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Review of ASRock Rack EPC621D6U-2T16R server motherboard for 30+ drives

Extremely interesting server motherboard of Micro ATX format with built-in SAS controller. It can connect 30 SATA devices plus 1 NVME plus PCI Express via the Slimline port and output data via the integrated Intel X550-T2 10 Gigabit LAN controller. Today we are reviewing the ASRockRack motherboard, which is designed for those who assemble a Big Data server or storage system for hundreds of Terabytes. The EPC621D6U-2T16R model resembles the previously considered That is, using only one ...
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Review of ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T server motherboard for AMD EPYC 7000

The good thing about the AMD EPYC 7000 platform is that a large number of PCI Express lanes are available to you in 1-socket format. This is a serious advantage for assembling a server with several GPUs, because the 1-processor layout allows you to assemble compact machines in the ATX form factor. The good thing about the AMD EPYC 7000 platform is that a large number of PCI Express lanes are available to you in 1-socket format. This is a serious advantage for building a server with several ...
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Why AMD bought Xilinx: simple, clear language

When you look at how large companies are rowing everything that is bad in the world of protocols and network solutions, you do not immediately understand what is happening, so let's figure it out together. Over the past 2 years, large M&A deals have been going on in the world of server hardware, the most famous of which is the purchase by Nvidia chip maker of the Israeli Mellanox, the process of buying the ARM architecture developer by it. Intel is buying up technology developers in batches ...
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Threadripper vs. EPYC: testing three AMD 32-core processors in server applications

... generations, produced by ASRock Rack. This manufacturer likes experiments, and makes for example ... work. Unfortunately, the deal between ASRock Rack and Hetzner is under NDA, but ... 4-channel DDR4 controller, and the ASRock Rack X399D8A-2T server motherboard is ... EPYC motherboard with a Threadripper motherboard: On the ASRock Rack X399D8A-2T board ... ecc memory and NVME RAID. For such installations, the Asrock Rack X399D8A-2T ... is the only one, and therefore the ...
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EPYC hosting: exploring how AMD is changing the VDS hosting market

Today, hosters can place up to 1024 virtual machines on one machine, which allows them to dump, increasing their client base in a highly competitive environment. We'll explore why AMD's 64-core EPYC processors are at the heart of a new look at VDS. The data center market demonstrates double-digit growth y/y together with the incessant exponential growth of information on the Internet. Today, own “VDS-point in the cloud” has become as commonplace for modern active people as a credit card ...
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How Good Is The AMD EPYC 3251? Review of ASRockRack EPYC3251D4I-2T Mini-ITX motherboard

Twice as fast as a Xeon of the same class, twice as cold and nearly twice as cheap. A Mini-ITX motherboard with one of the most mysterious processors in the modern world, ideal for a small node of a small company. I was looking forward to the opportunity to test AMD EPYC 3000, and here's why: EPYC 7000 series processors, both on the first generation core (Napples) and on the second generation (Rome), are a real hit and a breakthrough in the world of cloud computing and virtualization ... But ...
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What factors should be used to choose the server processor?

Why when choosing a processor, do not pay attention to the price per core or the price per Watt, but rather use the cost of a Megahertz with HT disabled and using Turbo Boost? Here's how it used to be good: for servers, there was a single Pentium Pro processor, which you didn't need to choose. With the advent of multi-core processors, it became clear that the more computing blocks, the better, but only until marketers stepped in and pided one CPU into ten sockets with ten cache options and ...
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ASRock Rack C246M WS Budget Workstation Motherboard Review

The uniqueness of the Socket 1151 processor socket for Coffee Lake-S processors allows, in all seriousness, to assemble on the same platform both 2-core terminals on Pentium Gold and 8-core universal machines on Xeon-ah , on which you can work with graphics and do software development. We recently listed 5 differences between workstations and regular PCs , and in relation to the Socket 1151 platform all these differences are not relevant, so you can not read the article here, but rather ...
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Guide for migration from Intel Xeon to AMD EPYC: debunking myths, avoiding pitfalls

Ordinary system administrators and large IT-directors, when it comes to AMD, sometimes ask completely childish questions, and we answer them. Existing stack compatibility, TCO reduction, performance and support issues. Consider a typical situation: in your company, it’s time to expand your data center, or replace outdated equipment, and your supplier suggests that you consider a server on an AMD EPYC (ROME) processor. It does not matter whether you have already made a decision or are just ...
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What are the chances of AMD in the server market? Part II

To successfully return to the server market, AMD decided to unify production as much as possible, linking together the principles of the Zen microarchitecture, the ideology of the chip and the final Assembly of processors Chapter 1. Architecture and production strategy This material is the second article in a series of analytical reviews on the server AMD strategy, its processors, technologies and overall server “ecosystem”. To successfully return to the server market, AMD needed to optimize ...