An overview on our new Sandy Bridge based server systems.

1. Sandy Bridge servers
Marc van Schijndel
Country Manager ttec

2. Sandy Bridge Improvements
✔ Sandy Bridge core designed with core count flexibility to meet changing market requirements
✔ Up to 8 cores/16 threads
✔ Core and frequency optimized stacks
✔ Additional memory capacity – up to 4 channels with 3 DPC and 1600 Mhz support
✔ Integrated PCI Express 3.0 for improved bandwidth and connectivity
✔ Up to 40 lanes per socket
✔ Improved power efficiency
✔ Adds Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions for HPC and workstations
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3. Sandy Bridge Improvements
Architectural Change from Previous Gen. HPC Benefits
Changes
Intel® AVX Double the FLOPS Improved compute
Cores Higher Core count – up to 8 sensitive application
Cache Scaling Increased cache size- up to 2.5MB per core perf.
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4. Sandy Bridge Improvements
Processor Changes Change from Previous Gen. HPC Benefits
Memory Additional memory channels Support up to 1600MHz Improved perf for BW
sensitive applications
Intel® QPI Up to 100% Faster QPI. Optional Support for S2S Node Ability to Scale. Solve larger
Controller and 4S Designs problems
PCI Express* 40 lanes PCIe3 per socket** with less programming
complexity.
Platform Changes Change from Previous Gen. HPC Benefits
Patsburg Integrated 3Gb/s SAS/SATA Lower cost. Lower latency
between
PCI Express* PCI Express 3.0 peripherals and nodes.
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5. EP/EN Processors
Product Name E5-2600 series E5-2400 series
Platform Name Sandy Bridge-EP Sandy Bridge-EN
Socket Name "R" socket (2011 pins) "B2" socket (1356 pins)
Max DIMM Slots per CPU 12 6
Max DIMM Speed 1600 MT/s 1600 MT/s
PCIe 3.0 Lanes per CPU 40 24
Max Power Usage (TDP) 150 Watts 95 Watts
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6. Intel Xeon Processors
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7. Power Efficiency
✔ Digital VRMs
✔ More Precise Dynamic Voltage Control for Stability
✔ Lower System Noise on Power Rails
✔ More Power Efficient
✔ Lower Loss on Power Planes
✔ Optimized Power Connector Locations
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8. UEFI/Node Manager
● UEFI BIOS
✔ Faster Boot Times
✔ Boot Drives Larger than 2 TB
✔ Supports More Option ROMs
✔ Debug Shell
● Node Manager and Datacenter Manager Control with Supermicro’s
NMView Console
✔ NM Support on all X9 DP Motherboards with IPMI Support
✔ Can Manage a Server, Rack, or an entire Datacenter with
One Program
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9. X8->X9 Comparison
CPU X8 X9
Cores per CPU 6 8
Watts per CPU 130 150
QPI links 1 2
QPI link speed 6.4 GT/s 8.0 GT/s
Memory
Max memory speed 1333 1600
Mem bandwidth improvement -- 130%
Max channels of mem per CPU 3 4
Max DIMMs per channel 3 3
Total slots per DP board 18 24
Total memory capacity possible 384 GB 768 GB
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10. X8->X9 Comparison
Storage X8 X9
SAS integrated into chipset No Yes
Max SATA2 ports 6 12
Max SATA3 ports 0 2
Max SAS ports from chipset 0 8
SAS2 ports from LSI controller 8 8
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11. X8->X9 Comparison
I/O X8 X9
Max PCIe 2.0/3.0 lanes per board 72 80
Max I/O slots per board 9 11
USB 3.0 ports onboard No Up to 4 ports
Networking
20% power savings on 1 GbE No Yes
Type of 10 GbE connector SFP+ RJ-45 and SFP+
Fastest Infiniband available onboard 40 Gbps (QDR) 56 Gbps (FDR)
UIO/WIO
Max number of PCIe lanes on lefthand riser x24 x48
Max number of PCIe lanes on righthand riser x8 x16
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12. X8->X9 Comparison
Firmware/Software X8 X9
UEFI BIOS supported No Yes
Node Manager supported (allows use of NMView) 3 SKUs All SKUs with IPMI
Avg. HPC application performance improvement -- 57%
Avg. Enterprise app performance improvement -- 41%
Avg. Tech Computing app performance improvement -- 82%
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13. Architecture at a Glance
● EP E5-4600 Product Family
Features
✔ Cost Optimized Design Improvements over EX
✔ Excellent Price Per Watt/Price Performance
✔ Advanced Ring Architecture Implementation
✔ Supports Four Socket Configurations
Six and Eight Core Versions
✔ Intel® QuickPath Interconnect with 2 x 8GT/s links
✔ DDR3 Memory Controller
✔ Up to 40 lanes Integrated PCI-E 3.0 per socket
(160 Lanes 4S)
Applications
✔ Enterprise Computing
✔ High Performance Computing
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14. Architecture at a Glance
Features EP 4S EX
Intel® Xeon® E5-4600 Intel® Xeon® E7-4800
Number of Cores/threads Up to 8/16 Up to 10/20
QuickPath Interconnect 2 4
Number of DIMMs (4S up to) 48 64
PCI-E lanes (4S up to) 160 (PCI-E 3.0) 72 (PCI-E 2.0)
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