Supermicro has introduced its new X14 server family, designed for future compatibility with the Intel Xeon 6 processor.
This partnership aims to provide optimized solutions for diverse workloads and scalable environments, leveraging Supermicro's Building Block Architecture alongside the advanced Intel Xeon 6 processor family.
The X14 systems feature integrated liquid cooling technology and Supermicro’s rack plug-and-play convenience, offering exceptional performance and efficiency for various applications. Qualified customers can gain early access to these systems through Supermicro's Early Ship program, along with complimentary remote testing and validation via the JumpStart Program.
Charles Liang, CEO of Supermicro, stated, “Supermicro leads the industry in creating a wide range of application-optimized solutions. Our new X14 systems, paired with Intel Xeon 6 processors, will significantly enhance our offerings and provide customers with tailored, workload-optimized solutions.”
The Intel Xeon 6 processor family includes E-core SKUs for improved performance-per-watt and P-core SKUs for boosted performance-per-core, targeting markets such as cloud, AI, networking, and edge computing. These processors incorporate built-in Intel Accelerator Engines, including support for FP16 via Intel’s AMX accelerator, delivering substantial performance improvements for AI workloads.
Ryan Tabrah from Intel's Xeon Product & Solutions Group remarked, “Intel is at the forefront of industry innovation with the Intel Xeon 6 processor. Our collaboration with Supermicro will enable us to provide customers with the significant advantages of this next-generation technology.”
Supermicro’s X14 systems are designed for enhanced manageability, security, and energy efficiency, adhering to open industry standards and rack-scale optimization. With integrated liquid cooling, support for the latest GPU accelerators, PCIe 5.0, Gen5 NVMe storage, and CXL 2.0, these systems are optimized to minimize application execution times and elevate overall performance.
The Supermicro X14 portfolio includes a variety of servers such as GPU servers, Universal GPU servers, SuperBlade, Petascale Storage, Hyper, CloudDC, BigTwin, GrandTwin, Hyper-E, Edge Servers, Enterprise Storage, WIO, Mainstream, and Workstations. Each system is specifically optimized to meet diverse enterprise needs, ensuring superior performance and flexibility.
Supermicro is dedicated to adhering to open industry standards, including EDSFF E1.S and E3.S storage drives, Data Center Modular Hardware System (DC-MHS) architectures, and OCP-compliant Advanced IO module (AIOM) cards.