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Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a pioneer in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, announces a revolutionary technology that simplifies large scale GPU deployments and is a future proof design that supports yet to be announced technologies. The Universal GPU server provides the ultimate flexibility in a resource-saving server. The Universal GPU system architecture combines the latest technologies supporting multiple GPU form factors, CPU choices, storage, and networking options optimised together to deliver uniquely-configured and highly scalable systems. Systems can be optimised for each customer’s specific Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and High-Performance Computing (HPC) applications. Highly scalable systems Organisations worldwide are demanding new options for their next generation of computing environments, which have the thermal headroom for the next generation of CPUs and GPUs. “Supermicro’s Universal GPU Server is a breakthrough for our industry and data center infrastructure,” said Charles Liang, president, and CEO, Supermicro. Universal GPU platform will support systems that contain the 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ 7003 processors “With a single powerful, modular, and future-proof platform, we have changed the ground rules for how CTOs and IT administrators can plan for new deployments. This is a flexible and revolutionary system design that is simply the best available and will enable fast deployments at scale.” Initially, the Universal GPU platform will support systems that contain the 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ 7003 processors with either the MI250 GPUs or the NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core 4-GPU, and the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors with built-in AI accelerators and the NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core 4-GPU. These systems are designed with an improved thermal capacity to accommodate up to 700W GPUs. Most optimal system The Supermicro Universal GPU platform is designed to work with a wide range of GPUs based on an open standards design. By adhering to an agreed-upon set of hardware design standards, such as Universal Baseboard (UBB) and OCP Accelerator Modules (OAM), as well as PCI-E and platform-specific interfaces, IT administrators can choose the GPU architecture best suited for their HPC or AI workloads. This will meet the demanding requirements of many enterprises and will simplify the installation, testing, production, and upgrades of GPU solutions. In addition, IT administrators will be able to easily choose the right combination of CPUs and GPUs to create the most optimal system for their users. The 4U or 5U Universal GPU server will be available for accelerators that use the UBB standard, as well as PCI-E 4.0, and soon PCI-E 5.0. Maximum application performance 32 DIMM slots and a wide range of storage and networking options are available In addition, 32 DIMM slots and a wide range of storage and networking options are available, which can also be connected using the PCI-E standard. The Supermicro Universal GPU server can accommodate GPUs using baseboards in the SXM or OAM form factors that utilise very high-speed GPU-to-GPU interconnects such as NVIDIA NVLink or the AMD xGMI Infinity fabric, or directly connect GPUs via a PCI-E slot. All major current CPU and GPU platforms will be supported, giving customers choices that match their exact workloads. The server is designed for maximum airflow and accommodates current and future CPUs and GPUs where the highest TDP CPUs and GPUs are required for maximum application performance. Liquid cooling options (direct to chip) are available for the Supermicro Universal GPU server as CPUs and GPUs require increased cooling solutions. Providing exceptional performance In addition, with its modular design, specific subsystems of this server can be replaced or upgraded, extending the service life of the overall system and reducing the E-waste generated by complete replacement with every new CPU or GPU technology generation. The NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU accelerates all AI applications and over 2,700 HPC applications" “The NVIDIA A100 Tensor Core GPU accelerates all AI applications and over 2,700 HPC applications,” said Paresh Kharya, Senior Director of product management for data centre computing, NVIDIA. “Supermicro’s new server platform integrates the NVIDIA A100 to offer enterprises a powerful system that can provide exceptional performance and productivity for a wide range of workloads including HPC, AI inferencing, training, and machine learning.” Data center workloads “AMD values our close relationship with Supermicro. We are eagerly looking forward to the Supermicro Universal GPU systems, which will be an ideal platform to demonstrate our advanced AMD EPYC CPU and AMD Instinct GPU innovations that address the needs of the HPC industry and the demand for compute-accelerated data center workloads.” – Brad McCredie, corporate vice president, Data Center GPU and Accelerated Processing, AMD. Additional information on the Universal GPU can be found online as well as a webinar scheduled for April 21, 2022, at 10:00 am PT.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global provider of high-performance computing, storage, networking solutions and green computing technology, announces the first published TPCx-HCI benchmark result, with a measured performance of 4,790.18 tpsHCI at $49.60/tpsHCI. Working with AMD and VMware, Supermicro used 3rd Generation AMD EPYC processor-based servers and VMware vSphere 7.0 Update 2, setting a world record and demonstrating the industry's foremost performance for computational-intensive workloads for Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI) environments. Authority comment  "The TPCx-HCI benchmark showcases a total IT solution for HCI workloads and reflects the fastest and most cost-effective solution for environments where a vast number of virtual machines are required,” said Raju Penumatcha, SVP and chief product officer, Supermicro. "Supermicro is committed to delivering industry-leading solutions based on collaborative work with AMD and VMware to give our customers total solutions based on the industry’s broadest portfolio of Hyperconverged products including BigTwin, FatTwin, SuperBlade and others that are tuned and optimised to perform under the most demanding workloads.” Specification of the cluster  The processors had a total of 256 cores, with simultaneous multithreading enabled for a total of 512 threads The cluster ran on four Supermicro WIO A+ Servers (model AS -1114S-WN10RT), each with one AMD EPYC 7713 processor and 1TB of main memory. Overall, in the cluster, the processors had a total of 256 cores, with simultaneous multithreading enabled for a total of 512 threads. The VMs ran the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.7 operating system and PostgreSQL 10.6 database management system (DBMS). TPC Express Benchmark HCI TPC Express Benchmark HCI (TPCx-HCI) was developed by the Transaction Processing Performance Council (TPC) for measuring the performance of HCI. The benchmark measures the performance of HCI clusters under a demanding database workload. It stresses the virtualised hardware and software of converged storage, networking and compute resources of the HCI platform. Delivering high-performance systems AMD expresses excitement to continue working with Supermicro to deliver high-performance systems “AMD EPYC processors continue to showcase their world-record performance capabilities across a variety of workloads, including HCI,” said Raghu Nambiar, corporate vice president, Data Center Ecosystems and Solutions, AMD. “We’re excited to continue our work with Supermicro to deliver high-performance systems for their customers while adding another world record to the more than 250 that AMD EPYC processors already hold.” Consistent performance of VMware vSphere and vSAN “Over 30,000 VMware customers trust VMware vSphere and vSAN hyperconverged infrastructure for their mission-critical workloads; we believe these leading results are due to the consistent performance built into our enterprise-grade solution,” said Paul Turner, Vice President at VMware. “We are pleased to jointly certify our HCI software with VMware vSAN ReadyNode partners, including Supermicro.”

Supermicro’s president and CEO Charles Liang will deliver a company update and detail the latest servers and storage product innovations. In addition, a press conference with CEO Charles Liang will follow the presentation. Intel’s Michelle Johnston Holthaus, Executive Vice President, Chief Revenue Officer, General Manager of Sales, Marketing and Communications Group, will be a guest presenter. Supermicro’s virtual booth will highlight the latest servers supporting Intel’s 3rd Gen Intel® Xeon Scalable processors, 3rd Gen AMD EPYC processors and the new generation of NVIDIA-Certified Systems. About the event  What: Supermicro Keynote Address; Computex Virtual Booth; Press Conference Where: Virtual Keynote Address Virtual Booth Press Conference When: Keynote Address: June 2, 2021 (Wed) (GMT+8) 10:30am-11:00 Press conference: June 2, 2021 (Wed) (GMT+8) 10:30am-11:15 Virtual Booth: May 31, 2021 (10am, UTC+8) - June 30 (12 midnight, UTC+8), 2022 Note: All sessions and the keynote will remain available online until May 31, 2022. Who: Executives from Supermicro and Intel