Supermicro has launched its latest 1600MHz single-socket server and workstation platforms based on the new Intel X48 Express chipset. The platforms feature PCI-Express 2.0 with double the bandwidth of first generation PCI Express.

The workstation is called the SuperWorkstation and is whisper-quiet with support for 1600MHz FSB speeds and DDR3 memory. Server systems were also announced today that run on the Supermicro X7SBU and X7SBT/-10G platforms.

"The new Intel X48 Express chipset enables Supermicro to provide its customers new levels of power efficiency and performance in the single-socket server and workstation market," said Steve R. Peterson, Marketing Director, Digital Enterprise Group, Intel Corporation. "The breakthrough performance- per-watt of the new 45nm Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 Extreme, Quad, and Duo processors is facilitating new levels of complementary Supermicro innovation around highly efficient designs."

Via Supermicro