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Abstract
This month, Lenovo announced a refresh of our ThinkSystem servers:
- New second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors
- New Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory
- New 2933 MHz memory options
We also expanded server support in our option portfolio:
- New M.2 drive option
- Additional server support for various SSDs
- Additional server support for GPUs
- Additional server support for Flash storage adapters
- Added 25GbE support to the ST550
- Added LTO8 support to the ST250
Find out all the materials Lenovo Press created to support the announcements.
Change History
Changes in the April 16 update:
- New server options announcements
- Updated HPC offerings, LiCO, LeSI and DSS-G
New servers with Gen 2 processors
Announcing the new Lenovo ThinkSystem servers, based on the second generation of the Intel Xeon Processor Scalable Family (Xeon SP Gen 2). The links below take you to the Lenovo Press materials where you can learn about the new systems.
4S-8S rack servers
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR950 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR860 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR850 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
2S rack servers
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR650 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR630 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
Lenovo ThinkSystem SR590 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR570 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR550 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SR530 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
Density optimized server
Lenovo ThinkSystem SD530 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2) and D2 Enclosure
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SD650 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2) and n1200 DWC Enclosure
Compute nodes for Flex System
Lenovo ThinkSystem SN550 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
- Lenovo ThinkSystem SN850 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
Tower servers
- Lenovo ThinkSystem ST550 Server (Xeon SP Gen 2)
In addition, we have published these three materials to support the launch of the new servers:
New Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory
Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory is an innovative technology that delivers a unique combination of affordable large memory capacity and persistence (non-volatility). Persistent Memory is supported on most ThinkSystem servers with second-generation Intel Xeon Scalable processors.
Learn more about this new offering from Lenovo:
- Video walkthrough
- Product guide
- App Direct Mode paper, Analyzing the Performance of Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory in App Direct Mode in Lenovo ThinkSystem Servers
Figure: DCPMMs installed in an SR950 system board
New Benchmark Results
The following performance benchmark reports have been published, highlighting the leadership performance of our ThinkSystem SR950 and SR650 servers:
ThinkSystem SR950 performance benchmark reports:
- ThinkSystem SR950 Sets World Record with New SAP BW Edition for SAP HANA (10.4B Records) Benchmark Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 Sets Three World Records with Four-Socket SPECvirt_sc2013 Benchmark Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Sets New World Records with New STAC-M3 Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 Delivers Outstanding Result with 8-Socket SAP SD Two-Tier Benchmark Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 Sets World Record with 4-Socket SAP SD Two-Tier Benchmark Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 Sets World Record with New 3-Socket SPECompG Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 Sets World Record with New One-Node 8-Socket SPECmpiM Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 Sets World Record with New One-Node 6-Socket SPECmpiM Result
- ThinkSystem SR950 Sets World Record with New One-Node 3-Socket SPECmpiM Result
ThinkSystem SR650 performance benchmark reports:
- ThinkSystem SR650 with Intel Optane DC Persistent Memory Sets New World Records with New STAC-M3 Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Achieves Single-Socket Leadership Performance per Watt with SPECpower_ssj2008 Benchmark Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Sets World Record with New One-Node SPEC ACCEL OpenMP Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Sets World Record with New One-Node SPEC ACCEL OpenCL Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Sets World Record with New One-Node SPEC ACCEL OpenACC Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Sets World Record with New Two-Node SPECmpiM Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Sets World Record with New Three-Node SPECmpiM Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Sets World Record with New Five-Node SPECmpiM Result
- ThinkSystem SR650 Sets World Record with New Six-Node SPECmpiM Result
Server Options
This month, we announced a new M.2 capacity point and a 3.5-inch version of a PM883 drive:
- ThinkSystem M.2 5100 240GB SATA 6Gbps Non-Hot Swap SSD
- ThinkSystem 3.5" PM883 3.84TB Entry SATA 6Gb Hot Swap SSD
This month we also expanded server support of the following options:
- Drives:
- GPUs - See ThinkSystem GPU Summary:
- NVIDIA Tesla T4
- AMD Radeon Pro V340
- Network adapters:
- Flash storage adapters
- Backup units
HPC offerings
The following documents were updated in support of our updated HPC offerings:
- Lenovo Intelligent Computing Orchestration (LiCO) 5.3
- Lenovo Scalable Infrastructure (LeSI)
- Lenovo Distributed Storage Solution for IBM Spectrum Scale (DSS-G)
Trademarks
Lenovo and the Lenovo logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both. A current list of Lenovo trademarks is available on the Web at https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/legal/copytrade/.
The following terms are trademarks of Lenovo in the United States, other countries, or both:
Lenovo®
Flex System
ThinkShield®
ThinkSystem®
The following terms are trademarks of other companies:
Intel®, Intel Optane™, and Xeon® are trademarks of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries.
SPEC® and SPEC ACCEL® are trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC).
Other company, product, or service names may be trademarks or service marks of others.
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