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Supermicro Expands GPU System Portfolio with Innovative New Servers to Accelerate a Wide Range of AI, HPC, and Cloud Workloads
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --

-- NVIDIA HGX A100 4-GPU Platform and Resource-saving 2U 2-Node GPU System with 
3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable Processors

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, 
storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, announces new 
systems based on NVIDIA(R) Ampere architecture GPUs and 3rd Gen Intel Xeon 
Scalable processors with built-in AI accelerators (Supermicro X12 series). 
These servers are designed for demanding AI applications where low latency and 
high application performance are essential. The 2U NVIDIA HGX(TM) A100 4-GPU 
system is suited for deploying modern AI training clusters at scale with 
high-speed CPU-GPU and GPU-GPU interconnect. The Supermicro 2U 2-Node system 
reduces energy usage and costs by sharing power supplies and cooling fans, 
reducing carbon emissions, and supports a range of discrete GPU accelerators, 
which can be matched to the workload. Both of these systems include advanced 
hardware security features that are enabled by the latest Intel Software Guard 
Extensions (Intel SGX).

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"Supermicro engineers have created another extensive portfolio of 
high-performance GPU-based systems that reduce costs, space, and power 
consumption compared to other designs in the market," said Charles Liang, 
president and CEO, Supermicro. "With our innovative design, we can offer 
customers NVIDIA HGX A100 (code name Redstone) 4-GPU accelerators for AI and 
HPC workloads in dense 2U form factors. Also, our 2U 2-Node system is uniquely 
designed to share power and cooling components which reduce OPEX and the impact 
on the environment."

The 2U NVIDIA HGX A100 server is based on the 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable 
processors with Intel Deep Learning Boost technology and is optimized for 
analytics, training, and inference workloads. The system can deliver up to 2.5 
petaflops of AI performance, with four A100 GPUs fully interconnected with 
NVIDIA NVLink(R), providing up to 320GB of GPU memory to speed breakthroughs in 
enterprise data science and AI. The system is up to 4x faster than the previous 
generation GPUs for complex conversational AI models like BERT large inference 
and delivers up to 3x performance boost for BERT large AI training.

In addition, the advanced thermal and cooling designs make these systems ideal 
for high-performance clusters where node density and power efficiency are 
priorities. Liquid cooling is also available for these systems, resulting in 
even more OPEX savings. Intel Optane(TM) Persistent Memory (PMem) is also 
supported on this platform, enabling significantly larger models to be held in 
memory, close to the CPU, before processing on the GPUs. For applications that 
require multi-system interaction, the system can also be equipped with four 
NVIDIA ConnectX(R)-6 200Gb/s InfiniBand cards to support GPUDirect RDMA with a 
1:1 GPU-to-DPU ratio.

The new 2U 2-Node is an energy-efficient resource-saving architecture designed 
for each node to support up to three double-width GPUs. Each node also features 
a single 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor with up to 40 cores and built-in 
AI and HPC acceleration. A wide range of AI, rendering, and VDI applications 
will benefit from this balance of CPUs and GPUs. Equipped with Supermicro's 
advanced I/O Module (AIOM) expansion slots for fast and flexible networking 
capabilities, the system can also process massive data flow for demanding AI/ML 
applications, deep learning training, and inferencing while securing the 
workload and learning models. It is also ideal for multi-instance high-end 
cloud gaming and many other compute-intensive VDI applications. In addition, 
Virtual Content Delivery Networks (vCDNs) will be able to satisfy increasing 
demands for streaming services. Power supply redundancy is built-in, as either 
node can use the adjacent node's power supply in the event of a failure.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance, high-efficiency 
server technology, is a premier provider of advanced Server Building Block 
Solutions(R) for Enterprise Data Center, Cloud Computing, Artificial 
Intelligence, and Edge Computing Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to 
protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green(R)" initiative and 
provides customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly 
solutions available on the market.

Supermicro, Server Building Block Solutions, and We Keep IT Green are 
trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Intel, the Intel logo, and other Intel marks are trademarks of Intel 
Corporation or its subsidiaries.

All other brands, names, and trademarks are the property of their respective 
owners.

SOURCE Super Micro Computer, Inc.

CONTACT: Greg Kaufman, Super Micro Computer, Inc., PR@supermicro.com
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