Supermicro Launches PCI-E Gen 2 Servers and Workstations With 1600 FSB and 800 MHz Memory

Supermicro Launches PCI-E Gen 2 Servers and Workstations With 1600 FSB and 800 MHz Memory

November 13, 2007

First with Low-Power 1.5V FB-DIMM Memory Support

    SAN JOSE, Calif., Nov. 13 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- Super
Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in
application optimized high performance server solutions,
today launched new lines of motherboards, servers and
workstations optimized for 1600 FSB Quad-Core Intel(R)
Xeon(R) 5400 Series (Harpertown) and Dual-Core Intel Xeon
5200 Series (Wolfdale-DP) processors. These latest
dual-processor (DP) server and workstation solutions
deliver sharply increased performance, energy efficiency
and memory capacity. These new systems are now on display
at SuperComputing 2007 in Reno, Nevada, booth 1229, from
November 12-15.

    "With support for a 1600 MHz dual point-to-point
CPU bus and 800 MHz 1.5V FB-DIMM memory, as well as Gen 2
PCI-Express, our new SuperServers and workstations based on
the Intel 5400 (Seaburg) chipset deliver more than 30%
system performance gains*," said Charles Liang,
president and CEO of Supermicro. "These highly
scalable solutions offer more high-performance expansions
slots and double the I/O bandwidth capacity of Gen 1
PCI-Express.  Optimized for memory-hungry applications,
Supermicro already fully supports low-power 1.5-volt
fully-buffered DDR2 (FBD) memory on these new solutions to
maximize energy efficiency and save up to 40 watts on
memory power consumption per system."

    "The new Quad-Core Intel Xeon processor 5400
series and Dual-Core Intel Xeon 5200 series processors are
enabling Supermicro to provide its customers with new
levels of performance and flexibility in DP server
solutions," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president, Digital
Enterprise Group, Intel Corporation. "The breakthrough
performance per watt of these new Intel Xeon processors is
enabling Supermicro to innovate around highly scalable
designs from 1U to 4U and tower servers."

    Designed for 2U and 4U servers, Supermicro's X7DWN+
serverboard features 16 FBDIMM slots for up to 128 GB of
memory and seven high-performance expansion slots including
three that support Gen 2 PCI-E, and one UIO slot for
flexible upgrades.  Also based on the Intel 5400 (Seaburg)
chipset, the new X7DWA-N workstation motherboard supports
two PCI-E x16 Gen 2 slots for high-performance graphics,
7.1 high-definition audio and dual 1394 Firewire ports,
making it an ideal high-performance graphics/CAD
engineering workstation platform.

    Other outstanding Seaburg chipset-based server
platforms being introduced by Supermicro include the X7DWU,
X7DWT, X7DWT-INF, and X7DWE. The X7DWU platform delivers
flexible UIO server solutions with up to three add-on cards
in a 1U form factor or seven add-on cards (including four
full-height) in a 2U.  As the latest 1U Twin(TM) platforms,
two X7DWT or X7DWT-INF serverboards fit into a single 1U
chassis to provide two nodes per 1U of rack space or up to
84 nodes per 42U rack.  Meanwhile, the feature-rich X7DWE
serverboard with five PCI-E x8 of which four are Gen 2,
making it ideal for a wide range of server applications.

    Supermicro systems optimized for the new Quad-Core Xeon
5400 and Dual-Core 5200 Series processors include the
following:

    SuperServer 6015W-UR

    Flexible 1U UIO server supports three add-on cards (one
can be UIO) and four hot-swap SAS/SATA drives; UIO
architecture enables easy upgrades to multiple internal and
external SAS options with or without RAID5, dual-port 10
Gigabit Ethernet, or 4-port Gigabit Ethernet

    SuperServer 6025W-NTR+

    2U with 16 FBDIMM for 128GB memory, 6 hot-swap SATA
& redundant (1+1) 700-watt high-efficiency power
supplies

    SuperServer 7045W-NTR+

    4U/tower with 16 FBDIMM for 128GB memory, 6 hot-swap
SATA, redundant (1+1) 800-watt high-efficiency power
supplies & 100% cooling redundancy

    SuperWorkstation 7045A-WT

    Low noise, high-performance workstation with 2 PCI-E
x16 Gen 2 + 6-pin power connectors for multiple high-end
graphic cards, 6 hot-swap SATA, 865-watt low-noise
high-efficiency power supply, and optimized fan-speed
control

    SuperServer 6015TW-T/INF

    1U Twin server with two DP nodes in 1U; each node
supports a PCI-E x16 Gen 2 slot, 8 FBDIMM for 64GB memory,
and 2 hot-swap drives; the system also features a
high-efficiency (90%+) 980-watt power supply

    These Supermicro solutions also support Intel(R)
Virtualization Technology for Connectivity including
Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) and Intel(R) I/O
Acceleration Technology (I/OAT). These new technologies
improve overall system performance, lower CPU utilization,
reduce system latency and improve networking and I/O
throughput in a virtualized environment. 

    Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer
exceptional flexibility and feature advantages.  For more
information on Supermicro's complete line of server and
workstation solutions go to http://www.supermicro.com.  

    About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI)

    Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and
uncompromising quality control to produce industry-leading
serverboards, chassis and server systems. These Server
Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many
environments, including data center deployment,
high-performance computing, high-end workstations, storage
networks and standalone server installations. For more
information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced
motherboards, SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit
http://www.Supermicro.com, email [e-mail]
or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at [phone]. 

    *Performance figures based on internal test results
using certain system configurations.

    Supermicro and Server Building Block Solutions are
registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.  All
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owners. 


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