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Isn't 256GB RAM kind of limiting for this type of workstation? Or is it possible to combine it with standard DIMMs?
by 988747 4y ago
Isn't 256GB RAM kind of limiting for this type of workstation? Or is it possible to combine it with standard DIMMs?
- ls612 4y ago256GB should only be limiting to certain audio applications afaik.
- 988747 4y agoSo I wonder: why do Threadripper motherboards support up to 2 TB of RAM, if nobody needs that?
- coldtea 4y agoBecause they're intended for another market, where people do use that. You don't buy a Mac Pro to use as a server, for example...
- novok 4y agoSome would like to use it as a iOS / macOS CI server. So server hardware features designed for a data center & rack mount options would be appreciated. Yes you don't need the 2TB of ram in that case, but other parts would be helpful!
- yieldcrv 4y agoIts addressing range, not advertisement
- tanelpoder 4y agoOnly ThreadRipper Pro mobos support that much as far as I know. ThreadRipper Pro CPUs are AMD EPYC server grade CPUs that are customized/rebranded for the workstation market segment. The regular “gaming CPUs” and motherboards support only 64-128 GB of RAM. Some have 4 DIMM slots, but the CPU still has only 2 channels, so with 4 DIMMs you won’t get any memory access throughput increases, just more space for caching stuff to avoid disk IOs. EPYC/TR Pro have 8 memory channels…
- fomine3 4y agoEvery TR has at least 4 channels
- moondev 4y agoVirtual machines?
- TheOtherHobbes 4y agoEven for the pros, there aren't many sample-based orchestral templates that don't fit into 256GB.
- Kye 4y agoAnd most are going to stream samples on demand from a fast SSD anyway. Fitting all your libraries in memory is mostly a forum bragging rights thing. It's silly to load it all up when you're only going to use a small portion of it in any given project.
- awinder 4y agoThis rumor states that Apple is testing a configuration with 256gb of RAM, not that it’s the highest build-to-order configuration of this to-be-announced machine.
- skunkworker 4y agoHopefully they go a hybrid approach. 256gb next to the package and expandable slots up to 2TB.