Intel Consumer Motherboards that Support VT-d

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As many of you know, consumer motherboards that fully support intel VT-d are hit or miss to find.

So i figured we might start a list.

If you have an Intel consumer motherboard that you have personally verified with VT-d support, please post the motherboard manufacturer, model number, revision and BIOS revision, along with a screenshot showing that VT-d is working.

I will maintain the list by editing the first post!

GO!

The List:
 
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I've had good success with the following:
Manufacturer: ASRock
Model Number: H61MV-ITX
Revision: Unknown?
BIOS: 1.10
Screenshot:
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I have three of them. One is the above, the other two I usually use for XenServer. (currently playing with Hyper-V)
This specific board only has one PCI-E slot, which I've populated with Intel quad gigabit nics in all three systems.
 
iamwhoiamtoday said:
I've had good success with the following:
Manufacturer: ASRock
Model Number: H61MV-ITX
Revision: Unknown?
BIOS: 1.10
Screenshot:http://i.imgur.com/J1INBst.png


I have three of them. One is the above, the other two I usually use for XenServer. (currently playing with Hyper-V)
This specific board only has one PCI-E slot, which I've populated with Intel quad gigabit nics in all three systems.
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Awesome, added
 
Asrock E3C224D2i
Intel i5 4590S
BIOS 2.00
2x8gb PNY DDR3

BMC IPMI BIOS 0.14.0
(disable VMWare IPMI implementation if you have issues w/ high host cpu usage)

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The board itself supports it, but I don't have anything in the PCIe slot to pass through. Onboard nic doesn't seem to like directpath i/o until SR-IOV is supported, so I'll hold off on trying to pass one onboard nic to a PFSense guest, looks like I'd have to pass both nics to it which wouldn't achieve what I want
 
starbetrayer said:
Asrock H87M Pro4

http://www.michons.us/2015/01/14/esxi-whitebox/
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Good info! Added. ASRock is starting to look like a trend.

Siba said:
Asrock E3C224D2i
Intel i5 4590S
BIOS 2.00
2x8gb PNY DDR3

BMC IPMI BIOS 0.14.0
(disable VMWare IPMI implementation if you have issues w/ high host cpu usage)

SSaApfR.png


The board itself supports it, but I don't have anything in the PCIe slot to pass through. Onboard nic doesn't seem to like directpath i/o until SR-IOV is supported, so I'll hold off on trying to pass one onboard nic to a PFSense guest, looks like I'd have to pass both nics to it which wouldn't achieve what I want
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Technically not a consumer board, but I guess it is good info either way, will add.

Thanks
 
Enthusiast consumer! Currently running mine in an Antec ISK110 with Noctua NH L9i, it's tiny and plenty quiet powerful for consumer level stuff
 
Oh man this is just what I needed...my 8 core AMD whitebox from yesteryear has become problematic in power consumption and heat output...I've been dieing to move to Intel hardware but I can't justify server grade stuff for my in home shenanigans. Thanks for getting this together.
 
ziggo0 said:
Oh man this is just what I needed...my 8 core AMD whitebox from yesteryear has become problematic in power consumption and heat output...I've been dieing to move to Intel hardware but I can't justify server grade stuff for my in home shenanigans. Thanks for getting this together.
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Don't thank me yet! We will need more people to post with their experiences. I know there are lits of peoole on these forums with useful information regarding this, so I hope they do!
 
This is interesting, i was thinking lately that it would be nice to have an updated list whit all the newer chipset ex: x99 z97.

here a google exel someone did a while ago. i don't think it still maintain but it contains a lot of data
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet...htaDdIV09lNWxfODd1alRUTlE&usp=drive_web#gid=0
i am sorry i don't know who to credit for ....

As for me i use
Asrock z77 pro3. bios 1.90
i7 3700
passed AMD 6850
AMD 5450
Intel usb
realtek ethernet

win7
osx
linux

its been rock solid. ( whit a lot of finiky in the bios etc)

The only problem i have is when i pass a lsi 9211-8i IR (p19 and p20) to a server 2008k i always have a regraded/rebuilt after a reboot of the esxi.
When the raid is native into esx the raid never get degraded.
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succesfully passed through PCI storage (MV-SAT2, Highpoint RR1640/1740/2220) to windows VM's on ESX on:
ASUS P8B-X bios 0902 with Xeon E3
ASUS P8B-WS bios 0704 with Xeon E3
ASUS P8C-WS bios ? with Xeon E3
have not tried PCI-e devices
 
AsRock Z97 Extreme6 has VT-d support with ESXI 5.5 u2. Probably extreme4 and others in that series. Gigabyte's/MSI Z97 motherboards I've not have not heard reports of VT-d working.

http://blog.kihltech.com/2014/10/esxi-5-5-u2-on-asrock-z97-extreme6-with-dual-nic-support/

Second report:

ASRock Z97 Extreme6 (see specs for other details). I have xen 4.4 installed with an archlinux dom0 and win8.1 domU right now, but still working through issues with passthrough on the 290x. Please see this post for more details on my current state.
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http://www.overclock.net/t/1338063/vt-d-compatible-motherboards/60#post_22351851
 
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AsRock Z97 Pro4 with ESXI 5.5 update 2 on my home server verified working.
 
Sorry, don't have photos as not near the machines in question, but these Mini-ITX all work fine with ESXi & VT-d:

Intel DQ77KB (Ivy Bridge E3-1265L V2)
AsRock E3C226D2I (Haswell E3-1230 V3)
Asus P9D-i (Haswell E3-1230 V3)

The Intel will pass through the onboard SATA AHCI controller on a default install in ESXi 5.5u2, but the AsRock/Asus need the PCI id's adding to the passthru.map file.

Cheers!!
 
My ASRock Z68 Extreme3 Gen3 with an i5-2400 works with VT-d. I'm passing through an IBM M1018/LSI2008 card.

 
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ASUS P6X58D Premium (Past)
Super Micro X8STE (Current)

Not running ESX but KVM/QEMU passing through my GTX 760 (Stock w/ no code 43), Creative SBZ (No issues with sound) , IBM M1015 (In IT mode with no BIOS Rom to my FreeNAS VM w/ 8 disks), High Point 1144E (Split to two different VMs) .

On an interesting note to all, the High Point 1144(C/CM/E) family of cards has a PLX Chipset which splits out the 4 PCIe Lanes into individual lanes/devices. Each device can be passed through individually to separate VMs. Each USB3 Port/eSATA port is within it's own IOMMU Group.
 
Great post idea!

Let me start by saying I have zero exp using ESXi on consumer hardware(supermicro for me), but I've read that many boards claim VT-D support don't fully support it. I'm not sure how someone can verify full compliance with the spec, but confirming the passthru of one type of device is a start. Just thinking it may not guarantee passthru with a different PCI-E device. Might be something to keep in mind if its true (that some boards dont fully support VT-D).

It would also be cool to have an AMD thread as well. Most of the white box builds I come across using consumer/prosumer gear are AMD. If someone is using consumer gear it is usually b/c server grade stuff is to pricey and an 8 core single CPU AMD whitebox is pretty cheap for the work load it could handle.
 
Running vSphere 6 and passing through a IBM M1015 card with Gigabyte GA-Z77M-D3H without a problem.
 
The ASRock H77-M I have says it supports VT-D.

When I get to the point of firing it up I'll confirm it works with VS 6.0
 
Still trying to figure out if my Asus P8H77-I board is VT-d compatible. I'm scrambling to find any evidence.

The i3-3220T CPU I currently have isn't VT-d, but I'm close to buying an i5-3440S that is. But now I have concern that even if I upgrade the CPU, the mobo will be the bottleneck.
 
Asrock B85m Pro4 supports VT-D and works really well with ESXi (except for temperature sensing which isn't a big deal as the bios has decent fan controls)

(tested)
 
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It primarily hinges on the Motherboard manufacture supporting VT-d in the BIOS. AsRock has a great track record and others not so much for desktop boards.
 
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If you really care about data security and storage quality,
you should not miss ECC RAM and Copy On Write filesystems like ZFS for storage

On ESXi this means server chipsets (C...) and CPU's that support ECC and vt-d like G4400 or better
 
heman22union said:
Can't Intel's ARK be used to determine whether or not a chipset supports VT-d??

The more important part is whether or not a chipset supports certain features..

In this thread the ASRock H87M Pro4 is showing that it is supported...

However Intel's site Intel® H87 Chipset (Intel® DH82H87 PCH) Specifications show that the H87 Chipset isn't supported... how is ESXi showing supported then??
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The following page should answer your question(s):

Intel® Virtualization Technology Requirements


The following Intel Desktop Boards support Intel VT:

Chipset Desktop Board
H87, Q87, Z87 DH87MC, DH87RL, DQ87PG, DZ87KLT-75K
B85 DB85FL
X79 DX79SI, DX79SR, DX79TO
H77, Q77, Z77 DH77DF, DH77EB, DH77KC, DQ77CP, DQ77KB, DQ77MK, DZ77BH-55K, DZ77GA-70K, DZ77RE-75K, DZ77SL-50K
B75, Z75 DB75EN, DZ75ML-45K
Z68 DZ68ZV, DZ68DB, DZ68BC, DZ68AF, DZ68PL
Q67, P67, H67 DQ67EP, DQ67OW, DQ67SW, DP67DE, DP67BG, DP67BA, DH67VR, DH67GD, DH67CL, DH67CF, DH67BL
B65 DB65AL
H61 DH61AG, DH61AGL, DH61BE, DH61CR, DH61DL, DH61SA, DH61WW, DH61ZE
X58 DX58SO2, DX58SO, DX58OG
Q57 DQ57TM, DQ57TML
H55, P55 DH55HC, DH55PJ, DH55TC, DP55KG, DP55SB, DP55WB, DP55WG
X48 DX48BT2
G45, P45, Q45 DG45FC, DG45ID, DP45SG, DQ45CB, DQ45EK
B43, G43, P43, Q43 DB43LD, DG43GT, DG43NB, DG43RK, DP43BF, DP43BFL, DP43TF, DQ43AP
G41 DG41AN, DG41BI, DG41CN, DG41KR, DG41MJ, DG41RQ, DG41TX, DG41TY, DG41WV
X38 DX38BT
P35, Q35 DP35DP, DQ35JO, DQ35MP
G33 DG33BU, DG33FB
G31 DG31GL, DG31PR
The following Intel Desktop Boards support Intel VT-d:

Chipset Desktop Board
H87, Q87, Z87 DH87MC, DH87RL, DQ87PG
B85 DB85FL
X79 DX79SI, DX79SR, DX79TO
H77, Q77, Z77 DH77DF, DH77EB, DH77KC, DQ77CP, DQ77KB, DQ77MK, DZ77BH-55K, DZ77GA-70K, DZ77RE-75K, DZ77SL-50K
B75, Z75 DB75EN, DZ75ML-45K
Q67 DQ67EP, DQ67OW, DQ67SW
H61 DH61AGL
Q57 DQ57TM, DQ57TML
Q45 DQ45CB, DQ45EK
Q35 DQ35JO, DQ35MP
 
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