Applied Micro Circuits Corporation
ARM-based Scale-out Servers
OCP-J Meet up Event June 23, 2016

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© AppliedMicro Proprietary & Confidential2Unique Complement of Products Leverages Worldclass Engineering Capability, Extensive IP Portfolio,and Top Tier Customer Base
Segment

ComputeModule Name

Module Description

X-Gene1

 X-Gene based X-C1 Server Development Platform

X-Gene2

 X-Gene 2: 28nm of X-Gene that includes RDMA on-chip

X-Gene3

 X-Gene 3: to be fabricated using advanced FinFET processtechnology; samples 2H’2016

HeliX1

 Embedded processors handle system maintenance andremote management functionality
 Network, Security, Memory Acceleration CardEmbedded
HeliX2

 HeliX2: industry's first fanless high-performance 28nm
embedded ARM 64-bit SoC
 COM Express Module with 10G NIC

Service Provider Connectivity
Solutions High-density, low-power 10 / 100/ 400G optical transport
network (OTN) framer/PHY SoCs designed for service
providers and data center networks
 High performance analog / mixed-signal PHY devices for 10 /40 / 100 / 400G modules

Data Center Connectivity
Solutions Supports 100 / 400 Gbps of connectivity with multi-protocolfeatures and high density
 Targets needs of high-bandwidth applications in public
cloud, private cloud and enterprise data centers

Sample Customers / System Partners• Tier 1 Global Internet Company• Tier 1 e-Commerce Company• Tier 1 Enterprise Software Company• Tier 1 Global IT Company• Tier 1 Cloud Computing Company• Tier 1 Semiconductor Company• Tier 1 Computer Technology Company• Tier 1 China Internet Company• Tier 1 Operating System Company• Tier 1 Enterprise Storage Company• Tier 1 Telecommunications Company• Tier 1 Surveillance Appliance CompanyConnectivity© AppliedMicro Proprietary & Confidential

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ARM Platforms Powered by X-Gene

Data Center

Storage
Gigabyte R120-P30 & MP30

Wistron X5 OCP
Platform
HP ProLiant m400

Tier 1 China
Hyperscale end users

Tier 1 Server Storage
Platforms

ODM Platofrms

Networking

High-Performance Computing
E4 ARKA RK003

Tier1 Datacenter Switch
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Kontron SYMCLOUD T4010

Cirrascale RM2916

Eurotech Aurora“Hive”

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X-Gene Software Ecosystem

Beta Release

BetaManagement

UEFI

UEFI
UBOOT

Alpha

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Wistron X5 OCP Multi-Server
Platform Features

Configuration Features

Flexible SKUs to support different application

Processor
SupportUp to 160 ARM cores per 5U:
Up to 20 x AppliedMicro X-Gene 1 with 8 cores @ 2.4GHz
ARMv8 64-bit cores (8)I/O

Networking:• 10GbE for each Node for a total of 170Gbps• Up to 25GbE to each Nodes
Memory:• Up to 640GB DDR3 memory
Storage:• Up to 400TB of 3.5” HDD• Up to 25.6TB of 2.5” SSD

Chassis

5U x W435 x D800 mm
Hot swap fans
Front to back coolingPowerN+1 redundant up to 4800W AC Hot Swap Power Supplies
80 PLUS® silver or better efficiency
Intelligent Power Management

OperatingTemp.

35 CSupport

Managed Life Support (5-7 years)

Availability

PoC available for trial now

Easy swap in Computing or Storage based on
customer requests

Front 10G (Storage) or 40G/100G(Computing)
Networking access3 +1 Redundant PSU design

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X-Gene® 3 Overview

Processor Subsystem– 32 ARM™ v8 64-bit CPU cores at up to 3 GHzMemory– Eight DDR4-2667 channels – 1TB per socketConnectivity– 42 lanes of PCIe Gen 3Performance– 6X performance versus current generation– Intel Xeon® Skylake E5 class socket performance

Sampling 2H’2016© AppliedMicro Proprietary & Confidential

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E5 2680 v5

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X-Gene 3XL25

E5 2650 v5
X-Gene 320

X-Gene 215

AMD A1170

10Cavium ThunderX
500100

200

300

400

5006001000

SPECint_rate 2006*(Per-Socket Performance)

X-Gene 3 and 3XL target the compute performance of mainstream E5 sockets© AppliedMicro Proprietary & Confidential9© AppliedMicro Proprietary & Confidential

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