Asus ESC4000/IB - Manual (Page 6)

Chapter 1: Product introduction 1-2
1.1 Key features
The ASUS ESC4000 is a high density GPU server presented in a compact 2U
rack mount with support for dual Intel ® Xeon ® 5600 series processors, 18 DIMM
slots with up to 48GB/144GB memory and 4 double-wide NVIDIA ® Tesla™ GPU
computing processors. It enables high-end professional applications such as
life/medical sciences, engineering and sciences, financial modeling, EDA and
visualization. The ESC4000 packs outstanding features, flexible design and
versatile hardware, making it an ideal choice for intense parallel computing tasks.
Leading advanced system architecture
• Features dual all-new Intel ® Xeon ® 5600 series processors with Intel ® Core™
microarchitecture for significant performance increases
• Supports 18 DIMM slots and up to 48GB/144GB high scalability memory
for intense applications. DDR3 modules deliver higher speeds and more
bandwidth with lower power consumption
• Embeds up to four NVIDIA ® Tesla™ M2050/M2070/M2090 GPUs on full PCI-E
Gen2 x16 slots with up to 2.66 teraflops, doubling precision performance
• The NVIDIA ® Tesla™ M2090 GPU Computing Module is the world’s fastest
parallel computing processor for HPC
8+1 flexible expansion
• Eight PCI-E Gen2 x16 slot design supports up to four double-deck GPU
computing cards for professional graphics
• Flex-E technology allows automatic switching between one PCI-E x16 and two
PCI-E x8 links
• Additional PCI-E riser module compatible with both half-length/low-profile
PCI-E cards and ASUS PIKE series cards
Intelligent system fan control
• Three independent smart system fans, two for GPU areas and one for general
motherboard cooling
• Adjusts fan speed automatically according to system load to optimize cooling
and energy saving
Flexible high storage capacity
• Designed with eight hard drive bays to support SAS or SATA drives
• Optional ASUS PIKE meets the various requirements of RAID functionality