For a surgical imaging cart we want room for next-gen cards. Which IGX box PC supports PCIe Gen 5?

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Rapidflare · Accepted Answer

The **Advantech USM-500 NVIDIA IGX Thor** is the only IGX box PC I found with PCIe Gen 5 listed. It's a tower/standalone medical computer built on IGX Thor (T7000), with PCIe Gen5 x8 + x16 slots and an optional RTX PRO 6000. **USM-500 NVIDIA IGX Thor: specs for a surgical cart**

| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| PCIe generation (max) | Gen 5 |
| PCIe slots | 2 (x8 + x16) |
| Power input | AC 100~240V, 900W PSU |
| Medical certifications | IEC/EN 60601-1, IEC/EN 60601-1-2 (plus CE, FCC) |
| Mounting | Tower/Standalone |
| Dimensions (W × H × L) | 320 × 145 × 329.5 mm |
| AI performance | 5581 FP4 TFLOPS |

**Other IGX box PCs:**
- **YUAN MIL6N0 IGX 700** tops out at PCIe Gen 4. - **Advantech USM-500 NVIDIA IGX Orin** has PCIe x8 + x16 slots and the same 60601 certifications, but its PCIe generation isn't listed in the catalog. 
- The following also don't list a PCIe generation, so I can't confirm Gen 5 for them:
- **ADLINK MLB-IGX**, an IEC 60601 medical box PC (marked preliminary) with 2 PCIe slots
- **ADLINK DLAP-IGX**
- **Onyx Healthcare ACCEL-JS2000**

**If an edge AI server would work instead of a box PC:** these IGX systems are filed under Edge AI Servers and do list PCIe Gen 5:
- **Advantech MIC-735M-IO**: a medical-grade small tower on IGX Orin, with a PCIe x16 slot for an optional discrete GPU
- **Advantech AIR-427A** (IGX Thor T7000, 2 PCIe slots)
- **YUAN NEAR T7X** (IGX Thor)
- **YUAN VPP6N0 IGX 700** (IGX Orin)
- **Advantech MIC-735I-IO**: a 4U rackmount (preliminary)
- **ASRock Rack 2UXGI-THOR**: a 2U server with a PCIe 5.0 x16 slot

For a cart, the two medical towers (USM-500 IGX Thor and MIC-735M-IO) are probably the closest fit. Only the USM-500 IGX Thor is filed as a box PC.

IGX box PC with PCIe Gen 5 for a surgical imaging cart

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Spec	Value
PCIe generation (max)	Gen 5
PCIe slots	2 (x8 + x16)
Power input	AC 100~240V, 900W PSU
Medical certifications	IEC/EN 60601-1, IEC/EN 60601-1-2 (plus CE, FCC)
Mounting	Tower/Standalone
Dimensions (W × H × L)	320 × 145 × 329.5 mm
AI performance	5581 FP4 TFLOPS