Supermicro Sets New Performance-Per-Watt and Per-Dollar Standard for x86 Server Market

Supermicro Sets New Performance-Per-Watt and Per-Dollar Standard for x86
Server Market

The Broadest Lines of New Xeon(R) Processor 5500/3500 series (Nehalem) Server,
Workstation and Blade Solutions

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Super Micro Computer,
Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a leader in application-optimized, high-performance
server solutions, today launched a comprehensive new line of server and
workstation solutions specially designed to support the Intel(R) Xeon(R)
Processor 5500 series (formerly codenamed Nehalem). Supermicro has started
shipping its new 2U Twin2 ("Twin Squared" with four hot-pluggable DP nodes),
newly invented Twin GPU 1U server/workstation, the award-winning 1U Twin(TM),
SuperBlade(R), flexible Universal I/O (UIO) server, SAS2 storage systems, as
well as its strong line of traditional application-optimized server solutions.
Featuring the highest efficiency in the industry power supplies (93%+*),
cooling subsystems and motherboard designs, Supermicro solutions set a new
record for the best performance-per-watt (375 GFLOPS/kW*) and also deliver the
best performance-per-dollar and performance-per-square-foot.

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Based on the company's latest application-optimized Server Building Block
architectures, Supermicro maximizes the new Nehalem technology, which includes
QPI (Intel(R) QuickPath Interconnect) for up to 6.4GT/s, Integrated DDR3
Memory Controller, multiple power envelops, and Intel(R) Turbo Boost
Technology, to provide the industry's highest performing and most optimized
new generation server solutions.

"The 2U Twin2, Twin GPU 1U server, and 93%+ technologies offer extra
performance, TCO savings and computing density, especially when powered by new
Nehalem processors," said Charles Liang, CEO and president of Supermicro.
"Our solutions deliver the highest system-level efficiency in the industry.
This increases the maximum computing power per rack and lowers the total cost
of ownership, while also reducing energy consumption and preserving the
environment."

"The new Intel(R) Xeon(R) Processor 5500 series provides a foundation for
Supermicro to deliver its customers new levels of system intelligence, with
the processor's ability to dynamically optimize itself to meet the performance
and energy efficiency requirements of a given workload and customer
environment," said Kirk Skaugen, vice president and general manager of Intel's
Server Platforms Group. "Intel is thrilled with the collaboration and
innovation we've seen from Supermicro around this new breakthrough in
intelligent processing."

Based on the company's successful Server Building Block Solutions(R) business
model, Supermicro offers customers the industry's most complete selection of
products based on the new Intel Tylersburg chipset including the following:

SuperServers:
1026TT Series - 1U Twin with 2 DP nodes, 8 drive bays, up to 192GB DDR3
6026TT Series - 2U Twin2 with 4 DP nodes, 12 drive bays, up to 384GB DDR3
1016T Series - 1U UP with 8 drive bays, up to 24GB DDR3 and a PCI-E 2.0
x16 slot
5016T Series - 1U UP with up to 24GB DDR3 and a PCI-E 2.0 x16 slot
1026T Series - 1U DP with up to 8 drive bays, 96GB DDR3 and a PCI-E 2.0
x16 slot
6016T Series - 1U DP with up to 4 drive bays, 96GB DDR3 and a PCI-E 2.0
x16 slot
5026T Series - 2U UP with 6 drive bays, up to 24GB DDR3, 6 expansion slots
6026T Series - 2U DP with 8 drive bays, up to 144GB DDR3 and 7 expansion
slots
6036T Series - 3U DP with 8 drive bays, up to 96GB DDR3, 100% cooling
redundancy
7046T Series - 4U/Tower DP with 8 drive bays, up to 144GB DDR3 and 7
expansion slots

SuperWorkstations:
7046A Series - 4U/Tower DP with 8 drive bays, up to 144GB DDR3, two PCI-E
2.0 x16 slots
7036A Series - Mid-tower DP with 4 drive bays, 25dB sound level, up to
48GB DDR3

SuperBlade(R) Servers:
SBI-7126T-S6 - DP blade with onboard SAS-2, 6 hot-plug drive bays, up to
96GB DDR3
SBI-7426T-S3 - DP blade with onboard SAS-2, 3 hot-plug drive bays, up to
96GB DDR3
SBI-7426T-T3 - DP blade with 3 hot-plug drive bays, up to 96GB DDR3

80 PLUS(R) Gold power supplies with PM-Bus come standard with nearly all of
these new Nehalem systems to deliver 93%+* power efficiency. Supermicro
provides the ultimate in storage and networking flexibility with its Universal
I/O (UIO) interface that allows customers to choose from a host of I/O cards
including SAS 2.0, 10Gb Ethernet, Fiber Channel or InfiniBand subsystems. For
optimum performance-per-dollar and best remote management, Supermicro also
offers onboard IPMI 2.0 with media and KVM-over-LAN support on many of these
new platforms, as well as 10Gb Ethernet, cost-effective DDR and
high-performance QDR onboard InfiniBand versions for its 1U Twin(TM)/2U Twin2
serverboards.

Supermicro Server Building Block Solutions(R) offer exceptional flexibility
and feature advantages. To see Supermicro's complete line of Nehalem server,
workstation and blade solutions, please go to Xeon 5500.

About Super Micro Computer, Inc. (NASDAQ: SMCI)
Supermicro emphasizes superior product design and uncompromising quality
control to produce industry-leading serverboards, chassis and server systems.
These Server Building Block Solutions provide benefits across many
environments, including data center deployment, high-performance computing,
high-end workstations, storage networks and standalone server installations.
For more information on Supermicro's complete line of advanced motherboards,
SuperServers, and optimized chassis, visit www.Supermicro.com, email
Marketing@Supermicro.com or call the San Jose, CA headquarters at +1
408-503-8000.

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Supermicro, SuperBlade and Server Building Block Solutions are registered
trademarks and 1U Twin and 2U Twin2 are trademarks of Super Micro Computer,
Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

* Peak performance-per-watt and power efficiency figures based on internal
test results.

SOURCE Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Super Micro Computer, Inc., +1-408-503-8000, Marketing@Supermicro.com