SOLUTION BRIEF

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Executive Summary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Supermicro AS-1114S-WN10RT

Supermicro NETINT Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Key Benefits of Supermicro 4K Streaming Solution . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Total Cost of Ownership . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Simple Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Summary and Additional Resources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

SUPERMICRO

Executive Summary
With the birth of the metaverse and interactive streaming video
applications such as cloud gaming and video conferencing,streaming video platforms face operational pressure to improve
encoding performance and power efficiency while minimizing
their environmental footprint.

The Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding Solution future proofs
hyper-scale real-time streaming video platforms with higher
performance levels than CPU-based software-encoding systems.
With NETINT Codensity ASIC-powered video processing units,
video services provide can reduce their TCO and server footprintby 5x (80 channels vs. 16 channels) while also reducing carbon
emissions significantly as compared to CPU-powered software
video transcoders. This increase in encoding density expands
the number of channels that can be encoded without increasing
the rack footprint. Reduced power and HVAC cost mean a lower TCO and higher density can be achieved without sacrificing
video quality or latency.
Supermicro (Nasdaq: SMCI) is the leading innovator in highperformance, high-efficiency server and storage technologies
and a premier worldwide provider of advanced server Building
Block Solutions® for Enterprise Data Center, Cloud Computing,
Artificial Intelligence, and Edge Computing Systems.
Supermicro is committed to protecting the environment
through its “We Keep IT Green®” initiative by providing
customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentallyfriendly solutions available on the market.

The Supermicro NETINT Solution
The Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding Solution is built on the Supermicro A+ Server 1114S-WN10RT platform and features
advanced encoding capability enabled by ten NETINT T408 Video Processing Units. The T408 VPU is powered by the Codensity
G4 ASIC video transcoder and supports HEVC and H.264 video encoding at up to 4K resolution and with 10-bit HDR.
The high throughput of the Supermicro 4K VideoTranscoding Solution enables ultra low latency encoding of 40 broadcast
quality 1080p60 streams in a compact 1RU form factor.

Figure 1- Supermicro 4K Real-time streaming solution (AS-1114S-WN10RT and NETINT Codensity T408 VideoTranscoder)Figure 2 - NETINT Codensity T408 Video Transcoder as PCI-E or NVMe form factor© 2022 Copyright Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reservedApril, 2022

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Key Benefits of Supermicro 4K Streaming Solution
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Ultra-High Density: Ten times increase in video encoding density as compared to the software encoding approach
Real-Time Encoding: Optimized for live streaming and interactive video applications
Low Latency: Enables Interactive video applications, including Cloud Mobile Gaming, AR, and VR
4K/UHDTV/HDTV: Supports a wide variety of streaming applications.
HEVC, H.264: Multi-format Transcoding, Encoding, and Decoding support
Scalable: High capacity encoding throughput for rapid deployment of additional channels (streams).

Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)The Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding Solution enables a reduction in TCO for hyperscale cloud platforms and video service
providers.
Power Consumption
Using Codensity ASIC-powered video processing units, video services, and platforms can reduce their TCO and server footprint
significantly. The Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding solution can process 80 streams compared to the software only 16
streams simultaneously, a 5X improvement. The ASIC-powered solution used only 323 watts compared in this test, comparedto 460 watts for the software solution, a 30 % improvement. With reduced power consumption, carbon emissions are lowered
as well. This increase in encoding density expands the number of channels that can be encoded without increasing the rackfootprint. In addition, with reduced power, the HVAC costs are reduced, meaning a lower TCO without sacrificing video quality
or latency.
See below for the testing result comparing between traditional x86 server (using 3rd Gen AMD EPYC™ cores) and theSupermicro 4K streaming solution (with 10 NETINT408 modules) while doing the H.264 to H.264 transcoding.

CHANNEL VS POWER CONSUMPTIONSMCI 4K streaming server

SW encoding (128 x86 threads)

POWER CONSUMPTION

500400300
200
1000010203040506070

80

CHANNELS
Figure 3 - Power Consumption Comparison of The Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding Solution vs. Software Only

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Regarding the video quality and performance, please refer to the below chart. This metric represents the FPS (frame persecond) on every single channel. Supermicro 4K streaming Solution can support higher density channels with lower power
consumption and performs with a much better FPS rate than the traditional SW transcoding approach. With support for up to64 channels simultaneously, the Supermicro 4K streaming solution can still support up to 1080p at 32 FPS rate.

FPS VS CHANNELSSMCI 4K streaming server

SW encoding (128 x86 threads)

200
180

FRAME PER SECOND

160140120
100806040200010203040506070CHANNELS
Figure 4 - Performance Comparison of The Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding Solution vs. Software Only

Simple integration
Leveraging FFmpeg, the Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding Solution provides an open-source suite of video processing tools.
Video operators can easily and quickly integrate the Supermicro 4K Video Transcoding Solution into their existing encoding
infrastructure. Supermicro partner NETINT also provides excellent documentation support such as Quickstart Guide, System
integration, and programming guide to help the whole evaluation process. The complete API Guide allows the customer toseamlessly integrate such high-performance, low-cost streaming servers into their systems.
Integrating NETINT's next Gen product, Quadra, with Supermicro system management software is ongoing to provide a moreintuitive hardware health status via the Supermicro server Web GUI interface.

Summary
The Supermicro AS- 1114S-WN10RT server with NETINT Codensity T408 Video Transcoder offers a higher performance withless resource requirements than software only 4K streaming solutions that are currently available. It is well-suited for highresolution video streaming markets showcased by these test results. In addition, the fully integrated system has solved thechallenge of high power costs caused by growing video demand. With a workload optimization mindset in mind, Supermicro© 2022 Copyright Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reservedApril, 2022

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once again brings the faster, better, and greener solution to the market, and $200 for a single High definition channel stream is
no longer a dream.
Specifications of the Supermicro AS-1114S-WN10RT with NETINT Codensity T408:

ComputeMemory
NVMe Support
PCI-E Expansion
Network Options
Maximum PowerTranscoders
Transcoding Capacity
Codec Support

AMD EPYC™ 7002/7003 Series Processor
Up to 4TB (16 DIMMS)
10x
Up to 3 x PCI-E Slots
Dual 10GBase-T LAN
700W: 100 -140Vac
750W: 200 – 240Vac
750W: 200 – 240Vdc (for CCC only)
10 x NETINT T408
4K @ 60 FPS | 1080p@240fps x 10 T408
VPUs
H.264 – Encode & Decode
H.265 – Encode & Decode

Table 1 - Supermicro 4K Streaming Solution Specifications

Additional Resources
https://www.supermicro.com/en/Aplus/system/1U/1114/AS-1114S-WN10RT.cfm© 2022 Copyright Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reservedApril, 20225