Introduction

Ampere® Altra® Max Processor
Cloud Native Server Processors
Ampere’s Altra® family of processors are designed to deliver on predictable performance, high scalability and power efficiency. Ampere’s leadership on all these metrics deliver exceptional results and lower the TCO for Cloud Service Providers.

Arm ServerReady
Arm has developed two generations of processors so far. GIGABYTE has assisted and supported Arm in developing solutions, including the v1.0 & 2.0 ServerReady program since 2018. GIGABYTE is the only server hardware manufacturer listed on Arm’s official website under Partner Testimonials.

Performance Boost
Up to 80 /128 cores and 128 PCIe lanes demand data to be processed quickly and more jobs at the same time.

Architecture Efficiency
Designed for Cloud and Edge (cloud ecosystem native platform) and provides a high number of computing cores, faster throughput, and low power consumption.

Aggregate Powerhouse
Provides a management tool for cloud and edge to simplify management and improve efficiency.

Processor

Built-in processor

No

Memory

Number of DIMM slots

16

Supported memory types

DDR4-SDRAM

Maximum RDIMM memory

128 GB

Maximum UDIMM memory

128 GB

Supported RDIMM clock speeds

2933,3200 MHz

Memory channels

Octa-channel

Storage

Number of storage drives supported

8

Hot-swap HDD bays

Yes

Number of 2.5" bays

10

Storage drive sizes supported

2.5"

Supported storage drive types

HDD & SSD

Graphics

On-board graphics card model

Aspeed AST2500

Network

Ethernet LAN

Yes

Ethernet interface type

Gigabit Ethernet

Ethernet LAN data rates

10,100,1000 Mbit/s

Ports & interfaces

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports

2

VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity

1

Expansion slots

PCI Express x16 slots

1

Number of M.2 (M) slots

1

Features

Trusted Platform Module (TPM)

Yes

Trusted Platform Module (TPM) version

2.0

Backplanes support

Yes

Compatible operating systems

Windows Server 2016 ( X2APIC/256T not supported) Windows Server 2019 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.6 ( x64) or later Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0 ( x64) or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 ( x64) or later SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP1 ( x64) or later Ubuntu 16.04.6 LTS (x64) or later Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS (x64) or later Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (x64) or later VMware ESXi 6.5 EP15 or later VMware ESXi 6.7 Update3 or later VMware ESXi 7.0 or later Citrix Hypervisor 8.1.0 or later

Logistics data

Harmonized System (HS) code

84714100

Design

Chassis type

Rack (1U)

LED indicators

HDD, LAN, Power, Status

On/off switch

Yes

Reset button

Yes

Number of fans

8 fan(s)

Fan diameter

8 cm

Power

Power supply

800 W

Number of main power supplies

2

AC input voltage

100 - 240 V

Input current

10 - 4 A

DC output current (+12 V)

66 A

Operational conditions

Operating temperature (T-T)

10 - 35 °C

Storage temperature (T-T)

-40 - 60 °C

Operating relative humidity (H-H)

8 - 80%

Storage relative humidity (H-H)

20 - 95%

Weight & dimensions

Width

438 mm

Depth

730 mm

Height

43.5 mm

Packaging data

Packaging content

1 x R162-ZA1 1 x CPU heatsink 1 x Rail kit