Do they have server versions out yet, or do the existing ones support ECC ram and VT-D? At 16 threads they definitely look very attractive for server usage. Especially if you use a dual or quad cpu board now you're looking at like 32 or even 64 threads on a single system. *moist*
I just hope that this chip means AMD is back in the game, as there needs to be some healthy competition, no matter which side you're on. If I was in the market to build a new system I'd definitly be looking at Ryzen.
In my business (automotive OEM's) people get fired for single sourcing of a supplier though.No one ever got fired for buying Intel
Can AMD dominate the server CPU market?
My wild guess is that it's a few years too late -- more and more server applications are moving to data centers and the cloud, where CPU density and IPC per watt rules.
Can AMD dominate the server CPU market?
I would express it as: "Is AMD a bunch of idiots because they focused the pre release hype train on gaming when the real opportunity was is servers?"
My wild guess is that it's a few years too late -- more and more server applications are moving to data centers and the cloud, where CPU density and IPC per watt rules. That $9,000 24-core Xeon sounds like it's an insane price until you think about a data center fitting thousands of cores into one rack.
I'd say it won't dominate, but will find a market in small business servers, department-level LAN servers, company in-house data closets.
How does 32 cores in a socket sound for density?
Do they have server versions out yet, or do the existing ones support ECC ram and VT-D? At 16 threads they definitely look very attractive for server usage. Especially if you use a dual or quad cpu board now you're looking at like 32 or even 64 threads on a single system. *moist*
I just hope that this chip means AMD is back in the game, as there needs to be some healthy competition, no matter which side you're on. If I was in the market to build a new system I'd definitly be looking at Ryzen.
Bad news.
Ryzen does not work with ESXi 6.5 yet.
Pink screen of death.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wd-yQH3-vxw
AMD confirms that Ryzen support ECC memory
https://www.overclock3d.net/news/cpu_mainboard/amd_confirms_that_ryzen_supports_ecc_memory/1
from link above said:ECC is not disabled. It works, but not validated for our consumer client platform.
from link above said:Validated means run it through server/workstation grade testing. For the first Ryzen processors, focused on the prosumer/gaming market, this feature is enabled and working but not validated by AMD. You should not have issues creating a whitebox homelab or NAS with ECC memory enabled.
yes, if you enable ECC support in the BIOS so check with the MB feature list before you buy.