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Intel® C252 Chipset

Intel® C256 Chipset

Essentials


Product Collection
Vertical Segment
Marketing Status
Launch Date
TDP
Supports Memory Overclocking
Use Conditions


Product Collection	Intel® C250 Series Chipsets	Intel® C250 Series Chipsets
Vertical Segment	Server	Server
Marketing Status	Launched	Launched
Launch Date	Q3'21	Q3'21
TDP	6 W	6 W
Supports Memory Overclocking	No	No
Use Conditions	Server/Enterprise	Server/Enterprise


Product Collection	Intel® C250 Series Chipsets Intel® C250 Series Chipsets
Vertical Segment	Server Server
Marketing Status	Launched Launched
Launch Date	Q3'21 Q3'21
TDP	6 W 6 W
Supports Memory Overclocking	No No
Use Conditions	Server/Enterprise Server/Enterprise

Supplemental Information


Embedded Options Available


Embedded Options Available	No	No


Embedded Options Available	No No

Memory Specifications


# of DIMMs per channel
ECC Memory Supported ^‡


# of DIMMs per channel	2	2
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	Yes	Yes


# of DIMMs per channel	2 2
ECC Memory Supported ^‡	Yes Yes

GPU Specifications


# of Displays Supported ^‡


# of Displays Supported ^‡	1	1


# of Displays Supported ^‡	1 1

Expansion Options


Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision
Max # of DMI Lanes
PCI Express Revision
PCI Express Configurations ^‡
Max # of PCI Express Lanes


Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision	3.0	3.0
Max # of DMI Lanes	8	8
PCI Express Revision	3.0	3.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	x1, x2, x4	x1, x2, x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	12	24


Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision	3.0 3.0
Max # of DMI Lanes	8 8
PCI Express Revision	3.0 3.0
PCI Express Configurations ^‡	x1, x2, x4 x1, x2, x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes	12 24

I/O Specifications


# of USB Ports
USB Configuration
USB Revision
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports
RAID Configuration
Integrated LAN
Integrated Wireless^‡
Supported Processor PCI Express Port Configurations


# of USB Ports	12	14
USB Configuration	6 USB 3.2 Ports - Up to 3 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gb/s) Ports - Up to 6 USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10Gb/s) Ports - Up to 6 USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5Gb/s) Ports 12 USB 2.0 Ports	10 USB 3.2 Ports - Up to 3 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gb/s) Ports - Up to 10 USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10Gb/s) Ports - Up to 10 USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5Gb/s) Ports 14 USB 2.0 Ports
USB Revision	3.2, 2.0	3.2, 2.0
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports	6	8
RAID Configuration	PCIe 0,1,5 / SATA 0,1,5,10	PCIe 0,1,5 / SATA 0,1,5,10
Integrated LAN	Integrated MAC	Integrated MAC
Integrated Wireless^‡	No	No
Supported Processor PCI Express Port Configurations	1x16+1x4 or 2x8+1x4 or 1x8+3x4	1x16+1x4 or 2x8+1x4 or 1x8+3x4


# of USB Ports	12 14
USB Configuration	6 USB 3.2 Ports - Up to 3 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gb/s) Ports - Up to 6 USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10Gb/s) Ports - Up to 6 USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5Gb/s) Ports 12 USB 2.0 Ports 10 USB 3.2 Ports - Up to 3 USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gb/s) Ports - Up to 10 USB 3.2 Gen 2x1 (10Gb/s) Ports - Up to 10 USB 3.2 Gen 1x1 (5Gb/s) Ports 14 USB 2.0 Ports
USB Revision	3.2, 2.0 3.2, 2.0
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports	6 8
RAID Configuration	PCIe 0,1,5 / SATA 0,1,5,10 PCIe 0,1,5 / SATA 0,1,5,10
Integrated LAN	Integrated MAC Integrated MAC
Integrated Wireless^‡	No No
Supported Processor PCI Express Port Configurations	1x16+1x4 or 2x8+1x4 or 1x8+3x4 1x16+1x4 or 2x8+1x4 or 1x8+3x4

Package Specifications


Package Size


Package Size	25mm x 24mm	25mm x 24mm


Package Size	25mm x 24mm 25mm x 24mm

Advanced Technologies


Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ^‡
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡
Intel® ME Firmware Version
Intel® HD Audio Technology
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise
Intel® Standard Manageability
Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® Smart Sound Technology
Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)


Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ^‡	No	No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® ME Firmware Version	15	15
Intel® HD Audio Technology	No	No
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology	No	Yes
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise	Yes	Yes
Intel® Standard Manageability	No	Yes
Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)	No	No
Intel® Smart Sound Technology	No	No
Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)	Yes	Yes


Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ^‡	No No
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® ME Firmware Version	15 15
Intel® HD Audio Technology	No No
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology	No Yes
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise	Yes Yes
Intel® Standard Manageability	No Yes
Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP)	No No
Intel® Smart Sound Technology	No No
Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT)	Yes Yes

Security & Reliability


Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡
Intel® Boot Guard


Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	Yes	Yes
Intel® Boot Guard	Yes	Yes


Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ^‡	Yes Yes
Intel® Boot Guard	Yes Yes

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