Broadpeak
EPYC helps Broadpeak offer high-quality, energy-efficient streaming services.
Overview
With the rise of 5G, Communications Service Providers (COSPs) need powerful, scalable platforms that don’t compromise on energy efficiency or costs. Enter AMD EPYC™.
Benefits
Energy-Efficient and Cost-Effective
AMD EPYC processors power the most energy-efficient x86 servers in the game, delivering exceptional performance and reducing energy consumption.1
EPYC processor-powered platforms can also meet application performance demands with fewer physical servers than competitive solutions2—which can lead to a smaller data center footprint, lower hardware expenditure, lower power and cooling costs, lower network costs, and lower TCO for Telecommunications.
Performance-Optimized and Scalable
EPYC is designed to excel in cloud-native environments—a crucial driver of outstanding 5G Telecommunications performance. EPYC also offers high core counts and compute density—enabling predictable scale-out with microservices, traditional VM scaling, or massive I/O performance parallelization for Control and User Pane Separation—as well as broad memory bandwidth.
The AMD portfolio is now complemented by Xilinx Adaptive Computing Solutions. Together, AMD and Xilinx technologies offer exceptional value for COSPs—tailored solutions that can accelerate even the most demanding workloads.
Protected by AMD Infinity Guard
Whether helping protect customer billing data or sensitive “5G Network slices”, AMD provides a layered approach to security with AMD Infinity Guard3—a full suite of advanced security features that help reduce business risk as software is booted, executed, and accesses critical data.
- Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) to help safeguard VM privacy and integrity
- Secure Nested Paging (SEV-SNP) for strong memory integrity protection capabilities
- Secure Memory Encryption (SME) to help guard against attacks on main memory
- AMD Shadow Stack™ for hardware-enforced stack protection capabilities against malware attacks
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AMD works with our partners to design, optimize, and deliver a wide range of platforms and solutions for Telecommunications. There are over 150 EPYC-based server platforms and over 200 EPYC-based cloud instances, available now from leading providers.
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Footnotes
- EPYC-028: As of 2/2/22, of SPECpower_ssj® 2008 results published on SPEC’s website, the 55 publications with the highest overall efficiency results were all powered by AMD EPYC processors. More information about SPEC® is available at http://www.spec.org. SPEC and SPECpower are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation.
Links to these 55 results are:
1 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q4/power_ssj2008-20200918-01047.html
2 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q4/power_ssj2008-20200918-01046.html
3 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-202210324-01091.html
4 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01031.html
5 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210309-01077.html
6 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01022.html
7 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210408-01094.html
8 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01034.html
9 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210413-01095.html
10 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210309-01078.html
11 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01032.html
12 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01023.html
13 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01025.html
14 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01033.html
15 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01024.html
16 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q4/power_ssj2008-20211001-01130.html
17 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210602-01106.html
18 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210602-01105.html
19 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q3/power_ssj2008-20200714-01039.html
20 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q1/power_ssj2008-20191125-01012.html
21 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210615-01111.html
22 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q3/power_ssj2008-20200714-01040.html
23 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200324-01021.html
24 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q1/power_ssj2008-20191125-01011.html
25 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200313-01020.html
26 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200313-01019.html
27 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q1/power_ssj2008-20200310-01018.html
28 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00987.html
29 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00988.html
30 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190909-01004.html
31 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00986.html
32 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01066.html
33 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00990.html
34 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00985.html
35 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q3/power_ssj2008-20200728-01041.html
36 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01063.html
37 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190716-00980.html
38 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01064.html
39 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01065.html
40 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190716-00982.html
41 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210223-01073.html
42 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01029.html
43 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01028.html
44 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190716-00981.html
45 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q4/power_ssj2008-20191203-01015.html
46 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01068.html
47 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01026.html
48 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210223-01074.html
49 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190911-01005.html
50 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01069.html
51 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190730-00994.html
52 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01071.html
53 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01027.html
54 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00984.html
55 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01072.html
- MLNTCO-021: This scenario contains many assumptions and estimates and, while based on AMD internal research and best approximations, should be considered an example for information purposes only, and not used as a basis for decision making over actual testing. The AMD EPYC™ SERVER VIRTUALIZATION and GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TCO ESTIMATION TOOL tool compares the 2P AMD EPYC™ and the 2P Intel® Xeon® server solutions required to deliver 1200 total virtual machines (VM), requiring 1 core and 8GB of memory per VM. The analysis includes both hardware and virtualization software components. Hardware costs (CPU + memory + storage + chassis): The 2P AMD 64 core EPYC_7713 processor used in this solution analysis provides 128 total cores per server, each processor cost $7060 and the server uses 32 x 32GB DIMMs to achieve the minimum required memory footprint, in a 1RU server chassis that cost $2200, and requires 1 server racks. The AMD solution has a total estimated hardware acquisition cost of $217880. The 40 core Intel Xeon Platinum_8380 processor used in this solution analysis provides 80 total cores per server. Each processor cost $8666 and the server uses 16 x 64GB DIMMs to achieve the minimum required memory footprint, in a 2RU server chassis that cost $2500 and requires 2 server racks. The Intel solution has a total estimated hardware acquisition cost of $390060.
OPERATING COSTS: The core assumptions for this analysis are as follows: Cost of power @ $0.12 with kwatts (kW) of power to each rack and a PUE (power usage effectiveness) of 1.7 and a server rack size of 42RU. Each server has 1 hard drives drawing 3 watts each. Server Admin annual salary is $85000 managing 30 physical servers with a salary burden rate of 30%. The VM Admin salary is $85000, with a burden rate of 30% and managing 400 VMs.
& AMD has estimated OpEx costs as follows: a hardware admin cost of $110500, a real estate cost of $19440, and a power cost of $40208.4, for a total estimated 3 year TCO cost (hardware cost and operating expense) of $388028 with AMD. Estimated OpEx costs for Intel are: hardware admin cost of $165750, real estate cost of $38880, and power cost of $58704.
HARDWARE TCO: This is the CapEx and OpEx directly associated with the hardware. The AMD EPYC_7713 solution requires 10 - 2P servers with a CapEx of $217880 with a total estimated 3 year TCO cost (CapEx plus OpEx) of $388028. The Intel Platinum_8380 processor requires 15 - 2P servers with a CapEx of $390060 with a total estimated 3 year TCO cost (CapEx plus OpEx) of $653394. The AMD solution has an estimated 41% lower hardware TCO for this virtualization solution, 1 - ($388028 ÷ $653394) = 41%, than the Intel solution.
VIRTUALIZATION TCO: Analysis is based on the following estimates: 3 year Virtualization (hardware, operating, and software cost) for the Intel solution is $2005974 and $1621248 for the AMD solution. This means that the AMD solution is ~19% less expensive over three years. 1 - ($1621248 ÷ $2005974) = 19%. The EPYC solution 1st year TCO is $844816 and the Intel 1st year TCO is $1167418. The AMD solution 1st year TCO per VM of $704.01 where the Intel 1st yr. solution is $972.85. The AMD 1st year TCO per VM is $268.83, or ~28% lower than Intel. The 1st year TCO per VM is calculated by taking the 1-year TCO (hardware, software, and 1st year OpEx) and dividing it by the total number of VMs. The virtualization software used in this analysis is VMware with a VMware® vSphere Enterprise Plus w/ Production support license. This analysis uses license pricing of $5968 per Socket + Core with 3 year support. More information on VMware software can be found @ https://store-us.vmware.com/vmware-vsphere-enterprise-plus-284281000.html.
For 1200 VMs with 1 core(s) per VM, and 8 GB of memory per VM, the Intel Platinum_8380 processor requires 15 servers, and 60 licenses. The AMD EPYC_7713 solution requires 10 servers and 40 licenses. The AMD solution requires 33% fewer servers than the Intel solution.
The AMD server and virtualization software license cost are $456600, and the Intel cost are $748140. Hardware and virtualization cost are ~$291540 or ~39% Lower w/ AMD.
AMD EPYC_7713 powered servers save ~154132.2kWh of electricity for the 3 years of this analysis. Leveraging this data, using the Country / Region specific electricity factors from the '2020 Grid Electricity Emissions Factors v1.4 – September 2020', and the United States Environmental Protection Agency 'Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator', the AMD EPYC powered server saves ~69.86 Metric Tons of CO2 equivalents. This results in the following estimated savings based on United States data,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Avoided of one of the following:
15 USA Passenger Cars Not Driven for 1 year; or;
5 USA Passenger Cars Not Driven Annually; or;
173382 Miles Driven by Avg Passenger Car; or;
or CO2 Emissions Avoided from:
7894 Gallons of Gasoline Not Used; or;
77261 Pounds of Coal Not Burned in USA; or;
9 USA Homes' Electricity Use for 1 year; or;
3 USA Homes' Electricity Use Annually; or;
or Carbon Sequestered equivalent to:
1153 Tree Seedlings Grown for 10 years in USA; or;
84 Acres of USA Forests in 1 year; or;
27.94 Acres of USA Forests Annually.
The 2020 Grid Electricity Emissions Factors v1.4 – September 2020 data used in this analysis can be found at https://www.carbonfootprint.com/docs/2020_09_emissions_factors_sources_for_2020_electricity_v14.pdf and the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator used in this analysis can be found at https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
Virtualization software pricing sourced online as of 09/14/2021. Third party names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. All pricing is in USD.
AMD CPU pricing based on 1KU price as of January 2022. Intel® Xeon® Scalable CPU data and pricing from https://ark.intel.com as of January 2022. All pricing is in USD.
Results generated by: AMD EPYC™ SERVER VIRTUALIZATION and GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TCO ESTIMATION TOOL - v10.13
- GD-183: AMD Infinity Guard features vary by EPYC™ Processor generations. Infinity Guard security features must be enabled by server OEMs and/or Cloud Service Providers to operate. Check with your OEM or provider to confirm support of these features. Learn more about Infinity Guard at https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/infinity-guard
- MLN-016B: Results as of 07/06/2021 using SPECrate®2017_int_base. The AMD EPYC 7763 scored 854, http://spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2021q3/cpu2017-20210622-27664.html which is higher than all other 2P scores published on the SPEC® website. SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPEC CPU® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information
Footnotes
- EPYC-028: As of 2/2/22, of SPECpower_ssj® 2008 results published on SPEC’s website, the 55 publications with the highest overall efficiency results were all powered by AMD EPYC processors. More information about SPEC® is available at http://www.spec.org. SPEC and SPECpower are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation.
Links to these 55 results are:
1 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q4/power_ssj2008-20200918-01047.html
2 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q4/power_ssj2008-20200918-01046.html
3 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-202210324-01091.html
4 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01031.html
5 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210309-01077.html
6 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01022.html
7 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210408-01094.html
8 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01034.html
9 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210413-01095.html
10 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210309-01078.html
11 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01032.html
12 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01023.html
13 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01025.html
14 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200519-01033.html
15 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01024.html
16 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q4/power_ssj2008-20211001-01130.html
17 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210602-01106.html
18 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210602-01105.html
19 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q3/power_ssj2008-20200714-01039.html
20 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q1/power_ssj2008-20191125-01012.html
21 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q2/power_ssj2008-20210615-01111.html
22 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q3/power_ssj2008-20200714-01040.html
23 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200324-01021.html
24 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q1/power_ssj2008-20191125-01011.html
25 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200313-01020.html
26 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200313-01019.html
27 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q1/power_ssj2008-20200310-01018.html
28 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00987.html
29 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00988.html
30 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190909-01004.html
31 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00986.html
32 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01066.html
33 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00990.html
34 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00985.html
35 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q3/power_ssj2008-20200728-01041.html
36 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01063.html
37 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190716-00980.html
38 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01064.html
39 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210221-01065.html
40 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190716-00982.html
41 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210223-01073.html
42 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01029.html
43 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01028.html
44 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190716-00981.html
45 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q4/power_ssj2008-20191203-01015.html
46 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01068.html
47 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01026.html
48 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210223-01074.html
49 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190911-01005.html
50 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01069.html
51 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190730-00994.html
52 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01071.html
53 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2020q2/power_ssj2008-20200407-01027.html
54 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2019q3/power_ssj2008-20190717-00984.html
55 http://www.spec.org/power_ssj2008/results/res2021q1/power_ssj2008-20210222-01072.html
- MLNTCO-021: This scenario contains many assumptions and estimates and, while based on AMD internal research and best approximations, should be considered an example for information purposes only, and not used as a basis for decision making over actual testing. The AMD EPYC™ SERVER VIRTUALIZATION and GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TCO ESTIMATION TOOL tool compares the 2P AMD EPYC™ and the 2P Intel® Xeon® server solutions required to deliver 1200 total virtual machines (VM), requiring 1 core and 8GB of memory per VM. The analysis includes both hardware and virtualization software components. Hardware costs (CPU + memory + storage + chassis): The 2P AMD 64 core EPYC_7713 processor used in this solution analysis provides 128 total cores per server, each processor cost $7060 and the server uses 32 x 32GB DIMMs to achieve the minimum required memory footprint, in a 1RU server chassis that cost $2200, and requires 1 server racks. The AMD solution has a total estimated hardware acquisition cost of $217880. The 40 core Intel Xeon Platinum_8380 processor used in this solution analysis provides 80 total cores per server. Each processor cost $8666 and the server uses 16 x 64GB DIMMs to achieve the minimum required memory footprint, in a 2RU server chassis that cost $2500 and requires 2 server racks. The Intel solution has a total estimated hardware acquisition cost of $390060.
OPERATING COSTS: The core assumptions for this analysis are as follows: Cost of power @ $0.12 with kwatts (kW) of power to each rack and a PUE (power usage effectiveness) of 1.7 and a server rack size of 42RU. Each server has 1 hard drives drawing 3 watts each. Server Admin annual salary is $85000 managing 30 physical servers with a salary burden rate of 30%. The VM Admin salary is $85000, with a burden rate of 30% and managing 400 VMs.
& AMD has estimated OpEx costs as follows: a hardware admin cost of $110500, a real estate cost of $19440, and a power cost of $40208.4, for a total estimated 3 year TCO cost (hardware cost and operating expense) of $388028 with AMD. Estimated OpEx costs for Intel are: hardware admin cost of $165750, real estate cost of $38880, and power cost of $58704.
HARDWARE TCO: This is the CapEx and OpEx directly associated with the hardware. The AMD EPYC_7713 solution requires 10 - 2P servers with a CapEx of $217880 with a total estimated 3 year TCO cost (CapEx plus OpEx) of $388028. The Intel Platinum_8380 processor requires 15 - 2P servers with a CapEx of $390060 with a total estimated 3 year TCO cost (CapEx plus OpEx) of $653394. The AMD solution has an estimated 41% lower hardware TCO for this virtualization solution, 1 - ($388028 ÷ $653394) = 41%, than the Intel solution.
VIRTUALIZATION TCO: Analysis is based on the following estimates: 3 year Virtualization (hardware, operating, and software cost) for the Intel solution is $2005974 and $1621248 for the AMD solution. This means that the AMD solution is ~19% less expensive over three years. 1 - ($1621248 ÷ $2005974) = 19%. The EPYC solution 1st year TCO is $844816 and the Intel 1st year TCO is $1167418. The AMD solution 1st year TCO per VM of $704.01 where the Intel 1st yr. solution is $972.85. The AMD 1st year TCO per VM is $268.83, or ~28% lower than Intel. The 1st year TCO per VM is calculated by taking the 1-year TCO (hardware, software, and 1st year OpEx) and dividing it by the total number of VMs. The virtualization software used in this analysis is VMware with a VMware® vSphere Enterprise Plus w/ Production support license. This analysis uses license pricing of $5968 per Socket + Core with 3 year support. More information on VMware software can be found @ https://store-us.vmware.com/vmware-vsphere-enterprise-plus-284281000.html.
For 1200 VMs with 1 core(s) per VM, and 8 GB of memory per VM, the Intel Platinum_8380 processor requires 15 servers, and 60 licenses. The AMD EPYC_7713 solution requires 10 servers and 40 licenses. The AMD solution requires 33% fewer servers than the Intel solution.
The AMD server and virtualization software license cost are $456600, and the Intel cost are $748140. Hardware and virtualization cost are ~$291540 or ~39% Lower w/ AMD.
AMD EPYC_7713 powered servers save ~154132.2kWh of electricity for the 3 years of this analysis. Leveraging this data, using the Country / Region specific electricity factors from the '2020 Grid Electricity Emissions Factors v1.4 – September 2020', and the United States Environmental Protection Agency 'Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator', the AMD EPYC powered server saves ~69.86 Metric Tons of CO2 equivalents. This results in the following estimated savings based on United States data,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Avoided of one of the following:
15 USA Passenger Cars Not Driven for 1 year; or;
5 USA Passenger Cars Not Driven Annually; or;
173382 Miles Driven by Avg Passenger Car; or;
or CO2 Emissions Avoided from:
7894 Gallons of Gasoline Not Used; or;
77261 Pounds of Coal Not Burned in USA; or;
9 USA Homes' Electricity Use for 1 year; or;
3 USA Homes' Electricity Use Annually; or;
or Carbon Sequestered equivalent to:
1153 Tree Seedlings Grown for 10 years in USA; or;
84 Acres of USA Forests in 1 year; or;
27.94 Acres of USA Forests Annually.
The 2020 Grid Electricity Emissions Factors v1.4 – September 2020 data used in this analysis can be found at https://www.carbonfootprint.com/docs/2020_09_emissions_factors_sources_for_2020_electricity_v14.pdf and the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator used in this analysis can be found at https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator
Virtualization software pricing sourced online as of 09/14/2021. Third party names are for informational purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. All pricing is in USD.
AMD CPU pricing based on 1KU price as of January 2022. Intel® Xeon® Scalable CPU data and pricing from https://ark.intel.com as of January 2022. All pricing is in USD.
Results generated by: AMD EPYC™ SERVER VIRTUALIZATION and GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS TCO ESTIMATION TOOL - v10.13 - GD-183: AMD Infinity Guard features vary by EPYC™ Processor generations. Infinity Guard security features must be enabled by server OEMs and/or Cloud Service Providers to operate. Check with your OEM or provider to confirm support of these features. Learn more about Infinity Guard at https://www.amd.com/en/technologies/infinity-guard
- MLN-016B: Results as of 07/06/2021 using SPECrate®2017_int_base. The AMD EPYC 7763 scored 854, http://spec.org/cpu2017/results/res2021q3/cpu2017-20210622-27664.html which is higher than all other 2P scores published on the SPEC® website. SPEC®, SPECrate® and SPEC CPU® are registered trademarks of the Standard Performance Evaluation Corporation. See www.spec.org for more information