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4U Rackmount Workstation - Intel 11th Gen

Model: 420X2AE5

This 4U Rackmount Workstation is our most popular model in the 4U form factor category coming in at only 20-inches deep. Now featuring Intel's Rocket Lake platform with up to 8 powerful high-frequency cores and up to 128GB of DDR4 memory for unparalleled performance, and optional redundant power. This system is perfect for any tasks that require the use of full-height, full-length PCI-e expansion cards. 

Key Features
  • Short Depth
  • Quiet / Low-Noise (optional)
  • Front USB
  • Redundant Power (optional)
  • 48v DC Power (optional)
  • Video (HD Output)
  • 5.25" Drive Bay
  • 20-Inch deep
Recommended Uses

6 - 8 Cores
Core i9, i7, i5

8 - 128 GB

5 x 3.5 Fixed

2 x 1GbE

4 x PCI-e
1 x PCI 32-bit

Chassis

Motherboard

Processor

Memory

Storage

Samsung 970 EVO Plus - M.2 NVMe SSD
Samsung 980 PRO - M.2 NVMe SSD
Western Digital® Enterprise-class - SATA HDD
Samsung 870 EVO - SATA SSD
Samsung 870 QVO - SATA SSD
Solidigm-SKHynix D3-S4520 (formerly Intel) - SATA SSD
Solidigm-SKHynix D3-S4620 (formerly Intel) - SATA SSD

Storage 2

Storage 3

Exposed 5.25'' Drive Bay

RAID / Storage Controller

Additional Network Adapter

Video Adapter

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) -- Required for Windows

Power Supply

Front USB/COM port

Low-Noise Cooling Fans

Rack Mounting Rail Kit

OS Compatibility

Operating System

Microsoft®

** Windows Installation (w/ Microsoft Windows purchase only)

Warranty

Special Configuration Requirements (RAID level, OS, etc.)

Chassis
  • 4U 20-inch deep Short Rack Mountable Enclosure
  • Rack Unit Height: 7"
  • Dimensions: 20.1" (D) x 19" (W) x 7" (H)
  • Metal thickness: 1.2 mm
  • Front USB: 2 x Ports
  • Single Door with 1 x Thumbscrew
Processor/Chipset
  • Single Socket H5 (LGA 1200)
  • Supports Intel® 10th/11th Gen. Core™ i3/i5/i7/i9, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Xeon® W-1200/W-1300
  • Intel® W580 chipset
BIOS
  • 256MB SPI Flash with AMI BIOS
  • ACPI 6.0
  • Plug and Play (PnP)
  • BIOS rescue hot keys
  • Riser card auto-detection support
  • SMBIOS 3.0 or later
Memory
  • 4 x 288-pin DDR4 DIMM sockets
  • Supports up to 128GB
  • 3200/2933 DDR4 Un-buffered non-ECC memory
Storage
  • 6 x SATA3 (6Gbps) ports
  • Intel® W580 controller on-board
  • Chassis supports up to six drives
  • 3 x M.2 NVMe (2280/22110)
Drive Bays
  • HD1-5 Bay: fixed SATA/ SSD Hard Drive
  • OPTIONAL: HD6 Bay: fixed SATA/SSD Hard Drive (please call our tech support at 714-258-2269 for details)
  • Up to 110 Terabyte of storage can be supported
  • 2 x 5.25-inch Peripheral Bay
I/O ports
  • 1 x RJ45 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port
  • 1 x RJ45 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet LAN port
  • 4 x USB 3.2 Gen.2 ports (4 x rear type A)
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen.1 ports (2 x via header)
  • 2 x USB 2.0 ports (2 x via header)
  • 2 x USB 3.2 Gen.2 ports (1 x rear type C, 1 x via header)
  • 1 x DVI - D port
  • 1 x DP 1.4a port
  • 1 x HDMI 2.0b port
  • 1 x COM Port (1 x header)
  • 1 x TPM Header
Video / Audio

  • Intel® UHD Graphics 750

  • *Available only on processors featuring integrated graphics.

  • **Graphics specifications may vary depending on the CPU installed.

  • ALC 888S HD Audio on-board
 
Network
  • 1 x Gigabit LAN (Intel® PHY I219LM)
  • 1 x Gigabit LAN (Intel® i225V)
Hardware Monitor
  • CPU/System Fan Speed
  • CPU Temperature
  • System Voltage Vcore,+3.3V,+5V,+12V
Expansion
  • 2 x PCI-e 4.0 (x16) (16/NA or 8/8) slots
  • 2 x PCI-e 3.0 (x1) slots
  • 1 x PCI 5V 32bit slot
Power Consumption/Acoustic noise emission
  • Dependent upon hardware configuration.
  • Please contact our tech support at 714-258-2269 for further details.
Power Supply
  • AC HE Power Supply
  • Tested to comply with FCC Standards
  • Certifications: CE, CCC
  • Redundant Power Supply is OPTIONAL
CD-ROM /DVD-ROM
  • 5.25-inch Optical Drive (OPTIONAL)
Rack Support
  • Rackmount rails kit is OPTIONAL
OS Compatibility
  • Please call our tech support at 714-258-2269 for details
Warranty
  • 3 years Parts* and Labor Standard
  • * Batteries are subject to DOA only and are NOT subject for replacement or return
  • Extended Warranties Available
Motherboard X12SAE-5 OverallChipset
Intel W580		LAN
Intel i219LM
CentOS Stream 9
Debian 12
Fedora Server 38
Fedora Workstation 38
FreeBSD 14
OpenBSD 7
OPNsense 23.7
PFSense 2.7.2
Proxmox VE 8.1
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Rocky Linux 9
SUSE Enterprise Server 15
TrueNAS 13
Ubuntu Desktop 20.04 LTS
22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS
22.04 LTS
VMWare ESXi 8
Windows 11
Windows 32-bit 10
Windows Server 2022

DISCLAIMER: Despite our best efforts, compatibility cannot be guaranteed. This is due to the ever-changing nature of technology and software, which is beyond our control. This data is simply to warn about known compatibility issues our team has revealed so far. If you discover issues or solutions, please let us know so it can be shared with others.