Ampere® Altra® Server Solutions

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Adding Ampere's Altra processor, using Arm, to GIGABYTE's server portfolio offers another platform choice besides x86. Ampere® Altra® offers greater performance and power-efficiency, and fits easily into GIGABYTE's server design. The new evolution in chip design allows for greater performance at lower TCO because the same amount of jobs will done with less nodes. Also, as server workflow continues to evolve, a system can be easily adapted to support new demands.

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Why Ampere® Altra® based Server?

  • performance
    Performance Boost

    80 cores and 128 PCIe lanes demands data to be processed quickly and more jobs are done at the same time.

  • high_efficiency
    Architecture Efficiency

    The high core count eliminates the need for a costly dual CPU (x86) server and balances performance and power efficiency.

  • expansion
    Aggregate Powerhouse

    Ideal for the cloud and edge where multiple, simultaneous jobs and consistent performance are essential.

  • samrt_quick
    Superhighway of Data

    Utilizing the latest in PCIe4.0 and 128 PCIe lanes allows faster throughput in GPUs, storage and networking.

  • eco
    Green Savings

    Best in class performance/watt, Ampere® Altra® continues to increase value while driving down TCO.

  • friendly
    Cooperation

    GIGABYTE has developed with Arm systems for almost 10 years. Servers will be ready fast fast TTM and product offerings.

Further Reading

[Video] - Ampere® Altra® Based Arm64 Solution

Chief Product Officer of Ampere Computing: Jeff Wittich introduce the new Ampere® Altra® Based Arm64 Solution

[FAQ] - Are all the GIGABYTE servers for Ampere® Altra® available in the market?

GIGABYTE has a rich product line of servers designed for the Ampere® Altra® processors. GIGABYTE is releasing the new severs in tandem with the launch of Ampere chips, and all customers should be able to find one that is perfect for their needs. The first wave of new products for Ampere® Altra® processors are the standard form factor design, and capable to meet the needs of customer's development. To receive the latest technology, please visit GIGABYTE Where To Buy page to pre-order. 

[FAQ] - What memory configurations are supported in the new Ampere® Altra® based servers?

Speeds up to 3200MHz are supported, and RDIMM and LRDIMM modules up to 256GB each. A single socket server can have a memory capacity of 4TB using 256GB modules.

[FAQ] - What drives are supported in the new Ampere® Altra® servers?

GIGABYTE offers a wide range of product options with severs that have support for 3.5" & 2.5" HDD/SSD and hybrid NVMe U.2 drives.
With GIGABYTE's superior design, the servers we produce outperform the competition. Thanks to the flexible design of the M.2 expansion slots on the server motherboard, the OS data caching design allows the entire group of drives to easily form a single RAID Group. Thus, it increases the flexibility of storage capacity configurations and allows drives to be dedicated to data access and protection. GIGABYTE servers' HDD/SSD bays also feature a tool-less design that avoids the need for tools in order to install drives.

[FAQ] - What PCIe specifications are supported by these Ampere® Altra® servers?

Ampere® Altra® processors support the latest and best throughput with PCIe Gen 4.0 speeds. In addition, there are 128 PCIe lanes in a single socket server, and 192 PCIe lanes in a dual socket server. It must be noted that, per socket, the processor supports a maximum of 4 GPUs.

[FAQ] - What OS software is supported on these Ampere Altra servers?

64bit Linux. And all the distros one would expect: Ubuntu v18.04 LTS & 20.04 LTS, Debian v10.4, Suse SLES v SLES15 SP2 & SP3, CentOs v8, RHeL v8.3, and Oracle Linux v7.9 & 8.0 
However, there is no support for Linux 32.