Ampere® Altra® Processor

Cloud Native Server Processors

Ampere’s Altra® family of processors are designed to deliver on predictable performance, high scalability and power efficiency. Ampere’s leadership on all these metrics deliver exceptional results and lower the TCO for Cloud Service Providers.


Arm System Ready

New generation cloud native platform with larger scope that includes Server, Embedded, and Linux.

Arm has developed two generations of processors so far. GIGABYTE has assisted and supported Arm in developing solutions, including the v1.0 & 2.0 ServerReady program since 2018. GIGABYTE is the only server hardware manufacturer listed on Arm’s official website under Partner Testimonials.


Hardware Security

Hardware-level Root of Trust (RoT)

Protection is built in the silicon to ensure systems will not be vulnerable to security attacks or cyber threats. This ROT helps isolate the system as the boot process starts to verify cryptographic operations and ensures the firmware is not compromised by malware.

Optional TPM 2.0 Module

For hardware-based authentication, the passwords, encryption keys, and digital certificates are stored in a TPM module to prevent unwanted users from gaining access to your data. GIGABYTE TPM modules come in either a Serial Peripheral Interface or Low Pin Count bus.


High Availability

Smart Ride Through (SmaRT)

To prevent server downtime and data loss as a result of loss of AC power, GIGABYTE implements SmaRT in all our server platforms. When such an event occurs, the system will throttle while maintaining availability and reducing power load. Capacitors within the power supply can supply power for 10-20ms, which is enough time to transition to a backup power source for continued operation.

Dimensions
2U
Motherboard
MP32-AR1
CPU
Ampere Altra Processor
Single processor, 7nm technology
Up to 80-core per processor
Socket
Single socket
LGA4926
Chipset
System on Chip
Memory
16 x DIMM slots
DDR4 memory supported only
8-Channel memory architecture
RDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
LRDIMM modules up to 256GB supported
Up to 4TB of memory capacity supported per processor
Memory speed: Up to 3200 MHz
NOTE: Only supports configurations with 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 12, or 16 DIMMs
LAN
2 x 1GbE LAN ports (1 x Intel I350-AM2)
1 x 10/100/1000 Mbps management LAN
Video
Integrated in Aspeed AST2500
2D Video Graphic Adapter with PCIe bus interface
1920x1200at60Hz 32bpp
Audio
N/A
Storage
8 x 2.5" SATA/SAS hot-swappable HDD/SSD bays from CRAO338 SAS RAID Card
SAS
Supported
RAID
RAID 0/ 1/ 1E/ 10
Peripheral Drives
N/A
Expansion Slots
Total 6 x low profile PCIe Gen4 expansion slots
Slot_7: Disabled
Slot_6: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot
Slot_5: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_4: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x16 bus) slot
Slot_3: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_2: 1 x PCIe x8 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
Slot_1: 1 x PCIe x16 (Gen4 x8 bus) slot
1 x OCP 2.0 mezzanine slot, occupied by CRAO338 SAS RAID Card
2 x M.2 slots:
- M-key
- PCIe Gen4 x4
- Supports 2242/2260/2280/22110 cards
Internal I/O
2 x M.2 slots
1 x USB 3.0 header
1 x USB 2.0 header
1 x TPM header
1 x Front panel header
1 x HDD back plane board header
1 x PMBus connector
1 x IPMB connector
1 x Clear CMOS jumper
1 x Buzzer
Front I/O
2 x USB 3.0
1 x Power button with LED
1 x ID button with LED
1 x Reset button
2 x LAN activity LEDs
1 x HDD activity LED
1 x System status LED
Rear I/O
3 x USB 3.0
1 x VGA
1 x Debug port
2 x RJ45
1 x MLAN
1 x ID button with LED
Backplane I/O
Backplane P/N: 9CBP20O5NR-00
Speed and bandwidth:
SAS 12Gb/s, SATA 6Gb/s
TPM
1 x TPM header with SPI interface
Optional TPM2.0 kit: CTM010
Power Supply
2 x 800W PSUs
80 PLUS Platinum
AC Input:
- 100-240V-/ 10-4A, 50-60Hz
DC Input:
- 240Vdc/ 4.5A
DC Output:
- 800W
+12V/ 66A
+12Vsb/ 2.5A