PCIe Cards for Deep Learning, HPC, and Media Transcoding
Below are shown PCIe cards with c66x multicore CPUs for use in servers (from 32 to 384 c66x cores in typical 1U and 2U servers).
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Half-size c66x PCIe cards contain 32 c66x cores to handle high load deep learning, HPC, voice and video transcoding. It has a direct GbE connection and supports IP/UDP/RTP protocol, providing low latency data analytics throughput, and for media content delivery application broadcast. |
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Full-size c66x PCIe cards double the capacity of half-size cards, with 64 c66x cores and 2 GbE connections. |
c66x PCIe coCPU cards supply server horsepower. A 64-core card has c66x 64 cores, takes up a single slot (unlike GPU boards that take 2 slots), has two (2) 1 GbE NICs, and draws about 120W. Up to 256 cores can be installed in a standard 1U server, and twice that many in suitable 1U or 2U servers. This is a lot of CPU cores, and aligns perfectly with emerging server architecture trends in deep learning, HPC, virtualization, DPDK, and high bandwidth network I/O, as well as multicore programming models such as OpenMP and OpenACC.
All cards are supported by DirectCore® software, a shared library module part of the SigSRF software SDK.
Off-the-Shelf Linux Servers
Servers and OS tested with c66x HPC solutions include:
- Servers: HP DL380 G8 and G9, Dell R720 and R730, Supermicro 6016GT or 1028Gx series, others
- Linux OS: Ubuntu 12.04 to 18.04, CentOS 6.2, 7.x, Red Hat 7.x
- (Optional) KVM Hypervisor and QEMU system emulator (VMware support is possible)
Below are images showing c66x coCPU cards installed in Dell and HP servers. Unlike GPU boards, the cards are single-slot thickness, allowing full riser utilization. Below is a Dell R720 server with 16 x86 cores and two (2) c66x coCPU cards installed, or a total of 128 c66x cores (the x86 cores are supplied by two (2) Xeon E5-2670 CPUs rated at 2.6 GHz, and the c66x cores by eight (8) C6778 CPUs rated at 1.25 GHz):
Dell R720 server with 16 x86 cores and two (2) c66x coCPU cards installed, or a total of
128 c66x cores
Below is an HP DL380 G9 server with 16 x86 cores and two (2) c66x coCPU cards installed, or a total of 128 c66x cores (the x86 cores are supplied by two (2) Xeon E5-2680v3 CPUs rated at 2.5 GHz, and the c66x cores by eight (8) C6778 CPUs rated at 1.25 GHz):
HP DL380 server with 16 x86 cores and two (2) c66x coCPU cards installed, or a total of
128 c66x cores
Some additional c66xx multicore PCIe card links are listed here:
Legacy PCIe Cards
Legacy PCIe cards, no longer supported, are listed / shown below. If you need components or technical support for these cards, please contact Signalogic.
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| SigC5561 VoIP PCIe x4 card for blade server |
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| SigC641x PCIe Video Transcoding Card |
Some additional legacy PCIe card links are listed here: