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Content Creation Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Supermicro Solutions for VDI, Rendering, and Storage. . . . . . . . 2
4th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors are Ideal for M&E Workloads . 4
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Studios and content creation creators always look forinnovative ways to create new and exciting videos and otherforms of entertainment. The process of delivering a fantastic
end user experience relies heavily on the latest technologies,
including computer servers, storage, and software.
Collaboration among creative specialists is critical, resulting ina more engaging creative process and end result.

Content Creation Components
Supermicro servers with 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors offer an optimized solution for creative organizations that need VDI,Rendering, and fast storage to create immersive experiences and engaging content.
Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI):
VDI is a desktop virtualization technology that separates the desktop environment and associated application software fromthe physical client device used to access it. This IT architecture means the desktop environment and applications are hosted ona central server and delivered to users' devices over a network. A VDI environment can increase employee access security,© 2023 Copyright Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reservedSeptember, 2023

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reduce IT costs, and increase collaboration. In addition, employees can access their desktops with the needed applications fromdifferent devices without being physically tied to a single device. However, these benefits require the right servers to process
requests, securely store data, and maintain SLAs.
Rendering:
The rendering process, whether for computer generated imagery or to enhance or modify live action video, requires highperformance servers that can modify the digital image at high resolutions. With videos being viewed at 60 frames/second,
tremendous processing power is necessary to create or modify each frame for a seamless experience. The servers used for
rendering must contain more than just a fast CPU but require large amounts of memory, GPUs, fast storage access, andnetworking to keep the CPUs and GPUs busy, which reduces the Total Cost of Ownership.
Storage:
Integrating high speed storage into the content creation environment is critical to a smooth running data center. The ability toretrieve information from a storage hierarchy for processing needs to be integrated into the rendering or VDI environment.
Delays in the CPU or GPU accessing or storing the required data can significantly reduce productivity in an innovativeenvironment.

Supermicro Solutions for VDI, Rendering, and Storage
VDI: The 4U GPU Server with up to 8 PCIe GPUs
The AS -4125GS-TNRT server features a dual-root PCIe architecture that directly connects each of 8 GPUs to CPUs with 16
lanes of connectivity so that nothing stands in the way of data flow to the accelerators. This server is ideal for VDI and otherworkloads that are very I/O intensive and need a balance of CPU and GPU performance. Direct connectivity is also provided totwo 16-lane PCIe 5.0 slots, and the server includes support for up to 4 NVMe and 2 SATA drives.
Supermicro AMD GPU Server AS -4125GS-TNRT- Dual AMD EPYC™ 9004 Series Processor up to 360W TDP- NVIDIA RTX™ 6000 GPUs
- Up to 8 direct attached double width, full length GPUs
- Up to 24 DIMM Slots, 6TB DDR5 memory- Up to 4x 2.5" Hot-swap NVMe drive bays

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Rendering: 2U Hyper for render; highest core density per U.
The H13 Hyper systems are the new flagship data center systems, certified to run major enterprise applications while affording
you a flexible range of computing, networking, storage, and I/O expansion capabilities. Choose NVMe, SATA, or SAS storage toachieve the number of I/O operations per second(IOPS) your applications need to perform at their best. And use Open
Compute Project (OCP) 3.0 add-in modules (AIOMs) for consistent and standard networking capabilities across all data center
server deployments.
Supermicro Hyper AS -2125HS-TNR- Dual 4th Gen AMD EPYC 9004 processors- 24 DIMMs, up to 6TB of memory- Flexible PCIe 5.0 configurations- Up to 24x Hot-swap 2.5” NVMe/SAS/SATA drives- Redundant Titanium 1600W Power Supplies
Learn More about the Supermicro H13 Hyper Series

Storage: AMD based Petascale system - https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/storage/1u/asg-1115s-ne316r
Supermicro has launched a new line of petascale class storage platforms based on the extreme performance of 4th Gen AMD
EPYC™ processors for customers who recognize the need for more data closer to computing. These storage systems aredesigned to store, process, and move vast amounts of data that today’s enterprises need. So whether you need a distributed
scale-out storage server or a highly parallel virtualized environment, the Supermicro Petascale storage systems are a valuableasset in the data center.
Supermicro AMD Petascale Systems- Single Socket 4th Gen AMD EPYC 9004 processors, up to 300W TDP- Up to 6TB memory – 24 DIMMS with 2DPC
- 16 x hot-swap E3.S (7.5mm) NVMe drive bays
- Redundant Titanium 1600W Power Supplies© 2023 Copyright Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reserved

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4th Gen AMD EPYC™ Processors are Ideal for M&E Workloads
The 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors can help IT professionals everywhere excel. Performance + Efficiency are the new metrics
for success in IT. Servers powered by EPYC 9004 CPUs can deliver faster time to results, helping provide more and better
insights for decisions and driving better business outcomes. AMD EPYC CPUs – performant, efficient, and on time.
-Efficient: With EPYC 9004 CPUs, IT professionals can use fewer servers compared to previous generations of CPUs toget the job done, helping data centers be more energy efficient. The proverbial “do more with less” comes true.

-Latest Technology: The 9004 Series AMD EPYC CPUs amplify the AMD history of x86 architecture innovations, highperformance, and the latest technology, with support for high performant DDR5 DIMMs and fast PCIe® Gen 5 I/O.
EPYC 9004 CPUs support 12 memory channels with 2 DIMMs/channel capability, delivering the resources needed formemory hungry AI, ML, HPC, and large in-memory computations. These EPYC CPUs also provide 128 PCIe5 lanes in a1-socket server and up to an astounding 160 PCIe5 lanes in 2-socket servers. This number of PCIe lanes enables thehigh performant demands of today’s AI and ML applications and the increasing use of accelerators, GPUs, FPGAs, andhigh capacity LAN cards natively with 4th Gen EPYC CPUs’ high PCIe5 lane counts.

-4th Gen EPYC processors are available in eleven two-socket and two one-socket EPYC 9004 series packages-Results Oriented: From print/file to databases and analytics, to HCI, HPC (now including AVX512 support), AI, andmachine learning, AMD EPYC 9004 powered servers deliver faster time to results than previous generations withexceptional energy efficiency.

-AMD EPYC 4th Gen processors deliver out-of-the-box performance –up to an estimated 30% more performance perwatt for 64 core processors gen over gen.

Summary
New technologies, including Supermicro servers with 4th Gen AMD EPYC processors, are enhancing the creativity of contentcreators. The low latency responses for interactive work with the increasing rendering performance allow new ideas to bebrought to production. High speed storage enables access to terabytes of data needed for collaboration and interactive work
to integrate into existing workflows seamlessly.

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For More Information:
To learn more about the Supermicro product line with AMD CPUs, please visit www.supermicro.com/H13To learn more about specific Supermicro servers for these solutions, please visit:- Storage: AMD based Petascale system – https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/storage/1u/asg-1115s-ne316r- Rendering: Supermicro Hyper Server – https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/hyper/2u/as-2125hs-tnr- VDI: Supermicro GPU Server – https://www.supermicro.com/en/products/system/gpu/4u/as-4125gs-tnrt

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