2026-02-03 ASRock Industrial Launches IMB-X1904, a Flagship HPC Motherboard Powered by Intel® Xeon® 600 Processors

Taipei, Taiwan (February 3, 2026) – As AI workloads, industrial digitalization, and edge data centers continue to scale, industrial manufacturers are facing a fundamental shift in how high-performance computing platforms must be designed. Today’s systems must not only deliver extreme performance, but also ensure continuous uptime, remote operability, and long-term deployment stability in demanding production environment. In response to these demands, ASRock Industrial proudly announced the launch of IMB-X1904, a high-performance EATX motherboard powered by Intel® Xeon® 600 processors and the W890 chipset, designed to serve as a new backbone for AI computing, advanced industrial automation, and compute-intensive applications. Designed for manufacturers that operate performance-critical systems, the IMB-X1904 delivers exceptional performance with robust-class processing power, high-speed DDR5 memory, extensive PCIe Gen5 expansion, and next-generation I/O in a platform engineered for continuous operation, remote deployment, and secure lifecycle management.

Key Features of the IMB-X1904

• High-Performance Processing Power 
  Powered by Intel® Xeon® 600 processors with the W890 chipset, IMB-X1904 supports up to 86 P-cores, delivers exceptional compute performance for AI inference, real-time video analytics, test and measurement-class workloads, and data-intensive industrial applications. Built to support always-on operations and parallel processing, the platform provides the performance headroom required for next-generation industrial computing edge applications.
• Expansive Memory Capacity
  IMB-X1904 supports up to 2TB of quad channel ECC RDIMM/RDIMM-3DS DDR5 5200 MHz memory, enabling seamless handling of large datasets, complex AI models, and mission- critical applications. The use of ECC memory enhances system stability and data integrity, making it ideal for industrial automation, analytics, and long-term deployment environment.
• High-Density Expandability
  The motherboard features an extensive expansion architecture with six PCIe Gen5 x16 slots, one PCIe Gen5 x8 slot, and dual MCIO connectors with PCIe Gen5 x8, offering exceptional flexibility for integrating GPUs, AI accelerators, high-speed networking, and NVMe fabrics. This advanced expansion capability makes the IMB-X1904 well suited for accelerator-driven AI platforms, 3D rendering systems, and performance-intensive industrial systems.
• Rich Connectivity
  IMB-X1904 is equipped with four USB 3.2 Gen2 ports, six USB 3.2 Gen1 ports, three USB 2.0 ports, two COM ports, and one VGA port, along with four GPIO interfaces, offering configuration flexibility to support robust industrial system and advanced automation platforms. IMB-X1904 provides comprehensive connectivity, including dual Intel® 1G LAN ports, while the IMB-X1904-10G variant further supports two Intel® 10G LAN ports in addition to two Intel® 1G LAN, enabling high-speed networking for bandwidth-intensive applications.
• Versatile High-Speed Storage Architecture
  IMB-X1904 supports two M.2 Key M slots for NVMe SSD, including one PCIe Gen5 x4 and one PCIe Gen4 x4, along with one U.2 port, and eight SATA3 connections with Intel® RAID 0/1/5/10 support, enabling high-speed and resilient storage configurations. This versatility is particularly advantageous for AI workloads, data acquisition systems, and performance-critical industrial deployments where scalability, and data reliability are essential.
• Optional Out-of-Band Management with AI-M2-OOB-1G

  The AI-M2-OOB-1G is an optional ASRock Industrial out-of-band management module designed to provide hardware-level remote control and monitoring for IMB-X1904-based systems. It supports remote power on/off, reset, and scheduling. To ensure system reliability, it features Host OS heartbeat monitoring to verify device liveness, along with remote Clear CMOS and BIOS recovery for rapid system restoration. Through a dedicated Ethernet channel, the module also enables Serial-over-LAN and real-time hardware health monitoring, allowing administrators to diagnose, recover, and maintain systems even when the operating system or main network is unavailable. This significantly reduces service downtime and enables centralized management across large-scale, distributed deployments.

• Available Model
  IMB-X1904, IMB-X1904-10G HPC motherboards

Scalable HPC Motherboards for Advanced Computing

ASRock Industrial offers a comprehensive portfolio of high-performance computing motherboards to address diverse compute-intensive industrial requirements. The IMB-X1904 and IMB-X1904-10G stand as the flagship models in this lineup, powered by Intel® Xeon® 600 processors and designed for extreme compute density, scalability, and long-term operational stability. Complementing the IMB-X1904 series, ASRock Industrial’s HPC motherboard portfolio also includes the IMB-XA1901 and IMB-XA1901-10G powered by Intel® Xeon® 6700P/6500P/6700E Series processors, as well as the IMB-X1900/X1900-10G and IMB-X1902/X1902-10G motherboards based on Intel® Xeon® W-3500/3400 and W-2500/2400 Series processors. Together, these motherboards provide industrial customers with a flexible range of HPC motherboard options to support AI acceleration, video analytics, test and measurement systems, advanced simulation, and performance-critical industrial applications.

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