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ThinkSystem V3 Servers with 4th Gen AMD EPYC Processors

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Abstract

In February, Lenovo announced the new 1-socket ThinkSystem SR635 V3 and SR655 V3 servers. These two servers are additions to the family of ThinkSystem V3 servers based on the new 4th Generation AMD EPYC 9004 high-performance processors.

This article summarize the family of AMD-based servers and provides links to key materials for more information.

Change History

Changes in the February 21, 2023 update:

  • Added the new 1-socket ThinkSystem servers:
    • ThinkSystem SR635 V3
    • ThinkSystem SR655 V3
  • Added the new 1-socket ThinkAgile Integrated Systems and Certified Nodes with the VMware software stack:
    • ThinkSystem VX635 V3
    • ThinkSystem VX655 V3

Introduction

Lenovo offers a full line of ThinkSystem V3 and ThinkAgile VX V3 1-socket and 2-socket systems based on the new 4th Generation AMD EPYC 9004 high-performance processors.

The family of ThinkSystem V3 servers with AMD processors
Figure 1. The family of ThinkSystem V3 servers with AMD processors

ThinkSystem V3 servers

The following systems have been announced:

ThinkSystem SR635 V3

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3 is a 1-socket 1U server that features the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. With up to 96 processor cores and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the SR635 V3 offers the ultimate in one-socket server performance in a 1U form factor. The server is ideal for dense workloads that can take advantage of GPU processing and high-performance NVMe drives.

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem SR635 V3

Details about the SR635 V3:

ThinkSystem SR655 V3

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3 is a 1-socket 2U server that features the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. With up to 96 cores per processor and support for the new PCIe 5.0 standard for I/O, the SR655 V3 offers the ultimate in one-socket server performance in a 2U form factor. The server is ideal for workloads that can take advantage of GPU processing using 6x double-wide GPUs.

Suggested uses: AI Inference, VDI, OLTP, Analytics, software-defined storage

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3
Figure 1. Lenovo ThinkSystem SR655 V3

Details about the SR655 V3:

ThinkSystem SR645 V3

The Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 V3 is a dense, high performance, 2-socket 1U rack server. It is suitable for small businesses to large enterprises, and especially cloud service providers. The server uses the new 4th Generation AMD EPYC™ processors and is designed to handle a wide range of workloads such as cloud computing, virtualization, VDI, enterprise applications, and database management.

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 V3
Figure 2. Lenovo ThinkSystem SR645 V3

Details about the SR645 V3:

ThinkSystem SR665 V3

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3 is the optimum 2U, two-socket server. The SR665 V3 has the performance and flexibility to manage a complex set of workloads like data management, analytics, virtualization, cloud, and AI. The two 4th Gen AMD EPYC™ processors and the latest DDR5 memory maximize the performance of this 2U server.

Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3
Figure 3. Lenovo ThinkSystem SR665 V3

Details about the SR665 V3:

ThinkSystem SR675 V3

The ThinkSystem SR675 V3 is a modular 3U platform tailored to flexibly support your enterprise AI and other highly-accelerated technical computing workloads. It features a modular design for ultimate flexibility with six different front shuttle options. It utilizes the newest NVIDIA H100 GPUs, delivering a powerful enterprise-grade solution for deploying accelerated HPC and AI workloads.

ThinkSystem SR675 V3 configured to support eight double-wide GPUs
Figure 4. Lenovo SR675 V3 configured to support eight double-wide GPUs

Details about the SR675 V3:

ThinkSystem SD665 V3

The ThinkSystem SD665 V3 Neptune DWC node is the next-generation high-performance server based on the fifth generation Lenovo Neptune™ direct water cooling platform. With two fourth-generation AMD EPYC processors, the SD665 V3 node combines the latest AMD processors and Lenovo's market-leading water-cooling solution, which results in extreme performance in an extreme dense packaging, supporting your application from Exascale to Everyscale™.

The ThinkSystem SD665 V3 server tray with two distinct two-socket nodes
Figure 5. The ThinkSystem SD665 V3 server tray with two distinct two-socket nodes

Details about the SD665 V3:

ThinkSystem SD665-N V3

The ThinkSystem SD665-N V3 Neptune DWC node is the next-generation high-performance server based on the fifth generation Lenovo Neptune™ direct water cooling platform. With one or two fourth-generation AMD EPYC processors and four powerful NVIDIA H100 Tensor Core GPUs, the SD665-N V3 server features the latest technology from AMD and NVIDIA, combined with Lenovo's market-leading water-cooling solution, which results in extreme performance in an extreme dense packaging, supporting your application from Exascale to Everyscale™.

The ThinkSystem SD665-N V3 server tray with two processors and four NVIDIA GPUs
Figure 6. The ThinkSystem SD665-N V3 server tray with two processors and four NVIDIA GPUs

Details about the SD665 V3:

ThinkAgile V3 systems

The following ThinkAgile VX systems have been announced:

Tip: The ThinkAgile HX systems with AMD EPYC 9004 are planned to be announced and orderable in March 2023.

ThinkAgile VX635 V3 Integrated System
ThinkAgile VX635 V3 Certified Node

ThinkAgile VX635 V3 are a set of 1-socket 1U systems that feature the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. These systems run VMware software and are designed to offers a unique, software-defined approach to hyper convergence, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and management in a tightly integrated software stack.

ThinkAgile VX635 V3

Figure 7. 1-socket ThinkAgile VX635 V3

Details about the ThinkAgile VX635 V3 systems

ThinkAgile VX655 V3 Integrated System
ThinkAgile VX655 V3 Certified Node

The ThinkAgile VX655 V3 are 1-socket 2U systems that feature the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. These systems run VMware software and are designed to offers a unique, software-defined approach to hyper convergence, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and management in a tightly integrated software stack.

ThinkAgile VX655 V3
Figure 8. 1-socket ThinkAgile VX655 V3

Details about the ThinkAgile VX655 V3 systems

ThinkAgile VX645 V3 Integrated System
ThinkAgile VX645 V3 Certified Node

ThinkAgile VX645 V3 are a set of 2-socket 1U systems that feature the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. These systems run VMware software and are designed to offers a unique, software-defined approach to hyper convergence, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and management in a tightly integrated software stack.

ThinkAgile VX645 V3
Figure 9. 2-socket ThinkAgile VX645 V3

Details about the ThinkAgile VX645 V3 systems

ThinkAgile VX665 V3 Integrated System
ThinkAgile VX665 V3 Certified Node

The ThinkAgile VX665 V3 are 2-socket 2U systems that feature the AMD EPYC 9004 "Genoa" family of processors. These systems run VMware software and are designed to offers a unique, software-defined approach to hyper convergence, leveraging the hypervisor to deliver compute, storage and management in a tightly integrated software stack.

ThinkAgile VX665 V3
Figure 10. 2-socket ThinkAgile VX665 V3

Details about the ThinkAgile VX665 V3 systems

Benchmark results

The ThinkSystem SR665 V3 has achieved 24 #1 world record benchmark results across seven different industry benchmarks. Click the links to read about each benchmark and the results achieved.

New server options

In addition to the new servers, we also announced the following options for our ThinkSystem servers. Click the links to view the product guides for the options.

New network adapters:

ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter
Figure 11. ThinkSystem Broadcom 57504 10/25GbE SFP28 4-Port PCIe Ethernet Adapter

New GPUs:

  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB PCIe Active GPU, 4X67A76720
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A4500 20GB PCIe Active GPU, 4X67A76726
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA H100 80GB PCIe Gen5 Passive GPU, 4X67A82257
  • ThinkSystem NVIDIA H100 SXM5 700W 80G HBM3 GPU Board, BQQV

ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB PCIe Active GPU
Figure 12. ThinkSystem NVIDIA RTX A2000 12GB PCIe Active GPU

New drive options:

  • Solidigm P5520:
    • ThinkSystem 3.5" U.2 P5520 1.92TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 SS SSD, 4XB7A79664
  • Micron 5400 PRO:
    • ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82264
    • ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82265
    • ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82266
    • ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82267
    • ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82268
    • ThinkSystem 7mm 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb HS SSD, 4XB7A82269
    • ThinkSystem ST50 V2 2.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82273
    • ThinkSystem ST50 V2 2.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82274
    • ThinkSystem ST50 V2 2.5" 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82275
    • ThinkSystem ST50 V2 3.5" 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82276
    • ThinkSystem ST50 V2 3.5" 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82277
    • ThinkSystem ST50 V2 3.5" 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb NHS SSD, 4XB7A82278
    • ThinkSystem 2.5" 7mm 5400 PRO 240GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb Trayless SSD, BS2X
    • ThinkSystem 2.5" 7mm 5400 PRO 480GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb Trayless SSD, BS2W
    • ThinkSystem 2.5" 7mm 5400 PRO 960GB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb Trayless SSD, BS2V
    • ThinkSystem 2.5" 7mm 5400 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb Trayless SSD, BS2U
    • ThinkSystem 2.5" 7mm 5400 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb Trayless SSD, BS2T
    • ThinkSystem 2.5" 7mm 5400 PRO 7.68TB Read Intensive SATA 6Gb Trayless SSD, BS2S
  • Micron 7450 MAX:
    • ThinkSystem M.2 7450 MAX 800GB Mixed Use NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A84603
  • Micron 7450 PRO:
    • ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 480GB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A82636
    • ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 1.92TB Read Intensive Entry NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A14000
    • ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD, 4XB7A84604
    • ThinkSystem M.2 7450 PRO 3.84TB Read Intensive NVMe PCIe 4.0 x4 NHS SSD (with Heatsink), 4XB7A82852

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