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Form Factor (WxD, mm)
Form Factor
(WxD, mm)
ATX
304.8 x 243.8
ATX
304.8 x 243.8
ATX
304.8 x 243.8
E-ATX
304.8 x 330.2
CPU
CPU
AMD EPYC^™ 8004 Series Processors

Single processor, cTDP up to 225W
AMD EPYC^™ 8004 Series Processors

Single processor, cTDP up to 225W
AMD EPYC^™ 8004 Series Processors

Single processor, cTDP up to 225W
AMD EPYC^™ 8004 Series Processors

Single processor, cTDP up to 225W
Socket
Socket
1 x LGA 4844
Socket SP6
1 x LGA 4844
Socket SP6
1 x LGA 4844
Socket SP6
1 x LGA 4844
Socket SP6
Chipset
Chipset
System on Chip
System on Chip
System on Chip
System on Chip
Memory
Memory
6 x DIMM slots
Support DDR5 RDIMM
6-Channel memory per processor
Up to 4800 MT/s
12 x DIMM slots
Support DDR5 RDIMM
6-Channel memory per processor
Up to 4800 MT/s (1DPC), 3600 MT/s (2DPC)
12 x DIMM slots
Support DDR5 RDIMM
6-Channel memory per processor
Up to 4800 MT/s (1DPC), 3600 MT/s (2DPC)
12 x DIMM slots
Support DDR5 RDIMM
6-Channel memory per processor
Up to 4800 MT/s (1DPC), 3600 MT/s (2DPC)
LAN
LAN
2 x 1Gb/s LAN (1 x Broadcom^® BCM5720)
- Support NCSI function

1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Management LAN
2 x 1Gb/s LAN (1 x Broadcom^® BCM5720)
- Support NCSI function

1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Management LAN
2 x 10Gb/s LAN (1 x Broadcom^® BCM57416)
- Support NCSI function

1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Management LAN
2 x 1Gb/s LAN (1 x Broadcom^® BCM5720)
- Support NCSI function

1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps Management LAN
Video
Video
Integrated in ASPEED^® AST2600
- 1 x VGA port
Integrated in ASPEED^® AST2600
- 1 x VGA port
Integrated in ASPEED^® AST2600
- 1 x VGA port
Integrated in ASPEED^® AST2600
- 1 x VGA port
Audio
Audio
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Storage Interface
Storage Interface
MCIO:
2 x MCIO 8i for 4 x Gen5 NVMe or 16 x SATA

M.2:
1 x M.2 (2280/22110), PCIe Gen3 x4
MCIO:
3 x MCIO 4i for 3 x Gen5 NVMe or 12 x SATA

M.2:
1 x M.2 (2280/22110), PCIe Gen3 x4
MCIO:
3 x MCIO 4i for 3 x Gen5 NVMe or 12 x SATA

M.2:
1 x M.2 (2280/22110), PCIe Gen3 x4
MCIO:
2 x MCIO 8i for 4 x Gen5 NVMe or 16 x SATA
1 x MCIO 8i for 2 x Gen5 NVMe

M.2:
2 x M.2 (2280/22110), PCIe Gen5 x4
RAID
RAID
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
PCIe Expansion Slots
PCIe Expansion Slots
Slot_7: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_6: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_5: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_4: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8)
Slot_3: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 or x8), shared with Slot_4
Slot_2: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8)
Slot_1: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 or x8), shared with Slot_2

2 x MCIO 8i (Gen5 x8 or SATA)^[1]

^[1]The connector supports SATA by default. To enable the other option, please refer to the manual and adjust the settings in the BIOS.
Slot_6: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_5: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_4: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_3: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16)
Slot_2: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8)
Slot_1: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 or x8), shared with Slot_2

3 x MCIO 4i (Gen5 x4 or SATA)^[1]

^[1]The connector supports PCIe by default. To enable the other option, please refer to the manual and adjust the settings in the BIOS.
Slot_6: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_5: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_4: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_3: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16)
Slot_2: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8)
Slot_1: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 or x8), shared with Slot_2

3 x MCIO 4i (Gen5 x4 or SATA)^[1]

^[1]The connector supports PCIe by default. To enable the other option, please refer to the manual and adjust the settings in the BIOS.
Slot_7: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_6: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_4: PCIe x16 (Gen5 x16)
Slot_2: PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16)

2 x MCIO 8i (Gen5 x8 or SATA)^[1][2]
1 x MCIO 8i (Gen5 x8)^[1]

^[1]Please refer to the optional parts for qualified cables to ensure Gen5 signal quality.

^[2]The connector supports SATA by default. To enable the other option, please refer to the manual and adjust the settings in the BIOS.
Internal I/O
Internal I/O
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x CPU fan header
5 x System fan headers
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 x2 header
1 x M.2 slot
2 x MCIO 8i connectors
1 x Front panel header
1 x Backplane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x TPM header
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x CPU fan header
5 x System fan headers
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 header
1 x M.2 slot
3 x MCIO 4i connectors
1 x Front panel header
1 x Backplane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x TPM header
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x CPU fan header
5 x System fan headers
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 x2 header
1 x M.2 slot
3 x MCIO 4i connectors
1 x Front panel header
1 x Backplane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x TPM header
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x 6-pin ATX 12V power connector
1 x CPU fan header
5 x System fan headers
1 x USB 3.2 Gen1 x2 header
1 x USB 2.0 x2 header
2 x M.2 slots
3 x MCIO 8i connectors
1 x Front panel header
1 x Backplane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x TPM header
Rear I/O
Rear I/O
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (Type-A)
1 x VGA port
1 x Serial port
2 x RJ45 ports
1 x MLAN port
1 x ID button with LED
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (Type-A)
1 x VGA port
1 x Serial port
2 x RJ45 ports
1 x MLAN port
1 x ID button with LED
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (Type-A)
1 x VGA port
1 x Serial port
2 x RJ45 ports
1 x MLAN port
1 x ID button with LED
2 x USB 3.2 Gen1 ports (Type-A)
1 x VGA port
1 x Serial port
2 x RJ45 ports
1 x MLAN port
1 x ID button with LED
Security Modules
Security Modules
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
- Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
- Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
- Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
- Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Board Management
Board Management
ASPEED^® AST2600 Baseboard Management Controller
GIGABYTE Management Console web interface
- Dashboard
- HTML5 KVM
- Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
- Sensor Reading History Data
- FRU Information
- SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
- Hardware Inventory
- Fan Profile
- System Firewall
- Power Consumption
- Power Control
- Advanced power capping
- LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
- Backup & Restore Configuration
- Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
- Event Log Filter
- User Management
- Media Redirection Settings
- PAM Order Settings
- SSL Settings
- SMTP Settings
ASPEED^® AST2600 Baseboard Management Controller
GIGABYTE Management Console web interface
- Dashboard
- HTML5 KVM
- Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
- Sensor Reading History Data
- FRU Information
- SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
- Hardware Inventory
- Fan Profile
- System Firewall
- Power Consumption
- Power Control
- Advanced power capping
- LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
- Backup & Restore Configuration
- Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
- Event Log Filter
- User Management
- Media Redirection Settings
- PAM Order Settings
- SSL Settings
- SMTP Settings
ASPEED^® AST2600 Baseboard Management Controller
GIGABYTE Management Console web interface
- Dashboard
- HTML5 KVM
- Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
- Sensor Reading History Data
- FRU Information
- SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
- Hardware Inventory
- Fan Profile
- System Firewall
- Power Consumption
- Power Control
- Advanced power capping
- LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
- Backup & Restore Configuration
- Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
- Event Log Filter
- User Management
- Media Redirection Settings
- PAM Order Settings
- SSL Settings
- SMTP Settings
ASPEED^® AST2600 Baseboard Management Controller
GIGABYTE Management Console web interface
- Dashboard
- HTML5 KVM
- Sensor Monitor (Voltage, RPM, Temperature, CPU Status …etc.)
- Sensor Reading History Data
- FRU Information
- SEL Log in Linear Storage / Circular Storage Policy
- Hardware Inventory
- Fan Profile
- System Firewall
- Power Consumption
- Power Control
- Advanced power capping
- LDAP / AD / RADIUS Support
- Backup & Restore Configuration
- Remote BIOS/BMC/CPLD Update
- Event Log Filter
- User Management
- Media Redirection Settings
- PAM Order Settings
- SSL Settings
- SMTP Settings
PSU Connectors
PSU Connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector
2 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connectors
1 x 6-pin ATX 12V power connector
Operating Properties
Operating Properties
Operating temperature: 10°C to 40°C
Operating humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20% to 95% (non-condensing)
Operating temperature: 10°C to 40°C
Operating humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20% to 95% (non-condensing)
Operating temperature: 10°C to 40°C
Operating humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20% to 95% (non-condensing)
Operating temperature: 10°C to 40°C
Operating humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing)
Non-operating temperature: -40°C to 60°C
Non-operating humidity: 20% to 95% (non-condensing)
Retail Packaging Content
Retail Packaging Content
1 x ME03-PE0
1 x I/O shield
1 x Quick start guide
1 x MCIO 8i to 8 x SATA cable (600mm)

Single Box dimensions: 360 x 330 x 80 mm
Carton dimensions: 674 x 424 x 385 mm
Quantity: 10 x single boxes in one carton
1 x ME03-CE1
1 x I/O shield
1 x Quick start guide
1 x MCIO 4i to 4 x SATA cable

Single Box dimensions: 360 x 330 x 80 mm
Carton dimensions: 674 x 424 x 385 mm
Quantity: 10 x single boxes in one carton
1 x ME03-CE0
1 x I/O shield
1 x Quick start guide
1 x MCIO 4i to 4 x SATA cable

Single Box dimensions: 360 x 330 x 80 mm
Carton dimensions: 674 x 424 x 385 mm
Quantity: 10 x single boxes in one carton
1 x ME33-AR0
1 x I/O shield
1 x Quick start guide
1 x MCIO 8i to 8 x SATA cable (600mm)

Single Box dimensions: 409 x 355 x 78 mm
Carton dimensions: 729 x 415 x 432 mm
Quantity: 10 x single boxes in one carton
Bulk Packaging Content
Bulk Packaging Content
10 x ME03-PE0
10 x I/O shields

Carton dimensions: 600 x 473 x 495 mm
10 x ME03-CE1
10 x I/O shields

Carton dimensions: 600 x 473 x 495 mm
10 x ME03-CE0
10 x I/O shields

Carton dimensions: 600 x 473 x 495 mm
10 x ME33-AR0
10 x I/O shields

Carton dimensions: 600 x 473 x 517 mm
Reference Numbers
Reference Numbers
Retail: 9ME03PE0MR-000-1*
Bulk: 9ME03PE0NR-000-1*

Part Numbers:

- I/O shield: 12AIO-MZ33AR-00R
- MCIO 8i to 8 x SATA cable (600mm): 25CF9-600721-M0R

Optional parts:

- MCIO 8i to 2 x MCIO 4i cable (550mm): 25CF9-550700-A4R
Retail: 9ME03CE1MR-000-10*
Bulk: 9ME03CE1NR-000-10*

Part Numbers:

- I/O shield: 12AIO-ME03CE-00R
- MCIO 4i to 4 x SATA cable: 25CF9-780721-A4R
Retail: 9ME03CE0MR-000-10*
Bulk: 9ME03CE0NR-000-10*

Part Numbers:

- I/O shield: 12AIO-ME03CE-01R
- MCIO 4i to 4 x SATA cable: 25CF9-780721-A4R
Retail: 9ME33AR0MR-000-10*
Bulk: 9ME33AR0NR-000-10*

Part Numbers:

- I/O shield: 12AIO-MZ33AR-00R
- MCIO 8i to 8 x SATA cable (600mm): 25CF9-600721-M0R

Optional parts:

- MCIO 8i to 2 x MCIO 4i cable (550mm): 25CF9-550700-A4R