
6 PCI-e Gen 4 slots that are always x16/x16 (The 7th may have fewer or be disabled entirely depending on how you configure other options) Technical support was excellent. William replied quickly and kept replying quickly until my issue was resolved. IPMI for remote administration. 2 x 10 gigabit ethernet ports may potentially free up a PCIe slot depending on your needs. Supports "Above 4G Decoding". This feature might be common now, but its absence will prevent motherboards from being able to use some Data Center GPUs.

* Lots of potential for storage. 28 PCIe lanes is huge at this price point. * IPMI is so convenient for running a headless system. * Fits plenty of potential in a small form factor. 4 built in SATA ports plus 2 M.2 sockets. 7 fan headers. M.2 doesn't compete with PCIe for lanes. All awesome.


Ipmi feature allowed effortless bios update even without a cpu or ram. Also enabled full setup without a screen, all it need was Lan and power. Plenty of pcie lanes for small businesses or home lab



Works well with RDIMM memory and an Epyc 9416 CPU that I had laying around.



- High-end IPMI + dual 25gb LAN = great value at $450. - Multitude of BIOS configuration options. - 1-week burn-in went well.

- Almost every feature you will need for a server is already on board (IPMI, 2 Oculink 4x, 2 10Gbe Nics) - ECC Ram official support, however, my B450 mainstream rig can also run ECC Ram - with a 3900x, 3900XT or a 3950X, your VMs are uniquely able to have a very high frequency and many core count which is something even the epyc platform cannot offer. - AMD is always insane when it comes to SR-IOV even their cheapest board supports this and here is no different

IPMI alone has to be the biggest feature! Board looks built to last decades







