Kontron Squeezes 13th Gen i Processors into Compact and Mini Motherboards

By Chad Cox

Production Editor

Embedded Computing Design

March 28, 2023

News

Image Credit: Kontron

Ismaning, Germany. Kontron posted all ATX, µATX, and mITX motherboards powered by the 12th generation Intel Core i processor series will now receive a complete BIOS update to 13th generation.

K3841-Q, K3842-Q & K3843-B µATX motherboards features include:

  • Two M.2 connectors and an
  • integrated Intel TPM 2.0. All models support
  • Intel 12th & 13th Gen Core i3/i5/i7/I9 processors with a maximum CPU TDP of 125W

K3841-Q µATX motherboard supplies three LAN interfaces, an Intel 219LM GbEthernet controller with manageability two latest generation I225LM with 2.5 Gbit Ethernet ports.

K3842-Q µATX board runs Intel Q670 chipset and up to two LANs, supplying power to desktop PCs and less intensive industrial applications.

K3843-B µATX board is equipped with the B660 chipset and comes with cTDP, DDR5, four DisplayPorts, and four PCIe Gen5 interfaces.

The Mini-ITX motherboards K3833-Q and K3832-Q utilize the Intel Q670E chipset, which enables features like vPro Manageability, Stable Image (SIPP) or RAID. There are Dual Intel LAN interfaces enabling teaming, TSN, and real-time support (TCC).

Features include:

  • PCIe x16 Gen 5 expansion slot
  • USB 3.2 Gen2 interfaces
  • M.2 Key-M and Key-E slot
  • Two DIMM sockets for DDR5 memory

 The ATX motherboard K3851-R is centered around the Intel R680E chipset for high-demanding PCIe and PCIe 5.0 expansion utilizing three network ports, two Intel i225 and one Intel i219LM GbE vPRO controller carrying AMT & Teaming. Additional benefits are Dual M.2 Key-M PCIe/NVMe SSD expansion slots.

For more information, visit kontron.com/en.

Chad Cox is the Production Editor at Embedded Computing Design. His responsibilities are centered around content creation, writing and editing, and article research and development. Chad covers industry news and events and is known to interact with various industrial leaders via on-premise visits and online interviews. He is responsible for the digital footprint and dissemination of news via social media posts, advertising creation and the production of newsletters including the Embedded Computing Design’s Daily.

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Chad graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a B.A. in Cultural and Analytical Literature and holds a master’s in education.

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