[Hardware] Velocity Micro’s Dual AMD EPYC 192-Core Workstation Costs 36% Less Than Dual Intel Xeon 120-Core System

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Velocity Micro has revealed the latest Dual AMD EPYC Genoa & Dual Intel Sapphire Rapids Xeon CPU-powered workstation systems. The surprising thing about the two systems is that the AMD PC retails for a much lower price than the Intel option while offering more cores and memory.

Velocity Micro's Dual AMD EPYC 192-Core Workstation Retails Around $36,000 US, Dual Intel Xeon Sapphire Rapids System Starts At $56,000
Using the Velocity Micro customization wizard, I configured the HD360MAX Xeon Workstation with a dual Xeon Platinum 8490H CPU configuration with 120 cores and 240 threads in total, ending at $56,959 US. I also configured the ProMagix HD360A EPYC Workstation with dual EPYC 9654 CPUs, rounding up to 192 cores and 384 threads. This system costs $36,289 US which means that Intel's option is close to 55% more expensive.

Both systems are listed here and here plus each is coupled with 768 GB of DDR5 memory leaving lots of room for further expandability.

 

Velocity Micro AMD EPYC vs Intel Xeon Dual CPU Workstation Systems
NAME    PROMAGIX HD360A    PROMAGIX HD360MAX
CPUs    Dual AMD EPYC 9654    Dual Intel Xeon 8490H
Cores / Threads    192 / 384    120 / 240
Case    GX6+ Velocity Micro ATX Chassis    GX6+ Velocity Micro ATX Chassis
PSU    EVGA SuperNova 1000W    EVGA SuperNova 1000W
Motherboard    Dual SP5 Socket LGA 6096 EATX    Dual Socket LGA 4677 Intel C741 EATX
Cooling    2 x Velocity Micro LiquiCool 8 Closed-Loop    2 x Velocity Micro LiquiCool 8 Closed-Loop
Memory    768 GB DDR5-4800 (12 x 64 GB) ECC    768 GB DDR5-4800 (12 x 64 GB) ECC
Video Card    PNY NVIDIA RTX A2000    PNY NVIDIA RTX A2000
HDD    500 GB Crucial P3 Plus    500 GB Crucial P3 Plus
Network    Dual Integrated Ethernet    Dual Integrated Ethernet
OS    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro    Microsoft Windows 11 Pro
Price    $36,289 US    $56,919 US
Press Release: Velocity Micro, the premier builder of award-winning enthusiast desktops, laptops, and high-performance computing solutions announces the immediate availability of a new line of dual and single-socket AMD Epyc and Intel Xeon tower workstations with full Windows support. Designed for specialized CPU-intense tasks, these new workstations vastly reduce render and compute times in the fields of AI/machine learning, VFX, animation, data compilation, engineering, and many more, providing the power of a rack-mounted CPU server in a deskside form factor.

“There’s no better fit in the world of high-performance computing than one of these new workstation processors paired with our engineering prowess,” said Randy Copeland, President and CEO of Velocity Micro. “Through our expertise in the areas of thermal management and proprietary tuning, we’ve been able to create a fast, stable family of workstation PCs that are truly a difference maker for these professional workloads.”

The AMD Epyc 9004 series powered ProMagix HD360A comes in dual and single socket processor options starting at $6,219. Features include:

Up to 192 processing cores and 384 processing threads via AMD’s “Zen 4” architecture
Support for up to 3TB DDR5-4800 ECC RAM in 12 memory channels
Closed-loop liquid cooling options increase thermal capacity while minimizing noise, ideal for office environments
Tower form factor means increased versatility for the power of a rack-mounted CPU server in a deskside form factor
Full Windows 10 and 11 or Linux Support
The 4th Gen Intel Scalable Xeon counterpart – the ProMagix HD360MAX – utilizes Intel’s new Sapphire Rapids architecture starting at $6,159. Features include:

Up to 120 processing cores and 240 processing threads
Support for up to 2TB DDR5-4800 ECC RAM
Built-in Intel exclusive accelerator engines such as Intel AMX for deep learning, Intel AVX-512 for compute acceleration, and Intel SGX for data use protection
Tower form factor means increased versatility for the power of a rack-mounted CPU server in a deskside form factor
Full Windows 10 and 11 or Linux Support

link: https://wccftech.com/velocity-micros-dual-amd-epyc-192-core-workstation-costs-36-less-than-dual-intel-xeon-120-core-system/