The Intel C612 chipset offers several benefits to system builders, developers, and end-users:

To understand the value proposition of the C612, it is essential to compare it with its predecessor, the C600 series (used with Xeon E5 v1/v2).

| Specification | Intel C612 | | :--- | :--- | | | Q3 2014 | | Socket | LGA 2011-3 | | CPU Max TDP | 160W (per socket) | | PCIe (CPU) | Up to 40x PCIe 3.0 per CPU | | PCIe (PCH) | 8x PCIe 2.0 | | SATA | 10x SATA 3.0 (6 Gb/s) | | USB 3.0 | 6 ports | | USB 2.0 | 14 ports (shared) | | Integrated LAN | 2x GbE MAC | | RAID (SATA) | 0,1,5,10 (RSTe) | | ECC Support | Yes (Full) | | Dual Socket | Yes (2x Xeon E5-2600 v3/v4) | | DMI | DMI 2.0 (4 lanes) |