ASUS K14PA-U12 Server motherboard for 128 core AMD EPYC™ 9004-series processors, with dual 25 Gbps LAN, support for two dual-slot GPUs, 12 DIMM DDR5, up to 16 NVMe drives and integrated ASMB11-iKVM.

The ASUS K14PA-U12 is a server motherboard for AMD EPYC 9004-series processors, suited to enterprise and infrastructure builders needing high memory capacity, fast networking, and dense NVMe storage. It supports up to 3TB of DDR5 RDIMM memory, dual 25Gbps Ethernet, and up to 16 NVMe drives.

Recommended For

• Cloud, telecom, and edge-server operators building a rack or infrastructure server who need EPYC 9004 processing, remote management, and dual 25GbE networking.
• HPC and database teams running memory- and compute-intensive workloads that can use EPYC’s many cores, 12-channel DDR5 RDIMM memory, and high-speed NVMe connectivity.
• Local AI and GPU-compute builders who need a server platform with room for two dual-slot GPUs, high memory capacity, and multiple PCIe 5.0 expansion paths.
• Storage or infrastructure builders who plan around MCIO cabling or a drive backplane and want to connect multiple NVMe drives for data-intensive workloads.

Real-World Use Scenarios

• A small business or IT team consolidating multiple services can use the board as a virtualization host for business applications, remote desktops, and separate test environments; the actual number of VMs depends on the chosen CPU, memory, storage, and workload.
• A team running databases or analytics that need fast local storage can build an NVMe-equipped server around the board; connecting drives through the MCIO ports requires compatible cabling or a backplane, so the drives are not simply plugged into motherboard M.2 slots.
• A lab or service provider running GPU-assisted AI inference can use the system as a host for up to two supported dual-slot GPUs, with the EPYC CPU handling data preparation and other server tasks; inference speed and model capacity depend on the selected GPUs and system configuration.
• A server serving multiple systems or moving large datasets across a suitable network can use its dual 25GbE ports for high-bandwidth connectivity; teaming can add link redundancy or combine links when supported and configured by the network equipment.
• An IT administrator managing a server in a remote rack or an office without on-site technical staff can use the onboard iKVM for remote console access and troubleshooting, including when the operating system is unavailable.