Marvell introduced its new Structera product line of Compute Express Link (CXL) devices, aimed at resolving memory performance and scaling challenges in cloud data centers. These devices are designed to enable cloud operators to efficiently add memory to general-purpose servers, addressing the inefficiencies and high costs associated with memory-intensive applications. By leveraging the CXL industry standard, Marvell’s Structera line allows for the creation of new architectures that enhance memory bandwidth and capacity without the need for additional servers.
The Structera product line includes two families of CXL devices tailored to specific use cases. The Structera A CXL near-memory accelerators integrate server-class processor cores and multiple memory channels to cater to high-bandwidth applications such as deep learning recommendation models (DLRM) and machine learning. The Structera X CXL memory-expansion controllers, on the other hand, are designed to add terabytes of memory to general-purpose servers, supporting high-capacity applications like in-memory databases. These products, which are the first in the industry to support four memory channels and utilize 5nm manufacturing processes, also incorporate inline compression for enhanced performance.
Marvell Structera A 2504
- PCIe 5.0/CXL2.0 x16
- Four channels of DRAM DDR5 6400 MT/sec
- Two memory DIMMs per channel (2DPC) support
- 16 Arm Neoverse V2 cores at 3.2 GHz
- Inline LZ4 compression and decompression
- Inline AES-XTS 256-bit encryption and decryption
- Embedded hardware security module and secure boot
Marvell Structera X 2404
- PCIe 5.0/CXL2.0 1 x16 or 2 x8
- Four channels of DRAM DDR4 3200 MT/sec
- Three memory DIMMs per channel (3DPC) support
- Inline LZ4 compression and decompression
- Inline AES-XTS 256-bit encryption and decryption
- Embedded hardware security module and secure boot
Marvell Structera X 2504
- PCIe 5.0/CXL2.0 1 x16 or 2 x8
- Four channels of DRAM DDR5 6400 MT/sec
- Two memory DIMMs per channel (2DPC) support
- Inline LZ4 compression and decompression
- Inline AES-XTS 256-bit encryption and decryption
- Embedded hardware security module and secure boot
“Our new Structera CXL product line will be a game-changer in enabling optimal resource utilization and lowering energy consumption for scaling memory-intensive workloads in the cloud,” said Raghib Hussain, president of products and technologies at Marvell. “Marvell is delivering on the promise of CXL and our commitment to customers to help them solve their most challenging issues. CXL will continue to be a critical technology enabler for accelerated infrastructure across our compute, connectivity and storage portfolios.”
Sampling is expected in Q4.
