ASRock Rack unveiled the DMRD16-2L+ motherboard at OCP Global Summit 2026, one of the first boards built for Intel's upcoming Xeon 7 "Diamond Rapids" processors. The board features 16 DIMM slots in a one-DIMM-per-channel layout supporting up to 4 TB of DDR5 memory. It utilizes regular RDIMMs capped at 128 GB per module and 8000 MT/s, or faster MRDIMMs reaching 12,800 MT/s with 2U modules hitting 256 GB each.
Expansion is unconventional, relying on up to 16 MCIO x8 connectors rated for PCIe 6.0 or CXL 3.0 for 128 total lanes, replacing standard PCIe slots. The board includes one PCIe 5.0 x4 M.2 slot, two Intel I350 Gigabit Ethernet ports, an ASPEED AST2700 BMC with dedicated management port, and VGA output. Fitted onto a 12 x 13-inch EEB PCB, it targets servers and high-memory workstations for local AI.
Pricing and availability remain unannounced, with Intel's Xeon 7 family slated for a 2027 debut on the new LGA9324 socket.
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