Supermicro — servers, motherboards and solutions for data centers and HPC

Servers and Storage

Supermicro (Super Micro Computer, Inc.) — an American technology company, one of the world's leading manufacturers of server equipment, motherboards, data storage systems and high-performance computing (HPC) solutions. The company was founded in 1993, its headquarters is located in San Jose, California, USA. The company's shares are traded on NASDAQ under the ticker SMCI.

Official website: supermicro.com

About Supermicro

Supermicro was founded in 1993. Its headquarters is located in San Jose, California. The company specializes in the development and production of high-performance servers, motherboards, data storage systems and networking solutions for data centers, cloud providers and enterprises.

Supermicro's key concept is Building Block Solutions. The company offers a wide range of compatible components (motherboards, chassis, power supplies, cooling systems) that can be combined to build servers tailored to a customer's specific tasks.

Supermicro is known for its innovations in energy-efficient servers, support for the latest Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC processors, as well as solutions for artificial intelligence and machine learning.

Supermicro Product Categories

1. Servers and Computing Systems

Supermicro offers a broad line of servers — from compact 1U systems to high-performance 8U solutions for HPC and AI.

Supermicro X13 series servers — based on 5th Gen Intel Xeon

Servers based on 5th Gen Intel Xeon processors (Sapphire Rapids). Support DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0, CXL 1.1 and Intel AMX accelerators for AI workloads. Available in 1U, 2U and 4U configurations.

Supermicro SYS-221H-TNR: 2U dual-processor server for general-purpose workloads. 2x 5th Gen Intel Xeon, up to 8 TB DDR5, up to 24 drives.
Supermicro SYS-141H-TNR: 1U single-processor server. 1x 5th Gen Intel Xeon, up to 4 TB DDR5, up to 10 drives.
Supermicro SYS-741GE-TNRT: high-performance 4U server for AI and HPC. Supports up to 8 NVIDIA GPU accelerators.

Supermicro H13 series servers — based on AMD EPYC

Servers based on 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors (Genoa / Bergamo). Support DDR5 memory, PCIe 5.0 and up to 192 cores per processor.

Supermicro AS-2125HS-TN: 2U dual-processor server based on AMD EPYC. 2x AMD EPYC 9004, up to 12 TB DDR5, up to 24 drives.
Supermicro AS-1415HS-TN: 1U single-processor server based on AMD EPYC. 1x AMD EPYC 9004, up to 6 TB DDR5, up to 10 drives.

Servers for AI and machine learning

Supermicro offers specialized servers for neural network training and inference:

Supermicro SYS-821GE-TNHR: 8U server supporting up to 8 NVIDIA H100/H200 accelerators. For large-scale AI model training.
Supermicro SYS-421GE-TNRT: 4U server supporting up to 4 NVIDIA GPU accelerators. For medium-sized AI projects and inference.
Supermicro SYS-111E-FW: compact 1U server for edge computing and on-premises inference.

2. Supermicro Motherboards

Supermicro manufactures motherboards for servers and workstations. The boards are distinguished by high reliability, support for server processors and large amounts of RAM.

Motherboards for servers

Supermicro X13DEI: dual-processor motherboard for 5th Gen Intel Xeon. E-ATX, up to 8 TB DDR5, support for 16 DIMM slots, 4 PCIe 5.0 slots.
Supermicro H13DEI: dual-processor motherboard for AMD EPYC 9004. E-ATX, up to 12 TB DDR5, support for 24 DIMM slots, 5 PCIe 5.0 slots.

Motherboards for workstations

Supermicro X13SRA: workstation motherboard based on Intel Xeon W-3400. ATX, up to 2 TB DDR5, 5 PCIe 5.0 slots, support for professional graphics cards.
Supermicro H13SRA: workstation motherboard based on AMD Ryzen Threadripper. ATX, up to 2 TB DDR5, 4 PCIe 5.0 slots.

3. Data Storage Systems

Supermicro offers data storage solutions — from compact NAS to scalable clustered storage systems.

Storage servers

Supermicro SSG-2029P-E1CR24: 2U storage server with 24 bays for 2.5" drives. Support for SAS/SATA/NVMe, up to 12 TB of memory.
Supermicro SSG-6049P-E1CR36: 4U storage server with 36 bays for 3.5" drives. Capacity up to 720 TB.

All-Flash arrays

High-performance systems for mission-critical applications requiring maximum data access speed. Support NVMe drives and high-speed interfaces.

4. Cooling Systems

Supermicro offers innovative cooling systems for servers, including liquid cooling for high-performance systems.

Liquid cooling for data centers: Supermicro Liquid Cooling solutions reduce cooling power consumption by 30-40% compared to traditional air cooling systems.
Direct-to-Chip cooling systems: heat removal directly from processors and accelerators through liquid loops.

5. Networking Equipment

Supermicro manufactures switches for data centers and enterprise networks with support for high speeds — up to 400 Gbit/s and above.

Supermicro SSE-G48-TG4: managed access layer switch. 48 Gigabit Ethernet ports, 4 SFP+ ports.
Supermicro SSE-X3348T: aggregation switch. 48 10G SFP+ ports, 4 40G QSFP+ ports.
Supermicro SSE-C3632S: core switch for data centers. 32 100G QSFP+ ports.

Supermicro Software

Supermicro Server Management (SSM): centralized platform for managing server equipment. Health monitoring, power management, remote OS installation.
Supermicro IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface): remote server management through a web interface. Included in most motherboards.
Supermicro SuperDoctor: server health monitoring agent — temperature, fans, voltage, disk health.

Application in the Enterprise Environment

Data centers: Supermicro servers for building cloud platforms, virtualization and enterprise applications.
Artificial Intelligence and machine learning: specialized GPU servers for neural network training and inference.
High-Performance Computing (HPC): Supermicro clusters for scientific computations, modeling and big data processing.
Data storage: Supermicro storage systems for enterprise repositories, backup and archives.
Edge computing: compact 1U servers for distributed data processing at the edge.

Market Presence

Supermicro serves customers worldwide through its network of authorized partners, distributors and system integrators. Its products are widely used in enterprise data centers, cloud platforms, academic institutions and research organizations across various industries.

For enterprise customers and system integrators, Supermicro remains relevant in the commercial sector, offering a wide product range that requires careful planning of logistics and inventory.

Warranty Terms

Supermicro products are covered by a warranty of 1 to 5 years depending on the equipment category and the delivery region. Service maintenance is provided through authorized partners and distributors.