Workstation Motherboards

3 workstation motherboards from Supermicro, Shangzhaoyuan, Machinist and more. Prices run $260 to $788.

Boards whose listing states an LGA2011 family socket. Intel's Xeon platforms, which take many cores and far more memory than a desktop board.

We do not pick by hand: a motherboard is here because its listed specs pass the checks.

GenericSpec score 8.4

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

+Dual CPU socket design for high processing capacity

+Eight DDR4 slots supporting up to 512GB

+Three PCIe x16 slots for expansion cards

−Large E-ATX form factor needs a spacious case

−1G network speed is slower than newer boards

$259.90

as of 11/03/2026 23:31 PST - Details

SupermicroSpec score 8.1

LGA2011, DDR4, 8 Memory slots, 512GB

+ECC memory support for error-checking RAM

+Ten SATA ports for many drives

+1G LAN speed

−Only one PCIe x16 slot

−Supports up to 512 GB of RAM

$788.44

as of 11/04/2026 00:23 PST - Details

SupermicroSpec score 7.9

LGA2011, 16 Memory slots, 512GB, 2 SATA ports

+Supports up to 512GB of RAM

+Sixteen RAM slots for large memory configurations

+ECC memory support

−Uses DDR3 memory

−Only two SATA ports for storage drives

$505.94

as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details

Compare specs

Socket	Memory type	Spec score	Price
LGA2011-3	DDR4	8.4	$259.90 as of 11/03/2026 23:31 PST - Details
LGA2011	DDR4	8.1	$788.44 as of 11/04/2026 00:23 PST - Details
LGA2011		7.9	$505.94 as of 11/04/2026 07:10 PST - Details

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