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Motherboards

8 motherboards from ASUS, GIGABYTE, MSI and more. Most cost $180 to $560, and half cost less than $253.

Motherboards by use

Each use has a written rule on its page, built from listed specs. A motherboard can match several uses.

Recommended motherboards

StaclikSpec score 8.7

LGA2011-3, ITX, DDR4, 2 M.2 slots

+Mini-ITX form factor for compact NAS builds
+Ten SATA ports for many storage drives
+Two M.2 NVMe slots for fast cache or boot drives
−Requires LGA2011-3 Xeon E5 v3/v4 processors
$203.99
as of 11/04/2026 13:08 PST - Details
HkuxzrSpec score 7.9

LGA2011-3, ITX, DDR4, 6 Memory slots

+Ten SATA ports for many storage drives
+Four 2.5GbE Intel i226-V network ports
+Six RAM slots for DDR4 memory
−Mini-ITX form factor offers limited expansion space
$169.99
as of 11/04/2026 15:10 PST - Details
HkuxzrSpec score 7.8

LGA2011-3, ITX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

+Two 10GbE Intel X550-T2 network ports
+Two M.2 NVMe slots for fast storage
+Intel C612 chipset for LGA2011-3 processors
−Only two SATA ports for storage drives
−Only two RAM slots for DDR4 memory
$179.99
as of 11/04/2026 15:10 PST - Details
SupermicroSpec score 7.6

LGA2011, E-ATX, DDR4, 8 Memory slots

+Intel C612 chipset for server-class platforms
+Supports up to 1024 GB of DDR4 memory
+ECC memory support for error correction
−E-ATX form factor needs a larger case
$260.00
as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details
WisoquSpec score 7.4

LGA2011-3, E-ATX, DDR4, 8 Memory slots

+Eight memory slots support up to 64GB of RAM
+ECC memory support for error-checking
+Gigabit LAN for wired networking
−Maximum memory of 64GB limits large workloads
−Extended ATX size needs a large case
$246.27
as of 11/04/2026 08:11 PST - Details
Supermicro

LGA2011, E-ATX, DDR4, Intel C612

+Dual LGA2011 sockets for two processors
+Intel C612 chipset
+Uses DDR4 memory
−E-ATX form factor needs a large case
$438.00
as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details
Supermicro

LGA2011, ATX, Intel C612

+Intel C612 chipset for server-class platforms
+Standard ATX form factor fits common cases
+Dual LGA2011 sockets for two processors
$560.56
as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details
Supermicro

LGA2011, ATX, DDR4, Intel C612

+Intel C612 chipset for Xeon E5-2600 v3 processors
+Uses DDR4 memory
+Standard ATX board size
$1,299.00
as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details

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Motherboards by Socket

AM599
AM462

Motherboards that list a Socket value.

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