Amped for the Cloud

Supporting AmpereOne® Family of Processors

Discovering New Levels of Core Dense Systems for Cloud

Once again, Ampere Computing pushes the envelope with CPU technology in its new range of in-house designed Arm-based processors, AmpereOne Family, with a CPU core count going beyond Ampere's prior gen that topped at 128 CPU cores. In this regard, there is no overlap with the preexisting product lines, Ampere Altra and Ampere Altra Max processors. This new generation of AmpereOne Family starts at 96 cores and goes up to 192 cores, completing the product line to fulfill every kind of application. While they don't have simultaneous multithreading (SMT) like x86 processors, the 1:1 ratio of cores to threads is more ideal for cloud-native workloads. Afterall, AmpereOne Family is squarely focused on cloud service providers.

“AmpereOne Family is about more. More cores, more I/O, more memory, more performance, more cloud features,” said Jeff Wittich, Chief Product Officer at Ampere. “With our Ampere Custom Cloud Native Cores, this is the next step in the break from the constraints of legacy compute. No other CPU comes close. It is about cloud scale with the maximum performance per rack.”

Redefine Performance with AmpereOne® Family Processors

5nmArchitecture

Ampere Computing designed an in-house Arm processor using chiplets 

96-192CPU cores

More tasks can be done simultaneously and faster with dedicated cores

PCIe 5.0lanes

Increased I/O throughput achieving 128GB/s bandwidth in x16 lanes

2MB L2cache/core

Doubling of L2 private cache compared to prior gen Ampere CPU

DDR5memory

Increased memory throughput and higher DDR5 capacity per DIMM

Bfloat16support

Added to list of data formats that includes: FP16, Int8, and Int16.

Advantages of AmpereOne Family

Predictable High Performance

Predictable High Performance

192 single-threaded cores at a consistent 3.0GHz is ideal for cloud. Also, large private caching and memory management features for consistency.

Scalable

Energy Efficiency

High CPU core count allows for dense computing and increases the number of cores per rack, and efficiently in GIGABYTE servers that are VM dense.

Power Efficient

Power Efficient

192 Ampere cores running below 400W is a great achievement. Greater efficiency = reduces the carbon footprint and does within rack power constraints.

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Power Efficiency

Automatic Fan Speed Control

GIGABYTE servers are enabled with Automatic Fan Speed Control to achieve the best cooling and power efficiency. Individual fan speeds will be automatically adjusted according to temperature sensors strategically placed in the servers.

Cold Redundancy

To take advantage of the fact that a PSU will run at greater power efficiency with a higher load, GIGABYTE has introduced a power management feature called Cold Redundancy for servers with N+1 power supplies. When the total system load falls lower than 40%, the system will automatically place one PSU into standby mode, resulting in a 10% improvement in efficiency.

High Availability

Smart Ride Through (SmaRT)

To prevent server downtime and data loss as a result of loss of AC power, GIGABYTE implements SmaRT in all our server platforms. When such an event occurs, the system will throttle while maintaining availability and reducing power load. Capacitors within the power supply can supply power for 10-20ms, which is enough time to transition to a backup power source for continued operation.

Smart Crises Management and Protection (SCMP)

SCMP is a GIGABYTE patented feature which is deployed in servers with non-fully redundant PSU design. With SCMP, in the event of faulty PSU or overheated system, the system will force the CPU into an ultra-low power mode that reduces the power load, which prevents the system from unexpected shutdown and avoids component damage or data loss.

Dual ROM Architecture

If the ROM that stores the BMC and BIOS fails to boot, the system will reboot with the backup BMC and/or BIOS replacing the primary. Once the primary BMC is updated, the ROM of the backup BMC will automatically update the backup through synchronization. For the BIOS, it can be updated based on user's choice of firmware version.

Hardware Security

Optional TPM 2.0 Module

For hardware-based authentication, the passwords, encryption keys, and digital certificates are stored in a TPM module to prevent unwanted users from gaining access to your data. GIGABYTE TPM modules come in either a Serial Peripheral Interface or Low Pin Count bus.

User Friendly

Tool-less Drive Bays Design

Clipping mechanism secures the drive in place. Install or replace a new drive in seconds.

OCP 3.0 Ready

GIGABYTE offers servers that feature an onboard OCP 3.0 slot for the next generation of add on cards. Advantages of this new type include:

  • Easy Serviceability:
    Simply slot in or pull out the card, without opening the server or using tools
  • Improved thermal design:
    Horizontal position and optimal heat sink design allow for air cooling to eliminate the heat efficiently

Server Management

GIGABYTE offers free-of-charge server management applications via small processor (BMC) built on the server.

Provides:

  • Server health monitoring
  • Remote troubleshooting
  • Resource utilization monitoring
  • Reduction in server downtimes

GIGABYTE Management Console

  • Single server management
  • Feature-rich and easy to use browser-based interface
  • Integration of 3rd party applications
  • Automatic recording function
  • SAS / RAID controller monitoring function

GIGABYTE Server Management (GSM)

  • Multiple server management platform
  • Compatible w/ IPMI or Redfish