The ordinary motherboards mentioned here refer to home motherboards and PC motherboards used in office. If you want to know the difference between server motherboards and ordinary motherboards, you can read this article for details.

The server motherboard is specifically designed to meet the application on the server

We all know that the applications and APPs built on the server require long time, high-intensity computing and high stability, so the hardware requirements of the server are relatively strict; and the server motherboard is officially designed to meet the high performance, high compatibility, and high Stable and developed motherboard.

The difference between server motherboard and ordinary computer motherboard mainly consists of the following 5 points:

1. Server motherboards generally support at least two processors-different chipsets (usually dual-socket servers, single-socket servers sometimes use desktop motherboards).

2. Almost any part of the server supports ECC, memory, processor, chipset (but high-end desktop computers also start to support ECC)

3. Servers are redundant in many places. High-end servers even have redundancy for CPU and memory. On mid-range servers, the redundancy of hard drives and power supplies is very common, but low-end servers are often desktop modifications. First-line power supplies from major manufacturers are also used.

4. Because the network load of the server is relatively large, the network card of the server is generally a network card that uses the TCP/IP offloading engine, which is high in efficiency, fast, and small in CPU usage. However, high-end desktop computers are also beginning to use high-end network cards or even dual network cards.

5. In terms of hard drives, many and more and more servers will use SAS/SCSI instead of SATA. Of course, it can also be deployed to improve data storage performance and security.

Among them, the tower server has the same appearance and structure as a PC. It covers a large area and is not easy to be placed in a cabinet; it is generally used in small companies without cabinets, instead of computers, to build financial software servers in the office. Common rack-mounted servers are 1U, 2U and 4U; compared to tower servers, it has a smaller footprint and is easier to expand. For example, it is more convenient to add hard disks and memory, and is generally used for computer room server hosting.