HUANANZHI X99 F8 Intel motherboard with Xeon E5 2680 V4

X99 F8 workstation board with Xeon E5 2680 V4

This ATX motherboard pairs the Intel X99 chipset with a 14-core Xeon E5 2680 V4 running at 2.4 GHz and 35 MB L3 cache. The LGA 2011-3 platform targets multi-threaded workloads such as rendering, virtualization and compute-heavy servers. Eight DDR4 slots in quad-channel layout accept up to 32 GB per module at 1866, 2133 or 2400 MT/s, supporting both non-ECC and registered ECC memory.

Check power and cooler clearance before ordering

The CPU draws 120 W and the supplier notes a minimum 500 W power supply for the platform. Verify that your PSU delivers enough 12 V current and that the case can accommodate an ATX board measuring 300 by 244 mm. A discrete graphics card is required because the board has no integrated video output. Ensure your cooler mounts on LGA 2011-3 and clears the 10-layer PCB and six-phase VRM heatsinks.

Dual x16 slots plus dual M.2 NVME for fast storage

Expansion includes two PCI-E 3.0 x16 slots, two x1 slots and one x4 slot for GPUs, capture cards or additional I/O. Storage connectivity provides eight SATA 3.0 ports and two M.2 NVME sockets alongside an M.2 WIFI key. Rear I/O supplies six USB 3.0 ports with eight USB 2.0 headers for front-panel expansion. Gigabit Ethernet handles wired networking.