Intel S4600LT2 C600-A LGA-2011 DDR3-1600 Server Motherboard

Server Board for Xeon E5-4600

The Intel S4600LT2 C600-A is a dual-socket server motherboard that accepts Xeon E5-4600 series processors in LGA-2011 sockets. It provides 48 DDR3 DIMM slots running at 1600 or 1333 MHz and ten SATA ports for storage arrays. Dual 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports driven by an Intel X540 controller handle network traffic. The board measures 20.0 by 16.7 inches and operates from 208 to 230 V AC.

Suited for High-Capacity Servers

This board suits administrators building dense compute nodes that need many memory channels and multi-GPU expansion via six PCIe 3.0 x16 slots. It is not for builders who need a single-socket platform, desktop form factors, or consumer-oriented features such as onboard audio or Wi-Fi. The 48 DIMM slots and dual 10 GbE ports target virtualization hosts and database servers rather than workstations or gaming rigs.

48 DDR3 Slots Decide Fit

The defining specification is the 48 DDR3 240-pin slots that support up to 1600 MHz memory. If your configuration requires that many memory channels for large in-memory datasets, this board matches the requirement. If you need fewer slots, a different chipset or form factor will be more appropriate.