Intel 12th Gen CPUs Lead 2022 Advantech Upgrades

A range of Advantech products are undergoing improvements this year. The ATX industrial motherboards, industrial ATX/MicroATX server boards,
and PICMG 1.3 full-size single board computers (SBC) will be upgraded
to the latest processor and chipset specifications. IPC systems including modular IPC, compact IPC and edge accelerator servers will be upgraded to 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors, with up to 16 cores and 24 threads. This will significantly boost computing performance by up to 89%, according to a well-known CPU benchmark.

These systems are ideal for smart factory and machine automation, machine vision, transportation and edge AI applications.

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The largest leap in Intel® Core™ processor architecture and performance

12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors are the first Intel® Core™ processors to feature performance hybrid architecture, integrating up to eight performance cores (P-cores) that enhance workload consolidation and up to eight efficient cores (E-cores) that enhance background task management and multitasking. This will boost performance up to 1.36x times faster in single-thread performance and up to 1.35x times faster in multi-thread performance compared to 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors. 12th Gen Intel® Core™ processors are also the first Intel® Core™ processor series that introduces support for up to DDR5-4800 memory modules (or DDR4-3200), leading to 50% bandwidth enhancement. In addition, the upgrade of PCIe 5.0/4.0 and more lanes increase the platform expansion possibilities and the ability to support high numbers of simultaneous applications. 

AIMB-788/708 – trusted mainstream ATX motherboards

The AIMB-788 and AIMB-708 series with 12th Gen. Intel® Core™/Pentium®/Celeron® LGA1700 processors are equipped with 7 x PCIe/PCI expansion slots (including 1 x PCIe x16 Gen 4, and up to 3 x PCIe x4 Gen 3), M.2 (NVMe), and DDR4-3200 memory. They offer higher computing performance, expansibility and cost-effectiveness, which satisfies a wide range of applications in industrial automation and video surveillance that require seamless upgrades, long-term support, proven reliability and strict revision control.

Multiple choices of motherboards and SBCs with Intel 12th gen processors

This upgrade from 10th to 12th gen processors also includes ASMB-588 and ASMB-788 MicroATX/ATX server boards, as well as PCE-5033 and PCE-5133, PICMG 1.3 full-size SBC. ASMB-588/788 supports DDR5 ECC/ non-ECC memory and PCIe 5.0 connectivity and can connect to frame grabber cards, motion control cards and accelerators for top-tier I/O bandwidth and massive compute performance. PCE-5033/5133 feature multiple backplanes, diverse I/O, and various expansion slots which deliver unrivalled flexibility and performance. 

More systems will also be upgraded to Intel 12th gen processors

This major upgrade will also cover MIC-770 V3, IPC-320 and PCE-2033/2133 and ASMB-610V3. MIC-770 V3 is an embedded box IPC with high performance, modular and fanless design, which is perfect for deploying in heavy industrial hazardous environments. IPC-320 will have a whole new launch for compact and tower IPCs with the latest 12th Gen Intel® Core™ I CPUs. These systems are designed for central control rooms in substations and industrial automation requiring industrial-grade design, longevity support, silent operation and low noise (40dB) acoustics. PCE-2033/2133 are motherboard bundled sales with ultra-compact IPC-200 chassis series (IPC-220/240/242) designed for machine vision and motion control in equipment manufacturing and the semiconductor industry. ASMB-610V3 is a proprietary server board bundle sale with short-depth edge accelerator server chassis HPC-6120. Its compact design offers 4 x PCIe expansion capability in a 1U 18” short-depth chassis suitable for machine automation, machine vision, factory automation, AI, smart cities, medical technology and more.

Product line and key specifications

1. Industrial ATX motherboards

AIMB-788 (Q670E)

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• 12th Gen Intel® Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 & Pentium®/Celeron® processor (LGA 1700).
• Four DIMM sockets up to 128 GB DDR4 3200.
• 3 x displays – VGA/HDMI/DP up to 4K, 2 x GbE LAN, 14 x USB 3.2/2.0, 6 COM, 1 x NVMe M.2 and 4 x SATA.
• 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4), 1 x PCIe x8, 3 x PCIe x4 and 2 x PCI slots.
• Advantech WISE-DeviceOn+iBMC out-of-band remote management solution.

AIMB-708 (H610E)

• Intel® 12th Gen. Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 & Pentium®/Celeron® processors (LGA 1700).
• Two DIMM sockets up to 64GB DDR4 3200.
• 2 x displays – HDMI/VGA, 2 x GbE LAN, 10 x USB 3.2/2.0, 6 COM, 1 x NVMe M.2 and 4 x SATA.
• 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4), 2 x PCIe x4, and 4 x PCI slots.
• Application upgrade with the latest technology and legacy expandability.

2. Server-grade micro ATX/ATX motherboards

ASMB-588 (W680)

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• Intel® 12th Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors (LGA 1700).
• Four DIMM sockets up to 128 GB ECC/Non-ECC DDR5 4800.
• 3 x displays – VGA/HDMI/DVI up to 4K, 4 x GbE LAN, 11 x USB 3.2/2.0, 3 COM, 1 x NVMe M.2, 5 x SATA.
• 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen5) and 2 x PCIe x4 (Gen4) slots.
• IPMI2.0 server-grade remote control solution.

ASMB-788 (W680)

• Intel® 12th Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors (LGA 1700).
• Four DIMM sockets up to 128 GB ECC/Non-ECC DDR5 4800.
• 3 x displays – VGA/HDMI/DVI up to 4K, 4 x GbE LAN, 13 x USB 3.2/2.0, 6 COM, 1 x NVMe M.2, 4 x SATA.
• 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen 5), 4 x PCIe x4 (3x Gen4, 1x Gen3), and 2 x PCI slots.
• Rackmount optimized placement with positive air flow design.

3. PICMG 1.3 Full-Size Single Board Computers (SBCs)

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PCE-5033/ 5133 (H610E/ R680E)

• Intel® 12th Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors (LGA 1700).
• Two DIMM sockets up to 64GB DDR5 4800 with on-die ECC.
• 3 x displays – VGA & DVI-D/DP/HDMI, 2 x GbE LAN up to 2.5G, up to 8 x USB 3.2, 2 x COM, 1 x NVMe M.2 and 6 x SATA.
• Wide range of selection of expansion backplanes for various applications.

4. Modular IPC (High-Performance Embedded Box IPC)

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MIC-770 V3 (R680E/ H610E)

• Intel® 12th Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors (LGA 1700).
• Two DIMM sockets up to 64GB DDR5 4800 (R680E SKU supports ECC).
• 2 x displays – VGA/HDMI, 2 x GbE LAN, 8 x USB 3.2, 2 x COM, • 1 x NVMe M.2 for R680E SKU, and Flex IO and iDoor support.
• Expansion supported via Advantech i-Modules.
• Fanless and wide operating temperature (-10 ~ 60 °C).

5. Compact IPC 

PCE-2033/ 2133 (Q670E/H610E)

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• Intel® 12th Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors (LGA 1700).
• Two DIMM sockets up to 64GB DDR5 4800.
• 2 x displays – VGA/HDMI, 2 x GbE LAN (one support 2.5G), 8 x USB 3.2/2.0, 2 x COM and 1 x NVMe M.2 for Q670E SKU and iDoor support.
• 1 x power output 5 VDC/12 VDC-2A.
• Bundled sale with ultra-compact chassis IPC-220/240/242 and energy efficiency ErP support.

IPC-320 (H610E)

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• Intel® 12th Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors (LGA 1700).
• Two DIMM sockets up to 64 GB DDR4 3200.
• 2 x display – HDMI/DP, 2 x GbE LAN and 8 x USB 3.2/2.0.
• 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4) and 1 x PCIe x4 slots.
• Quiet noise level compact tower IPC with 250W power supply.

6. Edge Accelerator Server

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ASMB-610V3 (W680)

• Intel® 12th Gen Core™ i9/i7/i5/i3 processors (LGA 1700).
• Four DIMM sockets up to 128 GB ECC/Non-ECC DDR5 4800.
• 1 x display – VGA, 4 x GbE LAN, 2 x USB3.2, 1 x RS-232, 1 x M.2 (NVMe/SATA), 3 x SATA and 1 x IPMI (dedicated NIC).
• 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen5) or 2 x PCIe x8 (Gen5), 1 x PCIe x4 (Gen4), 1 x PCIe x4 (Gen4) with internal slot.
• Bundled sale with HPC-6120 to become 1U edge accelerator server: ASMB-610V3 + HPC-6120.

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