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Supermicro Hyper-Speed Servers Accelerate Low-Latency Applications with up to 30% Performance Gains
Super Micro Computer debuts a new line of ultra high performance “Hyper-Speed” servers this week at High Frequency Trading World, New York. These new 2U and 4U/Tower platforms deliver unparalleled performance for HFT applications by maximizing processing power and precisely tuning hardware and firmware to attain up to 30% lower latency over competitive solutions while still maintaining high reliability as a primary design focus.
BuilAdvanced trading firms looking to reduce latency and maximize transaction flow can gain an advantage with the extreme processing power and enterprise-class server optimizations designed into Supermicro’s Hyper-Speed systems,” said Wally Liaw, Vice President of Sales, International at Supermicro. “Our latest HFT-optimized platforms boost performance of the fastest rated x86 dual processors with board-level control and circuitry enhancements and custom tailored cooling systems for the highest sustained performance. With mission critical transactions on the line, Supermicro Hyper-Speed systems ensure peak performance with maximum reliability for the most demanding computational finance applications.
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Supermicro’s HFT-optimized Hyper-Speed platforms feature premium pre-installed CPUs and memory. Storage and I/O components are validated with a rigorous burn-in process to ensure maximum performance and reliability on deployment. HFT-optimized Hyper-Speed systems are available in the following 2U rackmount server SKUs:
2U HFT-Optimized Hyper-Speed Server Solutions
SYS-6027AX-TRF-HFT1/HFT2 or SYS-6027AX-72RF-HFT1/HFT2
• Dual Intel Xeon processors E5-2687W (“HFT1”) or E5-2643 (“HFT2”); Socket R (LGA 2011)
• 10 Hot-swap 3.5 HDD Bays: SATA (TRF) or SAS2/SATA (72RF)
• 8x 8GB DDR3 ECC RDIMM (“HFT1”) or 8x 4GB DDR3 ECC UDIMM (“HFT2”)
• 2x (x16) PCI-E 3.0, 3x (x8) PCI-E 3.0 slots and 1x (x4) PCI-E 2.0 (in x8) slot OR 1x (x8) PCI-E 3.0 UIO slot
• Onboard Storage Controllers
o (“TRF”) Intel C602 AHCI controller for 2 SATA3 (6Gbps) ports, 4 SATA2 (3Gbps) ports; RAID 0,1,5,10
and Intel C602 SCU Controller for 4 SATA2 (3Gbps) ports; RAID 0,1,5,10
o (“72RF”) LSI 2208 controller for 8 SAS2 (6Gbps) ports, RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
• I/O ports: 2 GbE, 7.1 HD audio, 1 Video, 1 COM, 4 USB 3.0, 7 USB 2.0
• System management: Built-in Server management tool (IPMI 2.0, KVM/media over LAN) with dedicated LAN port
• 1280W Redundant Platinum Level High Efficiency (95%+) Digital Switching Power Supplies
4U/Tower Hyper-Speed servers are also available for applications such as HPC, EDA, Scientific Research and Oil & Gas exploration.
7047AX-TRF / 7047AX-72RF
• Dual Intel Xeon processor E5-2600 series; Socket R (LGA 2011)
• 8 Hot-swap 3.5 HDD Bays: SATA (TRF) or SAS2/SATA (72RF)
• SAS2 support via LSI 2208 (“72RF”)
• 16x DIMMs support up to 512GB DDR3 1600MHz reg. ECC memory
• 2x (x16) PCI-E 3.0, 3x (x8) PCI-E 3.0, & 1x (x4) PCI-E 2.0 (in x8) slots or 1x (x8) PCI-E 3.0 UIO slot
supporting full-height cards
• I/O ports: 2 GbE, 7.1 HD audio, 1 Video, 1 COM, 4 USB 3.0, 7 USB 2.0
• System management: Built-in Server management tool (IPMI 2.0, KVM/media over LAN) with dedicated LAN port
• 1280W Redundant Platinum Level High Efficiency (95%+) Digital Switching Power Supplies
Visit Supermicro at HFT World, December 4-5 at the Three Sixty°, Tribeca Rooftop, New York City.