2013 Workstation

Components

Motherboard

Supermicro MBD-X10SAE-O, Rev. 1.01, ATX, Intel C226 (Lynx Point), LGA 1150, Quick Reference Guide, Manual, BIOS 2.0a 2014/5/9

Built-in

Intel HD graphics P4700

Dual Intel i217LM + i210AT Gigabit LAN

Secondary audio, Realtek ALC1150

Processor

Intel Xeon E3-1285v3 (Haswell), Quad Core (8 threads), 3.6 GHz, 8MB L3 Cache, LGA 1150, 84W, CM8064601466703, SR14W

Memory

32GB (4 x 8GB) Kingston ValueRAM, DDR3-1600 ECC unbuffered 1.5V (KVR16E11/8), Elpida J4208EFBG-GN-F chips

Storage

Software RAID 0 of 2 Intel DC S3500 (Wolfsville) 800GB, SATA 6Gb/s, SSD 2.5", 7mm, MLC 20nm, SSDSC2BB800G401, firmware revision 0370

Sound card

Asus Xonar Essence ST

Add-on controllers

LOGISYS PC Remote Start/Reset Controller (RMPC2)

4-port (2 Ext + 2 Int) USB 3.0 STLab U-780, PCI-E x 1, NEC/Renesas µPD720201 chip

Case

Fractal Design Define R4 Black Pearl, FD-CA-DEF-R4-BL

Power Supply

Seasonic Platinum-400 fanless 400W, SS-400FL²

Cooling (total two fans)

CPU

Noctua NH-U14S with Noctua NF-P14 FLX 140mm fan at 750 rpm (with the Ultra-Low-Noise Adaptor, ~7V)

Noctua NT-H1 thermal compound

Rear exhaust case fan

Noctua NF-A14 ULN 140mm fan at 500 rpm (with 2 Low-Noise Adaptors, ~7V)

All other case fans removed

Case expansion slots

3 x 2-port eSATA brackets

4-port USB 3 bracket

4-port USB 2 bracket

Geekbench 3 64-bit Scores: Single-Core: 4117 and Multi-Core: 15235