TAIPEI, Taiwan, June 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- GIGABYTE Technology,
a leading developer of high performance server hardware, announced
today the MT70-HD0 server board – the first cache-coherent, dual
socket ARM board to be released to market – and its associated 2U
rackmount, the H270-T70. These two new models based on the Cavium
(NASDAQ: CAVM) ThunderXTM ARMv8 processor accelerate
GIGABYTE's recent efforts to bring accomplished ARM-based server
products to the market thereby opening new doors for scale-out
server workloads.
Designed for the 48-core ARMv8 2.5GHz ThunderX processor, the
MT70-HD0 is a dual socket motherboard built with the same
half-width format used in the existing GIGABYTE 2U - 4 nodes blade
servers and in the company's OCP datacenter system. Each server
node combines up to 96 cores with up to 1TB of high speed 2400MHz
DDR4 memory, two 40Gb/s LAN ports directly controlled by the SoC
processors, and full IPMI based remote board management
capabilities. Low SoC TDP combined with high end onboard memory and
networking enables a platform with enormous potential for operators
of core-intensive applications looking for uncompromised
performance and significant power savings simultaneously.
The H270-T70 is a 2U - 4 nodes rackmount using one MT70-HD0
board per blade to house 384 ARMv8-A cores in total. Built with a
redundant power supply system and a fan-based cooling system
serving the four nodes, the rackmount is built with a high
efficiency thermal and energy design complementing the power saving
aspect of the ThunderX processors. With two different versions
providing front and rear access to the nodes, this server is
designed with the flexibility to deliver high-performance compute
or balanced compute and storage acceleration for the most demanding
applications in big data, large-scale web and virtualization
domains.
"We have already developed and released ARM based products
oriented toward lightweight workloads and storage applications,"
said Alex Liu, Technical Marketing
Executive at GIGABYTE. "But now with the MT70-HD0 and the H270-T70,
we are adding the industry's first cache-coherent two-socket ARM
platform to our portfolio using Cavium ThunderX processors,
enabling a solution suitable for datacenter grade workloads. We
have already begun initial shipments of these systems."
"Demand for Cavium ThunderX workload-optimized multi-core ARMv8
processors continues to grow. We delivered ThunderX ARMv8
SOCs with up to 48-cores, integrated accelerators and Ethernet
fabric, designed for optimal performance and TCO for workloads
including cloud, big data and large-scale web, " said Steve Cumings, Director, Market Development for
Cavium's Data Center Processor Group. "We're excited to expand our
already-successful collaboration with Gigabyte to address the
accelerating demand for ThunderX platforms."
The MT70-HD0 and the H270-T70 will be both available for volume
shipment in 3Q15. For more information on the specifications of
these products, please visit b2b.gigabyte.com.
About GIGABYTE
GIGABYTE, a global leading brand in
the IT industry, offers a broad product portfolio including
Motherboards, Graphics Cards, PC Components, PC Peripherals,
Laptops, Desktop PCs, Network Communications, Servers and Mobile
Phones. Since its founding in 1986, GIGABYTE has taken the lead in
the world's motherboard and graphics card innovations and been
internationally recognized by National Quality Award, Taiwan
Excellence Award, Asia Info Tech 100, and as a Taiwan Top 20 Global
Brand. With the idea to "Upgrade Your Life", GIGABYTE creates
innovative digital solutions that completely satisfy consumer needs
and desires. Please visit www.gigabyte.com for more
information.
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