By: SMART Modular Technologies
At the upcoming SC25 event, SMART Modular Technologies proudly partners with Dell Technologies to showcase a groundbreaking demonstration of server memory expansion, pushing the boundaries of composable infrastructure. The demo, located at the CXL Pavilion (Booth #817), features a high capacity 2TB CXL-attached memory configuration using SMART’s 4-DIMM CXL Add-In Cards in the Dell Wichita-OT-C1 server platform.
Demo Overview
The demonstration highlights SMART Modular’s 4-DIMM CXL Add-In Cards delivering up to 2TB of DDR5 memory expansion via the CXL 2.0 protocol. Installed within Dell’s Wichita-OT-C1 2S-2U rack server—a dual-socket, 2U enterprise-grade platform optimized for virtualization, cloud, and edge workloads—the setup offers unmatched scalability and performance.
Cutting-Edge Technology and Performance
- Massive Capacity: 2TB of ultra-fast DDR5 CXL memory enables systems to overcome traditional server memory limitations, ideal for data-intensive AI, machine learning, high-performance computing (HPC), and in-memory database workloads.
- High Bandwidth: The demo features lightning-fast 64GB/s PCIe Gen5 bandwidth enabled by a single x16 CXL controller per 4-DIMM add-in card, ensuring speedy data throughput for demanding operations.
- Advanced Processor Support: The Dell server showcases Intel Xeon processors equipped with efficient E-Cores or P-Cores, perfectly complementing the memory expansion to maximize workload scalability.
- Enterprise-Ready: Alongside high speed and capacity, the demo emphasizes system reliability with features such as ECC error correction, secure boot, advanced monitoring, and robust RAS capabilities.
Key Use Cases
This expanded memory infrastructure unlocks scalable compute power for:
- AI and machine learning training and inference
- KV Cache offload to supercharge token generation for inference
- In-memory database acceleration
- High-performance computing tasks
- Virtualization and cloud-native workloads
Why This Matters
As modern data center and enterprise workloads grow beyond traditional memory constraints, composable memory solutions like SMART Modular’s CXL 4-DIMM cards allow servers to expand dynamically with ultra-fast, scalable memory pools. This demo at SC25 illustrates the real-world impact of CXL technology, bringing enhanced performance and flexibility to today’s most demanding applications.
See It Live at SC25
Attendees of SC25 are invited to experience this pioneering 2TB CXL memory expansion demo in the Dell Wichita-OT-C1 rack server firsthand at the CXL Pavilion (Booth #817). Discover how SMART Modular and Dell Technologies are collaboratively pioneering next-generation server memory solutions to power the future of data center computing.