Kaby Lake Xeon E3 v6 Motherboards ETA?

[Luddite]

I'm planning on doing a workstation build this year. Does anyone know when mobos compatible with Xeon E3-1200 v6 chips might be coming out?

Thanks.

 

[vailr]

There's one server-class board at Newegg:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813132733
Or: if you need a workstation-class board:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130928
https://us.msi.com/Motherboard/support/C236M-WORKSTATION.html#support-cpu

HP offers a complete "Z240" workstation that includes options for one Xeon E3-1200 v6 CPU:
https://h20195.www2.hp.com/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04760707.pdf
HP's most expensive workstation is currently the Z840:
http://www8.hp.com/h20195/v2/GetPDF.aspx/c04400043.pdf
HP's dual Xeon CPU workstation line has not yet been updated to support Kabylake Xeon CPU's.
Probably will be named Z860 workstation, whenever it gets released.

If you're looking for a more advanced workstation board that supports the Xeon E3-1200 v6 CPU, Realtek ALC1220 audio chip, dual Thunderbolt ports, dual Intel LAN, and 2 or 3 PCIe video card slots: not seen one yet.
Maybe Apple's (scheduled to be) updated MacPro will include those kind of specs??

 

[Luddite]

Thanks. I see on the AsRock site they have Intel Z270 boards for socket 1151 and v6. What is the difference between the Z270 and the C236 chipsets?

 

[vailr]

The main difference is: adds support for ECC memory with the workstation chipset.

 

[Luddite]

After emailing AsRock and Asus, it sounds like they are not going to be offering new workstation boards specifically for Kaby Lake E3 v6 Xeons, since the Skylake boards are essentially the same. They would just be BIOS-flashed for Kaby Lake CPUs.

Does this sound correct? Would MoBo manufacturers skip Kaby Lake and go directly to Coffee Lake?

Are there any new features in Kaby Lake CPUs that couldn't be accessed in a Skylake motherboard?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Are there any new features in Kaby Lake CPUs that couldn't be accessed in a Skylake motherboard?

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