Shortly before the official launch, HPE announced the first server systems with AMD Epyc 9004, codenamed Genoa. Some of these can even be ordered directly from today, the delivery of the first water-cooled solutions is scheduled for December 5th.
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HPE is one of AMD's premium partners and is of course well represented at the Epyc launch. Their current joint flagship project, the Frontier supercomputer, is also made up of AMD components in an HPE Cray server complex. It is therefore logical that you are right at the front with the new, fourth Epyc generation. The specifications that HPE shares with the press for the servers show what key data Genoa systems will deliver. Most of these have been known for a long time, but AMD will only officially give the go-ahead tonight.
The basis for the Genoa solutions is the new huge socket LGA SP5 with 6,096 contact areas. The new Zen 4-based processors will find their place there and can consume up to 400 watts, flanked by 12-channel memory that will work with DDR5-4800. Many PCIe 5.0 lanes for mass storage and Co. are available, but also very typical rudimentary server things such as a small ATS2600 BMC, which outputs an image via classic VGA, are also part of the game.
The HPE Cray XD2000 with fourth generation AMD EPYC processors and air cooling can be ordered starting November 10th. The HPE Cray XD2000 with 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors and direct liquid cooling will be available December 5th.
HPE Cray XD2000 Supercomputer (Image: HPE)With Sapphire Rapids from Q1/2023
In addition to the version with AMD Epyc 9004, the HPE Cray XD2000 is also available as a variant for Intel Sapphire Rapids. But these will only be available from the second quarter of 2023. Here, too, the presentation slide confirms many things that are already known, some of which Intel itself revealed yesterday as Xeon Max.
HPE Cray XD2000 as a supercomputer module with SPR (image: HPE)In the end, the HPE Cray EX2500 also comes in a big form. This supercomputer is based on the architecture of the HPE Cray EX4000—the world's first exascale-class system—but is 24 percent smaller. After all, Sapphire Rapids will be available here from Q1/2023, AMD Epyc 9004 again only from the second quarter – but excluding preferred customers in both cases.
The HPE Cray EX2500 with fourth-generation Xeon Scalable processors is available to order now for select customers and will be generally available in the first quarter of 2023.
The HPE Cray EX2500 with fourth generation AMD EPYC processors is available to order now for select customers and will be generally available in Q2 2023.
HPE Cray EX2500 (Image: HPE)