It has a 6-core processor Intel Xeon processor E-2176M, which means it is significantly higher performance than previous generation 6U CompactPCI boards.

The result, says Concurrent Technologies, it should be possible to extend the life of existing deployments based on this long-established form factor.

With this in mind the PP B7x/msd board has backwards compatibility with the supplier’s previous four generations of CompactPCI processor boards.