GIGABYTE MC62-G40 CEB Server Motherboard + AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5975WX Processor AMD Threadripper 5975WX AMD WRX80

GIGABYTE MC62-G40 CEB SERVER MOTHERBOARD + AMD RYZEN THREADRIPPER PRO 5975WX PROCESSOR AMD THREADRIPPER 5975WX AMD WRX80
The Gigabyte MC62-G40 is a cross between a server and a workstation motherboard. The motherboard itself is designed to take AMD Ryzen Threadripper Pro CPUs and provide a capable computing platform in either role. In our review, we are going to take a look at one of the many Threadripper Pro systems we have been reviewing, but this one is unique in its focus on being quite server focused as well.

The Gigabyte MC62-G40 is a CEB 305mm x 267mm motherboard. For this generation of boards, this platform is relatively compact. One of the big features of this platform is that it is a form factor that can fit into many form factors whether they are server or workstation. We showed this in our Threadripper Pro 5995WX review. That means one can get up to 64-cores of “Milan” generation Zen 3 cores on this platform. In addition to the higher core count CPUs, one can use up to eight DDR4-3200 ECC LRDIMMs/ RDIMMs for up to 2TB of memory capacity.

These DIMM slots extend to the top of the motherboard, so the power inputs and components are on the right side of the motherboard. Gigabyte keeps them out of the airflow of the CPU and aligns the power inputs to be in front of the DIMM slots that require lower airflow. Perhaps where this motherboard shines is in its expandability. There are seven PCIe x16 physical slots. Six of these are PCIe Gen4 x16 electrical, one is a x8 electrical slot. One other feature you may have seen is that there is not just the CPU fan header near the power inputs but there are eight system 4-pin PWM fan headers. These are all at the bottom of the motherboard and that may mean one needs longer fan cable runs to reach them.

Features and Benefits:

• AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5000WX and 3000WX Processors
• 8-Channel DDR4 UDIMM/RDIMM/3DS RDIMM/LRDIMM, 8 x DIMMs
• Dual Intel 10GbE and 1GbE LAN Ports
• 1 x Dedicated Management Port
• 7 x PCIe 4.0 Slots for Multi-GPU
• 4x SATA Ports, 3x SlimSAS Ports (PCIe Gen4 or SATA)
• Dual M.2 (PCIe Gen4 or SATA) and USB 3.2 Gen2