Adopting a dedicated server is something you will necessarily have to do when your websites or applications grow in terms of users and traffic and also in terms of needed resources.
Many hosting providers allow you to configure dedicated servers with AMD CPUs, giving you the multi-core processing benefits of this platform.
A shared hosting service is fine for the initial creation of a website or application. As your site grows, however, you will soon encounter limitations in bandwidth and processing power.
Next, you will want to consider the benefits of a dedicated servers, obtained through an IaaS/PaaS plan. You can take this example:
Total control: you don't have to worry about "neighboring" websites (those using your same shared hosting) consuming too much bandwidth or processing resources. - High performance and bandwidth: you can access as many CPUs and as much memory as you want, obviously, as far as your budget allows. Your hosting provider will ensure you have the bandwidth you need, and you will be able to choose the location of your server so that access times are minimized.
Security: You are the owner of your server and can configure it with any security tools you choose. And since you don't have to share it with other sites, you won't have to worry about your neighbors leaving the door open to threats that could affect your sites.
Flexibility and Scalability: To change the configuration of your server, you simply need to notify your hosting provider. They will then take care of the data migration and reconfiguration.
All these benefits come at an additional cost than shared hosting. But this price will still be much less than buying a server physically, connecting it with the world, and keeping the server safe from all the possible disasters.
Hosting dedicated AMD Servers
Dedicated hosting means that your website is hosted on its own server. You can configure your server as you like with dedicated hosting. This means you can choose what hardware your server has: CPU, memory amount, and storage capacity.
You can choose the model and brand that best suits your needs when it comes to CPUs. The options for brand boil down to Intel or AMD. The choice of one or the other depends on the applications you will run on your server.
AMD CPUs excel at running multi-threaded applications, which can scale into multi-core CPUs, while Intel CPUs are preferred for single-threaded applications that require a lot of processing power in each core. AMD has two main architectures for server CPUs: EPYC, Ryzen.
EPYC is a platform that is specifically designed for servers or data centers. Its high core count, scalability (and high I/O bandwidth) make it ideal for server applications like database management systems. But, it can also be used for machine learning applications and scientific simulations.
Ryzen architecture has a high core count and offers a high frequency in each core, reaching up 4.5 GHz in boost speed. This gives it a significant advantage in single-threaded application.
Many providers offer AMD dedicated server services, with some unique features. To help you decide which one is right for you, we have highlighted their service features.
Liquid Web has two AMD dedicated server options. Both options include dual EPYC7302 CPUs, each with 32 cores and 128 GB DDR4 DRAM. There are also 2 x 480GB SSDs in RAID 1 configuration for primary storage. Linux is the operating system in both cases.
The only difference between these two options, other than the price, is in secondary storage. The cheaper option (USD799/month), offers 3.8TB NVMe storage. The more expensive option (799/month), offers 7.6TB NVMe. Basic protection against DDoS attacks, Acronis back-up, and cPanel Plesk and InterWorx utilities are some of the common technical features shared by both options.
The company also offers AMD dedicated servers, a personal service with consultants, automatic application security patches, proactive monitoring, and service-level agreements (SLAs), that guarantee 100% availability of energy supply and network. Liquid Web's team can replace damaged hardware in 30 minutes in the event of an unplanned hardware failure.
Leaseweb
Leaseweb is a hosting company and cloud service provider with over 25 years experience in the outsourcing of infrastructure. It offers all kinds of dedicated servers including storage, gaming and GPU as well high-performance servers. The AMD dedicated servers include a variety of models with EPYC CPUs. There are a few basic models, with one 16-core AMD EPYC CPU, and the most advanced with two processors of 24 cores.
Leaseweb has data center in various locations around the world, including the United Kingdom (Netherlands), Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, San Francisco, Washington, San Francisco, Hong Kong, and Australia. This allows us to offer the highest speed access no matter where you are located. The range of server models is dependent on where you live, so it is important to consider both the availability of the models and the distance from the data center.
There are many configuration options for the servers. These include different memory and disk capacities as well as software utilities (Linux version backup tools administration tools), network connections, DDoS protection and private networking capability.
DigitalOcean
Cloud virtual machines, also known as Droplets, are powered by AMD CPUs from DigitalOcean and can be deployed in mere seconds. They can run any workload from low-traffic websites to mission critical applications that require high storage, memory, and CPU requirements.
Droplets are Linux virtual machines that run under Linux on virtualized hardware. Each Droplet can instantly be transformed into a new server, which can be used separately or as part a cloud-based network. With dedicated CPUs, Droplets have guaranteed access to the full range of CPU hyper threads at all times.
DigitalOcean offers five classes droplets to choose from: general-purpose, basic, CPU-optimized and memory-optimized. It is possible to choose from Intel, AMD, or generic CPUs when choosing the basic Droplet option. A basic Droplet built on AMD CPUs can be customized to meet your needs. The RAM amount can range from 1GB to 16GB, the transfer volume can be between 1 to 6TB, and the solid-state storage capacity (SSD) can be between 25 and 332 GB.
You can either be charged per hour or per month for service consumption. Monthly costs start at $6 for a Droplet that has 1 vCPU, 1GB of RAM, 1TB of Transfer and 25GB of Storage. Droplets with 8 vCPUs cost $96. Droplets with 16GB of RAM, 16GB of RAM and 6TB of Transfer and 320GB of Storage.
Vultr’s Optimized Cloud Compute (vCPU) service provides virtual machines running on AMD EPYC dedicated CPUs (vCPUs). The vCPUs ensure that virtual machines can operate exclusively (not shared), delivering the high and consistent performance that business-critical applications require at a fraction of the cost of dedicated servers with physical CPUs.
The company offers a wide range of server variants with different optimization options:
General-purpose optimization: For web servers and application servers, ecommerce sites, gaming servers and audio/video streaming.
CPU optimization: This is for applications that use more compute power than either memory or storage. Examples include video encoding and batch processing. Continuous integration services are also available. Analytical processing is another example.
Memory optimization: For memory-intensive apps, such as caches or in-memory database (e.g. Memcached), or real-time analysis.
Storage optimization: VMs that have large amounts of NVMe SSD storage, which are designed to target large NoSQL databases like MongoDB or Cassandra.
Prices for VMs optimized for general-purpose purposes start at $30 per month. This includes a server with 1 vCPU (four GB of RAM), four TB of bandwidth, 30 GB storage, and four GBs of RAM.
Interserver
Interserver offers Ryzen dedicated servers equipped with high-frequency processors (3900X to 3900X), 5900X to 5900X or 5950X). These servers are geared towards applications that require high speed single-threaded execution. Available options range from 6 to 16 cores, with CPUs capable of operating at frequencies up to 4.9 GHz.
These processors are offered with a memory capable of frequencies up to 3,200 MHz and NVMe storage drives with a choice between Western Digital Black and Samsung 980. There are many operating system options available, including CentOS, Ubuntu Gentoo and RedHat Fedora. The most popular GUIs available on servers are Plesk (cPanel), Plesk (directAdmin) and Gentoo (redHat Fedora).
All server options include DDoS protection, 1-10 GB port, 150TB bandwidth, remote reboot, managed service, 24/7 uptime monitoring, data migration, and remote reboot. The company's data centers are in New Jersey, USA.
Prices start at $67 per Month for a server that has a Ryzen 3600XZ 6-core CPU, 64GB memory, 2 storage devices, 150 TB bandwidth, and IPMI management console.
Hostkey
Hostkey's AMD Ryzen dedicated servers are built with high-performance, low-cost AMD CPUs, designed primarily for desktop computers, which makes them a very suitable cost/performance balance for tight budgets. All server models have IPMI ports for central control and monitoring.
Hostkey offers a wide selection of pre-configured Ryzen dedicated servers. These include a 16-core AMD Ryzen 9, 16-core AMD Ryzen 9 CPU and RAM between 16 and 128GB. SSD storage can range between 240GB and 2TB. Hostkey provides the option to customize your server to your requirements by choosing the configuration of each component.
Hostkey data centers meet TIER III standards. This standard ensures maximum reliability and security. There is a 99.982% guarantee of uptime per year. Hostkey also offers other added benefits, such as replacement servers to minimize downtime in migrations and upgrades, 24-hour technical assistance, and the immediate replacement of any components in case they fail.
Ionos' AMD dedicated servers include models based on Ryzen Pro and EPYC processors, accompanying the processors with high-capacity HDD storage or high-speed SSD/NVMe. Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 and Ryzen 7 Pro 3700, Ryzen 9PRO 3900, Ryzen 9PRO 3900, EPYC 7202P or EPYC 7543P can all be used as processor models.
Ryzen dedicated servers are offered by Ionos on a pay-as-you-go, per-minute billing basis, with no minimum contract terms. You can choose from four geographic locations to host the servers: United States of America, United Kingdom, Germany, and Spain. Standard external connection bandwidth is 1 Gbit/s
Standard operating system options include Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, and OpenSuse. Optionally you can choose to install Windows Server 2019 or 2022 for an additional monthly cost that varies according to the number of processor cores. For a monthly fee, you can add the Microsoft SQL Server database engine to your server if you are using Windows.
Ionos also has a network that provides experienced specialists to help with the administration, development, and maintenance your projects.
Mevspace
Mevspace's offer of AMD dedicated servers includes a wide range of models based on Ryzen 5, Ryzen 7, and Ryzen 9 CPUs. On the company's website, you can see the availability of each model, detailing whether the availability is immediate, whether it is necessary to wait a certain number of business days, or whether the model in question is out of stock.
The page also contains detailed information about each model. The page allows you to check the amount and type of protection against DDoS attack, as well as the storage capacity, network bandwidth and data transfer volume limits. To determine the processing power of each computer, a CPU benchmark score can also be used.
Mevspace accompanies its offer of Ryzen dedicated servers with a series of complementary services that include server administration, backup space, public/private/hybrid cloud service, colocation service in protected physical environments, and a virtual rack (MEVRack) that interconnects the infrastructure located in different data centers without passing through any public network.
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RackNerd
The AMD Ryzen dedicated servers offered by RackNerd are custom-built and deployed within 24-36 hours. They can be loaded using any operating system, including Linux, Windows, or FreeBSD. Once your server has been up and running, you can use it via IPMI consoles or KVM consoles. You can also access RackNerd’s intuitive management interface, which allows you to immediately start, stop, or restart the server.
Currently, RackNerd's AMD Ryzen dedicated servers are installed in the company's Utah data center. The company plans on adding new locations in the near-term to extend its reach to a wider geographical area. Servers are usually deployed the same day as they are ordered. However, it takes 24 to 36 business hours to deliver an order.
For projects requiring tighter installation schedules, it is advisable to contact the company in advance to confirm server availability and start-up times.
KnownHost
KnownHost offers dedicated AMD servers which can be managed or left unmanaged depending on the customer's preference. The servers are IPMI-enabled and custom-built. In addition to high-performance Ryzen 5, 7, 9, processors, they also have registered DDR4 ECC RAM and PCIe 4.0NVMe storage.
The main feature that differentiates the company from its competitors is an uptime percentage of over 99.99% for all its AMD dedicated servers. They also offer 24/7/365 support by professionals based in the USA and full root access.
Another aspect differentiating KnownHost's AMD dedicated servers from their competitors is the provision of DirectAdmin licenses. You can configure the servers to your liking.
Closing Words
All the AMD dedicated server hosting providers listed in this note have a similar offer in terms of hardware. Still, the differences between them are in the services and features they complement the server. The geographic location of a data center, guaranteed uptime, maximum component replacement times, migration service, configuration or install, bandwidth, and other connectivity features are just a few examples.