When it comes to industrial PC motherboards, we all know ASRock has successfully launched some of the popular products. After the release of the ASRock iBOX 1100 rugged mini-PC, several months in, we saw the NUC 1100 Box Series mini-PCs powered by the 11th Generation Intel Core i7/i5/i3 processors and Iris® Xe graphics a couple of months back. The NUC 1100 Box Series came in three models – NUC BOX-1165G7, NUC BOX-1135G7, and NUC BOX-1115G4. ASRock has now announced Tiger Lake-based STX-1500 (Mini-STX), and IMB-1224 (Mini-ITX).
STX-1500 (Mini-STX)
This is a mini-STX form factor motherboard based on an Intel Tiger Lake-UP3 MCP processor that comes in three CPU variants clocked at different frequencies supporting dual-channel DDR4 64GB memory. The graphics are also Intel Iris Xe for the i7 and i5 CPUs while Intel UHD graphics for i3 CPU. One of the important features in video output is the support for Quadruple display is provided via HDMI, eDP, and LVDS interfaces.
STX-1500 specifications:
- SoC: Intel 11th Gen (Tiger Lake-UP3) Core Processors, up to 28W TDP
- STX-1500P: Intel i7-1185G7E clocked up to 2.8GHz
- STX-1500M: Intel i5-1145G7E clocked up to 2.6GHz
- STX-1500V: Intel i3-1115G4E clocked up to 3.0GHz
- Memory: Support dual channel DDR4 3200 MHz with 64GB (32GB per DIMM)
- Socket: 2x 260-pin SO-DIMM
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics for i7/i5 CPU / Intel UHD Graphics for i3 Processor
- Video output:
- HDMI 2.0a with maximum resolution up to 4096×2160 at 60Hz refresh rate
- LVDS dual-channel 24-bit up to 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz refresh rate
- eDP 1.4 with max resolution up to 4096×2304 at 60Hz refresh rate
- Audio: 2 (Mic-in, Line-out)
- Expansion: 1x M.2 with PCIe x1, USB 2.0 and CNVi for Wireless or 1x M.2 with PCIe x1 / USB 3.2 / USB2.0 and SIM for 4G/5G
- USB: 3x USB 3.2 Gen2, 5x USB 2.0
- Power Supply: 12~28V DC-In with 4-pin wafer PWR cable or DC Jack
- Dimensions: Mini-STX (5.5-in x 5.8-in)
- Operating temperature: 0ºC ~ 60ºC
“STX-1500 dual storage support with one M.2 Key M 2242/2260/2280 and two SATA 3 ports for connecting your storage devices plus RAID 0/1, and 12~28V DC-in to deliver increased computing efficiency for high-performance industrial applications.”
IMB-1224 (Mini-ITX)
Similar to the STX-1500, this mini-ITX form factor motherboard supports all the Intel CPU variants including Celeron with 64GB DDR4 memory. This board also comes with the same graphics card support as the mini-STX motherboard with the addition of Intel UHD Graphics for Celeron processor.
IMB-1224 (Mini-ITX) specifications:
- SoC: Intel 11th Gen (Tiger Lake-UP3) Core Processors, up to 28W
- IMB-1224P: i7-1185G7E, QC clocked up to up to 4.4GHz
- IMB-1224M: i5-1145G7E, QC clocked up to up to 4.1GHz
- IMB-1224V: I3-1115G4E, DC clocked up to up to 3.9GHz
- IMB-1224E: Celeron 6305E, DC clocked up to 1.8GHz
- Memory: Support dual channel DDR4 3200 MHz with 64GB (32 GB per DIMM)
- Graphics: Intel Iris Xe Graphics for i7/i5 CPU or Intel UHD Graphics for i3/Celeron CPU
- Video output:
- 4x HDMI 2.0b with max resolution up to 4096×2160 at 60Hz refresh rate
- LVDS dual channel 24-bit up to 1920 x 1200 at 60Hz refresh rate
- eDP with max resolution up to 4096×2304 at 60Hz refresh rate
- Audio: 2 (Mic-in, Line-out)
- Expansion: 1x M.2 (Key E, 2230) with PCIe x1, USB 2.0 and CNVi for Wireless or 1x M.2 (Key B*, 3042/3052) with PCIe x1/USB 3.2/USB 2.0/SATA and SIM for 4G/5G (* Shared with SATA3_1)
- USB: 2x USB 3.2 Gen2, 1x USB 3.2 Gen1, 5x USB 2.0
- Power Supply: 12~28V DC-In (Lockable DC Jack)/ ATX PWR
- Dimensions: Mini-ITX (6.7-in x 6.7-in)
- Operating temperature: 0ºC ~ 60ºC
“The IMB-1224 is equipped with dual Intel® LAN ports up to 2.5GbE as well as feature-rich IOs and expansion slots for versatile and wide-voltage industrial applications.”
Source: Asrock Announces Tiger Lake Based Motherboards for Industrial Applications