Why ... These range from compact edge server platforms such as the H242 series which can be deployed at base station towers, to larger and more powerful platforms such as the G291-series (G291-280 / G291-Z20) or the E251-U70 which feature GPU acceleration to be used for AR / VR or mobile gaming applications that can be deployed at aggregated edge data centers.

G291-281|2nd Generation Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family Ready GIGABYTE’s servers are fully ready to support the second generation of Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family processors, codenamed “Cascade Lake”, which bring the following major enhancements:Intel^® Optane™ Persistent Memory: Built-in support for this revolutionary new product based on Intel’s 3D Xpoint technologyOverall Performance: Higher CPU frequencies, improved turbo profiles vs. prior-gen Intel Xeon Scalable processorsIncreased DDR4 Memory Speed & Capacity: Up to 2933MHz (1 DIMM per channel on some SKUs), 16Gb based DIMM supportedIntel Deep Learning Boost: Significantly accelerates inference performance for deep learning workloads optimized to use VNNI (Vector Neural Network Instructions)Security: Hardware mitigations for Meltdown / Spectre security vulnerabilities Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family Processors GIGABYTE’s Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Processor family servers are available in dual socket configurations

Introduction ... 600 GB/s 4x 231.9 GB/s 933 GB/s 695.8 GB/s 1935 GB/s 768 GB/s 320 GB/s Interface PCIe Gen 4 PCIe Gen 4 PCIe Gen 4 PCIe Gen 4 PCIe Gen 4 PCIe Gen 4 PCIe Gen 3 Max Power 150W 250W 165W 300W 300W 300W 70W Form Factor single-slot dual-slot dual-slot dual-slot dual-slot dual-slot single-slot Support NVLink No No No No PCIe (NVLink Bridge) NVLink Bridge No Usage Mainstream graphics and video with AI VDI applications (support 64 online users) HPC, AI, data analytics, and mainstream compute Mainstream visual computing Ultra-high-end rendering, 3D design, AI(From FP64 to INT4) and data science High end visual computing Entry-level to 3D design and engineering, AI (inference), and data science GIGABYTE Servers (NVIDIA vGPU Certified) NVIDIA Models A10 A16 A30 A40 A100-80G PCIe RTX A6000 T4 1U G-series G191-H44 G191-H44 G191-H44 G191-H44 G191-H44 G191-H44 G191-H44, G180-G00 1U OCP-series - - - - T182-Z70 - T181-G23, T181-G24, T181-Z70 1U E-series E152-ZE0 - - - E162-220 - - 2U G-series G242-Z11, G291

G291-280|2nd Generation Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family Ready GIGABYTE’s servers are fully ready to support the second generation of Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family processors, codenamed “Cascade Lake”, which bring the following major enhancements:Intel^® Optane™ Persistent Memory: Built-in support for this revolutionary new product based on Intel’s 3D Xpoint technologyOverall Performance: Higher CPU frequencies, improved turbo profiles vs. prior-gen Intel Xeon Scalable processorsIncreased DDR4 Memory Speed & Capacity: Up to 2933MHz (1 DIMM per channel on some SKUs), 16Gb based DIMM supportedIntel Deep Learning Boost: Significantly accelerates inference performance for deep learning workloads optimized to use VNNI (Vector Neural Network Instructions)Security: Hardware mitigations for Meltdown / Spectre security vulnerabilities Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family Processors GIGABYTE’s Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Processor family servers are available in dual socket configurations, and

G291-2G0|2nd Generation Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family Ready GIGABYTE’s servers are fully ready to support the second generation of Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family processors, codenamed “Cascade Lake”, which bring the following major enhancements:Intel^® Optane™ Persistent Memory: Built-in support for this revolutionary new product based on Intel’s 3D Xpoint technologyOverall Performance: Higher CPU frequencies, improved turbo profiles vs. prior-gen Intel Xeon Scalable processorsIncreased DDR4 Memory Speed & Capacity: Up to 2933MHz (1 DIMM per channel on some SKUs), 16Gb based DIMM supportedIntel Deep Learning Boost: Significantly accelerates inference performance for deep learning workloads optimized to use VNNI (Vector Neural Network Instructions)Security: Hardware mitigations for Meltdown / Spectre security vulnerabilities Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Family Processors GIGABYTE’s Intel^® Xeon^® Scalable Processor family servers are available in dual socket configurations

G291-Z20|AMD EPYC™ Processors The New x86 OptionAMD’s return to the CPU segment delivers a whole new value proposition to the x86 world. ... G291-Z20 System Block Diagram G291-Z20 Product Overview High Density HPC Supports 8 x Computing CardsAble to support up to 8 double slot GPGPU or co-processor cards, the G291 enables world-leading HPC within a 2U chassis.

G291-Z20|AMD EPYC™ 7002 Series Processor (Rome) The next generation of AMD EPYC has arrived, providing incredible compute, IO and bandwidth capability – designed to meet the huge demand for more compute in big data analytics, HPC and cloud computing.Built on 7nm advanced process technology, allowing for denser compute capabilities with lower power consumptionUp to 64 core per CPU, built using Zen 2 high performance cores and AMD’s innovative chiplet architectureSupporting PCIe Gen 4.0 with a bandwidth of up to 64GB/s, twice of PCIe Gen 3.0Embedded security protection to help defend your CPU, applications, and dataUp to 2X Performance Per Socket & IO Bandwidthvs AMD EPYC NaplesUp to 4X Floating Point Per Socketvs AMD EPYC Naples Higher Memory Speed AMD EPYC’s Rome 7002 Series processors feature faster 8 channel DDR4 memory lanes, supporting RDIMM or LRDIMM memory modules with a speed of up to 3200MHz (1 DIMM per channel)

The ... These range from compact edge server platforms such as the H242 Series which can be deployed at base station towers, to larger and more powerful platforms such as the G291-Series (G291-280 / G291-Z20) or the G591-HS0 which feature GPU acceleration to be used for AR / VR or mobile gaming applications that can be deployed at aggregated edge data centers.

GIGABYTE’s ... The G291-281 from the GPU Server product line and the R281-NO0 from the Rack Server product line were chosen to help develop self-driving cars. ... GIGABYTE’s G291-281 is a scalable, high-density GPU server that’s designed for high performance and parallel computing. ... GIGABYTE’s G291-281 is a high-density GPU server. ... Three: High-Density Design Saves Space and Paves Way for Future Expansions The G291-281 is part of GIGABYTE’s HPC solutions.

Security ... Intel Security AdvisoryCommon Vulnerabilities Exposures (CVE) CodeSeverity RatingImpact of vulnerability SA-00616Released 5/10/2022 CVE-2021-21131CVE-2021-21136 2.7 - 3.3 Low Denial of Service, Information Disclosure SA-00601Released 5/10/2022 CVE-2021-0189CVE-2021-0159CVE-2021-33123CVE-2021-33124 7.4 - 8.2 High Escalation of Privilege Affected products: Motherboard MD71-HB0, MD71-HB1, MU71-SU0 R-series R161-340, R181-2A0, R181-N20, R181-NA0, R181-340, R261-3C0, R281-NO0, R281-N40, R281-2O0, R281-3C0, R281-3C1, R282-3C2, R282-G30 G-series G241-G40, G191-H44, G291-280, G291-281, G291-2G0, G481-H80, G481-H81, G481-HA0, G481-HA1 H-series H231-G20, H261-3C0, H261-N80, H231-H60, H261-H60, H261-H61, H261-NO0, H261-PC0, H282-PE0 E-series E251-U70 S-series S451-3R0, S451-3R1, S461-3T0 OCP-series T181-G20, T181-G23, T181-G24, TO22-C20, TO22-C21, TO22-C22 If your GIGABYTE server product is listed above, then updating the BIOS is highly recommended.