The newest AMD EPYC™-based HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 server to deliver two-socket performance1 to help customers unlock more efficiency and TCO

SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AMD (NASDAQ:AMD) today announced that the new Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) (NYSE:HPE) ProLiant DL325 Gen10 server will be powered by the AMD EPYC™ 7000 series processor.

The HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 server incorporates up to 32 “Zen” processor cores from AMD EPYC alongside two terabytes of memory and 40 terabytes of NVMe storage in a 1U chassis. With its higher core count2 and memory bandwidth3 per processor than the competition, along with 40 PCIe lanes dedicated up to 10 NVMe drives, it is ideal for tackling dense virtualization, hosting and software-defined storage applications, reducing total cost of ownership (TCO) when compared to traditional two-socket systems. The HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 delivers up to a 27 percent lower cost per virtual machine (VM) than the leading dual-processor competitor for virtualization4.

With the addition of the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10, HPE increases choice for customers with multiple AMD based platforms now available, from the HPE ProLiant MicroServer Gen10 and HP Moonshot solutions to the AMD EPYC-based two-socket HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 and one-socket HPE Cloudline CL3150 Gen10. Mirroring the workload advantages and affordability of the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10, the more versatile AMD EPYC-based HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 demonstrates continued leadership in cost savings, with more than 28 percent TCO savings in virtualized environments compared to Intel’s Xeon SP family5. In addition, the HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 enables up to three double wide or five single wide GPUs, including the Radeon Instinct MI25 Accelerator for machine learning and workload acceleration.

This is EPYC: Delivering No Compromise Single-Socket Solutions

The AMD EPYC 7000 series processors are built with more I/O6, more memory bandwidth7 and more core density8 to address performance and functionality constraints typically associated with a one-socket solution. With AMD EPYC, server partners can build single-socket platforms that address more than 50 percent of the market traditionally serviced by two-socket systems, without compromising on manageability, serviceability, and reliability needed by the most demanding cloud and enterprise customers9. This allows end users to increase resource utilization and optimize their computing footprint for workloads including virtualization, software-defined storage, hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI), data analytics and more.

“Today we further strengthen our partnership with HPE, extending even deeper into the heart of the server market with the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10. The new HPE server takes advantage of single-socket AMD EPYC processors to deliver 2P performance with 1P economics and efficiency10,” said Scott Aylor, corporate vice president and general manager, datacenter and embedded solutions group, AMD. “Since its introduction, AMD EPYC has challenged customers and ecosystem partners to think differently about processing and server design, and we remain committed to delivering advanced security features and performance to our customers across a variety of workloads including virtualization, software-defined storage, HCI, data analytics and more.”

“AMD EPYC has enabled HPE to pack more performance into an efficient server design, removing the need for a second processor and reducing TCO for our customers. The HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 allows customers to achieve dual-processor performance in a versatile single-socket server,” said Justin Hotard, vice president and general manager, Volume Global Business Unit, HPE. “By providing up to 32 processor cores, 2 terabytes of memory and more fully utilizing 128 PCIe lanes of I/O, we have set the bar for single processor virtualization performance, and with HPE OneView, customers can optimize their applications and dramatically speed deployment of new virtual machines.”

Availability

The HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 will be available in July.

Additional Resources

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1 Based on a comparison of SPEC CPU 2017 results of the Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 with 2 Intel Xeon Gold 5188 versus the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 with 1 AMD EPYC 7551P. SPEC and the names SPEC CPU and SPECrate are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). The stated results are published as of 06-05-18; see spec.org and http://h20195.www2.hpe.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=a00047709enw. Dell pricing from Dell site as of 05-16-18. HPE pricing is internal as of 06-05-18. Based on HPE testing, not independently verified by AMD.

2 AMD EPYC 7601 processor includes up to 32 CPU cores versus the Xeon Platinum 8180 processor with 28 CPU cores. NAP-43.

3 AMD EPYC™ 7601 processor offers up to 33% greater memory bandwidth than the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180. AMD EPYC™ 7601 processor supports up to 8 channels of DDR4-2667, versus the Xeon Platinum 8180 processor at 6 channels of DDR4-2667. NAP-42.

4 Based on a comparison of the SPECvirt_sc2013 results of the ThinkSystem SR650 with 2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 processors versus the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 with 1 AMD EPYC 7551P. SPEC and the benchmark name SPECvirt_2013 are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). The stated results are published as of 06-05-18; see spec.org. Lenovo pricing from Lenovo site as of 05-14-18. HPE pricing is internal as of 06-05-18. Based on HPE testing, not independently verified by AMD.

5 28% Lower TCO based on 3 year Virtual Machine Cost: 1. Data received from HPE TCO Calculator. Configure your own analysis at https://www.hpe. com/us/en/solutions/ tco-calculators.html. 2. Based on an estimate of 1.5 virtual machines per core, the greater number of cores in AMD EPYC processors exceeds that available in Intel Xeon Scalable processors 3. Based on comparison of top published SPECrate2017_fp_base scores for HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 and DL385 Gen10. AMD EPYC results available at www.spec.org as of 4/29/2018. 4. Source of pricing Configure your own TCO analysis https://roianalyst.alinean.com/ent_02/AutoLogin.do? d=898755097515045746. HPE ProLiant DL380 Gen10 config: 1 x 6130 (16 Total Cores), 64GB Memory, 8 SFF Chassis, 2x800W PS, P408i-a; HPE ProLiant DL385 Gen10 config: 1 x 7451 (24 Total Cores). 64GB Memory, 8 SFF Chassis, 2x800W PS, P408i-a

6 AMD EPYC™ processor supports up to 128 PCIe® Gen 3 I/O lanes (in both 1 and 2-socket configuration), versus the Intel® Xeon® SP Series processor supporting a maximum of 48 lanes PCIe® Gen 3 per CPU, plus 20 lanes in the chipset (max of 68 lanes on 1 socket and 116 lanes on 2 socket). NAP-56.

7 AMD EPYC™ 7601 processor offers up to 33% greater memory bandwidth than the Intel Xeon Platinum 8180. AMD EPYC™ 7601 processor supports up to 8 channels of DDR4-2667, versus the Xeon Platinum 8180 processor at 6 channels of DDR4-2667. NAP-42

8 AMD EPYC 7601 processor includes up to 32 CPU cores versus the Xeon Platinum 8180 processor with 28 CPU cores. NAP-43

9 Based on AMD internal analysis of Processor unit share sales distribution by model and price point from 2016 IDC and Mercury data for Intel Xeon Haswell and Broadwell processor sales. Intel Xeon Scalable sales distribution is not available at this time. Also based on 3 SPECrate®2017_int_base numbers for Intel Xeon models 2x 4112, 2x 4114, 2x 5118, 2x 5120, 2x 6126, 2x 6138, 2x 6154, 2x 8170, 2x 8180; for AMD EPYC™ 1x 7551P and SPEC CPU® 2017 results from SPEC.org as of 06Apr2018. More information about SPEC CPU® 2017 is available at http://www.spec.org.

10 Based on a comparison of SPEC CPU 2017 results of the Dell EMC PowerEdge R440 with 2 Intel Xeon Gold 5188 versus the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 with 1 AMD EPYC 7551P. SPEC and the names SPEC CPU and SPECrate are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). The stated results are published as of 06-05-18; see spec.org and http://h20195.www2.hpe.com/V2/GetDocument.aspx?docname=a00047709enw. Dell pricing from Dell site as of 05-16-18. HPE pricing is internal as of 06-05-18. Based on a comparison of the SPECvirt_sc2013 results of the ThinkSystem SR650 with 2 Intel Xeon Platinum 8164 processors versus the HPE ProLiant DL325 Gen10 with 1 AMD EPYC 7551P. SPEC and the benchmark name SPECvirt_2013 are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation (SPEC). The stated results are published as of 06-05-18; see spec.org. Lenovo pricing from Lenovo site as of 05-14-18. HPE pricing is internal as of 06-05-18. Based on HPE testing, not independently verified by AMD.





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