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Is it though? My desktop CPU regularly pulls 150W. 250W is pretty normal for a server. That said, I agree that motherboards will be really expensive since we’re
by NavinF 5y ago
Is it though? My desktop CPU regularly pulls 150W. 250W is pretty normal for a server. That said, I agree that motherboards will be really expensive since we’re not gonna see hundreds/thousands of models competing on price like we see with every new x86 socket.
- mobilio 5y agoHere is example - Power9 mobo: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-threadripper-core9&num=1 https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=power9-t... "Pricing on POWER hardware remains a bit high depending upon your budget: pricing on the motherboard itself is $2,499.00 or $1,129.99 for the Lite version that is single-socket only. Pricing on the IBM POWER9 CPUs starts at $375 USD for the quad-core or $2625 USD for the 22-core processor." $1129 for single slot and $2499 for dual slots is overkill! And now for Ampere. Their reference platform is "Mount Jade". And here is server: https://store.avantek.co.uk/ampere-altra-mt-jade.html https://store.avantek.co.uk/ampere-altra-mt-jade.html $23k without processors, ram or disks.
- NavinF 5y agolol at those prices it would be cheaper for every buyer to partner with the CPU mfg, obtain the reference design, and send it to a chinese PCB shop to get it manufactured and assembled yourself