Supermicro X11DPL-i - 1.2 Processor and Chipset Overview; 1.3 Special Features

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X11DPL-i User's Manual
1.2 Processor and Chipset Overview
Built upon the functionality and capability of Intel Xeon Scalable-SP or 2nd Gen Intel Xeon
Scalable-SP processors (Socket P) with support of C621 chipset, the X11DPL-i motherboard
provides a cost effective design, power efciency, and maximum PCI-E capacity. With M.2
support and six PCI-E slots in a small DP Form Factor, the X11DPL-i combines high-end
performance, excellent value, and the latest in SSD and SATA support. This motherboard is
optimized for high performance server platforms.
Features Supported by Intel Xeon Scalable-SP Series Processors
Intel Xeon Scalable-SP processors support the following features:
• Intel AVX-512 instruction support to handle complex workloads
• Hot plug and enclosure management with Intel Volume Management Device (Intel VMD)
• Rich set of available IOs with increased PCI-E lanes (48 lanes)
New features supported by 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable-SP Series Processors
2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable-SP processors support the following features:
• Higher performance for a wider range of workloads with per-core performance increase
• Up to 2933 MHz memory supported
• Vector Neural Network Instruction (VNNI) support for Accelerate Deep Learning & Arti-
cial Intelligence (AI) workloads
• Speed Select Technology provides multiple CPU proles that can be set in the BIOS.(This
feature is available on select CPU SKUs).
• Seamless hardware security mitigations & performance/frequency flexibility
Note: 2933 MHz memory are supported by 2nd Gen Intel Xeon Scalable-SP
(82xx/62xx series) processors only.
1.3 Special Features
This section describes the health monitoring features of the motherboard. The motherboard
has an onboard ASPEED AST2500 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) that supports
system health monitoring.