The Supermicro SuperBlade systems have been around for quite some time. The popular blade chassis come in a variety of form factors, including 4U, 6U, and 8U. Each size gives customers a different set of choices when ultimately selecting the blades that go inside. In this review, we're taking a look at the largest Supermicro SuperBlade, the 8U chassis. This behemoth supports 20 blades, sandwiched into the SuperBlade across two rows. This system brings incredibly dense mix-and-match blades to bear on today's modern applications that are hungry for compute power.

The Supermicro SuperBlade systems have been around for quite some time. The popular blade chassis come in a variety of form factors, including 4U, 6U, and 8U.