Power Consumption
The power supply for this system is a 400W unit from FSP. In this class of server that is usually more than ample.
What we do not get in the $900 barebones combo that included the 12-core AMD EPYC was redundant power supplies. Many low-cost hosting environments also save on cost by only having a single power feed to racks as a way to further save on costs.
Speaking of power, I did some basic power consumption testing in my configuration.
- Powered-off: 4.6W
- Idle: 68W
- Maximum Observed: 237W
The AMD EPYC 4464P is only a 65W TDP model, and my PCIe x16 slot was not occupied, so I am sure it is possible to push power consumption higher, but these are the numbers I observed.
STH Server Spider: Gigabyte R113-C10
In the second half of 2018, we introduced the STH Server Spider as a quick reference to where a server system’s aptitude lies. Our goal is to start giving a quick visual depiction of the types of parameters that a server is targeted at.
This is not designed to be the fastest or densest server out there. In a way, this is a server that is simply there to exist. These are designed to get a CPU, some memory, and a few storage devices online. Even on the networking side, the dual 1GbE is common in this segment since, usually, the most you have is an unmetered 1Gbps connection (that is often oversubscribed upstream.) Density here is being able to fit 40 or so of these into a rack each with its own customer.
Final Words
I like this little server. It is the opposite of fancy, but it is not so bare-bones that one would accuse it of simply being a workstation playing dress-up as a server. There is an entire segment of the market that just needs low-cost 1U platforms so that they can fit into low-cost hosting, and that is what the Gigabyte R113-C10 is.
Mostly by way of including a proper BMC, the R113-C0-AA02 presents a compelling 1U Ryzen or EPYC 4000 series platform at a rock-bottom price point. Buyers can outfit this system with an EPYC 4004 series chip and ECC memory. There are also more casual use cases that might deploy a Ryzen series chip and forego the more expensive ECC memory. Either way, assuming your workload fits within a limit of 16 cores and your memory footprint stays below 192GB, this little Gigabyte 1U server represents a lot of potential at a very inexpensive price point.
Where to Buy
We purchased our Gigabyte AMD EPYC 4464P combo from Newegg. Newegg Affiliate Link
Small typo:
“As mentioned previously, the Proxmox VE 8 worked fine in this configuration and we tested it with up to 196GB of memory.”
I’m guessing you either meant 96GB or 192GB. Not sure what kind of configuration would get you 196GB.
@James, thanks! I’ve fixed it.
@James 6x32GB sticks and a 1x 4GB or 2x 2GB would give you 196GB :)