Supermicro Hyper SuperServer SYS-212HA-TN Review (Intel Xeon 6 6980P)

Supermicro Hyper SuperServer SYS-212HA-TN: Intel Xeon 6 6980P, 12 DIMM slots, PCIe 5.0, and up to 24 bays in a 2U design. Supermicro presented us with the Hyper SuperServer SYS-212HA-TN, a system advertised as a versatile 2U server tailored for enterprise-grade scalability and performance. Featuring the Intel® Xeon® 6 6900 series processors, this server is promoted as capable of excelling in a broad range of workloads, including virtualization, AI inference, machine learning, software-defined storage, cloud computing, database management, and high-density storage. This review will explore how well it delivers its promise of versatility and high performance in real-world scenarios.