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Supermicro Unveils MicroCloud, High-Density 3U 8 Node System Utilizing AMD Ryzen Zen 4 7000 Series Processors

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Supermicro Inc., a Total IT Solution Provider for Cloud, AI/ML, Storage, and 5G/Edge, is introducing a new server that gives IT and data center owners a high performance and scalable solution to meet the needs for E-commerce, cloud gaming, code development, content creation, and virtual private servers. The new systems are designed to use AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors optimized for server usage, based on the latest "Zen 4" core architecture, which has a max boost speed of up to 5.7 GHz, including PCIe 5.0 support, DDR5-5200 MHz, and up to 16 cores (32 threads) per CPU. The new Supermicro MicroCloud is designed to use the latest system technology for a wide range of applications, including web hosting, cloud gaming, and virtual desktop applications.

"We are expanding our application optimized server product lines to include the latest AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors," said Michael McNerney, VP of Marketing and Security, Supermicro. "These new servers from Supermicro will give IT administrators a compact and high-performance option in order to offer more services with lower latencies to their internal or external customers. By working closely with AMD to optimize the Ryzen 7000 Series firmware for server usage, we can bring a range of solutions with new technologies with PCIe 5.0, DDR5 memory, and very high clock rates to market faster, which allows organizations to reduce costs and offer advanced solutions to their clients."



The Supermicro MicroCloud new blade offering, the AS -3015MR-H8TNR server, contains a single optimized AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processor, up to 128 GB of DDR5 memory, and a TDP of up to 170 W. The Supermicro MicroCloud 3U enclosure contains eight blades, with each blade containing up to two front-accessible NVMe U.2, SAS, or SATA drives. The Supermicro MicroCloud shares cooling and redundant power supplies across the eight blades for a more efficient and uninterrupted operation. IT departments can quickly set up dedicated hosting, a multi-instance environment for workloads such as web hosting, cloud gaming, and remote and virtual desktops through easy accessibility of the physical nodes and the rear I/O with a flexible remote management interface, including dedicated IPMI port for the eight nodes.

"AMD works closely with Supermicro to bring innovative products to market that enable customers to reduce costs while increasing performance for a wide range of workloads. The Supermicro MicroCloud offers customers a compact, low latency solution that can meet the demands of many data center operators seeking a successful digital transformation," said John Morris, Corporate Vice President, Enterprise and HPC Business Group. "The AMD Ryzen 7000 Series processors set a new standard for performance in a compact form factor for cloud and dedicated hosting environments."

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Lets hope, that the price isn't too high. I kinda want such a system.
 
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I'd expect Ryzen Pro and ECC memory support in a storage server but they don't mention that.
 
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I'd expect Ryzen Pro and ECC memory support in a storage server but they don't mention that.
On the Supermicro page about the mobo in each node it mentions ECC being supported.
 
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I'd expect Ryzen Pro and ECC memory support in a storage server but they don't mention that.

They are selling consumer CPU's to be used in server workspace.

And really - it makes alot of sense. Some applications dont need 96 cores / 192 threads but 16 cores / 32 threads at the highest possible frequency.

You can rent a Ryzen based CPU server as well these days, and depending on your application you can get a extremely good deal out of it.
 
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And really - it makes alot of sense. Some applications dont need 96 cores / 192 threads but 16 cores / 32 threads at the highest possible frequency.

Yeah, but how many people need 8x nodes of 16c/32t each node?

Most people will prefer a 128c/256t node with 1TB of RAM, rather than 8x nodes of 16c/128GB RAM.

EDIT: I don't know what this could be used for. Dual-socket 64x2 core EPYCs with 1TB to 2TB of RAM are still commodity and at reasonable prices. The I/O of these nodes is puny, the RAM is small, the CPU power is small. As you point out: frequency optimization is perhaps the only thing that stands out, but the density (ie: 8x nodes in 3U) is still confusing to me.
 
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You forget that the clockspeeds are way higher then server parts. Thats the big difference.
 
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They are selling consumer CPU's to be used in server workspace.
... depending on your application you can get a extremely good deal out of it.
but that doesn't make good business sense...

pls don't give us more money, give us less???????
 
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