



One of the only solutions for a Ryzen AM5 motherboard with remote management, ECC memory support, and 10G ethernet. I've run the AM4 version of this ASRock Rack board for years without any issues whatsoever.




- Dual 10Gb Ethernet. - Remote management via OpenBMC or MegaRAC. - Up to 2TB ECC RAM. - Supports Ampere Altra processors up to the 128-core Altra Max.



- High-end IPMI + dual 25gb LAN = great value at $450. - Multitude of BIOS configuration options. - 1-week burn-in went well.

Boots pretty well. Detected crucial ddr5 just fine. Error codes were nice during putting together.



Less finicky than the supermicro boards easy to set up and use don't need 28 pin atx



VGA out and 10Gbit NICs were worth the upgrade to the NT edition.


- Tons of expansion - 6 x16 PCIe 5.0 slots and 2 x8 MCIO ports. - 8 PWM fan headers allow for complete customization of cooling configuration without needing to use splitters. - BMC allows for remote monitoring and diagnostics. The AST2600 is a big upgrade over the AST2500 from previous boards. - IPMI Serial Over LAN provides logging of everything from when the power button is pressed. - Socketed CPU means you can easily swap processors to for example swap to a CPU with fewer cores but higher per-core speeds.