Supermicro opens customer testing for upcoming Intel Xeon Scalable processors.

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (SMCI), a global leader in enterprise computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, announced its early availability program called JumpStart for workload testing on 3rd-Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processor-based Supermicro X12 systems. The program starts on February 16, 2021, and qualified customers can access remote X12-based Supermicro systems to develop, validate, tune, and benchmark their advanced workloads. Participants will gain early, before general launch, access to leading-edge technologies to accelerate their solution deployment on Supermicro's extensive portfolio of upcoming X12 Systems, including Ultra, BigTwin, SuperBlade, GPU Optimized Systems, and Top Loading and All-Flash Storage Systems, gaining significant time to market advantage for better performance and efficiency.

"The JumpStart program demonstrates Supermicro's continuing focus on supporting customers and giving them the earliest access to the widely anticipated 3rd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable processors in Supermicro X12 platforms," said Don Clegg, senior vice president, Worldwide Sales, Supermicro. "Supermicro has a long-lasting relationship with Intel and looks forward to supporting the industry-leading next-generation processors from Intel that targets critical markets, including Cloud, AI, HPC, and edge computing." Under the JumpStart program, customers operating under NDA who qualify can register through Supermicro's secure portal and configure their systems to access remote Supermicro servers, enabling them to validate and benchmark their applications and realize the next-generation architecture's performance benefits.

Supermicro has an extensive portfolio of systems ready to support the Intel 3rd Gen Xeon Scalable Processors. The SuperBlade product line offers both 8U and 6U enclosures featuring enhanced performance, faster DDR4 3200 memory, and PCIe Gen4 for faster I/O. The 8U SuperBlade provides customers with AIOM for front I/O and advanced networking options such as 200G HDR InfiniBand or 25G Ethernet switches, while the 6U SuperBlade provides a memory-optimized configuration with support for up to 12TB in a high-density form factor. Both support hot-swap NVMe and redundant AC/DC power supplies, making them ideal for enterprise, cloud, EDA, virtualization, and HPC applications.

Supermicro's 1U and 2U Ultra SuperServers offer best-in-class enterprise-level performance while delivering unparalleled value, flexibility, scalability, and serviceability. The Twin multi-node product line encompasses multiple options for storage and server requirements, including the BigTwin with the highest performance and density in a 2U four-node design and AIOM networking options supporting 1GbE, 10GbE, 25GbE, 100GbE, and IB, and the FatTwin with 4U systems supporting 4 or 8 nodes delivering superior PUE for the highest efficiency. Supermicro offers the industry's broadest selection of GPU servers optimized for AI, Deep Learning, and HPC workloads, with systems ranging from 1U up to 10U, including the SuperBlade, which supports up to 40 GPUs per 8U. The company provides high-density 2U and 4U servers with interconnected 4-GPU and 8-GPU boards, and with several GPUs now available in PCIe form factor, customers can expect significant performance improvements across Supermicro's extensive portfolio of multi-GPU servers, including 1U Ultra, BigTwin, 8U SuperBlade, as well as embedded systems supporting GPUs.