Gigabyte Unveils 40-Node 1U Cluster R1C7-K0A-AS1 at Computex 2026

ServeTheHome — at Computex 2026, we found the Gigabyte R1C7-K0A-AS1 which can put 40 nodes with 320 cores, 40 iGPUs and 80 SSDs in just 1U The post A 40-Node 1U Cluster Gigabyte R1C7-K0A-AS1

We encountered Gigabyte’s hardware on display at Computex 2026, and it is quite neat. Here are the quick specs of the cluster. There are 40 Intel Core Ultra 7 258V (Lunar Lake) nodes, each with 32GB of LPDDR5X memory and two M.2 slots. To understand the server, Gigabyte took almost GPU-looking cartridges and installed five of them in the server with three in front and two in the second row. Taking one of these cartridges out, you can see that there are eight nodes. The nodes all come on a small board with relatively few connections to the overall system. Under one heatsink we have the Lunar Lake CPU. Under the other, we have two PCIe Gen5 x2 M.2 slots. Moving to the back of the system, this is where things are really neat. There is not a lot of information on this one, but it looks like each cartridge is getting two MCIO 8i connectors. Again, this is all speculation at this point since this is not in the specs shown. The big heatsink at the rear is likely how all of this is consolidated to two QSFP28 ports at the rear. Inside, there is a chassis management controller, so there is a rear management port. We also get two 3.2kW Titanium rated power supplies. Most interesting, however, are the two QSFP28 ports.