AMD EPYC
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Anyone running AMD EPYC processors in your production environment? Have any issues? It's a bold move to go from Intel to AMD for your datacenter but the core and MHz is very intriguing.
Root1Am@reddit
I used them at a previous employer and then when I came on-board at my current position, that is all I will buy for infrastructure. We are using the AMD EPYC 9274F almost exclusively now in various PowerEdge 6615 and 6625 servers. We used them in anything from dedicated Veeam B&R servers, Genetec appliances, ARC GIS calculations, compliance servers, VDI and VMware general compute.
The only grip that I have with them is how power hungry they can be. We had to go through and upgrade several of our UPSs in our datacenter, which needed to be done anyway to make sure we stay within potential compliance regulations.
Especially within our VMware clusters we were able to significantly cut back on the number of cores we have compared to the Intel equivalent. Something to consider is a lot of times it is better for a VM to get in, compute what it needs and get out vs having more vCPUs assigned. This can be achieved with having higher clock speeds. Having more vCPUs assigned to a VM can be harmful in a lot of circumstances. 90% of our VMs have 4vCPUs or fewer with the majority of those being 2vCPUs only.
FleaDad@reddit
Switched from Intel to AMD four years ago. No complaints. They are better, faster cpus. Our 1P 32-core Epyc servers greatly out perform our 2P 16-core Xeon systems. Haven't looked back since.
Tsunpl@reddit
At this point buying any new server powered by Intel starts to be weird.
ProfessorWorried626@reddit
We use them in our NVRs. 4GHz/16c for what we are using them for was hard to beat.
Hesiodix@reddit
What brand?
redditduhlikeyeah@reddit
The fact that AMD isn’t used more is honestly so surprising considering the cost performance benefit.
redditduhlikeyeah@reddit
That was yearss ago. Look at how much has happened to Intel.
eruffini@reddit
There is still a bit of hesitation to go to AMD after what happened to Opteron.
robvas@reddit
Almost all AMD here
EViLTeW@reddit
It was a bold move to switch to Epyc when it was Gen1. At this point? It's just a business decision like any other decision. We bought our first Epyc-powered server (HPE ProLiant DL385) in 2018. We finished migrating all of our vsphere workloads to AMD in 2020. We have never had an issue.
Ohmystory@reddit
VMware lic cost with Broadcom taking over is now costing a lot more … then Microsoft Windows lic also cost more with more cores …
The per core performance between AMD proc and Intel proc are also different …
Needed to examine the use case to determine which is the best solution for your workloads / use cases
username17charmax@reddit
Been running Epyc since 7001s and love em. The price/performance is too good. Running around 300 sockets and never had an AMD processor rma in like 7 years? In my shoes it would have been a bold move to stay Intel
MrMoo52@reddit
I'm running 2nd Gen EPYC in my main clusters and most of my remote sites. I saved $50K by going AMD vs equivalent Intel ($100K vs $150K) back in 2020.
W3tTaint@reddit
I switched to 3rd gen EPYC a couple years ago and they have been great, there was no reason to go Intel anymore for me. I needed higher single thread performance and core counts that actually made sense from a licensing perspective, and you get that and also at a lower cost and there was no looking back. The only downside is you can't live migrate between Intel and AMD processor hosts, but a quick shutdown and restart was fine for me. Don't let your vendors push you into a certain config, make them spec and price what you want.
FuriousZen@reddit
Switched from Intel to AMD EPYC 5 years ago. No complaints. The cores are nice, but make sure you have a general understanding of per core licensing.
malikto44@reddit
I've run AMD EPYC with Supermicros. It does the job. Other than making sure not to mix and match in a VMWare cluster, AMD EPYC does the job well enough.
I'm less about CPU maker than what will handle workloads, although for now, I'd lean towards AMD until what is going on with Intel sorts itself out, one way or another, but if one is invested in Intel for a VMWare or other farm, might as well stick with that.