OpenMetal XL v5 vs XL v4: same 64 cores, but v5 adds 33% memory bandwidth, more PCIe lanes and drive bays, and CPU-side AI; v4 keeps more L3 cache.
Tag: DDR5
The OpenMetal Hosted Private Cloud XL v4 is a three-node OpenStack and Ceph cluster, each node running dual Intel Xeon Gold 6530 processors with 1TB DDR5 4800MHz RAM and 25.6TB
This configuration is no longer in the OpenMetal catalog. The XXL v4 is a previous-generation build we no longer offer for new orders. The specifications below remain accurate for deployed
Q: What are the specs of the OpenMetal Medium v5 bare metal server? Dual Intel Xeon 6505P processors (Granite Rapids, Intel 3) power the OpenMetal Medium v5, delivering 24 physical
Q: How does the OpenMetal Medium v5 compare to the Medium v4? Switching from the Medium v4 to the Medium v5 brings 113% more L3 cache per socket (48 MB
Q: What is the maximum RAM in an OpenMetal Medium v5 bare metal server? The OpenMetal Medium v5’s standard stocked maximum is 1 TB of DDR5-6400 ECC RDIMM (16x 64
Q: What RAM upgrade is required to enable Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v5? Enabling Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v5 requires replacing all 8 installed 32 GB
This page compares the OpenMetal Bare Metal Dedicated Server XXL v4 with the AWS x2idn.32xlarge and x2idn.metal — the closest AWS equivalents by RAM profile for high-memory, NVMe-accelerated workloads. Both
This configuration is no longer in the OpenMetal catalog. The XXL v4 is a previous-generation build we no longer offer for new orders. The specifications below remain accurate for deployed
OpenMetal offers two XL v4 bare metal configurations with the same chassis, the same 1TB DDR5 RAM, the same 25.6TB NVMe storage, and the same network tier — but fundamentally
This configuration is no longer in the OpenMetal catalog. The XL v4 High Frequency was a high-clock variant we no longer stock or offer. The specifications below remain accurate for
Q: XL v4 vs XL v4 High Frequency: which OpenMetal bare metal server should I choose? Choose the XL v4 High Frequency when your workload’s critical path is serial —
Q: How does DDR5-5200 memory on the XL v4 High Frequency compare to DDR5-4800 on the standard XL v4? DDR5-5200 on the XL v4 High Frequency provides approximately 8% higher
The OpenMetal Bare Metal Dedicated Server XL v4 is the top-tier server in the OpenMetal bare metal lineup, succeeding the XL v3 with 5th Gen Intel Xeon Gold 6530 processors
Q: What is required to enable Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v4? Enabling Intel TDX on the OpenMetal Medium v4 requires three things: a RAM upgrade to 1 TB
Q: How much RAM does the OpenMetal Medium v4 need to activate Intel TDX? The OpenMetal Medium v4 requires 1 TB of RAM — all 16 DIMM slots populated with