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AMD also segments, even with respect to ECC. Not all Ryzen CPUs support ECC, officially or unofficially. IME, it's easier to find or build a low-power, ECC-supp
by wahern 1y ago
AMD also segments, even with respect to ECC. Not all Ryzen CPUs support ECC, officially or unofficially. IME, it's easier to find or build a low-power, ECC-supporting server system based on Intel than AMD, though that says more about Intel's robust channel partner network. Nominally, more of AMD's product range supports ECC than Intel's.
- adrian_b 1y agoWhile you are right that AMD also disables ECC in some products, e.g. in most laptop CPUs, and it also has far worse software support for ECC in its consumer products than Intel (i.e. its EDAC drivers are seldom up-to-date and with all features working), as an individual or small business it is far more easy to buy and assemble a workstation or server with ECC memory using AMD CPUs. The motherboards for Intel CPUs with ECC support are expensive and they can be found in very few places. In Europe, you may need to order such a motherboard from another country. On the other hand, I can buy an ASRock or ASUS motherboard with ECC support for the AM5 socket from any shop around me at a much lower price. The availability of ECC-supporting CPUs and UDIMMs is identical for Intel and AMD, but there is a great difference in the availability of motherboards in favor of AMD.