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SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

-- The 4U 8 GPU Servers are Part of Turn-Key System Cluster that Delivers up to

11 Petaflops of Computing Power for Cutting-Edge Research

Super Micro Computer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SMCI), a global leader in enterprise

computing, storage, networking solutions, and green computing technology, today

announced that LLNL selected Supermicro to provide additional computing

capacity and resources for scientists working to find a cure for COVID-19.

Supermicro's 4U 8 GPU servers for this cluster equipped with nearly 1,000 AMD

Radeon Instinct(TM) MI50 graphics accelerators and, combined with AMD's

state-of-the-art EPYC(TM) 7002 CPUs, expands the cluster to deliver up to 11

Petaflops of computing power for advanced computational workloads.

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"Our market-leading 4U 8-GPU servers are optimized for low-latency accelerators

performance that leverage our flexible server Building Block Solutions(R)

approach, which enabled LLNL to customize their cluster requirements," said

Charles Liang, president, and CEO of Supermicro. "We are extremely pleased to

be working with LLNL to help researchers and scientists find a vaccine for the

devastating COVID-19 global pandemic—one of the most critical issues facing

society. It's a great pleasure to work with leading organizations requiring

high-performance computing (HPC) clusters and machine learning technology to

perform advanced computational workloads and conduct groundbreaking research."

The US Department of Energy is expanding the Corona supercomputer — named for

the total solar eclipse of 2017 — with funding from the Corona Aid, Relief, and

Economic Security (CARES) Act. The additional computing power is allowing

researchers to better handle the computationally intensive molecular dynamics

simulations, which are critical to finding a cure.

"The Corona system is a major advance in our capability for predictive

biomedical modeling for COVID-19," said LLNL Deputy Associate Director for

Programs Jim Brase, who heads the Lab's COVID-19 research and rapid response

effort. "It allows us to develop advanced simulations of the structure and

function of the virus and to use largescale machine learning to discover and

optimize new therapeutics. This performance boost will help the Corona system

lead the way in accelerating pandemic response."

"We are excited to collaborate with Supermicro to deliver advanced, AMD-based

high-performance computing (HPC) systems to LLNL for pandemic research," said

Forrest Norrod, senior vice president and general manager of the Datacenter and

Embedded Solutions Business Group at AMD. "Our AMD EPYC CPUs and AMD Radeon

Instinct GPUs will enable scientists to leverage new compute capacity for computational

workloads in genomics, vaccine development, and other scientific disciplines."

About Super Micro Computer, Inc.

Supermicro (Nasdaq: SMCI), the leading innovator in high-performance,

high-efficiency server technology, is a premier provider of advanced server

Building Block Solutions(R) for Data Center, Cloud Computing, Enterprise IT,

Hadoop/Big Data, HPC and Embedded Systems worldwide. Supermicro is committed to

protecting the environment through its "We Keep IT Green(R)" initiative and provides

customers with the most energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly solutions available

on the market.

Supermicro, Building Block Solutions and We Keep IT Green are trademarks and/or

registered trademarks of Super Micro Computer, Inc.

AMD, the AMD logo, EPYC, Radeon Instinct, and combinations thereof are

trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. All other brands, names and

trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

All other brands, names and trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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SOURCE Super Micro Computer, Inc.

CONTACT: Greg Kaufman, Super Micro Computer, Inc., pr@supermicro.com