Supermicro SYS-510P-WTR

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Supermicro SYS-510P-WTR is a single socket server for Intel Xeon "Ice Lake" generation processor. Intel's latest "Ice Lake" generation processors can offer much more capabilities to users of single-socket processor systems. It is a " cost-optimized" platform while maintaining expandability through WIO design.

SYS-510P-WTR is a 1U server with a depth of 650mm. This practically makes the server short enough to fit into almost any rack

 

 

Starting at the front of the system, you get four 3.5″ hot-swap bays. These can support SATA and SAS3 drives (with the installation of a SAS HBA/ RAID controller) and, with the installation of optional cables, also NVMe.

 

On the back of the system, we can observe:

  • redundant 500W 80Plus Platinum power supplies
  • a serial port, a dedicated IPMI port, two USB 2.0 ports, two USB 3.2 Gen1 ports, and a VGA port
  • two 10Gbase-T LAN ports
  • 2 sloty PCIe Gen4 x16 (FHFL) i 1 slot PCIe Gen4 x16 (LP)

In the previous generation, we would have been limited to PCIe Gen3 on these slots but this time we get about twice the bandwidth. On top of that, we have 48 (3x16) PCIe lines available, which is the total total available for the second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable platform.

As for what is inside the case we can observe:

  • 5 fans. There is also an optional sixth fan for those who need additional cooling
  • The processor socket is Intel Xeon Scalable third generation Ice Lake
  • at our disposal we get a total of 8 DIMM slots with a maximum bandwidth of 3200MHz DDR4
  • Intel C621A Lewisburg Refresh PCH
  • For internal storage, we get two SATA DOM slots. We also get a single M.2 slot, which can be either PCIe Gen3 x4 or SATA
  • USB 3 Type-A slot.

Overall, one can see some compromises made to pack the maximum amount of features into such a small chassis. For those who prefer dual-socket systems, Supermicro has other models available. Still, the single-socket platform is quite unique.

Block Diagram

 

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All major I/O devices such as DDR4, PCIe Gen4 I/O, are located outside the processor. Supermicro has placed all lower-speed I/O on the Intel C621A PCH processor, which does not have QuickAssist acceleration and has a TDP of 15W. Placing all lower-speed I/O on the PCH means we can reserve the high-speed PCIe Gen4 lines for higher-speed devices.

Supermicro SYS-510P-WTR Management

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Management is the new Supermicro IPMI reference standard. As you might have seen in the block diagram above, this generation now features the ASPEED AST2600 BMC. The result is a faster processor, which means you also get a refreshed Management interface. This more modern IPMI tool can be found in the company's products starting with the 12th generation.

This generation, the cost of systems is definitely going up. OEMs are having to move to higher quality PCBs and connectors in systems, driving up costs across the industry by more than a hundred dollars in most systems. At the same time, Intel has become more competitive in the pricing of its processors, and chips like the Intel Xeon Gold 6314U used here are much more competitive with what AMD offers for single-socket platforms. We should also note that this system, at over 300W, is in many ways comparable to the previous generation Intel Xeon E5-2600 V3/V4 with two 16-core chips.

Related pages:

  1. Supermicro servers single CPU
  2. Supermicro Storage RAID controllers, HBA (IT-MODE) cards and JBOD cards for HDD/SSD SAS/SATA
  3. Supermicro AOC-S3908L-H8IR (-16DD/-32DD), AOC-S3916L-H16IR (-32DD)
  4. Supermicro Management Software Licenses for IPMI (SFT-OOB-LIC & SFT-DCMS-SINGLE & SFT-SDDC-SINGLE)

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