ASRock Unveils iEPF-11000S Series to Supercharge AI Workloads

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ASRock Industrial has introduced the iEPF-11000S Series, an expandable Edge AIoT platform built to handle advanced edge AI workloads. The system runs on Intel Xeon 600 processors paired with the W890 chipset, delivering enterprise-class processing power. It supports up to four GPUs, PCIe Gen5, and as much as 2TB of DDR5 RDIMM/RDIMM-3DS memory with ECC to ensure reliability in mission-critical operations.

Designed for flexibility, the platform offers extensive I/O options, multiple expansion slots, 10GbE high-speed networking, and advanced storage features. It also includes a 1600W power supply, TPM 2.0 security, and Intel vPro for remote management.

Available in both 4U tower and rack-mount formats, the iEPF-11000S Series is built for demanding edge environments, enabling generative AI and LLM workloads, AI training and inference, visual computing, data analytics, and other compute-intensive industrial applications requiring high performance and stability.

iEPF-11000S: Quad-GPU Edge AI Platform with Intel Xeon 600

Powered by Intel Xeon 600 processors, the iEPF-11000S Series delivers high performance for edge AI computing, real-time analytics, and compute intensive industrial automation. Supporting up to 2TB of quad-channel DDR5 ECC RDIMM memory, it ensures fast, reliable, and memory-intensive processing for AI model training, predictive maintenance, and automation. Designed for AI acceleration, deep learning, and high-performance visual computing, the iEPF-11000S Series supports up to four discrete GPUs, delivering the compute power needed for multi-model parallel inference, AI training, and intensive visual computing. Its powerful computing resources enable accelerated deployment of real-time AI inference, data analytics, and intelligent industrial automation.

Versatile I/Os, Expansions, and Configurations

The iEPF-11000S Series is housed in a 4U rack mountable or tower-configurable chassis, measuring 602.6 x 175 x 438 mm (D x W x H). Designed for scalable expansion, the iEPF-11000S Series provides six PCIex16 (Gen5) and one PCIex8 (Gen5) expansion slots, enabling high-speed data transmission and expansion flexibility. It features dual 1GbE LAN ports with vPro support and optional dual 10GbE LAN, ensuring high-speed networking for edge AI applications. The rich I/O options include four USB 3.2 Gen2, six USB 3.2 Gen1 ports, three USB 2.0 ports, two COM ports, and one VGA, expanding connectivity for industrial automation. Storage is further enhanced with dual M.2 Key M, and eight SATA3 ports supporting Intel VMD RAID 0/1/5/10 for secure and high-performance data management. To sustain power-hungry AI applications, the system integrates a 1600W ATX power supply, ensuring reliable performance for multiple high-performance GPUs and industrial workloads.

iEPF-10000S Series: Dual-GPU Scalable Edge AI Platform

To address a broader range of AI deployment scenarios, ASRock Industrial also offers the iEPF-10000S Series, an expandable Edge AI platform designed for customers seeking strong AI inference and analytics performance in a more compact and power-efficient configuration. Powered by Intel Core Ultra processors (Arrow Lake-S) and Intel Core Series 2 processors (Bartlett Lake-S), supporting up to two discrete GPUs, the iEPF-10000S Series is well suited for machine vision, industrial analytics, and AI-enabled inspection applications where system footprint, deployment flexibility, and energy efficiency are key considerations.

In addition, ASRock Industrial supports out-of-band management across its Edge AI Platforms. The iEPF-11000S Series supports the AI-M2-OOB-1G module, while the iEPF-10000S Series supports the AI-OOB-LITE module, further enhancing secure operation and remote system manageability in distributed edge deployments. Together, the iEPF-11000S and iEPF-10000S Series form a scalable Edge AI platform portfolio, enabling enterprises to select the optimal system architecture based on workload scale, performance requirements, and deployment constraints. ASRock Industrial continues to deliver reliable, high-performance edge AI platforms that empowers next-generation industrial intelligence beyond traditional data centers.