Intel® Product Specification Comparison
04/09/2025 02:27:51 PM
 ,Intel® C242 Chipset ,Intel® C246 Chipset 
Essentials
Product Collection,Intel® C240 Series Chipsets,Intel® C240 Series Chipsets
Vertical Segment,Server,Server
Marketing Status,Launched,Launched
Launch Date,Q4'18,Q3'18
TDP,6 W,6 W

Supplemental Information
Embedded Options Available,No,Yes

Memory Specifications
# of DIMMs per channel,2,2
ECC Memory Supported   ‡,Yes,Yes
Supports Memory Overclocking,No,No

GPU Specifications
# of Displays Supported ‡,0,3

Expansion Options
Direct Media Interface (DMI) Revision,3.0,3.0
Max # of DMI Lanes,4,4
PCI Express Revision,3.0,3.0
PCI Express Configurations ‡,x1 |  x2 |  x4,x1 |  x2 |  x4
Max # of PCI Express Lanes,10,24

I/O Specifications
# of USB Ports,12,14
USB Configuration,6 USB 3.1 Ports- Up to 2 USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) Ports- Up to 6 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) Ports12 USB 2.0 Ports,10 USB 3.1 Ports- Up to 6 USB 3.1 Gen 2 (10Gb/s) Ports- Up to 10 USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gb/s) Ports14 USB 2.0 Ports
USB Revision,3.1 |  2.0,3.1 |  2.0
Max # of SATA 6.0 Gb/s Ports,6,8
RAID Configuration,PCIe 0 | 1 | 5 / SATA 0 | 1 | 5 | 10,PCIe 0 | 1 | 5 / SATA 0 | 1 | 5 | 10
Integrated LAN,Integrated MAC,Integrated MAC
Integrated Wireless‡,No,Intel® Wireless-AC MAC
Supported Processor PCI Express Port Configurations,1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4,1x16 or 2x8 or 1x8+2x4

Package Specifications
Package Size,23mm x 24mm,23mm x 24mm

Advanced Technologies
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported ‡,No,Yes
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) ‡,Yes,Yes
Intel® ME Firmware Version,12,12
Intel® HD Audio Technology,Yes,Yes
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology,No,Yes
Intel® Rapid Storage Technology enterprise,Yes,Yes
Intel® Standard Manageability,No,Yes
Intel® Stable IT Platform Program (SIPP),No,No
Intel® Smart Sound Technology,Yes,Yes
Intel® Platform Trust Technology (Intel® PTT),Yes,Yes

Security & Reliability
Intel® Trusted Execution Technology ‡,Yes,Yes
Intel® Boot Guard,Yes,Yes
Intel vPro® Eligibility ‡,,Intel vPro® Platform
