COM-HPC vs COM Express: When Should You Upgrade?

COM-HPC is the PICMG standard designed for workloads that outgrow COM Express. It does not replace COM Express for every project, but it unlocks bandwidth and compute that Type 6 and Type 7 cannot provide.

What COM-HPC brings

Two 400-pin connectors (800 pins in total) for far more I/O
PCIe Gen4 and Gen5, up to 64 lanes
25 to 100 GbE networking
Client modules with displays, Server modules with up to 1 TB of memory

When COM Express is still the right choice

If your application runs comfortably on an Intel Core i5/i7 with a few PCIe lanes, COM Express Type 6 remains cheaper, more compact and supported by a huge ecosystem of carrier boards. For networking without displays, COM Express Type 7 covers most edge server needs.

When to move to COM-HPC

You need PCIe Gen5 for GPUs, FPGAs or fast NVMe storage
You need more than 4× 10 GbE or 25/100 GbE
Your AI or vision workload requires the latest high-TDP CPUs
You want a platform roadmap for the next 10 years

Migration tips

COM-HPC requires a new carrier board. Plan the migration at your next product generation, reuse your software stack where possible and evaluate thermal design early.

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