2 x PCIe x4 (Gen 4), and 1 x PCIe x4 (Gen 3, with x4 speed on R680E and limited to x1 speed on Q670E). On the other hand, ADS310 offers 2 x PCIe x16 (Gen 4) and 2 x PCIe x4 (Gen 4). Regarding USB ports, RPS310 provides 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 1 headers, whereas ADS310 offers 2 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports. Additionally, RPS310 includes 4-in / 8-out DIO functionality, while ADS310 features a more basic 8-bit DIO setup. For simplicity, I have made a table to compare both motherboards.

Product	RPS310-R680E/Q670E	ADS310-R680E/Q670E
System
Processor	14th Generation Intel® LGA 1700 Socket Processors, TDP support up to 125W Intel® Core™ I9-14900 (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 2.0 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I9-14900T (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 1.1 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I7-14700 (20 Cores, 33M Cache, up to 2.1 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I7-14700T (20 Cores, 33M Cache, up to 1.3 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-14500 (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 2.6 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I5-14500T (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 1.7 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I3-14100 (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz); 60W Intel® Core™ I3-14100T (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz); 35W Intel® 300T (2 Cores, 6M Cache, up to 3.4 GHz); 35W 13th Generation Intel® LGA 1700 Socket Processors, TDP support up to 125W Intel® Core™ I9-13900E (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 5.2 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I9-13900TE (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 5.0 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I7-13700E (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I7-13700TE (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 4.8 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I7-13700T (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 4.9 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-13500E (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I5-13500TE (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 4.5 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-13500T (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-13400E (10 Cores, 20M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I3-13100E (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.4 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I3-13100TE (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.1 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I3-13100T (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz); 35W 12th Generation Intel® LGA 1700 Socket Processors, TDP support up to 125W Intel® Core™ i9-12900E (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 5.0 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ i9-12900TE (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 4.8 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ i7-12700E (12 Cores, 25M Cache, up to 4.8 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ i7-12700TE (12 Cores, 25M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ i5-12500E (6 Cores, 18M Cache, up to 4.5 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ i5-12500TE (6 Cores, 18M Cache, up to 4.3 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ i3-12100E (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz); 60W Intel® Core™ i3-12100TE (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz); 35W Intel® Pentium® G7400E (2 Cores, 6M Cache, 3.6 GHz); 46W Intel® Pentium® G7400TE (2 Cores, 6M Cache, 3.0 GHz); 35W Intel® Celeron® G6900E (2 Cores, 4M Cache, 3.0 GHz); 46W Intel® Celeron® G6900TE (2 Cores, 4M Cache, 2.4 GHz); 35W	14th Generation Intel® LGA 1700 Socket Processors, TDP support up to 125W Intel® Core™ I9-14900 (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 2.0 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I9-14900T (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 1.1 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I7-14700 (20 Cores, 33M Cache, up to 2.1 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I7-14700T (20 Cores, 33M Cache, up to 1.3 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-14500 (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 2.6 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I5-14500T (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 1.7 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I3-14100 (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 3.5 GHz); 60W Intel® Core™ I3-14100T (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 2.7 GHz); 35W Intel® 300T (2 Cores, 6M Cache, up to 3.4 GHz); 35W 13th Generation Intel® LGA 1700 Socket Processors, TDP support up to 125W Intel® Core™ I9-13900E (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 5.2 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I9-13900TE (24 Cores, 36M Cache, up to 5.0 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I7-13700E (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 5.1 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I7-13700TE (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 4.8 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I7-13700T (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 4.9 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-13500E (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I5-13500TE (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 4.5 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-13500T (14 Cores, 24M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I5-13400E (10 Cores, 20M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I3-13100E (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.4 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ I3-13100TE (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.1 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ I3-13100T (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz); 35W 12th Generation Intel® LGA 1700 Socket Processors, TDP support up to 125W Intel® Core™ i9-12900E (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 5.0 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ i9-12900TE (16 Cores, 30M Cache, up to 4.8 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ i7-12700E (12 Cores, 25M Cache, up to 4.8 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ i7-12700TE (12 Cores, 25M Cache, up to 4.6 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ i5-12500E (6 Cores, 18M Cache, up to 4.5 GHz); 65W Intel® Core™ i5-12500TE (6 Cores, 18M Cache, up to 4.3 GHz); 35W Intel® Core™ i3-12100E (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.2 GHz); 60W Intel® Core™ i3-12100TE (4 Cores, 12M Cache, up to 4.0 GHz); 35W Intel® Pentium® G7400E (2 Cores, 6M Cache, 3.6 GHz); 46W Intel® Pentium® G7400TE (2 Cores, 6M Cache, 3.0 GHz); 35W Intel® Celeron® G6900E (2 Cores, 4M Cache, 3.0 GHz); 46W Intel® Celeron® G6900TE (2 Cores, 4M Cache, 2.4 GHz); 35W
Wafer set	Intel® R680E/Q670E Chipset	Intel® R680E/Q670E Chipset
Memory	Four 288-pin UDIMM up to 128GB (ECC/Non-ECC) Dual Channel DDR5 up to 4400 MHz *only R680E support ECC memory *Speed support list follow User’s Manual	Four 288-pin DIMM up to 128GB Dual Channel DDR4 3200 MHz (ECC support: R680E only)
BIOS	AMI SPI 256Mbit	AMI SPI 256Mbit
Display
Controller	Intel® HD Gen 9 Graphics	Intel® HD Gen 9 Graphics
Characteristic	OpenGL 4.5, DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.1 HW Decode: AVC/H.264, MPEG2, VC1/WMV9, JPEG/MJPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9 HW Encode: MPEG2, AVC/H264, JPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9	OpenGL 4.5, DirectX 12, OpenCL 2.1 HW Decode: AVC/H.264, MPEG2, VC1/WMV9, JPEG/MJPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9 HW Encode: MPEG2, AVC/H264, JPEG, HEVC/H265, VP8, VP9
Monitor	1 x VGA 2 x DP++ 1 x HDMI 2.0a VGA: resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz DP++: resolution up to 4096x2304 @ 60Hz HDMI: resolution up to 4096x2160 @ 24Hz	1 x VGA, resolution up to 1920x1200 @ 60Hz 2 x DP++, resolution up to 4096×2304 @ 60Hz 1 x HDMI 2.0a, resolution up to 4096x2160 @ 24Hz
Quadruple display	VGA + 2 DP++ + HDMI	VGA + 2 DP++ + HDMI
Expansion
Interface	2 x PCIe x16 (Gen 4) (1 x16 signals or 2 x8 signals) 2 x PCIe x4 (Gen 4) 1 x M.2 2230 E key (opt. PCIe/USB 2.0/Intel CNVi support) (Discrete Wifi 6E support) 1 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 M key (PCIe x4 Gen4 NVMe/SATA support) 1 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 M key (PCIe x4 Gen4 NVMe support)	1 x PCIe x16 (Gen 5) 2 x PCIe x4 (Gen 4) 1 x PCIe x4 (Gen 3) (R680E: x4 signal; Q670E: x1 signal) 1 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 M key (PCIe x4 Gen4 NVMe) 1 x M.2 2242/2260/2280 M key (PCIe x4 Gen4 NVMe/SATA) 1 x M.2 2230 E key (PCIe/USB 2.0/Intel CNVi support) (Discrete Wifi 6E support)
Audio
Audio codec	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Ethernet
Controller	1 x Intel® I226-LM (Core i9/i7/i5 support iAMT) 1 x Intel® I226-V 2 x Intel® I226-V (only R680E support)	1 x Intel® I226-LM PCIe (10M/100M/1000Mbps/2.5G) (only Xeon, Core i9/i7/i5 support iAMT) 1 x Intel® I226-V PCIe (10M/100M/1000Mbps/2.5G) 2 x Intel® x550-AT2 (10 GBASE-T/1 GbE/100 Mbps) (no support WOL)
Backplane input/output
Ethernet	2 x 2.5GbE (RJ-45) or 4 x 2.5GbE (RJ-45) (only R680E support)	2 x 2.5GbE 2 x 10GbE
USB	4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1	4 x USB 3.2 Gen 2 4 x USB 3.2 Gen 1
Display	2 x DP++ 1 x HDMI 2.0a 1 x VGA	1 x VGA 2 x DP++ 1 x HDMI 2.0a
Sound source	1 x Line-out 1 x Mic-in 1 x Line-in (opt. by request, MOQ required)	1 x Line-out 1 x Mic-in 1 x Line-in (opt. by request, MOQ required)
Internal input/output
String	2 x RS-232/422/485 (RS-232 w/ power) (2.54mm pitch) 2 x RS-232 (2.54mm pitch)	2 x RS-232/422/485 (RS-232 w/ power) (2.54mm pitch)
USB	2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 4 x USB 2.0 (2.54mm pitch) (1 x USB 2.0 colay vertical Type A)	2 x USB 3.2 Key B box header (R680E Gen2 ; Q670E Gen1) 4 x USB 2.0 (2.54mm pitch) (colay vertical Type A, MOQ required)
Sound source	1 x Front Audio Header 1 x S/PDIF	1 x Front Audio Header 1 x S/PDIF
SATA	4 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s) RAID 0/1/5/10	4 x SATA 3.0 (up to 6Gb/s) RAID 0/1/5/10
DIO	4-IN / 8-OUT DIO	1 x 8-bit DIO
SMBus	1 x SMBus	1 x SMBus
PS/2	1 x PS/2 (2.54mm pitch)	1 x PS/2 (2.54mm pitch)
Monitor timer
Output and time interval	System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds	System Reset, Programmable via Software from 1 to 255 Seconds
Safety
Trust platform module	Nuvoton TPM 2.0	Nuvoton TPM 2.0
Power supply
Type	ATX	ATX
Connecting port	8-pin ATX 12V power 24-pin ATX power	8-pin ATX 12V power 24-pin ATX power
Energy consumption	TBD	TBD
RTC battery	CR2032 Coin Cell	CR2032 Coin Cell
Support operation system
Microsoft	Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64-bit Windows 11 Enterprise	Windows 10 IoT Enterprise 64-bit Windows 11 Enterprise
Linux	Linux	Linux
Environmental indicators
Temperature	Operating: -5 to 65°C Storage: -30 to 60°C with RTC Battery; -40 to 85°C without RTC Battery	Operating: -5°C ~ 65°C Storage: -30°C ~ 60°C with RTC Battery; -40°C ~ 85°C without RTC Battery
Humidity	Operating: 5 to 95% RH Storage: 5 to 95% RH	Operating: 5% ~ 95% RH Storage: 5% ~ 95% RH
MTBF	TBD	TBD
Mechanical structure
Dimensions	microATX Form Factor 244mm (9.6") x 244mm (9.6")	microATX Form Factor 244mm (9.6") x 244mm (9.6")
Height	PCB: 1.6mm Top Side: TBD Bottom Side: TBD	PCB: 1.6mm Top Side: TBD Bottom Side: TBD
Safety certification
Certification	CE, FCC Class B, RoHS	CE, FCC Class B, RoHS, UKCA
Packing list
Packing list	1 RPS310-R680E/Q670E motherboard 1 COM port cable (Length: 300mm, 2 x COM ports) A81-015026-023G 1 Serial ATA data cable (Length: 500mm) 332-553001-005G 1 I/O shield A49-RPS310-000G	1 ADS310-R680E/Q670E motherboard 1 COM port cable (Length: 300mm, 2 x COM ports) A81-015026-023G 1 Serial ATA data cable (Length: 500mm) 332-553001-005G 1 I/O shield －2LAN: A49-ADS630-010G －4LAN: A49-ADS630-000G

 

The company provides block diagrams and interface diagrams for both boards, along with other documents such as the full specification guide and user manual, which are available on their respective product pages.

At the time of writing, DFI has not yet announced pricing details for their RPS310-R680E/Q670E and ADS310-R680E/Q670E industrial MicroATX Motherboards but more information can be found on their product announcement page.

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