ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI vs Supermicro X11SRA Workstation Motherboard

Buy the ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI for a new build: it takes current LGA1700 Core or Xeon W-3400-class CPUs, DDR5 with ECC, PCIe 5.0 x16, three PCIe 4.0 M.2 slots and a bundled IPMI card for remote management. The Supermicro X11SRA is a last-generation LGA2066 board for Xeon W-2100/W-2200, limited to PCIe 3.0 and DDR4-2666, but it offers 8 DIMM slots and up to 512GB registered ECC. Owners of either report solid, server-grade build; the ASUS is the more future-proof platform, the Supermicro the cheaper way into many-core Xeon W if you already own the CPU and DDR4.

• Choose the ASUS Pro WS W680-ACE IPMI if you are building a current workstation and want PCIe 5.0, DDR5 ECC, fast M.2 storage and out-of-band IPMI management.
• Choose the Supermicro X11SRA if you already have a Xeon W-2100/W-2200 CPU and DDR4 registered ECC and need maximum memory capacity in 8 DIMM slots.