New mini-ITX motherboard arrives with up to 128 GB RAM and 16-core Intel Core Ultra 9

Biostar has introduced a new mini ITX motherboard aimed at industrial usage, powered by Intel's latest Core Ultra 3 series chips.

To be more precise, the motherboard measures roughly 17 by 17 cm or roughly 6.7 by 6.7 inches, can be equipped with up to an Intel Core Ultra 9 386H chip paired with up to 128 GB of DDR5-7200 RAM.

The Core Ultra 9 is quite a powerful chip, featuring a 16-core setup consisting of four Cougar Cove performance cores, eight Darkmont E cores, and four more Darkmont low-power E cores. In synthetic multi-threaded benchmarks, the CPU should be able to keep up with the AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 "Gorgon Point" APU.

Lower-end SKUs with the Core Ultra 5 325, 335, 336H, and the Core Ultra 7 355, 365, 356H, and 366H APUs will also be available. 

A whole bunch of expansion slots are available:

• M.2 3042/3052 with PCI 4.0 x1 support
• M.2 2280 slot for PCIe 5.0 x4 storage
• M.2 2260/2280 slot with PCIe 4.0 x2
• M.2 2230 slot with support for PCI 4.0 x1
• PCIe 5.0 x8 slot (available with the 3_6H chips only)
• Dual SATA III 7-pin connectors 

The I/O offer is quite decent, as mentioned below:

• Dual HDMI, dual DisplayPort
• Triple USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-A
• Single USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-C
• Dual 2.5G Ethernet
• 3.5 mm audio jack
• Dual 2x5-pin RS232/422/485 headers
• 4x 2x5-pin RS232 headers
• 2 x 15-pin LVDS headers
• 8-pin DIO, MIPI-CSI2 

Like most other boards and computing hardware targeted primarily at industrial applications, pricing details for the Biostar BIPTL-ITH motherboard are under wraps. 

Interested customers can definitely reach out to Biostar directly in order to get a quote. 

Normal consumers who are looking for a consumer-focused Panther Lake-powered system can check out the Minisforum MS-03 mini PC equipped with the Core Ultra 9 386H chip, currently available for $1,039 on Amazon.