Supermicro, Inc., a provider of IT solutions for Cloud, AI/ML, Storage, and 5G/Edge, has announced the release of several new servers that expand its existing lineup of application optimized products. These new servers feature the new AmpereOne CPU, which offers up to 192 single-threaded cores and up to 4 TB of memory capacity. They are designed to benefit applications such as databases, telco edge, web servers, caching services, media encoding, and video game streaming by providing increased cores, faster memory access, higher performance per watt, scalable power management, and new cloud security features. Cloud Native microservice based applications will also benefit from lower latencies and power usage.

"Supermicro is broadening our range of options for customers by introducing these new systems that incorporate the latest high core count CPUs from Ampere Computing," said Michael McNerney, Vice President of Marketing and Security at Supermicro. "With high core counts, predictable latencies, and up to 4 TB of memory, users will experience improved performance for a variety of workloads and reduced energy consumption. We are committed to designing and delivering environmentally friendly servers that give customers a competitive edge in various applications." These new servers, which are part of the ARM ecosystem, feature OpenBMC for industry-standard server management, allowing for seamless integration into on-premises and hyperscale data centers.

Supermicro's ARM-based MegaDC servers are an innovative addition to the Ampere Altra CPU, offering a range of 32 to 128 cores, and with AmpereOne, up to 192 cores. The AmpereOne based servers include PCIe 5.0 and DDR5, as well as increased memory and I/O bandwidth, resulting in significantly improved overall application performance compared to previous generation systems. Customers can take advantage of Supermicro's Building Block Solution architecture to meet various application workload requirements, including increased memory bandwidth and capacity, more PCIe expansion slots, and improved CPU performance with lower power consumption.

The new servers, based on the single-socket MegaDC Building Block Solution architecture, are now available and optimized for specific applications:

  • Enterprise - 1U, Single Socket, with 12x 2.5" U.2 NVMe drives
  • AI/GPU - 2U, Single Socket, with up to 4 Double-Width 350 W GPU Cards
  • Database - 2U, Single Socket, up to 24x NVMe drives
  • Object Storage - 2U, Single Socket, with 12x 3.5" and 4x 2.5" U.2 NVMe drives
  • Telco Edge - 2U, Single Socket, 17" Depth with 6x 2.5 U.2 NVMe drives

"With the addition of AmpereOne to Supermicro's MegaDC server line, we are providing even more cores for workloads that require the highest performance with the lowest power consumption," said Jeff Wittich, Chief Product Officer at Ampere. "With both Ampere Altra and AmpereOne offerings, Supermicro offers customers a wide range of options that meet application requirements while continuing to reduce the cost and environmental impact of data center and edge computing."