Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a provider of enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, announced that its industry-pioneer portfolio of servers optimised for 2nd Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors has achieved 27 world record performance benchmarks and counting.
In addition to the industry’s first blade platform, Supermicro’s entire portfolio of new H12 A+ Servers fully supports the newly announced high-frequency AMD EPYC 7Fx2 Series processors.
Record-breaking performance
Besides the new H12 SuperBlade® and single and dual-socket multi-node Twin A+ Servers, Supermicro is also introducing its next-generation WIO line of A+ Servers as well as a 4U server supporting eight double-width GPUs.
With PCI-E 4.0 x16 support, these A+ Servers can deliver 200G connectivity and feature a large memory footprint of up to four terabytes (4TB) per socket running fast DDR4 memory up 3200MHz to deliver record-breaking performance.
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Supermicro's A+ Servers achieved world-record performance for the TPCx-IoT benchmark
“Supermicro 2nd Gen AMD EPYC processor-based A+ Servers have achieved 27 world-record performance benchmarks and counting,” said Vik Malyala, senior vice president, field application engineering and business development, Supermicro.
“For instance, our A+ Servers achieved world-record performance for the TPCx-IoT benchmark with the H12 TwinPro™ that established the highest performance and lowest dollar per performance over the previous record holders with the new high-frequency AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors.”
2nd Gen AMD EPYC-based servers
“We are extremely excited about the new lineup of 2nd Gen AMD EPYC-based servers from Supermicro and in particular the industry’s first AMD EPYC-powered blade server,” said Dan McNamara, senior vice president and general manager, server business unit, AMD.
“By leveraging the significant performance boost of our new high-frequency AMD EPYC 7Fx2 processors, Supermicro can help drive better results in critical enterprise workloads for their broad customer base.”
Density-optimised resource-saving architecture
The new A+ SuperBlade features a performance and density-optimised resource-saving architecture with up to 20 hot-pluggable single-socket nodes in 8U and integrated networking fabric up to 100G EDR InfiniBand with 200G HDR coming soon.
With shared cooling, power and networking infrastructure, this high-performance, density-optimised and energy-efficient A+ SuperBlade can significantly reduce initial capital and operational expenses for many organisations.
Wide range of I/O options
The system also supports up to three additional high-performance PCI-E 4.0 expansion slots for a variety of uses
Supermicro A+ WIO systems offer a wide range of I/O options enabling customers to optimise storage and networking alternatives to accelerate performance, increase efficiency and find the perfect fit for their applications.
These single-socket 1U servers support three PCI 4.0 x16 slots, 8 or 16 DIMM versions and redundant high-efficiency Platinum Level power supplies. Both WIO and Ultra A+ systems can support 10-24 NVMe drives per single or dual-processor system without requiring a PCI-E switch to provide excellent storage performance.
For maximum acceleration of AI, Deep Learning and HPC workloads, Supermicro’s new A+ GPU system supports up to eight full-height double-wide (or single-wide) GPUs via direct-attach PCI-E 4.0 x16 CPU-to-GPU lanes without any PCI-E switch for the lowest latency and highest bandwidth.
The system also supports up to three additional high-performance PCI-E 4.0 expansion slots for a variety of uses, including high-performance networking connectivity up to 100G. An additional AIOM slot supports a Supermicro AIOM card or an OCP 3.0 mezzanine card.
EPYC based systems and Server Building Block Solutions
Supermicro offers an industry-pioneer portfolio of EPYC based systems and Server Building Block Solutions® including ATX and E-ATX motherboards. From single-socket mainstream and WIO servers to high-end Ultra server systems and multi-node systems, including BigTwin™ and TwinPro™, Supermicro enables customers to build application-optimised solutions with a multitude of configuration possibilities.
