OpenMetal’s Medium v4 bare metal dedicated servers with Intel® Xeon Silver 4510 processors have the following specifications out of the box:
- Processor:2x Intel® Xeon Silver 4510, 24C/48T 2.4/4.1Ghz
- Storage: 1x 6.4TB NVMe Micron 7450 MAX (up to 6 available slots)
- Boot Disk: 2x 480GB
- RAM: 256GB DDR5 4400MHz
- Network: 2X10Gbit
- Private Bandwidth: 20Gbps
- Public Bandwidth: 500Mbps
The Medium v4 can be purchased as a bare metal server or as part of an on-demand hyper-converged three server hosted private cloud with OpenStack & Ceph.
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OpenMetal’s Medium v4 servers are powered by 5th Gen Dual Intel® Xeon Silver 4510 Processors
The Intel® Xeon® Silver 4510, a 5th Generation Intel Xeon Scalable Processor launched in Q4 2023, is designed for entry-level server workloads and efficient performance. It features:
- Cores and Threads: 12 cores and 24 threads for moderate multitasking and compute demands.
- Clock Speeds: A base frequency of 2.4 GHz and a maximum turbo frequency of 4.1 GHz for adaptable performance.
- Memory Support: Up to 4 TB of DDR5 memory across 8 channels, with speeds up to 4400 MT/s for improved bandwidth.
- Cache: 30 MB of L3 cache for reduced latency in data access.
- TDP: A thermal design power (TDP) of 150W for energy-efficient operations.
This processor supports PCIe 5.0 for faster data transfer and advanced technologies like Intel® Advanced Matrix Extensions (AMX) and Intel® Deep Learning Boost (DL Boost), making it suitable for virtualization, cloud computing, AI inference, and general-purpose enterprise applications. For more detailed specifications, please visit the Intel®website.
The Intel® Xeon® Silver 4510 processor offers a range of advanced features and security capabilities designed to enhance performance, efficiency, and data protection: Below are a few:
Advanced Technologies
- Intel® Deep Learning Boost (DL Boost): Optimizes performance for AI inference and deep learning workloads.
- Intel® Turbo Boost Technology 2.0: Dynamically increases processor frequency for enhanced performance during demanding tasks.
- Intel® Resource Director Technology (RDT): Improves workload isolation and monitoring of shared resources for better efficiency.
Security and Reliability
- Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (TDX): Provides hardware-isolated virtual machines for secure virtualization. This can be enabled on the Medium v4 with 1TB RAM.
- Intel® Total Memory Encryption (TME): Protects data from physical attacks on memory, such as cold-boot attacks.
- Intel® Control-Flow Enforcement Technology (CET): Defends against control-flow hijacking attacks, such as return-oriented programming (ROP).
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Medium v4 – Advanced Features for Scalable and Versatile Workloads
OpenMetal Medium v4 servers are a great baseline server for multiple types of workloads and applications. They are also highly customizable from a storage and RAM perspective, allowing for easy vertical scaling.
- Customizable Storage Options for Vertical Scaling:
OpenMetal Medium v4 servers come equipped with 1x 6.4TB NVMe Micron 7450 MAX drive but feature six available slots, allowing for significant vertical storage expansion. These drives can also be swapped for Micron Pro drives, offering flexibility for a wide range of storage-intensive applications. - Scalable Memory Capacity for Diverse Workloads:
The server comes with 256GB of DDR5 RAM at 4400MHz by default but can be expanded up to 4TB. This scalability enables support for memory-intensive applications, such as virtualization, containerization, and AI/ML workloads. High RAM capacity ensures faster in-memory processing, reducing latency and enhancing system performance. - Support for Intel® TDX for Enhanced Security:
The Medium v4 server is capable of enabling Intel® Trust Domain Extensions (TDX) for enhanced virtualization security, provided it is equipped with a minimum of 1TB RAM. This feature is ideal for multi-tenant environments where isolating sensitive workloads is crucial.
Key Benefits of OpenMetal Medium v4
- Optimized for Multi-Workload Environments:
With its default configuration of 24 cores (48 threads) and 256GB DDR5 RAM, the Medium v4 server can efficiently handle diverse applications, from web hosting to moderate-scale virtualization and database operations. Its customizable features make it adaptable for growing workloads. - High-Performance Storage for Fast Data Access:
The included NVMe Micron 7450 MAX drive delivers low latency and high throughput, ideal for applications requiring fast read/write speeds, such as transactional databases, caching, and high-performance computing. - Affordable and Flexible Entry Point:
Starting at just $619.20/month (on a 3 year term), OpenMetal Medium v4 servers provide an affordable baseline for businesses looking to scale without compromising on performance. Its combination of customizable storage, scalable memory, and robust processing power ensures it can grow alongside your needs.
The OpenMetal Medium v4 strikes a balance between affordability and performance, offering a highly flexible and scalable solution for a wide variety of business workloads.
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OpenMetal Medium v4 & Large v4 Server Comparison
Both the Large v4 and Medium v4 servers from OpenMetal offer robust performance tailored to meet a variety of workloads. Below is a comparison of their shared strengths and key differences, highlighting their suitability for different use cases.
Shared Strengths
- Network Capabilities: Both servers feature 2x10Gbps network interfaces, ensuring high-speed data transfer within private networks. They also provide 20Gbps private bandwidth, making them ideal for internal data-heavy operations like virtualization and data analytics.
- NVMe Storage Technology: Both use Micron 7450 MAX NVMe drives, ensuring low latency and high IOPS performance for demanding storage workloads. Both offer the option to switch to the Micron Pro drives.
- Boot Disk Redundancy: Both include 2x 480GB boot drives, ensuring reliability and fault tolerance for operating system installations.
- Scalability: Both systems allow for additional storage upgrades, enabling vertical scaling to adapt to growing data requirements.
- Advanced DDR5 Memory: Each server features DDR5 memory, providing higher speeds, improved bandwidth, and energy efficiency compared to DDR4.
- TDX Capability: Both servers can have TDX enabled. The only requirement is 1TB RAM.
Key Differences
- Processor Performance:
- Large v4: Features dual Intel Xeon Gold 6526Y processors (64C/128T combined), designed for high-performance workloads like AI training, big data analytics, and large-scale virtualization.
- Medium v4: Features dual Intel Xeon Silver 4510 processors (24C/48T combined), suited for moderately demanding workloads such as application hosting, virtualization, and database management.
- RAM:
- Large v4: Comes with 512GB of DDR5 5200MHz RAM, supporting memory-intensive tasks like in-memory databases and extensive virtualization.
- Medium v4: Offers 256GB of DDR5 4400MHz RAM, sufficient for general-purpose workloads and smaller-scale virtualization.
- Storage Capacity:
- Large v4: Includes 2x 6.4TB Micron 7450 MAX NVMe drives out of the box, doubling the storage capacity of the Medium server.
- Medium v4: Includes 1x 6.4TB NVMe Micron 7450 MAX drive, with up to 6 slots available for future upgrades, making it more flexible for incremental scaling.
- Public Bandwidth:
- Large v4: Offers 1Gbps public bandwidth, suitable for handling heavier external traffic or content delivery.
- Medium v4: Offers 500Mbps public bandwidth, ideal for moderate external data transfer requirements.
When to Choose the Large v4
- High-performance environments requiring large amounts of compute power and memory.
- Applications such as AI/ML training, big data analytics, and running resource-intensive databases or large-scale virtualized environments.
- Scenarios needing extensive out-of-the-box storage capacity.
When to Choose the Medium v4
- Moderate workloads such as application hosting, smaller-scale virtualization, and standard database operations.
- Projects where storage needs can scale incrementally, allowing for cost-effective growth.
- Use cases with lower public bandwidth requirements but equal private network performance.
The Large v4 excels in power and capacity, making it perfect for intensive workloads and enterprises needing maximum performance out of the box. The Medium v4 balances cost and performance with flexibility, catering to workloads that can grow over time while maintaining a high level of operational efficiency. Both servers deliver exceptional value in their respective use cases.
OpenMetal Medium v4 is available either as a standalone bare metal server or as part of an on-demand, hyper-converged three-server hosted private cloud built on OpenStack and Ceph.
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