Supermicro is a company that has been in the IT infrastructure industry since 1993. Supermicro provides green design innovation to offer our customers low power, a small footprint, and scalable solutions. Their SuperServers are designed to serve many server functions, such as environment monitoring, network security, content filtering, mission-critical business applications, and data mining. Many of their SuperServers include their patented liquid cooling technology which gives the user near silent operation with exceptional thermal management. Supermicro uses the latest in hardware technologies combined with innovative design to create the highest quality hardware on the market.
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HGX server board overview
The motherboard that we are using for this example is the Supermicro H8QG6-F. It is a single socket motherboard that supports Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 and E5-1600v3 processors. This CPU has a TDP of 145W, requiring a powerful fan to keep it running cool and efficiently. We are using two L5520 CPUs for this build, each with 12 cores resulting in 24 processor threads capable of handling enormous workloads. Each CPU interface has 20 lanes, providing 40 lanes of PCI-Express 3.0 bandwidth. This is enough bandwidth to support up to 150 GB per second of storage I/O bandwidth. The H8QG6-F motherboard has eight memory slots and 16 DIMM slots; however, only 8 DIMMs can be used due to the physical size of the CPU fan.
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HPC server board overview
HPC server is a single socket motherboard that supports Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 and E3-1200 v2 processors. This board is designed for less demanding applications requiring up to 8 channel memory and PCI-Express 3.0 with 16 lanes at 10 Gb/s each. It has 4 DIMM slots supporting up to 32 GB of DDR3 1866 ECC Registered or non-ECC Unbuffered memory. The motherboard we are using at the heart of this high-performance computing server is the Supermicro H11SSL-NP. It is a single socket board that supports Intel Xeon E5-4600 v3 and E5-2600 v3 processors with a TDP of 145W.
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High-end server board overview
The server motherboard is a dual-socket board that supports Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 and E5-1600v3 processors. It has 16 DIMM slots supporting up to 512GB of memory per CPU. The motherboard we are using for this example is the Supermicro X10DRD-7TPF. While this board is very similar to the H8QG6 from the HGX series, several distinct differences exist. One of these differences is that it features an onboard. The board is also plug-and-play compatible with IPMI. The H11SSL-N variant has a TDP of 135W, while the X10DRD-7TPF has a TDP of 145W.
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High-performance server board overview
The server motherboard is a dual-socket board that supports Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 and E5-1600v3 processors. It has 24 DIMM slots supporting up to 768GB of memory per CPU. The motherboard we are using for this example is the Supermicro X10SRW-F. Like the X10DRD-7TPF, it features onboard IPMI, but there are also several differences.
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High-Density Server
High-density server is a dual-socket board that supports Intel Xeon E5-1600v3 and E5-2600v3 processors. It has 12 DIMM slots supporting up to 768GB of memory per CPU. The motherboard is made of a sturdy black PCB with a white socket. The heatsink is held on by four screws and has more than enough ventilation to keep the server running cool. The motherboard we are using for this example is the Supermicro H8DGU-F.
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1U server board overview
The 1U server motherboard is a dual-socket board that supports Intel Xeon E5-2600 v3 and E5-1600v3 processors. It has 8 DIMM slots supporting up to 512GB of memory per CPU. The motherboard we are using for this example is the Supermicro H8QG6. This model has a TDP of 135W, allowing it to accept up to 8 CPUs with 64 DIMM slots.
Supermicro is a full-service provider of end-to-end solutions, including engineering, system design, motherboard manufacturing, and assembly. Supermicro designs and manufactures enterprise-class servers to promote flexibility for customers’ needs and data centers.