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

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C612 Mini-ITX NAS Motherboard for E5 v3/v4, Dual 10GbE, 10 SATA, Dual M.2 NVMe, ECC Memory Support(1×M.2 Adapter +

$203.99as of 11/04/2026 13:08 PST - Details

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Spec score9.1

Pros

+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

+Dual 10G LAN for high-speed network transfers

+ECC memory support for data integrity

Cons

−Requires LGA2011-3 Xeon E5 v3/v4 processors

Compared with the 6 motherboards on this page

+10G: the highest wired lan of the 43 here

+10 sata ports: the most sata ports of the 12 here

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LGA1851, ITX, DDR5, 2 Memory slots

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ASRock Intel Core Ultra B860 LGA1851 B860I WiFi 6E DDR5 8933 MHz 128GB M.2 Mini ITX Motherboard SATA3 6.0 Gb/s PCIe 5.0

$159.99as of 11/04/2026 12:09 PST - Details

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Spec score8.4

Pros

+Supports Intel Core Ultra LGA1851 processors

+DDR5 memory support at 8933 MHz

+Built-in Wi-Fi 6E for wireless connectivity

+Mini-ITX form factor for compact builds

+PCIe 5.0 support

Cons

−Only two RAM slots for memory expansion

−Mini-ITX size limits expansion slots

Compared with the 6 motherboards on this page

−2 memory slots: 25 of the 32 here have more memory slots

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LGA2011-3, ITX, DDR4, 6 Memory slots

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HKUXZR C612 NAS Motherboard LGA2011-3, 10x SATA 6Gbps, 4X 2.5GbE Intel i226-V, 2X M.2 NVMe, 2X PCIe x16, DDR4, Server

$169.99as of 11/03/2026 23:25 PST - Details

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Spec score8.3

Pros

+Ten SATA ports for many storage drives

+Four 2.5GbE Intel i226-V network ports

+Six RAM slots for DDR4 memory

+Two M.2 NVMe slots and two PCIe x16 slots

Cons

−Mini-ITX form factor offers limited expansion space

Compared with the 6 motherboards on this page

+10 sata ports: the most sata ports of the 12 here

+6 memory slots: only 3 of 32 here have more memory slots

+2.5G: only 8 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

+2 pcie x16 slots: only 3 of 15 here have more pcie x16 slots

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LGA1151, ITX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

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N17 NAS Motherboard C246 LGA1151(Intel/C246/Mini ITX/DDR4 Support ECC/PCIE3.0x16/4x2.5G LAN/8xSATA3/2xM.2/USB3.0/ HD

$169.99as of 11/04/2026 00:19 PST - Details

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Spec score8.1

Pros

+Mini ITX form factor fits compact builds

+Supports ECC memory for error-checking RAM

+Four 2.5G LAN ports for network storage

+Eight SATA3 ports for many drives

+Two M.2 slots for fast storage

Cons

−Only two RAM slots limit total memory

Compared with the 6 motherboards on this page

+2.5G: only 8 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

+8 sata ports: 6 of the 12 here have fewer sata ports

−2 memory slots: 25 of the 32 here have more memory slots

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LGA2011-3, ITX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

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HKUXZR C612 NAS Motherboard LGA2011-3, 2X SATA 6Gbps,4*SFF-8643 2X 10 GbE Intel X550-T2, 2X M.2 NVMe, 1x PCIe x16,

$179.99as of 11/03/2026 23:25 PST - Details

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Spec score8.0

Pros

+Two 10GbE Intel X550-T2 network ports

+Two M.2 NVMe slots for fast storage

+Intel C612 chipset for LGA2011-3 processors

Cons

−Only two SATA ports for storage drives

−Only two RAM slots for DDR4 memory

Compared with the 6 motherboards on this page

+10G: the highest wired lan of the 43 here

−2 memory slots: 25 of the 32 here have more memory slots

−2 sata ports: 9 of the 12 here have more sata ports

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LGA1700, ITX, DDR4, 2 Memory slots

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Romindly Industrial Mini-ITX Motherboard LGA1700 Supports 12/13/14 Gen Core CPU Up to 65W TDP Dual Intel 2.5G+1G LAN 6

$229.99as of 11/04/2026 07:06 PST - Details

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Spec score7.8

Pros

+Compact Mini-ITX form factor for small builds

+Supports up to 64GB of DDR4 memory

+Dual 2.5G LAN ports

+Built-in Wi-Fi 6 connectivity

+Two SATA ports for storage

Cons

−Only one PCIe x16 slot

−Two RAM slots limit expansion

Compared with the 6 motherboards on this page

+2.5G: only 8 of 43 here have a higher wired lan

−Wi-Fi 6: 28 of the 32 here have a higher wi-fi

−2 memory slots: 25 of the 32 here have more memory slots

−2 sata ports: 9 of the 12 here have more sata ports

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