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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

... good thing about the AMD EPYC 7000 platform is that a ... factor. This motherboard from ASRock Rack is designed for just such ... 7 of them (1 CPU/4 Front/2 Rear), ... motherboard monitors three temperature indicators: CPU, Motherboard, MB Card Side ... RDIMM modules. Storage Engine ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T has an abundance ... X550 network controller. Yes, ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T is the ... controller for SATA drives - ASRock Rack EPYCD8-2T already has everything ... you are surprised that ASRock Rack engineers did not limit ...
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Threadripper vs. EPYC: testing three AMD 32-core processors in server applications

... Difference between SoC and traditional CPU Closing your eyes and holding ... motherboard, and Threadripper is a CPU that still needs a chipset ... a typical EPYC motherboard with a Threadripper motherboard: On the ASRock Rack X399D8A ... can't hold back), supports CPU and memory overclocking, and boasts ... in the world where the CPU frequency is of decisive ... which has memory encryption options  , and EPYC Rome added register encryption (!), significantly ... minimum value will load the cpu as much as possible. ...
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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

... hypervisor in expensive cloud environments, and EPYC 3000 is not their caliber ... ; Migrating from Intel Xeon to AMD EPYC , avoiding pitfalls" ; we ... FreeBSD distributions work fine on AMD EPYC, although the official support for ... it. Testing Testbed configuration: Motherboard: ASRock Rack EPYC3251D4I-2T Memory: 32 Gb ... , let's look at the CPU-Z output. Now let's ... an EPYC 3251 motherboard, pay attention to the board from ASRock Rack we ... over the board reduces the CPU temperature in Idle mode to ...
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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 ...
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What are the chances of AMD in the server market? Expert opinion and Analytics

Why is AMD pinning its hopes on the second generation of processors, announced on August 7, 2019, and are these hopes destined to come true? We will take a short digression into the history, and see why it happened with Opteron-s, and how the server market has changed during the absence of AMD on it. This article is the first in a series of analytical reviews devoted to AMD's server strategy, its processors, technologies, and the overall server ecosystem» "EPYC" History Since the ...