Axiomtek GMB850 is a mini-ITX motherboard powered by up to 14th Gen Intel Raptor Lake-Refresh processors and designed for casino gaming machines requiring advanced features like gaming analytics, real-time player interaction systems, and dynamic content management.
While mini-ITX motherboards may serve multiple markets, there’s a specific market for casino and arcade gaming often using AMD processors. We’ve previously covered such boards in the past with the AMD Ryzen Embedded V2000-powered Sapphire FS-FP6 or the AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000/R1000-based Axiomtek GMB140. Axiomtek Gaming’s GMB850 is a more powerful update with Intel Raptor Lake Refresh processors supporting up to four independent displays with up to 4K resolution and gaming I/O modules making it suitable for casino slot machines, electronic table games, and video walls.
Axiomtek GMB850 specifications:
- SoC – LGA1700 socket for 12th/13th/14th Gen. Intel Core i9/i7/i5/i3/Pentium/Celeron “Alder Lake-S” or “Raptor Lake-S” processor
- System Memory – Up to 64GB DDR5 4800 MHz memory via 2x 262-pin SO-DIMM slots
- Storage
- 2x SATA III 6Gbps connectors (1x supports pin-7 power SATA DOM); Q670 chipset supports RAID 0/1
- M.2 M Key (2280, PCIe x4) socket for NVMe SSD
- Chipset – Intel Q670(E) / H610(E)
- Display Interfaces
- 1x HDMI 2.0 up to 4096 x 2160 @60Hz
- 3x DP++ up to 4096 x 2160 @ 60Hz
- Up to four independent display support; SKU with H610 chipset is limited to triple displays
- Audio
- Audio Line-in, Line-out, Mic-in phone jacks (7.1 channels)
- Speaker header for Stereo 6W + 6W
- SPDIF output header
- Networking – 2x gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports
- USB
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen2 x1 (10Gb/s) Type-A ports
- 2x USB 3.2 Gen1 x1 (5Gb/s) Type-A ports
- Internal USB 3.2 Gen1 x1 (5Gb/s) Type-A port
- 4x USB 2.0 pin header
- Serial Interface
- 2x Full RS-232 DB9 connectors (COM1 supports RS-232/422/485)
- 3x simple RS-232 via internal pin header (2x support ccTalk, 1x supports TTL)
- Expansion
- 1x PCIe x16 slot (Gen5)
- 1x M.2 B key socket with SIM holder (3052/3042/2242/2280, PCIe x2 / USB 2.0)
- 2x PCIe golden finger expansion for Axiomtek Gaming I/O Module
- Security
- Anti-clone security
- Intel PTT (TPM 2.0)
- RSA-2048 and AES-256 hybrid encryption
- Misc
- AMI UEFI BIOS with optional security boot function (GLI compliant)
- Watchdog timer
- Power Input – DC +12V
- Dimensions – 170 x 170 mm (mini-ITX motherboard)
- Temperature Range – 0°C to 60°C
- Humidity – 10 % to 90 %, non-condensing
On the software front, Axiomtek provides support for Windows 11 Enterprise & IoT Enterprise 64-bit, Linux, and an optional SAS 6.02 COM port driver for the company’s Gaming I/O module.
Axiomtek Gaming says the GMB850 mini-ITX motherboard is available now with a long-term supply commitment. Since it’s a niche application pricing is not provided publicly. More details may be found on the product page and press release. You can also see the highlights of such a casino gaming-optimized motherboard in the video embedded below.
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