June 13, 2025
What is it?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping the enterprise computing landscape, driving data centers to balance high performance with energy efficiency. Supporting diverse workloads and SLAs requires flexible server technologies that reduce power use. AMD EPYC™ 9005 series meets these demands with improved performance and work-per-watt efficiency.
With data volumes surging from the edge, modern CPUs play a critical role in accelerating insights. Servers must optimize core density, clock speed, memory and I/O while adapting to power and airflow constraints. Modular, from factor-flexible designs help manufacturers meet varied operational needs.
The most comprehensive portfolio of AMD processor-based Supermicro systems — now with AMD EPYC 9005 series processors — includes scalable, high-density, GPU-optimized, liquid-cooled next-gen server solutions. Supermicro H14 products are designed with the following features:
- Broad selection: The H14 product line offers a wide range of choices optimized for specific workloads.
- Computer power: Equipped with AMD EPYC 9005 series processors, H14 products offer top-level performance and high core counts, ideal for a range or workloads.
- Max core counts: Designed to house AMD most powerful and energy-intensive CPUs for high-end computing environments.
- Thermal design: Optimized airflow supports high-performing CPUs without overheating. Liquid cooling further increases compute density and lowers data center PUE.
How does it work?
H14 FlexTwin systems: Liquid-cooled, multi-node servers for maximum density, performance and power efficiency. The FlexTwin multi-node system packs for 2-socket servers into a 2U chassis, powered by AMD EPYC 9005 series CPUs with up to 192 cores per socket. Ideal for large clusters, it pairs energy-efficient CPUs with Supermicro's liquid cooling to improve PUE and support sustainability goals.
H14 5U PCIe GPU systems: Flexible, high-density GPU systems for AI and HPC. These 5U PCIe GPU servers support up to 10 dual-width GPUs, including the latest NVIDIA and AMD Instinct models. Designed for AI, HPC and graphics-heavy workloads, they deliver top-tier acceleration, flexibility and performance.
H14 8-GPU systems (4U, 8U, or 10U): Next-gen large-scale AI training platform. Built on Supermicro's proven AI architecture, this OAM/SXM 8-GPU system accelerates large-scale AI deployment with AMD Instinct and NVIDIA HGX GPUs. Available in air or liquid-cooled options, it features dedicated I/O, storage and full-performance components per GPU — maximizing operations per second and efficiency at rack scale.
H14 Hyper systems (1U or 2U): Industry-leading IOPS rackmount servers with energy efficiency and flexibility. H14 Hyper DP servers deliver high performance and IOPS, powered by 5th Gen AMD EPYC CPUs with up to 192 cores. Choose NVMe, SATA or SAS storage and OCP 3.0 AIOM for standardized, high-speed networking across deployments.
H14 CloudDC systems: All-in-one servers with flexible I/O options for cloud-scale data centers. These single-socket systems feature AMD EPYC 9005 CPUs (up to 192 cores, 384 threads) and support OCP DC-MHS standards for customizable, high-bandwidth networking. Optimized for diverse cloud workloads.
H14 GrandTwin systems: Leading multi-node architecture with front I/O. This modular, multi-node design is optimized for high single-CPU performance using AMD EPYC 9005/9004 processors. The H14 update adds higher memory support and optional PCIe 5.0x16 AIOM for flexible configuration.
Why should you care?
Maximum performance, efficiency and density
Supermicro H14 servers, powered by AMD EPYC 9005 processors with up to 192 Zen 5c cores and 384 threads, deliver high-performance, high-density computing with improved energy efficiency for core — and frequency-intensive workloads.
Broadest portfolio and flexible options with rack-scale liquid cooling
Supermicro's building block architecture enables tailored configurations for expansion, acceleration, networking and storage — supporting AMD EPYC 9004 and 9005 series processors for enterprise, cloud and AI solutions.
Industry-leading time to deployment
Supermicro's global production capacity exceeds 5,000 racks per month — inluding over 1,350 liquid-cooled racks — delivering from design to deployment in weeks. The new H14 line supports a wide range of workloads to help businesses achieve their goals faster.
In summary
- Best business outcomes across industries and workloads
- Highest performing x86 server processor
- Leading x86 energy efficiency
- Support for confidential computing
- Extensive solution ecosystem
Differentiation in the market
Supermicro H14 servers with AMD EPYC 5th Gen processors excel in virtualization, AI and HPC, showcasing their performance and density. Their energy-efficient solutions, adaptable from edge to cloud, with features such as innovative cooling to reduce costs and environmental impact.
How do you position the new Supermicro H14 servers powered by AMD EPYC 5th Gen processors?
Supermicro H14 FlexTwin systems
You can configure nodes to meet your HPC needs. This flexibility enables you to power HPC workloads including:
- Enterprise (ex: private cloud, virtualization, infrastructure)
- High-performance computing
- Financial services
- Manufacturing
- Scientific research
Supermicro H14 5U PCIe GPU systems
Supermicro's H14 family of 5U GPU servers are designed to speed the flow of data within the server and cluster interconnect connectivity for scale-out applications such as:
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- High-performance computing
- 3D rendering farm
- Virtualization
- Scientific research
Supermicro H14 8-GPU (4U, 8U, or 10U) systems
This AI building-block server is designed to provide each accelerator with x16 connectivity to a dedicated 400-Gbps networking device and to the host CPU. It is ideal for workloads including:
- Large scale deep learning
- Generative AI and large language model training
- AI-fused HPC applications
- Industrial automation
- Business intelligence and analytics
Supermicro H14 (1U or 2U) Hyper systems
With the H14 Hyper systems, the flexible selection of density and storage capacity gives you a high-performance server for every purpose, including:
- Virtualization and cloud
- Scale-out, clustered software-defined storage
- Hyper-converged infrastructure
- Enterprise applications (ex: DB, CRM, ERP)
- High performance computing clusters
Supermicro H14 CloudDC systems
H14 CloudDC systems are designed for cost-effective service delivery in cloud computing environments including the following workloads:
- Internet infrastructure including web hosting, email services
- Virtualization
- Public and private cloud computing
- Content-delivery networks (CDNs)
- Deep learning inferencing
- Financial services applications
Supermicro H14 GrandTwin systems
This Supermicro multi-node system is designed for applications that need a large number of discrete servers with high-speed interconnects for networked or clustered operations. They are ideal for virtualized and nonvirtualized applications including:
- Hyper-converged infrastructure and scale-out storage applications
- High-performance computing
- Content-delivery networks (CDN)
- Back-end infrastructure for mobile devices
Questions to ask your customers
Special workload details: Can you describe the exact nature of your workloads? For instance, are you dealing with database transactions, high-performance computing or real-time analytics?
Core and threat utilization: How many cores and threads do you typically need to operate at peak efficiency? Are there times when you require burst capacity?
Performance metrics: What are your performance expectations in terms of latency, throughput or IOPS? Do you benefit from high memory bandwidth or capacity? Do you run applications that benefit significantly from larger cache sizes?
Use case specifics: Are there particular use cases (like VDI, containerized environments or cloud-native apps) that these servers should support? Will these servers be deployed centrally, at the edge or in a hybrid model?
Multi-node configurations: Would you benefit from multi-node server configurations to handle specific workloads more efficiently?
Existing infrastructure: What is your current server infrastructure and how will these new servers integrate with it? Do you use specific operating systems or applications that need compatibility checks?
Compliance: Are there specific industry regulations or compliance standards (like GDPR, HIPAA, etc.) that these servers need to meet?
Growth plans: How do you see your computing needs evolving over the next few years? Will you need to scale up or out? What's your strategy for future upgrades?
Budget constraints: What is your budget for this acquisition, including servers, software and potential services? Which aspects (like energy savings, performance boosts) are more critical for your ROI calculations?
The bottom line
Supermicro and AMD server solutions are more than just products — they deliver a comprehensive and intuitive experience to drive your business forward. At Arrow, we are committed to helping you overcome today's challenges and prepare for the future.
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