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Chapter 2: Installation and Setup
DDR4 Memory Population Guidelines
The following memory population table was created based on guidelines provided by Intel to
support Supermicro motherboards.
Memory Population for up to 32 DIMM Slots
CPUs/DIMMs
Memory Slots
1 CPU & 1 DIMM*
A1
1 CPU & 2 DIMMs
A1, E1
1 CPU & 4 DIMMs
A1, C1, E1, G1
1 CPU & 6 DIMMs*
A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1
1 CPU & 8 DIMMs
A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1
1 CPU & 12 DIMMs
A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2
1 CPU & 16 DIMMs
A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1, H2
2 CPUs & 2 DIMMs
CPU1: A1
CPU2: A1
2 CPUs & 4 DIMMs
CPU1: A1, E1
CPU2: A1, E1
2 CPUs & 6 DIMMs*
CPU1: A1, C1, E1, G1
CPU2: A1, E1
2 CPUs & 8 DIMMs
CPU1: A1, C1, E1, G1
CPU2: A1, C1, E1, G1
2 CPUs & 10 DIMMs*
CPU1: A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1
CPU2: A1, C1, E1, G1
2 CPUs & 12 DIMMs
CPU1: A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1
CPU2: A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1
2 CPUs & 14 DIMMs*
CPU1: A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1
CPU2: A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1
2 CPUs & 16 DIMMs
CPU1: A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1
CPU2: A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1
2 CPUs & 18 DIMMs*
CPU1: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2
CPU2: A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1
2 CPUs & 20 DIMMs*
CPU1: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2
CPU2: A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1
2 CPUs & 22 DIMMs*
CPU1: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1, H2
CPU2: A1, B1, C1, E1, F1, G1
2 CPUs & 24 DIMMs
CPU1: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1, H2
CPU2: A1, B1, C1, D1, E1, F1, G1, H1
2 CPUs & 28 DIMMs*
CPU1: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1, H2
CPU2: A1, A2, B1, C1, C2, D1, E1, E2, F1, G1, G2, H1
2 CPUs & 32 DIMMs
CPU1: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1, H2
CPU2: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2, D1, D2, E1, E2, F1, F2, G1, G2, H1, H2
*Unbalanced, not recommended.
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Other Intel validated memory configurations are supported, although they may not provide
optimal performance. See Intel documentation for more information.
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Must have at least one DIMM per CPU.
