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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 4 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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LGA2011-3, E-ATX, DDR4, 256GB

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SHANGZHAOYUAN X99 Dual CPU Motherboard LGA 2011-3 Server Motherboard for Intel i7 5th/6th Gen Xeon E5 V3/V4 Series

$184.99as of 11/04/2026 07:07 PST - Details

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Spec score8.5

Pros

+Dual CPU support for multi-processor workloads

+Supports up to 256GB of RAM

+Four PCIe x16 slots for multiple expansion cards

+Ten SATA ports for many storage drives

+Two M.2 slots for fast SSDs

Cons

−Large E-ATX form factor needs a full-size case

−Uses the older LGA2011-3 socket

Compared with the 4 motherboards on this page

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

+4 pcie x16 slots: only 1 of 15 here have more pcie x16 slots

+256GB maximum memory: only 1 of 9 here have a higher maximum memory

−1G: 38 of the 43 here have a higher wired lan

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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 11/04/2026 15:10 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 4 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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LGA2011-3, E-ATX, DDR4, 256GB

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MACHINIST Dual CPU Motherboard X99-D8-MAX Intel LGA 2011-3, E-ATX Server | Support Intel XEON E5 V3/V4, Core i7 5th/6th

$195.99as of 11/04/2026 17:09 PST - Details

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Spec score8.9

Compared with the 4 motherboards on this pagePros

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

+4 pcie x16 slots: only 1 of 15 here have more pcie x16 slots

+256GB maximum memory: only 1 of 9 here have a higher maximum memory

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