Hardware

Maxeler provides complete hardware solutions for maximum performance computing, from workstations to integrated rack systems. Maxeler MaxRack clusters integrate dataflow compute engines, custom 1U systems and compute nodes with conventional CPU servers, networking and local storage. MaxRack systems increase processing speeds by a factor of 20-50x, dramatically reducing the cost of computing and creating exciting new opportunities. For the office environment, we provide compute racks with noise cancelling, high-performance workstations and portable maximum performance solutions.

MPC-X Series for Flexible Compute

The MPC-X series dataflow appliances provide multiple dataflow engines as shared resources on the network, allowing them to be used by applications running anywhere in a cluster. "Dataflow as a shared resource" brings the efficiency benefits of virtualization to dataflow computing, maximizing utilization in a multi-user and multi-application environment such as a private or public Cloud service or HPC cluster. The MPC-X series combines dual FDR/QDR Infiniband connectivity with unique RDMA technology that provides direct memory to dataflow engine transfers without inefficient memory copies. In one key benchmark the MPC-X1000's hardware-enabled RDMA delivers 40% speedup over a software-only framework for remote execution over a network.

The MPC-X1000 provides eight dataflow engines with the equivalent performance of 40-60 multicore x86 servers and power consumption comparable to a single high-end server. The system is ideal for “Big Data” applications, with 384GB of memory in a single MPC-X1000 and over 16TB of memory in a single rack.

MPC-C Series for Integrated CPUs and DFEs

A 1U MPC-C series machine is a server-class system with 12 Intel Xeon CPU cores, up to 192GB of RAM for the CPUs and up to 4 MAX3 dataflow compute engines. Each MAX3 supports up to 48GB of DDR3 DRAM, giving a total of up to 192GB of dataflow engine DRAM per node. Each node typically provides the compute performance of 20-50 standard x86 servers.Dataflow engines within the same node are directly connected with high-bandwidth MaxRing interconnect, while the node supports optional Infiniband or 10GE interconnect for tight, cluster-level integration.

MPC-N Series Low-Latency Connectivity Platform

The Maxeler MPC-N series Connectivity Platform is designed for ultra low latency line-rate processing of multiple 10Gbit data streams. The 1U node contains high speed interface adaptor cards connected to the MAX3 dataflow compute engine, providing high-performance dataflow computation connected directly to electrical interfaces and network physical layer functionality for 10G Ethernet, Infiniband or Fibre Channel.

The MPC-N series contains up to two MAX3s with CH2 connectivity expansion cards in adjacent PCI Express slots, giving a total of 4 SFP/SFP+ ports and 2 CX4 ports supporting up to 6 high speed connections as well as additional inputs for operations such as time synchronization. The MAX3s provide the largest compute chips, connected to fast DDR3 DRAM and a PCI Express connection to the host CPUs.

MaxWorkstation

The MaxWorkstation is a small form factor PC that brings the power of maximum performance solutions to the desktop. Small enough to fit on a desk, the MaxWorkstation provides one or two MAX3 dataflow compute engines and 4 Intel CPU cores, with a combined processing power equivalent to dozens or hundreds of standard CPU cores.

The MaxWorkstation is ideal for software developers as well as users who desire a dedicated interactive compute resource on their desk.