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In today's high-performance networking market, the Broadcom Thor2 and NVIDIA CX7 are two important network interface cards (NICs). Each has its own benefits in terms of performance, energy efficiency,and cost-effectiveness, etc. Thor2 is known for its low power consumption and multi-port configuration capabilities, while the CX7 is gaining attention for its RDMA technology and high performance acceleration. The different features of Thor2 and CX7 NICs  also leads to differences in application scenarios. Thor2 is more suited for large-scale data centers, with a particular focus on high throughput and flexible scalability. CX7 is primarily targeted at high-performance computing, AI, and deep-learning applications, optimized for low-latency and high-throughput requirements.   Although these 2 are different in many aspects, they both demonstrate strong technical advantages in their own fields. No doubt that they are both great choices for powering AI/ML workloads ...

Since the unveiling of xAI Colossus , the world’s largest AI supercomputing cluster, it draw widely attention to Ethernet networking. Unlike most supercomputers that utilize technologies such as InfiniBand, Ethernet was chosen for this project. Colossue was built using the GPU giant's Spectrum-X Ethernet fabric.   This choice is highly strategic. Ethernet, the protocol that underpins the Internet, offers superior scalability. Many enterprises are already deeply familiar with Ethernet, relying on it as a trusted networking standard. However, for a long time, they lacked a solution to adequately support the characteristics of AI workloads using the Ethernet protocol.   To solve this problem, here came the NVIDIA Spectrum-X. As the world’s first high-performance Ethernet fabric, it represent a significant leap forward, ensuring that Ethernet remains a robust and future-proof technology in an era of exponential data growth.   What is Spectrum-X? Spectrum-X, the world's leadin...