Supermicro SYS-542AW-TR 4U SuperWorkstation Server
4U UP rackmount workstation with 8 hot-swap NVMe/SAS/SATA drive bays and PCIe 5.0
Description
Product overview
4U UP rackmount workstation with 8 hot-swap NVMe/SAS/SATA drive bays and PCIe 5.0
Key capabilities
- Form Factor: 4U Rackmount Enclosure: 177 x 465.4 x 678.5mm (6.96" x 18.32" x 26.71") Package: 682 x 320 x 964mm (26.85" x 12.59" x 37.95")
- Processor: Single E2 (LGA 4710-2) Intel® Xeon® 600 Processor for Workstation Up to 86C/172T; Up to 336MB Cache GPU Max GPU Count: Up to 2 triple-width or 4 double-width GPUs Supported GPU: NVIDIA PCIe: NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 4000 Blackwell, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 5000 Blackwell, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition CPU-GPU Interconnect: PCIe 5.0 x16 CPU-to-GPU Interconnect
- System Memory: Slot Count: 8 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 2TB 6400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM
- Drive Bays Configuration: Default: Total 8 bays 8 front hot-swap 3.5" NVMe/SAS*/SATA drive bays Option A: Total 8 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe/SAS*/SATA drive bays (*SAS support may require additional storage controller and/or cables, please see the optional parts list for details) M.2: 2 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe slots (M-key 22110(default)/2280) 2 M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe slots (M-key 22110(default)/2280) Peripheral Bays: 3 5.25" peripheral bays
- Expansion Slots: Default 5 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots 1 PCIe 5.0 x8 FHFL slot
Technical specifications
| Form Factor | 4U Rackmount Enclosure: 177 x 465.4 x 678.5mm (6.96" x 18.32" x 26.71") Package: 682 x 320 x 964mm (26.85" x 12.59" x 37.95") |
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| Processor | Single E2 (LGA 4710-2) Intel® Xeon® 600 Processor for Workstation Up to 86C/172T; Up to 336MB Cache GPU Max GPU Count: Up to 2 triple-width or 4 double-width GPUs Supported GPU: NVIDIA PCIe: NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 4000 Blackwell, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 5000 Blackwell, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Max-Q Workstation Edition, NVIDIA RTX PRO™ 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition CPU-GPU Interconnect: PCIe 5.0 x16 CPU-to-GPU Interconnect |
| System Memory | Slot Count: 8 DIMM slots Max Memory (1DPC): Up to 2TB 6400MT/s ECC DDR5 RDIMM |
| Drive Bays Configuration | Default: Total 8 bays 8 front hot-swap 3.5" NVMe/SAS*/SATA drive bays Option A: Total 8 bays 8 front hot-swap 2.5" NVMe/SAS*/SATA drive bays (*SAS support may require additional storage controller and/or cables, please see the optional parts list for details) M.2: 2 M.2 PCIe 4.0 x4 NVMe slots (M-key 22110(default)/2280) 2 M.2 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe slots (M-key 22110(default)/2280) Peripheral Bays: 3 5.25" peripheral bays |
| Expansion Slots | Default 5 PCIe 5.0 x16 FHFL slots 1 PCIe 5.0 x8 FHFL slot |
| On-Board Devices | SATA: SATA (6Gbps) via Intel® W890; RAID 0/1/5/10 support(Intel® VROC RAID key required) Chipset: intel® W890 Network Connectivity: 2 RJ45 10GbE with Intel® E610 1 RJ45 1GbE with Intel® I219-LM 1 RJ45 1GbE with ASPEED AST2600 |
| Input / Output | LAN: 1 RJ45 1 GbE Dedicated BMC LAN port (ASPEED AST2600) 1 RJ45 1 GbE LAN port (Intel® I219-LM) DATASHEET More details here 2 RJ45 10 GbE LAN ports (Intel® E610) USB: 2 USB 3.2 Gen1 Type-A ports (front) 3 USB 3.2 Gen2 Type-A ports (Rear) 1 USB 3.2 Gen2x2 Type-C port (Rear) Video: 1 VGA port (Rear) Serial: 1 COM port (rear) Audio: 7.1 HD Audio TPM: 1 TPM Onboard TPM & TPM Header ©2026 Copyright Super Micro Computer, Inc. All rights reserved. |
| System Cooling | Fans: Up to 5 heavy duty fans with optimal fan speed control Air Shroud: 1 Air Shroud |
| Power Supply | 2x 2000W Redundant (1 + 1) Titanium Level (96%) power supplies |
| System BIOS | BIOS Type: AMI 64MB SPI Flash EEPROM |
| Management | SuperCloud Composer® (SCC); Supermicro Server Manager (SSM); Supermicro Update Manager (SUM); Super Diagnostics Offline (SDO); Supermicro Thin-Agent Service (TAS); SuperServer Automation Assistant (SAA) New! PC Health Monitoring Fan: Fans with tachometer monitoring Pulse Width Modulated (PWM) fan connectors Status monitor for speed control Temperature: Monitoring for CPU and chassis environment Thermal Control for fan connectors Voltage: System temperature, Memory temperature, CPU temperature, 3.3V standby, +5V standby, +5V, +3.3V, +12V, CPU thermal trip support |
| Dimensions and Weight | Weight: Gross Weight: 62 lbs (28.1 kg) Net Weight: 46 lbs (20.9 kg) Available Color: Black |
| Operating Environment | RoHS Compliant Operating Temperature: 10°C to 35°C (50°F to 95°F) Non-operating Temperature: -30°C to 60°C (-22°F to 140°F) Operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 80% (non-condensing) Non-operating Relative Humidity: 8% to 90% (non-condensing) |
| Motherboard | Super X14SRG-TF |
| Chassis | CSE-749TS-R000NBP |
Configuration note
Processor, memory, storage, networking, accelerator, power, cooling and regional order codes may vary by configuration. GPULoom confirms the exact bill of materials and compatibility for each inquiry.
