X-Gene 3 Processor Underscores Readiness for
Next-Generation Data Centers
MACOM Connectivity Solutions, LLC ("MACOM"), today announced the
sampling of its third generation 16-nanometer FinFET
Server-on-a-Chip® (SoC) solution, X-Gene® 3. Launched in November
2016 the X-Gene 3 SoC is the industry’s first ARMv8-A compatible
processor that matches comparable x86 processors in CPU throughput,
per-thread performance and power efficiency, while offering
advantages in memory bandwidth and total cost of ownership. Key
test results were released by The Linley Group in a white paper
that can be accessed here.
The third-generation design features microarchitecture
improvements, making it the most powerful ARM CPU available today.
It features 32 ARMv8-A 64-bit cores operating at speeds up to 3.0
GHz, eight DDR4-2667 memory channels with ECC and RAS supporting up
to 16 DIMMs and addressing up to 1TB of memory and 42 PCIe Gen 3
lanes with eight controllers. The processor is expected to have a
performance that is up to six times that of the currently shipping
X-Gene family of products.
To assist customers, MACOM has developed reference platforms for
X-Gene 3 that support the full memory capacity, as well as several
PCIe and SATA ports, other standard I/O and an AST2500
board-management controller (BMC) for platform management. The
reference platform ships with the AMI AptioV UEFI BIOS and the
industry standard CentOS server operating system.
“We are excited to announce that the X-Gene 3 performance and
power measurements are exceeding our expectations,” said Kumar
Sankaran, associate vice president of software and platform
engineering for MACOM’s newly acquired compute business from
AppliedMicro.
“With two products in production and a third on the way, X-Gene
has already built a strong ecosystem that competitors have yet to
match,” said Linley Gwennap, principal analyst, The Linley Group.
“X-Gene 3 can handle a broad range of cloud workloads, including
scale-up and scale-out applications. The processor excels on big
data, particularly in-memory databases, because of its high memory
bandwidth. With X-Gene 3, ARM is ready for the cloud.”
“We’re seeing unprecedented demand for the X-Gene 3 evaluation
platforms from our customers in all geographies and welcome the
opportunity to sample it to them to allow for further evaluation of
the technology,” said Parag Jain, associate vice president of
processor products for the compute business unit of MACOM.
X-Gene 3 is now shipping to select customers. For more
information, visit MACOM at booth no. C19 at OCP U.S. Summit,
Wednesday, March 8 – Thursday, March 9, in Santa Clara where we
will be showing live demonstrations.
ABOUT MACOM:
MACOM is a new breed of analog semiconductor company—one that
delivers a unique combination of high growth, diversification and
high profitability. We are enabling a better-connected and safer
world by delivering breakthrough semiconductor technologies for
optical, wireless and satellite networks that satisfy society’s
insatiable demand for information.
Today, MACOM powers the infrastructure that millions of lives
and livelihoods depend on every minute to communicate, transact
business, travel, stay informed and be entertained. Our technology
increases the speed and coverage of the mobile Internet and enables
fiber optic networks to carry previously unimaginable volumes of
traffic to businesses, homes and data centers.
Keeping us all safe, MACOM technology enables next-generation
radars for air traffic control and weather forecasting, as well as
mission success on the modern networked battlefield.
MACOM is the partner of choice to the world’s leading
communications infrastructure and aerospace and defense companies,
helping solve their most complex challenges in areas including
network capacity, signal coverage, energy efficiency, and field
reliability, through its best-in-class team and broad portfolio of
RF, microwave, millimeterwave and lightwave semiconductor
products.
MACOM is a pillar of the semiconductor industry, thriving for
more than 60 years of daring to change the world for the better
through bold technological strokes that deliver true competitive
advantage to customers and superior value to investors.
Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM is certified to
the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001
environmental management standard. MACOM has design centers and
sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and
Australia.
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