GIGABYTE MD72-HB3 Motherboard-Dual Processors–E-ATX DP–270W

The GIGABYTE MD72-HB3 is a dual-socket E-ATX server motherboard engineered for enterprise, data center, and edge computing environments where efficiency, expandability, and reliability are critical. Supporting dual high-performance processors within a 270W TDP per socket, this platform delivers balanced performance-per-watt with advanced support for DDR4/DDR5 ECC memory, PCIe expansion, and remote management. Optimized for virtualization, cloud computing, storage systems, and telecom workloads, the MD72-HB3 is a versatile and future-ready server foundation.

Key Features

• Processor Support
  • Dual-socket support for server-class processors (Intel Xeon Scalable or AMD EPYC, depending on SKU).
  • Designed to deliver multi-core scalability and parallelism.
  • 270W CPU TDP per socket for energy-efficient compute density.
• Form Factor
  • E-ATX (305 x 330mm) dual-processor layout.
  • Rackmount-ready for enterprise and cloud data center deployments.
• Memory
  • Supports ECC DDR4/DDR5 RDIMM/LRDIMM (CPU-dependent).
  • Large memory capacity to handle data-intensive and virtualized workloads.
  • ECC ensures data integrity and mission-critical reliability.
• Expansion Capability
  • Multiple PCIe Gen4/Gen5 slots for accelerators, NICs, or storage controllers.
  • Ideal for AI inference, networking, or storage acceleration.
• Storage Options
  • Multiple SATA 6Gb/s ports for HDD/SSD arrays.
  • M.2 NVMe slots for high-speed enterprise SSDs.
  • RAID support for redundancy and enterprise-class data protection.
• Networking
  • Integrated dual LAN controllers (1GbE/10GbE depending on SKU).
  • Expandable via PCIe to 25/40/100GbE for hyperscale networking.
• Power & Efficiency
  • Optimized for 270W CPU TDP envelope per socket, balancing high compute performance with efficiency.
  • Thermal design ensures stable 24/7 continuous operation.
• System Management
  • Integrated AST2600 BMC with IPMI 2.0 & Redfish API support.
  • Enables remote health monitoring for CPU, memory, power, storage, and thermals.

Applications

• Cloud Computing & Virtualization – Ideal for SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS workloads.
• Enterprise Storage Systems – Scalable platform for storage nodes and high-capacity arrays.
• AI Inference & Analytics – PCIe accelerator-ready for analytics and machine learning tasks.
• Telecom & Networking – Designed for NFV, SDN, and 5G core infrastructure.
• Edge Data Centers – Compact and efficient dual-socket platform for distributed compute.