The first industrial Mini-ITX motherboard featuring an Intel Panther Lake-H CPU has been pictured, & features a 25W TDP.
Intel Panther Lake-H CPU Featured On Industrial Mini-ITX Motherboard, Up To 7200 MT/s DDR5 Memory Support
Intel's next-generation Panther Lake CPUs are expected to arrive later this year in a limited SKU range. These chips will be the Blue Team's first client product to be fabricated on the 18A process technology and feature the latest architectures, which include Cougar Cove P-Cores, Darkmont E-Cores, & Xe3 for graphics. The chips will feature up to 16 cores in a mix of P-Core, E-Core, LP-E Core flavors, with up to 12Xe3 cores.
The new industrial solution was announced by DFI and features a Mini-ITX motherboard that is equipped with an Intel Panther Lake-H chip. The company doesn't state which particular SKU this is, but it is stated that this is a 25W TDP variant. Since this is an industrial motherboard, the chip would be TDP-adjustable.
As for other specifications, the motherboard supports two DDR5 SO-DIMMs with up to 128 GB capacity and up to 7200 MT/s speeds. There's also Quad Display output with 1 DP2.1, 1 HDMI 2.0, 1 USB Type-C, and 1 M2A-Display Extension port. The motherboard also houses a single PCIe Gen5 x4 slot, 1 M.2 B Key with SIM slot, 1 M.2 E Key for WIFI/BT, and 1 M.2 A Key.
- Intel Panther Lake H processor, TDP up to 25W
- 2 DDR5 6400/7200MHz, up to 128 GB
- Quad Display: 1 DP++, 1 HDMI 2.0, 1 USB Type C, 1 M2A-Display extension port (eDP/LVDS/HDMI/DVI/VGA/DP/ available)
- Multiple Expansion: 1 PCIe Gen 5 x4, 1 M.2 M Key (NVMe), 1 M.2 B Key (4G/5G) with SIM slot, 1 M.2 E Key (WIFI/BT), 1 M.2 A Key (M2A-Display & USB Expansion)
- Rich I/O: Support up to 3 Intel 2.5GbE, 2 COM, 4 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type A, 1 USB Type C (DP alt/USB3 Gen2/PD 15W), 5 USB 2.0 headers, 2 SATA 3.0, Audio L/R 3W speaker
- Support EXT-OOB (Full), optional internal RJ45, CNVi, vPro
- Typically supports 10-Year CPU Life Cycle Until Q1’36 (Based on Intel Roadmap)
IO includes three Intel 2.5GbE LAN ports, 2 COM, 4 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A, 1 USB Type-C, 5 USB 2.0 headers, 2 SATA III ports, and a 3W L/R Audio. The board supports EXT-OOB, optional internal RK45, CNVi, and vPro technologies, and comes with a 10-year life-cycle.
The vendor doesn't list any pricing or availability as it is listed in "Preliminary" status, but based on Panther Lake's availability, we can expect a launch sometime in late Q4 2025 or early Q1 2026, when Intel is expected to ramp up its Panther Lake production. It will be quite interesting to see Panther Lake action later this year. Motherboards like these will be one of the many applications of the chip, as it will also be housed within a huge range of laptops, Mini PCs, and also handhelds. Panther Lake won't be coming to desktop DIY platforms, but the next update is planned in the form of Nova Lake-S, which is expected in 2H 2026.
News Sources: @x86deadandback , Momomo_US
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