The Gigabyte MZ31-AR0 is a server motherboard with a Socket SP3 for AMD EPYC 7002 Series (Rome) processors. These processors are built on 7nm process technology and offer up to 64 Zen 2 cores per CPU. They support PCIe Gen 4.0 with bandwidth of up to 64GB/s, twice that of PCIe Gen 3.0.
The board supports 8-channel DDR4 RDIMM or LRDIMM memory at up to 3200MHz with 1 DIMM per channel. Gigabyte states that 3200MHz is also supported with 2 DIMMs per channel. It has dual onboard 10Gb network ports and onboard M.2 storage support with transfer speeds of up to 32 Gb/s. It supports Trusted Platform Modules (TPM 2.0).
Management runs through an AMI MegaRAC SP-X BMC with a browser-based interface, RESTful API support including Redfish, and an HTML5 iKVM remote client with no extra license. The BIOS can be updated through the BMC without installing CPUs, memory, drives or an OS, and without powering on the system. Fan speeds adjust automatically based on temperature sensors, and custom fan profiles can be created. The board follows RoHS regulations in effect July 2017.
- Brand
- Gigabyte
- Socket
- Socket SP3
- Processor
- AMD EPYC 7002 Series (Rome), up to 64 cores per CPU
- Process
- 7nm, Zen 2 cores with chiplet architecture
- Memory
- 8-channel DDR4 RDIMM or LRDIMM, up to 3200MHz (1 DIMM per channel)
- Networking
- Dual onboard 10Gb ports
- Storage
- Onboard M.2, up to 32 Gb/s
- Expansion
- PCIe Gen 4.0, up to 64GB/s bandwidth
- Security
- TPM 2.0 support, embedded CPU security protection
- Management
- AMI MegaRAC SP-X BMC, IPMI and Redfish (RESTful API), HTML5 iKVM
- Software
- Gigabyte Server Management (GSM): Server, CLI, Agent, Mobile (Android and iOS), VMware vCenter Plugin
- BMC features
- FRU information from SMBIOS, pre-event video recording of 10 to 30 seconds, SAS/RAID controller monitoring
- BIOS update
- Through the BMC, for single (IPMI 2.0) or multiple boards (command line); PSU must be connected
- Cooling
- Dynamic fan speed control using CPU, DIMM, M.2, HDD and GPU temperature sensors
- Compliance
- RoHS (regulations in effect July 2017)