The MAX-Q670A is AAEON’s most advanced Micro-ATX motherboard yet, expanding the project potential of the form factor with the aid of 12th/13th Generation Intel® Core™ processors. With twice the PCIe bandwidth and storage capacity, a diverse set of interfaces including four LAN ports, and strengthened security features; the MAX-Q670A provides the performance of an elite motherboard in a more compact form that is ideal for embedded solutions.
PCIe Gen 5 Speed
Doubling the bandwidth and frequency of its predecessors, the MAX-Q670A’s two 16-lane PCIe Gen 5 slots can host multiple graphics cards, which in combination with the board’s 2.5GbE LAN ports facilitate faster, more accurate inferencing performance for smart medical imaging and edge AI applications. Users also have the option to install two 8-lane cards per slot and still maintain Gen 5 speed.
13th Gen Intel Core Power
Supporting 12th and 13th Gen Intel® Core™ processors, the MAX-Q670A brings unprecedented performance to the Micro-ATX form factor. With up to 8 performance cores, 16 efficient cores, and 32 threads; the platform provides immense processing and sophisticated workload management for efficient task execution.
Comprehensive Connectivity
The MAX-Q670A’s interfaces offer everything needed to maximize peripheral device connectivity for applications such as edge gateways and ATMs. In particular, the MAX-Q670A offers up to four LAN ports with data rates of up to 2.5GbE via Intel® I225-LM ethernet. A DB-9 COM port and five RS-232 pin headers provide avenues for sensor installation, the performance of which is bolstered by the expedited data transmittance of the board’s DDR5 system memory.
Firmware-Based Security
The MAX-Q670A contains four bootable external USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports, boosting data security. Further, its internal USB headers provide a switchable power feature for two USB 3.2 Gen 1 and two USB 2.0 ports, allowing users to reboot or reset peripheral devices remotely.
Double the Storage Capacity
More than twice the storage capacity of its predecessor, the MAX-Q670A hosts eight SATA III drives supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, 10. Additionally, the board has even more options via two M.2 2242/2280 M-Key slots, which offer four-lane Gen 4 PCIe cards which also support RAID 0, 1, 5, 10.
SYSTEM | |
PROCESSOR | 12th/13th/14th Generation Intel® Core™ LGA1700 Socket Processors (formerly Alder Lake/Raptor Lake), TDP Max 125W |
CHIPSET | Intel® Q670 Express Chipset |
MEMORY | DDR5 4000MHz DIMM x 4, Up to 128GB Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory, Dual-Channel Memory Architecture |
I/O CHIPSET | NCT6126D |
ETHERNET | RJ-45 GbE LAN x 1 (Intel® PHY I219-LM, supports Intel® AMT 12.0) RJ-45 GbE LAN x 1 (Intel® I210-AT) |
AUDIO | Realtek ALC897 6-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC |
TPM | TPM 2.0 onboard |
EXPANSION SLOT | PCIe Gen 5 [x16] x 1 (8 Lanes/8 Lanes when dual-use PCIe [x16] slot) PCIe Gen 3 [x4] x 1 (2 Lanes, Open Slot) PCIe Gen 5 [x16] x 1 (8 Lanes) PCIe Gen 4 [x4] x 1 (4 Lanes) M.2 3042/3052/2242 B-Key x 1 (PCIe 3.0 [x1]/USB 3.2 Gen 1) + Micro SIM Slot x 1 M.2 2230 E-Key x 1 (PCIe 3.0 [x1]/USB 2.0) |
BIOS | 256Mbit Flash ROM, AMI BIOS |
H/W MONITOR | Temperature Monitor on CPU/Chassis, Voltage Monitor on Vcore/5V/3.3V/12V, Fan Monitor on CPU/Chassis |
WATCHDOG TIMER | 1~255 step by software program |
SMART FAN CONTROL | CPU Fan x 1 / Chassis Fan x 2 (the 3rd Chassis Fan is DC Fan) |
WAKE ON LAN/ PXE | Yes (WOL / PXE) |
POWER STATE | S3, S4, S5 |
GRAPHICS | |
GRAPHICS CHIPSET | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator |
GRAPHICS MULTI DISPLAY | HDMI+VGA+DP+LVDS/eDP |
VGA | Up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz (via IT6516B) |
DVI | — |
HDMI | HDMI 2.0 x 1, up to 4096 x 2160 @60/30 Hz, with Digital Audio |
DISPLAY PORT | DP 1.4 x 1, up to 4096 x 2160 @24 Hz or 3840 x 2160 @60 Hz, with Digital Audio |
LVDS | 18/24-bit Dual-Channel LVDS x 1, up to 1920 x 1080 @60 Hz |
EDP | eDP x 1, up to 3840 x 2160 @30 Hz |
BACKLIGHT CONTROL | Yes |
ENVIRONMENTAL & POWER & ME | |
BATTERY | Lithium battery |
POWER REQUIREMENT | 24-pin ATX connector x 1, 8-pin 12V ATX Power Connector x 1 [Voltage/Current(A) requirement:+3.3V/1.4A;+5V/10.55A;+12V/13.89A;+5VS B/0.24A] |
OPERATING TEMPERATURE | 32°F ~ 140°F(0 ~ 60°C) (Operational humidity: 60°C @ 90% RH Non-Condensing) |
STORAGE TEMPERATURE | — |
CERTIFICATION | CE & FCC Class A |
FORM FACTOR | Micro-ATX Form Factor, 9.6"x9.6" (244mmx244mm) |
WEIGHT | 1.76 lb (0.8 Kg) |
MTBF (HOURS) | 267,950 |
REAR PANEL I/O PORTS | |
USB | USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 4 (10Gbps) (All ports are bootable, can be deactivated per BIOS function; USB Power switchable feature) |
DISPLAY I/O | HDMI2.0 x 1, VGA x 1, DP1.4 x 1 |
AUDIO I/O | Audio Jack x 3: Line-in, Mic-in, Line-out |
LAN I/O | RJ-45 LAN x 2 |
SERIAL PORT | DB-9 x 1 (Supports RS-232/422/485, 5V/12V/RI) |
PS/2 PORT | — |
INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS | |
STORAGE | SATA III ports x 8, support RAID 0/1/5/10 M.2 2242/2280 M-Key x 2 (PCIe Gen 4.0, 4 Lanes, supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) |
USB | USB 3.2 x 1 (2x5P 2.54mm Pitch Box Header, supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2) USB 2.0 Header x 1 (2x5P 2.54mm Pitch Box Header, supports USB 2.0 x 2) USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 1 (Type-A, vertical) (All Headers support USB Power switchable feature) |
DISPLAY I/O | — |
AUDIO I/O | Speaker header(Line-out) x 1, AAFP x 1 |
SERIAL PORT | RS-232 x 5 (via 1x9P Header) |
PS/2 PORT | — |
PARALLEL PORT | — |
DIO | 8-bit Digital I/O interface x 1 |
FAN | 4-pin CPU Fan Connector x 1 (PWM Mode) 4-pin Chassis Fan connector x 2 (PWM Mode) 3-pin Chassis Fan connector x 1 (DC Mode) |
OTHERS | Chassis Intrusion x 1 AT/ATX Mode Select Jumper x 1 Front Panel Header x 1 Clear CMOS Jumper x 1 Onboard Buzzer x 1 3-pin ME Lock Header x 1 LED Header for Ethernet x 2 |
OS | |
OS SUPPORT | Windows® 10 64-bit, Windows® 11 64-bit |
SYSTEM | |
PROCESSOR | 12th/13th/14th Generation Intel® Core™ LGA1700 Socket Processors (formerly Alder Lake/Raptor Lake), TDP Max 125W |
CHIPSET | Intel® Q670 Express Chipset |
MEMORY | DDR5 4000MHz DIMM x 4, Up to 128GB Non-ECC, Un-buffered Memory, Dual-Channel Memory Architecture |
I/O CHIPSET | NCT6126D |
ETHERNET | RJ-45 GbE LAN x 1 (Intel® PHY I219-LM, supports Intel® AMT 12.0) RJ-45 GbE LAN x 1 (Intel® I210-AT) RJ-45 2.5GbE LAN x 2 (Intel® I225-LM) |
AUDIO | Realtek ALC897 6-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC |
TPM | TPM 2.0 onboard |
EXPANSION SLOT | PCIe Gen 5 [x16] x 1 (8 Lanes/8 Lanes when dual-use PCIe [x16] slot) PCIe Gen 3 [x4] x 1 (2 Lanes, Open Slot) PCIe Gen 5 [x16] x 1 (8 Lanes) PCIe Gen 4 [x4] x 1 (4 Lanes) M.2 3042/3052/2242 B-Key x 1 (PCIe 3.0 [x1]/USB 3.2 Gen 1) + Micro SIM Slot x 1 M.2 2230 E-Key x 1 (PCIe 3.0 [x1]/USB 2.0) |
BIOS | 256Mbit Flash ROM, AMI BIOS |
H/W MONITOR | Temperature Monitor on CPU/Chassis, Voltage Monitor on Vcore/5V/3.3V/12V, Fan Monitor on CPU/Chassis |
WATCHDOG TIMER | 1~255 step by software program |
SMART FAN CONTROL | CPU Fan x 1 / Chassis Fan x 2 (the 3rd Chassis Fan is DC Fan) |
WAKE ON LAN/ PXE | Yes (WOL / PXE) |
POWER STATE | S3, S4, S5 |
GRAPHICS | |
GRAPHICS CHIPSET | Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator |
GRAPHICS MULTI DISPLAY | HDMI+VGA+DP+LVDS/eDP |
VGA | Up to 1920 x 1200 @60Hz (via IT6516B) |
DVI | — |
HDMI | HDMI 2.0 x 1, up to 4096 x 2160 @60/30 Hz, with Digital Audio |
DISPLAY PORT | DP 1.4 x 1, up to 4096 x 2160 @24 Hz or 3840 x 2160 @60 Hz, with Digital Audio |
LVDS | 18/24-bit Dual-Channel LVDS x 1, up to 1920 x 1080 @60 Hz |
EDP | eDP x 1, up to 3840 x 2160 @30 Hz |
BACKLIGHT CONTROL | Yes |
ENVIRONMENTAL & POWER & ME | |
BATTERY | Lithium battery |
POWER REQUIREMENT | 24-pin ATX connector x 1, 8-pin 12V ATX Power Connector x 1 [Voltage/Current(A) requirement:+3.3V/1.4A;+5V/10.55A;+12V/13.89A;+5VS B/0.24A] |
OPERATING TEMPERATURE | 32°F ~ 140°F(0 ~ 60°C) (Operational humidity: 60°C @ 90% RH Non-Condensing) |
STORAGE TEMPERATURE | — |
CERTIFICATION | CE & FCC Class A |
FORM FACTOR | Micro-ATX Form Factor, 9.6"x9.6" (244mmx244mm) |
WEIGHT | 1.76 lb (0.8 Kg) |
MTBF (HOURS) | 267,950 |
REAR PANEL I/O PORTS | |
USB | USB 3.2 Gen 2 x 4 (10Gbps) USB Type-C x 1 (20Gbps, 5V, 3A) (All ports are bootable, can be deactivated per BIOS function; USB Power switchable feature) |
DISPLAY I/O | HDMI2.0 x 1, VGA x 1, DP1.4 x 1 |
AUDIO I/O | Audio Jack x 3: Line-in, Mic-in, Line-out |
LAN I/O | RJ-45 LAN x 4 |
SERIAL PORT | DB-9 x 1 (Supports RS-232/422/485, 5V/12V/RI) |
PS/2 PORT | — |
INTERNAL I/O CONNECTORS | |
STORAGE | SATA III ports x 8, support RAID 0/1/5/10 M.2 2242/2280 M-Key x 2 (PCIe Gen 4.0, 4 Lanes, supports RAID 0, 1, 5, 10) |
USB | USB 3.2 x 1 (2x5P 2.54mm Pitch Box Header, supports USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 2) USB 2.0 Header x 1 (2x5P 2.54mm Pitch Box Header, supports USB 2.0 x 2) USB 3.2 Gen 1 x 1 (Type-A, vertical) (All Headers support USB Power switchable feature) |
DISPLAY I/O | — |
AUDIO I/O | Speaker header(Line-out) x 1, AAFP x 1 |
SERIAL PORT | RS-232 x 5 (via 1x9P Header) |
PS/2 PORT | — |
PARALLEL PORT | — |
DIO | 8-bit Digital I/O interface x 1 |
FAN | 4-pin CPU Fan Connector x 1 (PWM Mode) 4-pin Chassis Fan connector x 2 (PWM Mode) 3-pin Chassis Fan connector x 1 (DC Mode) |
OTHERS | Chassis Intrusion x 1 AT/ATX Mode Select Jumper x 1 Front Panel Header x 1 Clear CMOS Jumper x 1 Onboard Buzzer x 1 3-pin ME Lock Header x 1 LED Header x 4 when RJ-45 x 4 |
OS | |
OS SUPPORT | Windows® 10 64-bit, Windows® 11 64-bit |