MSI, a global leader in servers, today unveiled its latest server platforms powered by Intel® Xeon® 6 processors at Computex 2024. These new products deliver new levels of performance and efficiency tailored to the diverse needs of cloud-native and hyperscale workloads.
“Data center infrastructure requirements are becoming increasingly diverse, and certain workloads require performance measurements that go beyond just the number of cores and watts,” said Danny Hsu , General Manager of Enterprise Platform Solutions. “To better meet today’s growing computing demands, data centers must achieve consistent performance even during peak loads. MSI’s new server platforms, based on the Intel Xeon 6 processor, feature high density and energy efficiency, making them ideal for cloud workloads.”
“Intel Xeon 6 processors are designed to deliver high performance for a broad range of workloads. With high core density and exceptional performance per watt, servers with our new processors deliver improved performance per watt and TCO for targeted workloads and help data centers achieve higher throughput for workloads where power, space and cooling are constrained,” said Ryan Tabrah , vice president and general manager of Intel® Xeon® E-Core products at Intel.
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MSI has introduced three Intel Xeon 6-based server platforms aimed at cloud service providers. These platforms, CX170-S5062 and CX270-S5062, use the same DC-MHS form factor motherboard with a DC-SCM2 module. They support dual-socket processors, 32 DDR5 DIMM slots, and a PCIe 5.0 x16 OCP NIC 3.0 mezzanine slot.
The CX170-S5062 1U platform accommodates two PCIe 5.0 expansion slots and either eight or twelve 2.5-inch PCIe 5.0 U.2 NVMe drive bays. The CX270-S5062 is a 2U platform that supports up to six PCIe 5.0 expansion slots, including two double-wide slots for GPU cards. This system accommodates up to 24 2.5-inch PCIe 5.0 U.2 NVMe drive bays to increase processing speed and deliver best-in-class performance for applications such as AI inferencing.
In addition, the CX271-S3066 is a 2U single-socket mainstream server that offers up to 24 2.5-inch U.2 NVMe drive bays. The system supports 16 DDR5 DIMM slots, three PCIe 5.0 x16 slots, two OCP NIC 3.0 mezzanine slots, and two NVMe M.2 connectors. The CX271-S3066 serves as an ideal platform for flash storage applications and general purpose workloads. These new systems all support the DC-SCM2 Server Management Module with Aspeed AST2600 BMC, ensuring flexible server management.