Specifications

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Chapter 1: Instruction
1.1 Congratulations
You have purchased the powerful TYAN
®
S8238 motherboard, based on the
AMD
®
SR5650 (S8238GM2NR-LE) / SR5670 (S8238GM2NRI) & SP5100
chipsets. The S8238 is designed to support dual AMD
®
32nm 16-Core/12-
Core/8-Core/4-Core Opteron 6200 Series Processors and up to 192GB of
800/1066/1333/1600MHz DDR3 memory modules. Leveraging advanced
technology from AMD
®
, the S8238 is capable of offering scalable 32 and 64-bit
computing, high-bandwidth memory design, and lightning-fast PCI-E bus
implementation.
The S8238 not only empowers you in today’s demanding IT environment but also
offers a smooth path for future application upgradeability. All of these rich feature
sets provides the S8238 with the power and flexibility to meet demanding
requirements for today’s IT environments.
Remember to visit the TYAN
®
website at http://www.tyan.com. There you can
find all the information on all TYAN
®
products as well as all the supporting
documentation, FAQs, Drivers and BIOS upgrades.
1.2 Hardware Specifications
TYAN S8238 (S8238GM2NR-LE)
Supported CPU
Series
AMD 32nm 16-Core/12-Core/8-Core/4-Core
Opteron 6200 Series Processors (Interlagos) / (2)
HT3; 16MB L3 per socket
Features
HyperTransport
TM
3 technology (HT3) links
provide up to 102.4 GB/s peak bandwidth per
processor; Quad 16-bit HyperTransport
TM
3
technology (HT3) links provide up to 6.4GT/s
per link.
Socket Type / Q'ty G34 / (2)
Average CPU
Power (ACP)
wattage
Up to 105W
Processor
System Bus Up to 6.4 GT/s Hyper-Transport link support
Chipset Chipset AMD SR5650 + SP5100
Supported DIMM
Qty
(8)+(4) DIMM slots
DIMM Type / Speed U/RDDR3 & LV RDDR3, 800/1066/1333/1600 MHz
Capacity Up to 192GB
Memory channel 4 Channels per CPU
Memory
Memory voltage 1.5V or 1.35V