UK 
DFI CS331-C246NRM Intel 8th and 9th Gen Core Micro-ATX Embedded Motherboard with C246 Chipset, Dual LAN and Four Expansion Slots
Intel
Linux
Triple Display Support
USB3
1x M.2
1x mPCIe
4x PCIe
NVMe SSD
CE
FCCCS331-C246NRM Overview
A small on-premise server or a vision system that stores inspection images for traceability benefits from ECC memory and a Xeon processor, without moving to a larger server board. The CS331-C246NRM is the C246 build of the CS331 series, a Micro-ATX embedded motherboard that adds Xeon E support, ECC memory and six SATA ports to four PCIe Gen3 slots.
The LGA1151 socket takes the four-core Xeon E-2124G at 71 W, the six-core E-2176G and E-2226GE at 80 W and the eight-core E-2278GEL at 35 W, alongside 8th and 9th Gen Core i3, i5 and i7, Pentium G5400 and Celeron G4900. Four DDR4 2666 MHz DIMM slots take up to 64 GB, with ECC on Xeon E, Core i3, Pentium and Celeron. Intel UHD Graphics drives HDMI, DVI-D and DP++ as three independent displays, and Intel AMT on the I219LM port works with Xeon, Core i5 and i7.
Storage covers six SATA 3.0 ports and an M.2 M-key socket for PCIe x4 Gen3 NVMe SSDs, with RAID 0, 1, 5 and 10. Expansion is two PCIe x16 slots, running as one x16 or two x8, two PCIe x4 Gen3 slots and a full-size Mini PCIe slot. The rear panel has two USB 3.1 Gen 2, two USB 3.1 Gen 1 and two USB 2.0 Type-A ports, two GbE ports and an RS-232/422/485 DB-9, and headers add two USB 3.1 Gen 2, four USB 2.0, three more COM ports and 8-bit digital I/O.
The CS331-C246NRM runs from a standard ATX supply over 24-pin and 8-pin connectors, with an active CPU cooler, from 0 to 60 °C, and carries CE, FCC, RoHS and KCC compliance. Where Core processors are enough and the system needs up to 128 GB of memory, the CS331-Q370NRM keeps the same slot layout on the Q370 chipset.
CS331-C246NRM Specifications
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Brand & Model | DFI CS331-C246NRM |
| Features | Embedded Industrial |
| Performance | |
| Processor Series | Intel Core 8th Gen Coffee Lake Intel Core 9th Gen Coffee Lake Intel Celeron G Series Coffee Lake Intel Pentium G Series Coffee Lake |
| Processor Models | Intel Celeron G4900: 3.1GHz, 2 Cores, 2 Threads, 2MB Cache, 54W Intel Celeron G4900T: 2.9GHz, 2 Cores, 2 Threads, 2MB Cache, 35W Intel Pentium Gold G5400: 3.7GHz, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4MB Cache, 58W Intel Pentium Gold G5400T: 3.1GHz, 2 Cores, 4 Threads, 4MB Cache, 35W Intel Core i3-8100: 3.6GHz, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 6MB Cache, 65W Intel Core i3-8100T: 3.1GHz, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 6MB Cache, 35W Intel Core i3-9100E: 3.1~3.7GHz, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 6MB Cache, 65W Intel Core i3-9100TE: 2.2~3.2GHz, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 6MB Cache, 35W Intel Xeon E-2124G: 3.4~4.5GHz, 4 Cores, 4 Threads, 8MB Cache, 71W Intel Core i5-8500: 3.0~4.1GHz, 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 9MB Cache, 65W Intel Core i5-8500T: 2.1~3.5GHz, 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 9MB Cache, 35W Intel Core i5-9500E: 3.0~4.2GHz, 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 9MB Cache, 65W Intel Core i5-9500TE: 2.2~3.6GHz, 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 9MB Cache, 35W Intel Xeon E-2226GE: 3.4~4.6GHz, 6 Cores, 6 Threads, 12MB Cache, 80W Intel Xeon E-2278GEL: 2.0~3.9GHz, 8 Cores, 16 Threads, 16MB Cache, 35W Intel Core i7-8700: 3.2~4.6GHz, 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 12MB Cache, 65W Intel Core i7-8700T: 2.4~4.0GHz, 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 12MB Cache, 35W Intel Core i7-9700TE: 1.8~3.8GHz, 8 Cores, 8 Threads, 12MB Cache, 35W Intel Xeon E-2176G: 3.7~4.7GHz, 6 Cores, 12 Threads, 12MB Cache, 80W |
| Performance Cores | 2 Cores 4 Cores 6 Cores 8 Cores |
| Memory | 4x DDR4 2666MHz LONG-DIMM Slots, 64GB |
| Chipset | Intel C246 |
| BIOS | AMI |
| Operating System | Linux |
| Graphics | |
| Integrated GPU | Intel UHD Series |
| Display Standards | DP++ |
| Multi Display Support | Triple Display Support |
| Display Outputs | 1x Display Port 1x DVI 1x HDMI |
| Audio | |
| Interface | Line-In Line-Out Mic-In |
| I/O | |
| Ethernet | 2x Ethernet Ports |
| 2x GbE LAN [RJ45] | |
| LAN Controllers | Intel i210AT Intel I219LM |
| USB | 12x USB Ports |
| 2x USB 3.1 Gen 2 [Board] 2x USB 2.0 [Type A] 2x USB 3.1 Gen 1 [Type A] 2x USB 3.1 Gen 2 [Type A] 4x USB 2.0 [Board] | |
| Serial | 4x Serial Ports |
| 1x RS232/422/485 [Board] 1x RS232/422/485 [DB9] 2x RS232 [Board] | |
| Digital I/O | DIO [8-lines] |
| Remote Management | Intel AMT |
| Expansion | |
| M.2 | 1x M.2 Expansion Slots |
| 1x M.2 M-Key [PCIe x4] [2242/2260/2280] | |
| mPCIe | 1x mPCIe Slots |
| 1x mPCIe [PCIe/USB/SATA] | |
| PCIe | 4x PCIe Slots |
| 2x PCIe [x16 Slot] [1x16 Signal or 2x8 Signal] [Gen3] 2x PCIe [x4 Slot] [Gen3] | |
| Storage | |
| Storage | 1x M.2 SSD 6x SATA Ports |
| NVMe | NVMe SSD Support |
| Power | |
| Power Input | ATX Power Supply [8+24 Pin] |
| Environmental Conditions | |
| Operating Temperature | 0°C to 60°C [32°F to 140°F] |
| Storage Temperature | -30°C to 60°C [-22°F to 140°F] |
| Humidity | 5% - 90% (Non-condensing) |
| Certification | CE FCC KC RoHS |
| Mechanical Properties | |
| Dimensions | 244mm x 244mm (9.61" x 9.61") |
- CS331-C246NRM Datasheet Download
Official DFI UK Distributor
Things Embedded is an official DFI UK distributor, supplying the CS331-C246NRM configured with your chosen Xeon E or Core processor, ECC or non-ECC memory, NVMe storage and OS image, fitted with a CPU cooler matched to its TDP and tested before it ships. If the enclosure runs warmer or you want Wi-Fi on an M.2 E-key socket, the CS350 keeps this slot layout with -5 to 65 °C operation. We can advise on Xeon selection, ECC memory and RAID set-up.
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